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Exploring Recycled Plastic Aggregates in Hemp Concrete
The escalating crisis of plastic pollution poses a pressing threat to our environment, necessitating urgent and effective preventive actions. Within the realms of civil engineering and architecture, there’s a growing inclination towards utilizing agricultural materials and industrial waste for constructing sustainable building materials. An appealing avenue emerges in integrating recycled plastic waste into the production of novel, eco-friendly materials. By repurposing plastic waste into new construction materials, we not only mitigate the adverse impacts of plastic pollution but also unlock significant economic and environmental advantages. This approach resonates strongly with the ethos of sustainable development, offering a solution that addresses economic, and environmental imperatives.
The work presented in this paper consisted of studying the effect of valorizing plastic waste in construction materials by substituting hemp fibers in hemp concrete with recycled plastic aggregates, or by adding them to hemp concrete, while examining the thermal performance of the resulting materials as a function of water content. The composite material comprised a blend of hemp shives, binder, and three different types of plastics Polyethylene-Polypropylene (PE/PP), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), and Polyurethane (PUR), with replacement or adding percentages of 30% and 50% relative to the mass of hemp shives.
Exploring Recycled Plastic Aggregates in Hemp Concrete
The escalating crisis of plastic pollution poses a pressing threat to our environment, necessitating urgent and effective preventive actions. Within the realms of civil engineering and architecture, there’s a growing inclination towards utilizing agricultural materials and industrial waste for constructing sustainable building materials. An appealing avenue emerges in integrating recycled plastic waste into the production of novel, eco-friendly materials. By repurposing plastic waste into new construction materials, we not only mitigate the adverse impacts of plastic pollution but also unlock significant economic and environmental advantages. This approach resonates strongly with the ethos of sustainable development, offering a solution that addresses economic, and environmental imperatives.
The work presented in this paper consisted of studying the effect of valorizing plastic waste in construction materials by substituting hemp fibers in hemp concrete with recycled plastic aggregates, or by adding them to hemp concrete, while examining the thermal performance of the resulting materials as a function of water content. The composite material comprised a blend of hemp shives, binder, and three different types of plastics Polyethylene-Polypropylene (PE/PP), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), and Polyurethane (PUR), with replacement or adding percentages of 30% and 50% relative to the mass of hemp shives.
Exploring Recycled Plastic Aggregates in Hemp Concrete
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Berardi, Umberto (editor) / Aldaou, Lara (author) / Issaadi, Nabil (author) / Leklou, Nordine (author) / Amiri, Ouali (author)
International Association of Building Physics ; 2024 ; Toronto, ON, Canada
2024-12-14
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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