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Modification of Asphalt Modified by Packaging Waste EVA and Graphene Oxide

Frontiers in Materials, 2022
A composite modifier made from waste ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (WEVA) and graphene oxide (GO) is used to modify asphalt used to pave the roadway.
Maorong Zhang, Chao Lian, Junyuan Wang, Hongfu Wang, Bo Cheng   +4 more
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Battambang solid waste management : baseline survey [PDF]

, 2011
Current solid waste management systems in Asia are strained and landfill space is fast becoming a rare commodity. Governments face increasing costs of disposal - while public health and the environment suffer from the damaging effects of untreated solid ...
Cambodian Education and Waste Management Organization (COMPED), UN.ESCAP, Waste Concern   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Resistência mecânica de compósitos cimentícios leves utilizando resíduos industriais e fibras de sisal Mechanical resistence of lightweight cement composites utilizing industrial residues and fibers of sisal

Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental, 2012
A valorização de materiais alternativos incorporados com resíduos como opção ao convencional deve possibilitar a geração de um produto com qualidade, estética, produtividade e com potencial de reduzir impactos da poluição ambiental.
Nivaldo T. de Arruda Filho, Carolina P. Dantas, Antonio F. Leal, Normando P. Barbosa, Cibelle G. Silva, Mavinieux V. Alexandre   +5 more
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Sizing the Thermal Energy Storage Device Utilizing Phase Change Material (PCM) for Low-Temperature Organic Rankine Cycle Systems Employing Selected Hydrocarbons

Energies, 2022
Thermal energy storage (TES) looks to be a promising technology for recovering waste heat or other intermittent heat sources, especially if it is coupled with the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system. This system may use a variety of heat storage materials,
Sindu Daniarta, Magdalena Nemś, Piotr Kolasiński, Michał Pomorski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mechanical behavior of recycled lightweight concrete using EVA waste and CDW under moderate temperature

Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais
Many benefits can be achieved by using recycled waste as raw material for construction. Some of them are the reduction of the total cost of the construction, the reduction of the consumption of energy and the decrease in the use of natural materials. The
E. Q. R. Santiago, P. R. L. Lima, M. B. Leite, R. D. Toledo Filho   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Waste Prevention Tools at Work. Manual and Video [PDF]

, 1994
A 90 page manual and 13 minute video will help solid waste officials, educators, recycling professionals, and businesses reduce the amount of solid waste generated by businesses, with a particular focus on retail, hospitality, and small office sectors ...
Cornell Waste Management Institute
core   +6 more sources

Hard-to-recycle plastic as asphalt modifier: Mechanical performance and potential environmental impacts

Case Studies in Construction Materials
This paper discusses the incorporation of hard-to-recycle plastic waste into asphalt via a wet process, focusing on the mechanical performance and potential environmental benefits of using EVA and PU from the local footwear industry, given the high ...
Mônica Regina Garcez, Eduarda Fontoura, Lélio Antônio Teixeira Brito, William Fedrigo, Bethania Machado Correa, Katlin Modesto Dorneles, Gracieli Bordin Colpo   +6 more
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Caracterização das propriedades reológicas e dinâmicas de composições de borracha natural com resíduo de EVA Characterization of rheological and dynamic properties of natural rubber compositions with waste EVA

Polímeros, 2004
O resíduo de EVA oriundo das indústrias calçadistas é um material reticulado, que apresenta grande potencial de uso como carga em composições elastoméricas.
Marcia G. Oliveira, Marcelo H. Virgolino, Ana C. O. Gomes, Bluma G. Soares, Viviane X. Moreira   +4 more
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Can Elastomers Combine Stiffness, Toughness and Fatigue Resistance?

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review studies how the molecular and macroscopic architecture of elastomers influence their mechanical properties including: stiffness, stretchability, toughness, fatigue resistance, and damping behavior. By linking the structure to performance, it proposes design principles for advanced elastomeric systems that combine mechanical properties ...
Eva Baur, Esther Amstad
wiley   +1 more source

Ethylene vinyl acetate (eva) aggregates usage evaluation for lightweight concrete subfloor to reduce impact sound in flooring systems

Revista Ingeniería de Construcción, 2020
Civil construction, nowadays has to deal with comfort and habitability requirements and raw material lack. Thus, it is desired to reuse materials.
F. B. Tutikian, F. Pacheco, M. Krumenauer, M. F. Oliveira, L. F. O. Silva   +4 more
doaj   +10 more sources