TY  - JOUR
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084110553&doi=10.1186%2fs40069-020-00399-9&partnerID=40&md5=35e589d99ec83af13bf17b781f058557
A1  - Alaloul, W.S.
A1  - John, V.O.
A1  - Musarat, M.A.
JF  - International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
VL  - 14
Y1  - 2020///
SN  - 19760485
PB  - Springer
N2  - Plastic bottles are non-biodegradable material made up of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and takes around 450 years to get decomposed. In Malaysia, near 13.2 of plastics contribute to municipal solid waste, where 2.5 is PET. To reduce the waste, interlocking bricks manufacture by waste plastic bottles are used to replace the conventional bricks that use cement and clay. The purpose of this research is to reuse plastic bottles comprised of Polyethylene Terephthalate and Polyurethane binder, by manufacturing interlocking brick that helps to reduce the waste on landfills and the pollution. The plastic bottles were shredded and grinded to a size of 0.75 mm and mixed with the Polyurethane (PU) and the Polymer. The mixed later casted and compacted in the interlocking brick machine mould. The tests performed on the interlocking bricks were compressive strength, impact, flexural strength and thermal conductivity for obtaining the mechanical and thermal properties. The tests values were then keyed into the Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to obtain the optimal PET and PU to verify reliability. Based on the results it is concluded that PET/PU of 60/40 ratio is suitable as non-load bearing masonry brick and recommended to be used as partition walls. © 2020, The Author(s).
N1  - cited By 27
IS  - 1
KW  - Aliphatic compounds; Biodegradable polymers; Bottles; Brick; Brickmaking; Compressive strength; Impact strength; Industrial research; Municipal solid waste; Polyethylene terephthalates; Polyurethanes; Thermal conductivity
KW  -  Biodegra-dable materials; Malaysia; Mechanical and thermal properties; Non-load bearings; Partition walls; Polyethylene terephthalates (PET); Polyurethane binders; Response surface
KW  -  Plastic bottles
ID  - scholars12460
TI  - Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Interlocking Bricks Utilizing Wasted Polyethylene Terephthalate
AV  - none
ER  -