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 »
- Authors:
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- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- 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.
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:10.1016/j.wasman.2017.09.033.
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:10.1016/j.wasman.2017.09.033. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1481413.
@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}
}
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