Plaster added with plastic cable waste as a new traditional sustainable material

Authors

  • Alejandra Vidales Barriguete
  • Carolina Piña Ramírez Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas y su Control, Escuela Técnica Superior de Edificación, UPM
  • Patricia Aguilera Benito Departamento de Tecnología de la Edificación, Escuela Técnica Superior de Edificación, UPM
  • Mercedes del Río Merino Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas y su Control, Escuela Técnica Superior de Edificación, UPM
  • Evangelina Atanes Sánchez Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Química y de Diseño Industrial, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería y Diseño Industrial, UPM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52320/dav.v19i1.222

Keywords:

Plastic waste, gypsum, sustainable construction, recycling

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the possibilities of reusing plastic waste of cables added in a plaster matrix.

Firstly, the experimental process has allowed the physicochemical characterization of the raw material, plaster and plastic waste, consisting in elemental analysis, XRD and thermogravimetric analysis; Secondly, the performance of physicomechanical tests of the mixtures, Shore C hardness, absorption and resistance to flexion and compression.

During the investigation, the water/plaster ratio of 0.8 was maintained, as well as the grain size of the plastic waste as it comes from the recycling factory (maximum 3 mm). On the contrary, the amount of added plastic waste has oscillated up to incorporate 50%, 60% and 70% over the weight of the plaster.

In comparison to a reference sample, the obtained compounds are characterized by having a higher Shore C hardness, a lower absorption by capillarity and a decrease in their values of mechanical resistance.

The addition of plastic waste to a plaster matrix can be considered as a possibility to obtain compounds of greater sustainability to be used in the field of sustainable construction.

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Published

2022-05-06

How to Cite

Vidales Barriguete, . A., Piña Ramírez, C., Aguilera Benito, P., del Río Merino , M., & Atanes Sánchez , E. (2022). Plaster added with plastic cable waste as a new traditional sustainable material. SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT, 19(1), 24–31. https://doi.org/10.52320/dav.v19i1.222

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2022): SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

Section

CONSTRUCTION INGINEERING

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Copyright (c) 2022 Alejandra Vidales Barriguete, Carolina Piña Ramírez, Patricia Aguilera Benito, Mercedes del Río Merino , Evangelina Atanes Sánchez

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