Recycling Plastic Waste as Composite Reinforcement

Peter Omoniyi; Segun Ibitoye; Olalekan Popoola; Peter Ikubanni; Adekunle Adeleke; Modupe Mahamood; Tien Chien Jen; Esther Akinlabi

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202343001298

Recycling Plastic Waste as Composite Reinforcement

Peter Omoniyi, Segun Ibitoye, Olalekan Popoola, Peter Ikubanni, Adekunle Adeleke, Modupe Mahamood, Tien Chien Jen, Esther Akinlabi

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Environmental pollution due to improper disposal of plastic waste has greatly degraded the livelihood of both humans and animals. In this article, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles were used as reinforcement in scrap aluminum. The composite material was made through the stir-casting route. The samples were characterized using the microstructure, tensile strength, and hardness. Results show an increase in tensile strength up to 4% addition of PET and steady hardness reduction as reinforcement composition increases. However, the mechanical strength declines as reinforcement goes beyond 8%.

Original language	English
Article number	01298
Journal	E3S Web of Conferences
Volume	430
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202343001298
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2023
Event	15th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization, ICMPC 2023 - Newcastle, United Kingdom Duration: 5 Sept 2023 → 8 Sept 2023

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General Environmental Science
General Energy
General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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