scholarly journals New Plaster Composite with Mineral Wool Fibres from CDW Recycling

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Romaniega Piñeiro ◽  
Mercedes del Río Merino ◽  
Cristina Pérez García
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Behaviour ◽  
Mineral Wool ◽  
The Other ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Building Sector ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Building Insulation ◽  
New Construction ◽  
Intense Activity ◽  
Construction Works

Over the last decade the intense activity of the building sector has generated large quantities of construction and demolition waste (CDW). In particular, in Europe around 890 million tons of CDW is generated every year; however, only 50% of them are recycled. In Spain, over the last years 40 millions of tons of construction and demolition waste have been generated. On the other hand, since the implementation of the Technical Building Code regulation the use of mineral wools as building insulation materials has become a widespread solution in both rehabilitation and new construction works, and because of that, this kind of insulation waste is increasing. This research analyzes the potential of a new composite (gypsum and fiber waste) including several mineral wools waste into a plaster matrix. For this purpose, an experimental plan, characterizing the physical and mechanical behaviour as well as the Shore C hardness of the new composite, was elaborated fulfilling UNE Standards.

scholarly journals Circular Economy on Construction and Demolition Waste: A Literature Review on Material Recovery and Production

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 2970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarence P. Ginga ◽  
Jason Maximino C. Ongpeng ◽  
Ma. Klarissa M. Daly
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Material Recovery ◽  
New Construction

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) accounts for at least 30% of the total solid waste produced around the world. At around 924 million tons in the European Union in 2016 and 2.36 billion tons in China in 2018, the amount is expected to increase over the next few years. Dumping these wastes in sanitary landfills has always been the traditional approach to waste management but this will not be feasible in the years to come. To significantly reduce or eliminate the amount of CDW being dumped, circular economy is a possible solution to the increasing amounts of CDW. Circular economy is an economic system based on business models which replaces the end-of-life concept with reducing, reusing, recycling, and recovering materials. This paper discusses circular economy (CE) frameworks—specifically material recovery and production highlighting the reuse and recycling of CDW and reprocessing into new construction applications. Likewise, a literature review into recent studies of reuse and recycling of CDW and its feasibility is also discussed to possibly prove the effectivity of CE in reducing CDW. Findings such as effectivity of recycling CDW into new construction applications and its limitations in effective usage are discussed and research gaps such as reuse of construction materials are also undertaken. CE and recycling were also found to be emerging topics. Observed trends in published articles as well as the use of latent Dirichlet allocation in creating topic models have shown a rising awareness and increasing research in CE which focuses on recycling and reusing CDW.

scholarly journals Recycling of construction and demolition waste during renovation of territories and pavements of large cities

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitali Chulkov ◽  
Bakhruz Nazirov
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
New Construction ◽  
Process Of Urbanization ◽  
The City ◽  
New Buildings

In the process of urbanization of large cities in different countries, there are similar problems of reorganization, involving the demolition of physically and morally obsolete buildings and structures, as well as the subsequent construction reorganization of the territories vacated or re-cut to the city. In the process of demolition of obsolete buildings and structures, as well as the construction of new buildings, inevitably significant amounts of waste and construction debris arise that should be recycled as much as possible into secondary building materials (to carry out the so-called «recycling» of waste). Types of construction reorganization of urban areas are divided into traditional, widely known and standardized (repair, reconstruction, restoration), and innovative, arising in the processes of reorganization of society. Among the innovative types of construction reorganization, renovation is currently the most relevant, meeting the need to renovate the dilapidated housing stock of cities. The article discusses the main types of construction waste generated during demolition and new construction, as well as the technologies used for recycling these wastes during the renovation of territories and pavements of large cities.

scholarly journals Promoting and Demoting Factors of Ecodesign Methodologies for The Application of Recycled Construction Waste: A Case Study of a Composite Product

Urban Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
Petri Sormunen ◽  
Timo Kärki
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Quality Function Deployment ◽  
Mineral Wool ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Thermoplastic Composites ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Design Case Study ◽  
Recycled Material

Thermoplastic composites manufacturing could be a potential end-of-life option for separated construction and demolition waste. This study aims to find out how well the established ecodesign methodologies support the choice of recycled composite materials in new product design, and what challenges these materials offer to the designer. A product design case study was conducted by applying the ecodesign methodologies Environmental Quality Function Deployment and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution, to identify the main promoting and demoting factors from the designer’s point of view. The rate of recycled material is the main promoting factor, but biodegradability, recyclability, and the mixing of materials are usually demoting the composite use. The use of multiple criteria analysis techniques can work in favor of the composite, as the mechanical and physical properties are taken into consideration. The paper discusses the potential challenges the designer faces when evaluating the feasibility of using recycled material composites. The design suggests that new uses for waste that previously went to landfill, such as mineral wool, can be found with composite solutions.

scholarly journals Recycling of construction and demolition waste for producing new construction material (Brazil case-study)

2016 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 594-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Contreras ◽  
S.R. Teixeira ◽  
M.C. Lucas ◽  
L.C.N. Lima ◽  
D.S.L. Cardoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Material ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
New Construction

scholarly journals Current Applications of Recycled Aggregates from Construction and Demolition: A Review

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1700
Author(s):  
Glaydson Simões dos Reis ◽  
Marco Quattrone ◽  
Weslei Monteiro Ambrós ◽  
Bogdan Grigore Cazacliu ◽  
Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Recycled Aggregates ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Construction Engineering ◽  
New Construction ◽  
Natural Aggregates ◽  
Environmentally Friendly Approach

A literature review comprising 163 publications published over a period of 26 years from 1992 to 2018 is presented in this paper. This review discusses the generation and recycling of construction and demolition waste (CDW) as well as its main uses as raw materials for the construction engineering sector. This review pays attention to the use of CDW aggregates for sand, pavements/roads, bricks, ceramics, cementitious materials, and concrete productions, as well its uses as eco-friendly materials for water decontamination. The physical-chemical and mechanical characteristics of recycled aggregates play an important role in their correctly chosen applications. The results found in this literature survey allow us to conclude that recycled aggregates from CDW can be successfully used to produce construction materials with quality comparable to those produced with natural aggregates. We concluded that the use of CDWs as raw materials for manufacturing new construction materials is technically feasible, economical, and constitutes an environmentally friendly approach for a future construction and demolition waste management strategy.

scholarly journals Utilization of demolition wood and mineral wool wastes in wood-plastic composites

Detritus ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Petri Jetsu ◽  
Markku Vilkki ◽  
Ismo Tiihonen
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Mineral Wool ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Waste Materials ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Waste Wood ◽  
Wood Plastic Composites ◽  
Plastic Composites ◽  
A Minor

Wood and mineral wool fractions from demolished buildings were sorted into different categories and processed to the suitable grain size needed for the manufacturing of wood-plastic composites. Processed construction and demolition waste materials mixed with plastics and additives were extruded into hollow test bars using a conical rotary extruder. Test specimens needed for measurements were cut from test bars. The results showed that the mechanical performance of wood-plastic composites based on construction and demolition waste wood, and mineral wool was at a good level and comparable to commonly used wood-plastic composites in decking applications. The highest strength properties of wood-plastic composites were achieved with a plywood fraction and the lowest with materials containing a particle/fibre board fraction. The mechanical performance can be improved by utilizing mineral wool in the formulation of wood-plastic composites. A material mixture containing several wood fractions as well as mineral wool also gave good strength properties. Only a minor reduction in strength properties was measured when recycled plastic was utilized meaning that wood-plastic composites suitable for many types of applications can be produced entirely from recycled materials.

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