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Microstructural and Thermal Behaviour of Composite Material from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Fly Ash

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dc.contributor.authorMohd Nasir N.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorUsman F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWoen E.L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAnsari M.N.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSupian A.B.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSalomaen_US
dc.contributor.authorid57435369300en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55812540000en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57215507629en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55489853600en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57202962691en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57170913900en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-14T03:18:56Z
dc.date.available2024-10-14T03:18:56Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractNowadays, the environmental impact of plastic waste is crucial, and in the energy industry, fly ash, a type of solid waste, has also prompted severe ecological and safety concerns. In this study, we synthesised composite material from two industrial wastes: recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) as the matrix and fly ash as the filler. The effect of different fly ash loadings on the thermal behaviour and microstructure of the composite material using rPET were evaluated. Various loading amounts of fly ash, up to 68%, were added in the rPET mixtures, and composites were made using a single-threaded bar�s barrel extruder. The feeding zone, compression zone, and metering zone made up the three functional areas of the extruder machine with a single-flighted, stepped compression screw. The composite materials were subjected to DSC and SEM equipped with EDX spectroscopy tests to examine their thermal behaviour and microstructural development. It was found that the thermal behaviour of rPET improved with the addition of fly ash but degraded as the fly ash loading increased to 68%, as confirmed by the DSC study. The composites� microstructural development revealed an even filler distribution within the polymer matrix. However, when the fly ash loading increased, voids and agglomeration accumulated, affecting the composites� thermal behaviour. � 2023 by the authors.en_US
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dc.identifier.ArtNo11
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/recycling8010011
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85148704536
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85148704536&doi=10.3390%2frecycling8010011&partnerID=40&md5=9c894b1f542703ee44f07d97894d1051
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/34302
dc.identifier.volume8
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access
dc.relation.ispartofGold Open Access
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleRecycling
dc.subjectcomposite material
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectfly ash
dc.subjectmicrostructure
dc.subjectpolymer
dc.subjectrecycled PET
dc.subjectthermal behaviour
dc.titleMicrostructural and Thermal Behaviour of Composite Material from Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate and Fly Ashen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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