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Refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil

A refuse-derived plastic was produced by mixing waste Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) in solution with used deep-fried oil (UDFO). A measured amount of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKPO) was added as a reaction initiator and cobalt-naphthenate as a promoter. Investigation of solubility test of EPS in M...

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Main Author: Noor Aishatun, Majid
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis 2011
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Refuse-derived plastic
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
Used deep-fried oil (UDFO)
Plastic
Waste materials
Polystyrene
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/12885
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spelling my.unimap-128852011-06-30T06:54:24Z Refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil Noor Aishatun, Majid Refuse-derived plastic Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Used deep-fried oil (UDFO) Plastic Waste materials Polystyrene A refuse-derived plastic was produced by mixing waste Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) in solution with used deep-fried oil (UDFO). A measured amount of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKPO) was added as a reaction initiator and cobalt-naphthenate as a promoter. Investigation of solubility test of EPS in MEK solvent indicates that 5 g waste and EPS 10 g MEK were found to be an effective mixture to make the best formulation in making refuse-derived plastic. Experiments on preparation of refuse-derived plastics with different amount of used deep-fried oil and Polystyrene in MEK solution indicates that 15 wt. % of UDFO cooperated well with waste EPS and resulted the highest tensile strength and maximum stress (flexural strength) 3.579 MPa and 6.520 MPa. The morphology and performance characteristic of the prepared waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) based plastic filled with 15 wt. % used deep-fried oil (UDFO) and 15 wt. % fresh oil (FO) were determined and compared. The tests showed that the prepared refuse-derived plastic has some advantages such as excellent tensile strength, elongation at break, modulus of elasticity and flexural strength compared with waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) based plastic filled with 15 wt. % with fresh oil (FO). 2011-06-30T06:54:24Z 2011-06-30T06:54:24Z 2009 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12885 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis School of Materials Engineering
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topic Refuse-derived plastic
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
Used deep-fried oil (UDFO)
Plastic
Waste materials
Polystyrene
spellingShingle Refuse-derived plastic
Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
Used deep-fried oil (UDFO)
Plastic
Waste materials
Polystyrene
Noor Aishatun, Majid
Refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil
description A refuse-derived plastic was produced by mixing waste Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) in solution with used deep-fried oil (UDFO). A measured amount of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKPO) was added as a reaction initiator and cobalt-naphthenate as a promoter. Investigation of solubility test of EPS in MEK solvent indicates that 5 g waste and EPS 10 g MEK were found to be an effective mixture to make the best formulation in making refuse-derived plastic. Experiments on preparation of refuse-derived plastics with different amount of used deep-fried oil and Polystyrene in MEK solution indicates that 15 wt. % of UDFO cooperated well with waste EPS and resulted the highest tensile strength and maximum stress (flexural strength) 3.579 MPa and 6.520 MPa. The morphology and performance characteristic of the prepared waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) based plastic filled with 15 wt. % used deep-fried oil (UDFO) and 15 wt. % fresh oil (FO) were determined and compared. The tests showed that the prepared refuse-derived plastic has some advantages such as excellent tensile strength, elongation at break, modulus of elasticity and flexural strength compared with waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) based plastic filled with 15 wt. % with fresh oil (FO).
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author Noor Aishatun, Majid
author_facet Noor Aishatun, Majid
author_sort Noor Aishatun, Majid
title Refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil
title_short Refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil
title_full Refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil
title_fullStr Refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil
title_full_unstemmed Refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil
title_sort refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis
publishDate 2011
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/12885
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