scholarly journals Reuse of CD and DVD Wastes as Reinforcement in Gypsum Plaster Plates

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 989
Author(s):  
Manuel Alejandro Pedreño-Rojas ◽  
María Jesús Morales-Conde ◽  
Filomena Pérez-Gálvez ◽  
Paloma Rubio-de-Hita

The continuous and rapid evolution in the field of computing, and in particular in the field of storage devices, has led to the obsolescence of optical discs in favour of mass storage devices. In that sense, a large number of CDs and DVDs become obsolete each day in the world. In trying to create a recovery solution for those pieces, research in which polycarbonate (PC) waste from recycled discs have been used to develop new gypsum coating materials and products has been conducted. In a previous study, the physical and mechanical properties of new gypsum plasters, with PC waste as aggregate, were studied. Following that study, this article aims at creating new gypsum plaster false ceiling plates, using CD and DVD residues in different scenarios: as crushed aggregate in the gypsum matrix, as full reinforcement pieces of the plates and as a combination of both. The mechanical behaviour and the thermal conductivity of the new pieces have been analysed in this paper. The results showed an important improvement in the mechanical and thermal properties of the plates when the PC waste was used in many scenarios.

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-83

Phenol novolac epoxy resin is a polymer matter which its properties can be modified for industrial needs. In this research, nanocomposites of phenol novolac epoxy resin and unsaturated polyester are made nano Bentonite and silica nanoparticles as filler. For this purpose, effect of nanoparticles percent on nanocomposite formation is studied and their physical, mechanical and thermal properties are obtained. The presence of unsaturated polyester in this process forms a cross-link capable of improving the physical and mechanical properties of epoxy resin. Fracture behavior was determined by a SEM device. Moreover, TGA, DSC, impact tests and bending test were applied for data analysis. When process ability is growing, moisture absorption decreases. Fracture toughness was also evaluated in a stoichiometric network. Physical and mechanical properties improve significantly with increasing nanoparticles. The most important reason for using this nanocomposite is its high resistance to corrosion.


Author(s):  
Susan Imberman ◽  
Abdullah Uz Uz Tansel

With the advent of mass storage devices, databases have become larger and larger. Point-of-sale data, patient medical data, scientific data, and credit card transactions are just a few sources of the ever-increasing amounts of data. These large datasets provide a rich source of useful information. Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) is a paradigm for the analysis of these large datasets. KDD uses various methods from such diverse fields as machine learning, artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, database management and design, statistics, expert systems, and data visualization.


Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap

This chapter aims to master web mining and Information Retrieval (IR) in the digital age, thus describing the overviews of web mining and web usage mining; the significance of web mining in the digital age; the overview of IR; the concept of Collaborative Information Retrieval (CIR); the evaluation of IR systems; and the significance of IR in the digital age. Web mining can contribute to the increase in profits by selling more products and by minimizing costs. Web mining is the application of data mining techniques to discover the interesting patterns from web data in order to better serve the needs of web-based multifaceted applications. Mining web data can improve the personalization, create the selling opportunities, and lead to more profitable relationships with customers in global business. Web mining techniques can be applied with the effective analysis of the clearly understood business needs and requirements. Web mining builds the detailed customer profiles based on the transactional data. Web mining is used to create the personalized search engines which can recognize the individuals' search queries by analyzing and profiling the web user's search behavior. IR is the process of obtaining relevant information from a collection of informational resources. IR has considerably changed with the expansion of the Internet and the advent of modern and inexpensive graphical user interfaces and mass storage devices. The effective IR system, including an active indexing system, not only decreases the chances that information will be misfiled but also expedites the retrieval of information. Regarding IR utilization, the resulting time-saving benefit increases office efficiency and productivity while decreasing stress and anxiety. Most IR systems provide the advanced searching capabilities that allow users to create the sophisticated queries. The chapter argues that applying web mining and IR has the potential to enhance organizational performance and reach strategic goals in the digital age.


2017 ◽  
Vol 751 ◽  
pp. 521-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiraphorn Mahawan ◽  
Somchai Maneewan ◽  
Tanapon Patanin ◽  
Atthakorn Thongtha

This research concentrates to the effect of changing sand proportion on the physical, mechanical and thermal properties of building wall materials (Cellular lightweight concrete). The density, water absorption and compressive strength of the 7.0 cm x 7.0 cm x 7.0 cm concrete sample were studied. It was found that there are an increase of density and a reduction of water absorption with an increase of sand content. The higher compressive strength can be confirmed by higher density and lower water absorption. The physical and mechanical properties of lightweight concrete conditions conformed to the Thai Industrial Standard 2601-2013. The phases of CaCO3 and calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) in the material indicate an important factor in thermal insulating performance.


Author(s):  
Alexandru Boitan ◽  
Simona Halunga ◽  
Valerică Bîndar ◽  
Octavian Fratu
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2016 ◽  
Vol 694 ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
Zaleha Mustafa ◽  
Zurina Shamsudin ◽  
Radzali Othman ◽  
Nur Fashiha Sapari ◽  
Jariah Mohd Juoi ◽  
...  

Glass-composite materials were prepared from the soda lime silicate (SLS) waste glass; ball clay and charcoal powder were fired to temperature of 850 °C as an effort for recycling waste glass. Various carbon contents, i.e., 1, 5, 10, 20 and 30 wt.% C were used to evaluate the effect of carbon contents on the hardness and thermal properties of glass composites. In addition, five different particles size (d0.5) of 1, 5, 20, 40 and 75 μm were used to observe the influence of particle size on the physical and mechanical properties of the glass composites. Phase analysis studies revealed the presence of quartz (ICDD: 00001-0649, 2θ = 25.6° and 35.6°), cristobalite (ICDD 00004-0379, 2θ = 22.0° and 38.4°) and wollastonite (ICDD 00002-0689, 2θ = 30.1° and 26.9°). The results showed that the optimised properties is at 1 wt.% of carbon content containing average pore size of 10 μm, with lowest porosity percentage of 1.76 %, highest Vickers microhardness of 4.6 GPa and minimum CTE. The percentage of porosity and hardness value also increased with reduction in carbon particle size.


1981 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 231-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter N. Schreiner ◽  
Ronald Jenkins

Over the past several years there has been considerable interest in computer search/match programs for qualitative analysis of powder diffraction patterns. This interest has been stimulated by the availability of modern minicomputers supported by relatively inexpensive mass storage devices capable of containing the entire JCPDS (l) data base on line. As the traditional search/match algorithms have been reviewed for possible implementation on the slower speed and restricted memory minicomputers being supplied with today's automated diffractometers, new ideas have emerged for such algorithms. One very extensive set of new algorithms has been developed by our group and these are contained in the SANDMAN search/match/identify program which was described at this conference last year (2). Experience has shown those algorithms to be extremely effective, particularly in handling eases where the presence of systematic errors in the data has precluded the correct analysis by other computerised search/match systems.


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