TY - JOUR
T1 - Recycling Plastic Waste as Composite Reinforcement
AU - Omoniyi, Peter
AU - Ibitoye, Segun
AU - Popoola, Olalekan
AU - Ikubanni, Peter
AU - Adeleke, Adekunle
AU - Mahamood, Modupe
AU - Jen, Tien Chien
AU - Akinlabi, Esther
PY - 2023/10/6
Y1 - 2023/10/6
N2 - 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%.
AB - 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%.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85175428479&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1051/e3sconf/202343001298
DO - 10.1051/e3sconf/202343001298
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85175428479
SN - 2555-0403
VL - 430
JO - E3S Web of Conferences
JF - E3S Web of Conferences
M1 - 01298
T2 - 15th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization, ICMPC 2023
Y2 - 5 September 2023 through 8 September 2023
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