The disposal of massive amounts waste, particularly nondecaying is now a major issue for both developed and developing countries. One the most sustainable solutions to this problem recycle garbage into valuable items. Expanded polystyrene, which manufactured in large quantities, one these waste materials. This being used globally as packaging material, construction household appliances. expande...

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD, C12H18Br6) is the most widely used of the cycloaliphatic BFRs. In 1999, the global demand for HBCD (~16 kilotons) was more than double that of the penta-bromodiphenyl ether (~8.5 kilotons) mixture [1]. HBCD is used as thermal insulation in the building industry, and is the principal flame retardant in extruded (XEPS) and expanded (EPS) polystyrene foams [2]. Second...

The mitigation of seismic-induced dynamic earth forces by placing a vertical layer of expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam buffer between a rigid retaining wall and the backfill soil is a recent geotechnical innovation. In this paper, the influence of an EPS geofoam buffer on the reduction of dynamic wall forces is numerically studied by simulating the results of three reduced-scale models of rig...

Abstract There is a significant challenge to developing the strength and durability of aerated concrete (AC) for structural applications, but date, no researchers have focussed on effect expanded polystyrene beads (EPS) AC properties. EPS-AC consists cement, sand, water aluminium powder with commercially available spherical small, hollow impermeable beads. In this research, different contents E...

Among the aspects with major impacts on energy and environmental performance of a building, thermal insulation opaque elements its envelope stands out. This work assesses influence application to building’s comfort conditions indoors; moreover, energy, environmental, economic costs over complete life cycle is evaluated. For this purpose, three most commonly used insulating materials (expanded p...

Among the plastic debris surveyed in marine environment, a large quantity terms of volume was found to be expanded polystyrene foam (EPS). This is due its light weight and popularity as packaging material. In this study, 28 compounds polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) were analyzed both new beached EPS collected California, USA. EPS, variation total PAH concentrations up 2 orders magnitude ...

The creep strain resistance of expanded polystyrene (EPS) is important; thus, time-dependent properties EPS have been significant interest. This study a part the computer-aided engineering (CAE) prediction-technology development for inclination unitized loads packaged appliances applied to EPS-based cushioning systems. Creep are validated ensure finite element analysis (FEA) reliability regardi...

The electromagnetic properties of Carbon-Graphene Xerogel (CGX), Flaky graphite (GR) and Nickel-Zinc ferrite (FeNiZn) composites in polystyrene (PS) matrix were studied the X-Band range (8.2 – 12.4 GHz). In this work Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) waste material was processed into through recycling EPS. obtained utilized as dielectric matrix, mainly because PS is a well-known organic polymer that p...