Study on impact of shredded polypropylene on selected properties of cement composite
Bogdan Langier, Krzysztof Werner, Włodzimierz Baranowski
Quarterly No. 4, 2016 pages 230-233
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keywords: cement composites, shredded polypropylene, compression strength, bending strength, absorbability, capillary rise of water
abstract The subject of the studies was the assessment of polypropylene utilization possibilities by using shredded polypropylene as a mortar component. The article presents the research results of the impact of shredded polypropylene on selected properties of the cement composite. The assessed material was cement mortar, the composition of which included an additive - a polymer plastic in the quantity of up to 2%. The scope of the studies included assessing the impact of the polymer plastic waste on the obtained properties of the cement composite and in particular, changes in the compression and bending strength, absorbability and capillary rise of water. The studies were meant to assess the possibilities of using additives originating from polypropylene production waste and to indicate the direction for further studies on cement composites.