Use of Recycled Plastics in Eco-efficient Concrete

1. Introduction to the use of recycled plastics in eco-efficient concrete
F. Pacheco-Torgal
2.Techniques for separation of plastic wastes
Silvia Serranti and Giuseppe Bonifazi
3. Hydraulic separation of plastic wastes
Monica Moroni, Emanuela Lupo and Floriana La Marca
4. Production of recycled polypropylene (PP) fibers from industrial plastic waste through melt spinning process
Rabin Tuladhar and Shi Yin
5. Fresh properties of concrete containing plastic aggregate
Sheelan M. Hama and Nahla N. Hilal
6. Mechanical strength of concrete with PVC aggregates
A.A. Mohammed
7. Characteristics of concrete containing EPS
J.M. Khatib, B.A. Herki and A. Elkordi
8. Lightweight concrete with polyolefins as aggregates
Francesco Colangelo and Ilenia Farina
9. Properties of concrete with plastic polypropylene aggregates
Z. Pavlík, M. Pavlíkovalez<ALEZ, and Miguel <Angel Calzada-Pérez I. Indacoechea-Vega

16. Concrete reinforced with metalized plastic waste fibers
Ankur C. Bhogayata
17. Performance of concrete with PVC fibres
Senthil Kumar Kaliyavaradhan and Tung-Chai Ling
18. Recycled waste PET for sustainable fiber-reinforced concrete
Dora Foti
19. Properties of recycled carpet fiber reinforced concrete
Hamid Reza Pakravan, Ali Asghar Asgharian Jeddi, Masoud Jamshidi, Farnaz Memarian and Amir Masoud Saghafi
20. Performance of asphalt concrete with plastic fibres
Nura Usman and Mohd Idrus Mohd Masirin
21. Sustainability of using recycled plastic fiber in concrete
Rabin Tuladhar and Shi Yin

Use of Recycled Plastics in Eco-efficient Concrete looks at the processing of plastic waste, including techniques for separation, the production of plastic aggregates, the production of concrete with recycled plastic as an aggregate or binder, the fresh properties of concrete with plastic aggregates, the shrinkage of concrete with plastic aggregates, the mechanical properties of concrete with plastic aggregates, toughness of concrete with plastic aggregates, modulus of elasticity of concrete with plastic aggregates, durability of concrete with plastic aggregates, concrete plastic waste powder with enhanced neutron radiation shielding, and more, thus making it a valuable reference for academics and industrial researchers.

• Describes the main types of recycled plastics that can be applied in concrete manufacturing
• Presents, for the first time, state-of-the art knowledge on the properties of conventional concrete with recycled plastics
• Discusses the technological challenges for concrete manufactures for mass production of recycled concrete from plastic waste

Academic and industrial researchers who are working with use of plastics in concrete, civil and structural engineers, polymer production technologists, practicing engineers in construction industry, concrete manufacturers