Production of Plastic Paver Block from the Solid Waste (Quarry Dust, Flyash & Pet)

VOL. 11, NO. 2, JANUARY 2016 ISSN 1819-6608 ARPN Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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PRODUCTION OF PLASTIC PAVER BLOCK FROM THE SOLID WASTE (QUARRY DUST, FLYASH & PET)

Nivetha C., Rubiya M., Shobana S., Vaijayanthi R. G.Viswanathan M. E., and R.Vasanthi M. E. Department of Civil Engineering, Kongunadu College of Engineering and Technology, Trichy, India E-Mail: [email protected]

ABSTRACT This paper aims to study the possibility of using plastic waste as a binding material instead of cement in the manufacturing of paver blocks. The study bears on plastics with a Polyethylene terephthalate basis. Plastic waste is carried to melt and mixed with a varying proportion of solid waste fly ash and quarry dust (PET 25-35 % fly ash 25 % and quarry dust 40-50% in weight). The measurements of physical and mechanical properties show that plastic waste paver blocks and these proportion in plastic give’s better results than concrete paver blocks.

Keywords: PPB, polyethylene terephthalate, quarry dust, fly-ash.

INTRODUCTION Table-1. Physical & chemical properties of flyash. Advancement in utilization of wastes in paver block as Main ingredient to reduces pollutants in environment and maximizes usage of natural resources. During the production of cement Co2 is produced which cause global warming. By replacing the cement consumption environment can be protected. An attempt was made to reuse the solid waste quarry dust fly-ash and PET with an aim not to lose the strength far from original Paver blocks. From the observations of test results, PET can be reused with 50% of quarry dust and 25 % of fly-ash in Plastic Paver block. The physical and mechanical properties of materials used in Plastic Paver block were investigated. For the test 6 cubes cube were cast for Table-2. Proportions percentage of materials. measuring Compressive strength.

MATERIALS

Quarry Dust Quarry dust is collected from local stone crushing units near thuriyur. It was initially dry in condition when collected and was sieved by IS: 4.75 mm sieve before mixing. Specific gravity: 2.57 Fineness modulus: 2.41 Density: 1.85 gm/cc Void ratio: 0.42.

a) Flyash

Fly ash (FA) obtained from Thermal power plant, c) Experimental Test Setup Mettur Salem district, Tamilnadu state, India confirming to IS:3812-1981 used in mineral admixture in dry powder . concrete cubes confirming to IS: 516:1964 of size form the physical and chemical properties were given 70. 6 x 70. 6 x 70. 6 mm were cast. Table-1. . Total 12 cubes were cast for determination of

compressive strength. After 2 hours the moulds b) Polyethylene Terephthalate were de-molded and subjected to cooling in room PET is produced by the polymerization of temperature for 3 hours. ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. Ethylene glycol is a . Crushing loads were noted and average colourless liquid obtained from the ethylene, and compressive strength of 3 specimens is determined terephthalic acid is a crystalline solid obtained from at shown in Table-3 respectively of various mix xylene. When heated together under the influence of proportions of materials as given in the Table-2 and chemical catalysts, ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid the Compression strength are compared with all of produce PET in the form of a molten, viscous. Mass that them as shown in Figure-1 can be spun directly to fibers or solidified for later processing as a plastic.

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Mix Specimen

Figure-1. Compression of compressive strength results.

CONCLUSIONS Based on this experimental Investigation, . It is found that the proportion PPB-2 which having the PET- 30%, Fly-ash-25% and Quarry dust 45 % gives more strength when comparing with all other proportions. . From that we have concluded that solid waste (Quarry dust, Fly ash & PET) can be used as an main Constitutions for the preparation of paver block with the increased strength.

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