Irradiated recycled plastic as a concrete additive for improved chemo-mechanical properties and lower carbon footprint

Schaefer, Carolyn E.; Kupwade-Patil, Kunal; Ortega, Michael; Soriano, Carmen; Buyukozturk, Oral; White, Anne E.; Short, Michael P.

doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2017.09.033

Title: Irradiated recycled plastic as a concrete additive for improved chemo-mechanical properties and lower carbon footprint

Abstract

Concrete production contributes heavily to greenhouse gas emissions, thus a need exists for the development of durable and sustainable concrete with a lower carbon footprint. This can be achieved when cement is partially replaced with another material, such as waste plastic, though normally with a tradeoff in compressive strength. This study discusses progress toward a high/medium strength concrete with a dense, cementitious matrix that contains an irradiated plastic additive, recovering the compressive strength while displacing concrete with waste materials to reduce greenhouse gas generation. Compressive strength tests showed that the addition of high dose (100 kGy) irradiated plastic in multiple concretes resulted in increased compressive strength as compared to samples containing regular, nonirradiated plastic. This suggests that irradiating plastic at a high dose is a viable potential solution for regaining some of the strength that is lost when plastic is added to cement paste. X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Backscattered Electron Microscopy (BSE), and X-ray microtomography explain the mechanisms for strength retention when using irradiated plastic as a filler for cement paste. By partially replacing Portland cement with a recycled waste plastic, this design may have a potential to contribute to reduced carbon emissions when scaled to the level of mass concretemore » production.« less

Authors:

Schaefer, Carolyn E. ^[1]; Kupwade-Patil, Kunal ^[1]; Ortega, Michael ^[1]; Soriano, Carmen ^[2]; Buyukozturk, Oral ^[1]; White, Anne E. ^[1]; Short, Michael P. ^[1]

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)

Publication Date:: 2017-10-09

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

OSTI Identifier:: 1481413

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1549365

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Waste Management

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 71; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0956-053X

Publisher:: International Waste Working Group

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; Irradiated plastic; Additives; Cement paste; Microstructure; Pore structure

Citation Formats


                    Schaefer, Carolyn E., Kupwade-Patil, Kunal, Ortega, Michael, Soriano, Carmen, Buyukozturk, Oral, White, Anne E., and Short, Michael P. Irradiated recycled plastic as a concrete additive for improved chemo-mechanical properties and lower carbon footprint.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
        Web.  doi:10.1016/j.wasman.2017.09.033.

Copy to clipboard


                    Schaefer, Carolyn E., Kupwade-Patil, Kunal, Ortega, Michael, Soriano, Carmen, Buyukozturk, Oral, White, Anne E., & Short, Michael P. Irradiated recycled plastic as a concrete additive for improved chemo-mechanical properties and lower carbon footprint.  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.09.033

Copy to clipboard


                    Schaefer, Carolyn E., Kupwade-Patil, Kunal, Ortega, Michael, Soriano, Carmen, Buyukozturk, Oral, White, Anne E., and Short, Michael P. Mon .  
        "Irradiated recycled plastic as a concrete additive for improved chemo-mechanical properties and lower carbon footprint".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.09.033.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1481413.

Copy to clipboard


                    
@article{osti_1481413,

  title        = {Irradiated recycled plastic as a concrete additive for improved chemo-mechanical properties and lower carbon footprint},

  author       = {Schaefer, Carolyn E. and Kupwade-Patil, Kunal and Ortega, Michael and Soriano, Carmen and Buyukozturk, Oral and White, Anne E. and Short, Michael P.},

  abstractNote = {Concrete production contributes heavily to greenhouse gas emissions, thus a need exists for the development of durable and sustainable concrete with a lower carbon footprint. This can be achieved when cement is partially replaced with another material, such as waste plastic, though normally with a tradeoff in compressive strength. This study discusses progress toward a high/medium strength concrete with a dense, cementitious matrix that contains an irradiated plastic additive, recovering the compressive strength while displacing concrete with waste materials to reduce greenhouse gas generation. Compressive strength tests showed that the addition of high dose (100 kGy) irradiated plastic in multiple concretes resulted in increased compressive strength as compared to samples containing regular, nonirradiated plastic. This suggests that irradiating plastic at a high dose is a viable potential solution for regaining some of the strength that is lost when plastic is added to cement paste. X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Backscattered Electron Microscopy (BSE), and X-ray microtomography explain the mechanisms for strength retention when using irradiated plastic as a filler for cement paste. By partially replacing Portland cement with a recycled waste plastic, this design may have a potential to contribute to reduced carbon emissions when scaled to the level of mass concrete production.},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.wasman.2017.09.033},

  journal      = {Waste Management},

  number       = C,

  volume       = 71,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2017},

  month        = {10}

}

Copy to clipboard

Journal Article:

Free Publicly Available Full Text

Accepted Manuscript (Publisher)

Accepted Manuscript (DOE)

Publisher's Version of Record

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.09.033

Other availability

Search WorldCat to find libraries that may hold this journal

Citation Metrics:

Cited by: 12 works

Citation information provided by
Web of Science

Save / Share:

Export Metadata

Save to My Library

Works referencing / citing this record:

Effect of Irradiated and Non-Irradiated Waste PET Based Cementitious Grouts on Flexural Strength of Semi-Flexible Pavement
journal, December 2019

Khan, Muhammad Imran; Huat, Huang Yong; Dun, Mohammad Haziq bin Muhamad
Materials, Vol. 12, Issue 24
DOI: 10.3390/ma12244133

Risk Assessment in a Materials Recycling Facility: Perspectives for Reducing Operational Issues
journal, December 2018

Cioca, Lucian; Ferronato, Navarro; Viotti, Paolo
Resources, Vol. 7, Issue 4
DOI: 10.3390/resources7040085

Similar Records in DOE PAGES and OSTI.GOV collections:

Photovoltaic's silica-rich waste sludge as supplementary cementitious material (SCM)

Journal Article Quercia, G., E-mail: g.quercia@tue.nl ; Eindhoven University of Technology, Department of the Built Environment, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven ; Putten, J.J.G. van der ; ... - Cement and Concrete Research

Waste sludge, a solid recovered from wastewater of photovoltaic-industries, composes of agglomerates of nano-particles like SiO{sub 2} and CaCO{sub 3}. This sludge deflocculates in aqueous solutions into nano-particles smaller than 1 μm. Thus, this sludge constitutes a potentially hazardous waste when it is improperly disposed. Due to its high content of amorphous SiO{sub 2}, this sludge has a potential use as supplementary cementitious material (SCM) in concrete. In this study the main properties of three different samples of photovoltaic's silica-rich waste sludge (nSS) were physically and chemically characterized. The characterization techniques included: scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopymore »« less
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/J.CEMCONRES.2013.08.010
Utilization of CO2 in High Performance Building and Infrastructure Products

Technical Report DeCristofaro, Nicholas

The overall objective of DE-FE0004222 was to demonstrate that calcium silicate phases, in the form of either naturally-occuring minerals or synthetic compounds, could replace Portland cement in concrete manufacturing. The calcium silicate phases would be reacted with gaseous CO2 to create a carbonated concrete end-product. If successful, the project would offer a pathway to a significant reduction in the carbon footprint associated with the manufacture of cement and its use in concrete (approximately 816 kg of CO2 is emitted in the production of one tonne of Portland cement). In the initial phases of the Technical Evaluation, Rutgers University teamed withmore »« less
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2172/1301860

Full Text Available
Cementitious Barriers Partnership (CBP): Using the CBP Software Toolbox to Simulate Sulfate Attack and Carbonation of Concrete Structures - 13481

Conference Brown, K. G. ; Kosson, D. S. ; Garrabrants, A. C. ; ...

The Cementitious Barriers Partnership (CBP) Project is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Tank Waste Management. The CBP project has developed a set of integrated modeling tools and leaching test methods to help improve understanding and prediction of the long-term hydraulic and chemical performance of cementitious materials used in nuclear applications. State-of-the-art modeling tools, including LeachXS{sup TM}/ORCHESTRA and STADIUM{sup R}, were selected for their demonstrated abilities to simulate reactive transport and degradation in cementitious materials. The new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leaching test methods based on the Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF), nowmore »« less
Cementitious binder from fly ash and other industrial wastes

Journal Article Singh, M ; Garg, M - Cement and Concrete Research

In this paper, investigations were undertaken to formulate cementitious binder by judicious blending of fly ash with Portland cement as well as by admixing fly ash with calcined phosphogypsum, fluorogypsum, lime sludge, and chemical activators of different finenesses. The effect of addition of calcined clay in these types of binders was studied. Data showed that cementitious binders of high compressive strength and water retentivity can be produced. The strength of masonry mortars increased with the addition of chemical activators. The strength development of binders takes place through formation of ettringite. C-S-H, and C{sub 4}AH{sub 13}. The binders are eminently suitablemore »« less
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0008-8846(98)00210-5
A study on high strength concrete prepared with large volumes of low calcium fly ash

Journal Article Poon, C S ; Lam, L ; Wong, Y L - Cement and Concrete Research

This paper presents the results of a laboratory study on high strength concrete prepared with large volumes of low calcium fly ash. The parameters studied included compressive strength, heat of hydration, chloride diffusivity, degree of hydration, and pore structures of fly ash/cement concrete and corresponding pastes. The experimental results showed that concrete with a 28-day compressive strength of 80 MPA could be obtained with a water-to-binder (w/b) ratio of 0.24, with a fly ash content of 45%. Such concrete has lower heat of hydration and chloride diffusivity than the equivalent plain cement concrete or concrete prepared with lower fly ashmore »« less
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0008-8846(99)00271-9

Similar Records

Title: Irradiated recycled plastic as a concrete additive for improved chemo-mechanical properties and lower carbon footprint

Abstract

Citation Formats

Effect of Irradiated and Non-Irradiated Waste PET Based Cementitious Grouts on Flexural Strength of Semi-Flexible Pavement journal, December 2019

Risk Assessment in a Materials Recycling Facility: Perspectives for Reducing Operational Issues journal, December 2018

Effect of Irradiated and Non-Irradiated Waste PET Based Cementitious Grouts on Flexural Strength of Semi-Flexible Pavement
journal, December 2019

Risk Assessment in a Materials Recycling Facility: Perspectives for Reducing Operational Issues
journal, December 2018