Heat Treatment’s Effect on Properties of Polystyrene from Building Demolitions
Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer widely used as a packaging material and in thermal insulation of buildings. At end-of-life, there are not many recycling management options of PS because of the reduced incentive and high cost. PS is non-biodegradable, and consequently, the disposal of this pr...
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| author | Dafni Foti Stephen O. Amiandamhen Dinesh Fernando Adrien Letoffe Stergios Adamopoulos |
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| description | Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer widely used as a packaging material and in thermal insulation of buildings. At end-of-life, there are not many recycling management options of PS because of the reduced incentive and high cost. PS is non-biodegradable, and consequently, the disposal of this product causes serious health and environmental concerns. This study discusses the application of thermal treatment to modify the properties of PS waste foams. Both expanded and extended polystyrene were collected from building demolitions and subjected to different temperature treatments and duration. The effect of the treatment was investigated on the density, structure, glass transition temperature, mechanical properties (hardness, compression strength), thermal conductivity, and sound absorption of treated PS. The results showed that density increased with treatment temperature, which had a corresponding effect on the evaluated properties. The study concluded that thermal treatment is a beneficial way to improve the mechanical properties of PS waste from buildings. However, a trade-off between application and relevance still needs to be ascertained, as the thermal and acoustic insulation properties of PS decreased with the treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-940263c549bd4829b2ff7e70db2e60952023-07-31T18:01:05ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262023-07-0118356235634658Heat Treatment’s Effect on Properties of Polystyrene from Building DemolitionsDafni Foti0Stephen O. Amiandamhen1Dinesh Fernando2Adrien Letoffe3Stergios Adamopoulos4Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, International Hellenic University, 661 00 Drama, GreeceDepartment of Wood Technology, Division of Forest and Forest Resources, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, 1433 Ås, NorwayDepartment of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Vallvägen 9C, Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Vallvägen 9C, Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Vallvägen 9C, Uppsala, SwedenPolystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer widely used as a packaging material and in thermal insulation of buildings. At end-of-life, there are not many recycling management options of PS because of the reduced incentive and high cost. PS is non-biodegradable, and consequently, the disposal of this product causes serious health and environmental concerns. This study discusses the application of thermal treatment to modify the properties of PS waste foams. Both expanded and extended polystyrene were collected from building demolitions and subjected to different temperature treatments and duration. The effect of the treatment was investigated on the density, structure, glass transition temperature, mechanical properties (hardness, compression strength), thermal conductivity, and sound absorption of treated PS. The results showed that density increased with treatment temperature, which had a corresponding effect on the evaluated properties. The study concluded that thermal treatment is a beneficial way to improve the mechanical properties of PS waste from buildings. However, a trade-off between application and relevance still needs to be ascertained, as the thermal and acoustic insulation properties of PS decreased with the treatment.https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/22627acoustic propertiesmechanical propertiespolystyrene recyclingthermal conductivitythermal treatment |
| spellingShingle | Dafni Foti Stephen O. Amiandamhen Dinesh Fernando Adrien Letoffe Stergios Adamopoulos Heat Treatment’s Effect on Properties of Polystyrene from Building Demolitions BioResources acoustic properties mechanical properties polystyrene recycling thermal conductivity thermal treatment |
| title | Heat Treatment’s Effect on Properties of Polystyrene from Building Demolitions |
| title_full | Heat Treatment’s Effect on Properties of Polystyrene from Building Demolitions |
| title_fullStr | Heat Treatment’s Effect on Properties of Polystyrene from Building Demolitions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heat Treatment’s Effect on Properties of Polystyrene from Building Demolitions |
| title_short | Heat Treatment’s Effect on Properties of Polystyrene from Building Demolitions |
| title_sort | heat treatment s effect on properties of polystyrene from building demolitions |
| topic | acoustic properties mechanical properties polystyrene recycling thermal conductivity thermal treatment |
| url | https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/22627 |
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