Compressive Strength of Floor Tile Composites from Recycled PET Reinforced with Natural Fibers
The quantity of bottled water and other household packaging materials increases enormously in developing countries like Ethiopia. Most of these materials are packed with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics which results in the mounting of wastes rapidly. Due to their non-biodegradability, PET...
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| author | Kilole Tesfaye Chaka Fitsum Etefa Ahmed Lejalem Haile Zegeye Biruk Gedif Worku |
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| description | The quantity of bottled water and other household packaging materials increases enormously in developing countries like Ethiopia. Most of these materials are packed with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics which results in the mounting of wastes rapidly. Due to their non-biodegradability, PET wastes cause challenges such as landfills, health problems, and a reduction in productivity. PET, a thermoplastic polymer, can be remelted and molded into different products. In this research, the recycled PET is reinforced with natural fibers such as false banana and sisal fibers to produce floor tile composites. The processing steps include a collection of waste PET and natural fibers, cleaning, shredding, treating fibers, composite manufacturing, and characterizing. The use of natural fibers in recycled plastics resulted in the production of cheaper, effective floor tile composites, and a reduction in environmental pollution. The FTIR analysis shows the removal of certain functional groups in chemically treated natural fibers and the occurrence of chemical and mechanical degradations during the recycling process. Natural fibers reinforced composite samples showed about 36% lightness compared to glass fibers reinforced composites and resulted in maximum compression strength of 3.1 MPa. Further study needs to be undertaken to enhance the mechanical properties of such composites in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b6dd9a583c64bb19e1bdce657cc33c92023-09-25T10:28:58ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Natural Fibers1544-04781544-046X2023-04-0120110.1080/15440478.2022.21462492146249Compressive Strength of Floor Tile Composites from Recycled PET Reinforced with Natural FibersKilole Tesfaye Chaka0Fitsum Etefa Ahmed1Lejalem Haile Zegeye2Biruk Gedif Worku3Bahir Dar UniversityBahir Dar UniversityBahir Dar UniversityBahir Dar UniversityThe quantity of bottled water and other household packaging materials increases enormously in developing countries like Ethiopia. Most of these materials are packed with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics which results in the mounting of wastes rapidly. Due to their non-biodegradability, PET wastes cause challenges such as landfills, health problems, and a reduction in productivity. PET, a thermoplastic polymer, can be remelted and molded into different products. In this research, the recycled PET is reinforced with natural fibers such as false banana and sisal fibers to produce floor tile composites. The processing steps include a collection of waste PET and natural fibers, cleaning, shredding, treating fibers, composite manufacturing, and characterizing. The use of natural fibers in recycled plastics resulted in the production of cheaper, effective floor tile composites, and a reduction in environmental pollution. The FTIR analysis shows the removal of certain functional groups in chemically treated natural fibers and the occurrence of chemical and mechanical degradations during the recycling process. Natural fibers reinforced composite samples showed about 36% lightness compared to glass fibers reinforced composites and resulted in maximum compression strength of 3.1 MPa. Further study needs to be undertaken to enhance the mechanical properties of such composites in the future.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2146249natural fibersrecycling plasticscompositescompressive strengthfloor tiles |
| spellingShingle | Kilole Tesfaye Chaka Fitsum Etefa Ahmed Lejalem Haile Zegeye Biruk Gedif Worku Compressive Strength of Floor Tile Composites from Recycled PET Reinforced with Natural Fibers Journal of Natural Fibers natural fibers recycling plastics composites compressive strength floor tiles |
| title | Compressive Strength of Floor Tile Composites from Recycled PET Reinforced with Natural Fibers |
| title_full | Compressive Strength of Floor Tile Composites from Recycled PET Reinforced with Natural Fibers |
| title_fullStr | Compressive Strength of Floor Tile Composites from Recycled PET Reinforced with Natural Fibers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Compressive Strength of Floor Tile Composites from Recycled PET Reinforced with Natural Fibers |
| title_short | Compressive Strength of Floor Tile Composites from Recycled PET Reinforced with Natural Fibers |
| title_sort | compressive strength of floor tile composites from recycled pet reinforced with natural fibers |
| topic | natural fibers recycling plastics composites compressive strength floor tiles |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2146249 |
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