Production and characterization of recycled polycarbonate based composite material containing recycled glass fibers

Composite Fibers from Recycled Plastics Using Melt Centrifugal Spinning

New methods are being developed to enable the production of value-added materials from high-volume, low-cost feedstocks arising from domestic recycling streams. In this work, recycled bottle-grade polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, and polypropylene were spun into fibers from the melt using a centrifugal spinning technique. Mono-component fibers and 50/50 blends of each polymer and a 33/3...

Testing Recycled Glass for Monitoring Well Packing

Recycled crushed glass in road work applications.

A comprehensive suite of geotechnical laboratory tests was undertaken on samples of recycled crushed glass produced in Victoria, Australia. Three types of recycled glass sources were tested being coarse, medium and fine sized glass. Laboratory testing results indicated that medium and fine sized recycled glass sources exhibit geotechnical behavior similar to natural aggregates. Coarse recycled ...

Use of Recycled and Waste Fibers in Asphalt Concrete

A significant problem associated with asphalt concrete mixtures is the lack of durability resulting from an inadequate asphalt cement content. Additional asphalt cement added to increase durability results in flushing, bleeding and a significant loss In stability. Fibers have been used in stone matrix asphalt and open-graded friction course pavements successfully throughout Europe to allow high...

Distribution Modelling of Stock Preparation Systems for Recycled Fibers

Stock preparation systems for recycled papers need to be designed to produce a high quality, uniform product from a source that has significantly varying properties. Process models are a useful tool for analyzing and optimizing stock preparation systems. However, many models only account for the bulk flows of the components in the form of the fraction of fibers, contaminants, and ash. This repo...