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Structural and Mechanical Characterization of Sustainable Composites Based on Recycled and Stabilized Fly Ash.
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Materials (Basel, Switzerland) [Materials (Basel)] 2014 Aug 18; Vol. 7 (8), pp. 5920-5933. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 18. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- This paper reports the results on the use of an innovative inert, based on stabilized fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration as a filler for polypropylene. The starting material, which contains large quantities of leachable Pb and Zn, was stabilized by means of an innovative process using rice husk ash as a waste silica source, together with other fly ashes, such as coal fly ash and flue gas desulfurization residues. The use of all waste materials to obtain a new filler makes the proposed technology extremely sustainable and competitive. The new composites, obtained by using the stabilized material as a filler for polypropylene, were characterized and their mechanical properties were also investigated. A comparison with a traditional polypropylene and calcium carbonate based compound was also done. This research activity was realized in the frame of the COSMOS-RICE project, financed by the EU Commission.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1996-1944
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28788169
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ma7085920