High performance polyester concrete using recycled PET

Conference · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:109742

Rebeiz, K S ^[1]

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1. Lafayette Coll., Easton, PA (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic wastes could be used in production of unsaturated polyester resins. In turn, these resins could be mixed with inorganic aggregates to produce polymer concrete (PC). Unsaturated polyesters based on recycled PET might be a potentially lower source cost of resins for producing useful PC based-products. The advantage of recycling PET in PC is that the PET materials do not have to be purified, including removal of colors, to the same extent as other PET recycling applications, which should facilitate the recycling operation and minimize its cost. The recycling of PET in PC could also help save energy and allow the long term disposal of the PET waste, an important advantage in recycling applications.

• OSTI ID: 109742
• Report Number(s): CONF-950521--; ISBN 1-56676-313-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ABRASION
COMPRESSION STRENGTH
CONCRETE-PLASTIC COMPOSITES
CORROSION RESISTANCE
CRACKS
FABRICATION
FLEXURAL STRENGTH
FLY ASH
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MOISTURE
POLYESTERS
RECYCLING
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION