Recycling of plastic waste materials in the composition of ecological mortars
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Today, the wish to maintain and improve living conditions worldwide has led to a particular focus on ecology issues in all areas of activity, including construction. The research demonstrates that it is possible to solve major problems in the management of plastic waste materials by recycling, and to obtain new building materials. In this study, the optimal recipes for the manufacture of ecological mortars by PVC waste recycling were established. Mortars containing PVC waste have the advantage that their production is less polluting, as it does not involve high energy consumption. The study presented in this paper is finalized with the development of new building materials.
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Replacing 25% of sand with PVC waste decreased thermal conductivity coefficient by 65% compared to standard mortar; doubling replacement led to 73% reduction.
“Specifically, replacing 25% of the sand with PVC waste decreased the thermal conductivity coefficient by 65% compared to standard mortar, while doubling the replacement amount led to a 73% reduction.”
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Fire resistance of plastic-concrete composites can be estimated using direct flame tests generated by a gas lamp.
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Standard mortar falls into fire reaction class A1 (non-combustible) since it contains no organic materials.
“Aciu et al. [112] demonstrated that standard mortar falls into fire reaction class A1 (non-combustible) since it contains no organic materials.”
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- Authors
- Aciu, C., Ilutiu-Varvara, D.-A., Manea, D.-L., Orban, Y.-A., & Babota, F.
- Affiliations
- Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (RO)
- Corresponding author
- Aciu, Claudiu
- ORCID
- Manea, Daniela-Lucia
- Venue
- Procedia Manufacturing
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018
- Volume
- 22
- Pages
- 274-279
- ISSN
- 2351-9789 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2796027900
- Cited by
- 80
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3
- FWCI
- 6.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Procedia Manufacturing (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Materials Engineering and Processing
- Keywords
- plastic recycling, PVC waste, building materials, waste management
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