Experimental characterisation of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle Eco-bricks

Taaffe, Jonathan; O’Sullivan, Sean S.; Rahman, Muhammad Ekhlasur; Pakrashi, Vikram

doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2014.03.045

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“…This paper thus explores the technical background for the development and implementation of such bricks leading to cleaner production in the construction industry sector, leading from some relevant previous works [6,24,25]. In this research, blended fly ash and POFA are utilized as pozzolanic materials to improve the overall quality of the bricks and also reduce the environmental impact of these waste materials.…”

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Utilization of Blended Waste Materials in Bricks

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Cement is considered a key raw material for brick production. However, excessive use of cement leads to a negative environment impact. Cement replaced with locally available waste materials has a significant potential to address this environmental impact, especially in the construction industry by contributing to cleaner production. The objective of this research is to investigate the performance of brick where cement is replaced by fly ash and palm oil fuel ash, waste materials typically available in Malaysia, where the construction industry is on the rise. To determine the performance of these bricks, a compressive strength test, a water absorption test, and a thermogravimetric analysis were carried out at different percentage combinations of fly ash and palm oil fuel ash. The results from the tests reveal that both fly ash and palm oil fuel ash incorporated bricks satisfy Class 1 and Class 2 load-bearing brick requirements according to the Malaysian Standard MS76:1972 along with water absorption requirements as per ASTM C55-11. The thermogravimetric analysis study confirms that the Ca(OH) 2 gradually decreases due to the increase of pozzolanic material contents (fly ash and palm oil fuel ash). Moreover, these newly developed bricks cost less than the conventional bricks.

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“…Eco-bricks is the name for PET bottles filled with some material (Taaffe, O'Sullivan, Rahman, & Pakrashi, 2014) that could be used as building blocks (Barajas & Vera, 2016). There are experiences of bottles filled with soil, and other filled with compressed inorganic waste materials, particularly plastics, foams, packaging and cellophanes (Kuhn, 2015;Maier & Bakisan, 2014).…”

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“…Moreover, this handmade building block has become an accessible/low cost construction material for social projects in regions where litter and informal dump sites are a common problem and industrial recycling might not be yet available. Examples of regions where there are reported Eco-brick building projects include countries in Latin America, Africa, and South Asia (Heisse & Arias, 2011;Kuhn, 2015;Taaffe et al, 2014). Most of Eco-brick based construction projects are social projects where communities work together for a common goal such as educational centers and recreational spaces (Heisse & Arias, 2011).…”

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“…Moreover, the Eco-brick performance as construction material depends highly on the materials used to manufacture them and the skills of the workforce involved. There is limited data available on the Ecobricks physical and mechanical properties from past and current construction projects (Taaffe et al, 2014). To the best of the authors' knowledge, there have been only one study addressing the characterization of Eco-bricks filled with single inorganic materials (Antico, Wiener, Araya-letelier, & Durán, 2017).…”

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Eco-bricks: a sustainable substitute for construction materials

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Araya-Letelier

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Eco-bricks, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles filled with mixed inorganic waste, have become a low cost construction material and a valid recycling method to reduce waste disposal in regions where industrial recycling is not yet available. Because Eco-bricks are filled with mixed recovered materials, potential recycling of its constituents is difficult at the end of its life. This study proposes considering Eco-bricks filled with a single inorganic waste material to work as a time capsule, with potential for recovering the filling material when other ways of waste valorization are available within those communities that currently have no better recycling options. This paper develops an experimental characterization of density, filler content (by volume), thermal shrinkage, elastic modulus and deformation recovery capacity using four different filler materials: 1) PET; 2) paper & cardboard; 3) tetrapack; and 4) metal. Overall, Eco-brick's density, thermal shrinkage and elastic modulus are dependent on the filler content. Density and elastic modulus of the proposed Eco-bricks are similar to values of medium-high density expanded polystyrene (EPS) used in nonstructural construction, reason why we suggest that these Eco-bricks might be a sustainable alternative to EPS or other nonstructural construction materials.Key words: Eco-bricks; inorganic solid waste valorization; physical characterization; elastic modulus; nonstructural materials. ResumenLos Eco-ladrillos, botellas de politereftalato de etileno (PET, por sus siglas en inglés) rellenas con residuos inorgánicos, se han convertido en un material de construcción de bajo costo y un método válido de reciclaje para reducir la disposición de basura en regiones donde el reciclaje industrial no está aún disponible. Debido a que los Eco-ladrillos son rellenados con materiales reciclados combinados, se reduce el potencial de reciclaje de sus constituyentes al finalizar su vida útil. Este estudio propone crear Eco-ladrillos rellenados con un solo tipo de deshecho inorgánico para funcionar como cápsulas del tiempo con potencial de recuperar el material de relleno cuando otras formas de valorización de deshechos estén disponibles entre las comunidades que actualmente no tienen mejores opciones de reciclaje. El presente trabajo consiste en una caracterización experimental de densidad, volumen de llenado, contracción térmica, módulo elástico y capacidad de recuperación de su deformación, considerando cuatro materiales de relleno diferentes: a) PET; b) papel & cartón; c) tetrapack; y 4) metal. En general, la densidad, contracción térmica y módulo de elasticidad de los Eco-ladrillos depende del volumen de llenado. La densidad y módulo de elasticidad de los Eco-ladrillos propuestos son similares a los valores de poliestireno expandido (EPS, por sus siglas en inglés) de densidades medias-altas usados en construcción no estructural, razón por lo cual sugerimos que estos Eco-ladrillos pueden ser una alternativa sustentable al EPS u otros materiales de construcción n...

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“…Furtherm ore, the reuse approach can reduce the distribution process compared to recycled approach. In the previous studies, PET plastic bottles with reuse approach have been considered for building material and already exist a studies on the combination of PET and 1 Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia * Correspondence author email: ignatius.adrian.santana@gmail.com concrete [6], mixed with rice husk [7], experimental characterization of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle Eco-bricks [8] and Bungalow in Nigeria [9]. But studies to find out about the power of the empty plastic bottle with the approach of reuse as a building component are no yet available.…”

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Pet Plastic Bottle Waste with Reuse Approach as Interior Pre-Fabrication Modules for Interior Wall

Santana

Susanto

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Abstract-PET plastic bottle is one of the main source of waste in big cities. This research aims to find out the possibility of reusing PET bottle as pre fabrication wall module material. The pre fabrication concept were offered so that in the construction phase, the instalation of this material will be fast, efficient, and able to minimalize the waste potential. The method to decided the PET bottle specimen was by surveying some sample location in Jakarta to found out the type and capacity of PET bottle waste. Bottle waste that has the highest volume, was selected to be the speciment for further experiment as pre fabrication modul. To determine the strength capacity of this material, some module variation were designed for compressive and flexural strength test. This research is a preliminary experiment to understanding the basic potential of PET bottle as building material. This research expected to support the use of PET bottle waste for other uses in building construction

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Experimental characterisation of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle Eco-bricks

Cited by 60 publications

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Utilization of Blended Waste Materials in Bricks

Utilization of Blended Waste Materials in Bricks

Eco-bricks: a sustainable substitute for construction materials

Pet Plastic Bottle Waste with Reuse Approach as Interior Pre-Fabrication Modules for Interior Wall

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