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Polymer concrete filled with milled car windshield and GFRP waste

Smoleń Jakub, Orzechowska Kaja, Tomaszewska Klaudia, Stępień Krzysztof, Peryt Aleksander, Pawlik Tomasz

Composites Theory and Practice

2023

R. 23, nr 2

84--88

The paper describes the process of preparing polymer concrete consisting of waste materials. The matrix was a poliester terephthalic resin produced from PET bottles, while the fillers were laminated car glass with PVB foil, as well as GFRP waste. The preparation of the fillers consisted in producing appropriate fraction sizes. Using a cross-beater mill, a fine fraction with an average size of 2 mm was obtained. The coarse fraction was achieved after the initial grinding process with a size greater than 2 mm. Two series of samples were created from the prepared materials, with different contents of resin, car glass and GFRP. The compression test and the three-point bending test showed that the obtained polymer concrete containing 1 vol.% GFRP has an average compressive strength of 51.75 MPa and an average flexural strength of 20.49 MPa. The polymer concrete with 2 vol.% GFRP showed an average compressive strength of 75.63 MPa and an average flexural strength of 17.89 MPa. The Archimedes method results showed that the samples with the amount of 1 vol.% GFRP reached 1.11% open porosity and the samples with 2 vol.% GFRP achieved 1.23%. The use of waste materials such as windshields with PVB foil and GFRP composites can be used as fillers in polymer concrete technology.

Selected properties of polypropylene-TiO2 composites after exposure to UV rays – preliminary study

Olesik Piotr, Peryt Aleksander, Stępień Krzysztof, Frączek Violetta, Mackiewicz Krzysztof, Molka Weronika, Musiał Oliwia, Różańska Weronika, Jesionek Marcin

Composites Theory and Practice

2022

R. 22, nr 1

21--24

In this study the mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) with a small amount of TiO2, after UV-C exposure were preliminarily analyzed. The effectiveness of titanium oxide was evaluated in two alternative applications: TiO2 as the polymer filler and TiO2 as a protective outer coating. The samples were exposed to UV-C rays for 1000 hours. It was found that an addition of 5 wt.% TiO2 to PP matrix results in a 60% smaller decrease in Rg after 1000 h of exposure to UV-C than in the case of neat polypropylene. It was also found that the addition of TiO2 to the polypropylene matrix is more effective than TiO2 applied as a coating component. The Rg decrease after exposure is about 35% in this case. The research confirmed that TiO2 submicrometric particles seem to be a very good component in reducing the sustainability of polypropylene to UV radiation.

Selected properties of polypropylene-BaSO4 composites after UV exposure

Olesik Piotr, Stępień Krzysztof, Peryt Aleksander, Siejka Piotr, Waluś Szymon, Witczak Karolina, Wójcik Weronika, Wolanin Anna

Composites Theory and Practice

2022

R. 22, nr 1

50--53

The paper presents a preliminary study on the effect of an addition of barium sulfate (BaSO4) particles on the mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP) and an evaluation of the effectiveness of this additive in protecting the material against UV rays. Tests were carried on PP samples filled with BaSO4 powder and on samples covered with a protective coating based on BaSO4. Samples of the materials were exposed to UV-C rays for 1000 hours. After exposure, specimens were subjected to static three-point bending tests and hardness examination. Based on the obtained results, it was concluded that BaSO4 reduces the decrease in flexural strength and in hardness caused by exposure to UV-C rays by half in comparison with neat PP. The action of BaSO4 particles as a filler of PP and as a component of a coating applied on the surface of the sample results in similar anti-UV protection of the material. BaSO4 seems to be a commonly available and inexpensive anti-UV protector for plastics.