Authors :
Rutticka Kedare
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 4 - April
Google Scholar :
https://goo.gl/DF9R4u
Scribd :
https://bit.ly/3bDKMKy
DOI :
10.38124/IJISRT20APR672
Abstract :
The basic aim of this work is to perform
characterization of the powder obtained from surface of
waste plastic brick which in turn provides a base to
study the physical and chemical composition of bricks
made from waste plastic bags and sand (Plastic bricks).
The powder used for characterization was obtained
from the surface of waste plastic bricks by scratching
the surface of bricks with knife-like stainless-steel
instruments. Before characterization, this powder was
strained through a double layer strainer (mesh number
325, pore size 44 microns) to obtain fine powder
particles. This fine powder was further characterised
for determining the particle size, crystallinity
percentage, elemental composition and to find
functional groups present. The techniques used in
characterization of powder includes X-ray Diffraction
(XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
(FTIR) and Field Emission Scanning Electron
Microscopy / Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
(FESEM/EDS). The results obtained from XRD data
analysis showed the particle size to be 9.595 nanometres
with a crystallinity percentage of 2.113275 percent. EDS
and FTIR results when studied simultaneously showed
presence of clay minerals like MgO, SiO2, Al2O3, etc.
Another observation was the noticeable percent of
Antimony present in sample which can be traced to
either an impurity in sand used or due to colorants
present in plastic bags used
Keywords :
Waste-Plastic Bags, Plastic bricks, X-ray Diffraction, FESEM/EDS, FTIR, Spectroscopy.
The basic aim of this work is to perform
characterization of the powder obtained from surface of
waste plastic brick which in turn provides a base to
study the physical and chemical composition of bricks
made from waste plastic bags and sand (Plastic bricks).
The powder used for characterization was obtained
from the surface of waste plastic bricks by scratching
the surface of bricks with knife-like stainless-steel
instruments. Before characterization, this powder was
strained through a double layer strainer (mesh number
325, pore size 44 microns) to obtain fine powder
particles. This fine powder was further characterised
for determining the particle size, crystallinity
percentage, elemental composition and to find
functional groups present. The techniques used in
characterization of powder includes X-ray Diffraction
(XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
(FTIR) and Field Emission Scanning Electron
Microscopy / Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
(FESEM/EDS). The results obtained from XRD data
analysis showed the particle size to be 9.595 nanometres
with a crystallinity percentage of 2.113275 percent. EDS
and FTIR results when studied simultaneously showed
presence of clay minerals like MgO, SiO2, Al2O3, etc.
Another observation was the noticeable percent of
Antimony present in sample which can be traced to
either an impurity in sand used or due to colorants
present in plastic bags used
Keywords :
Waste-Plastic Bags, Plastic bricks, X-ray Diffraction, FESEM/EDS, FTIR, Spectroscopy.
