Reuse of Plastic Waste in Eco-efficient Concrete

Dr. F. Pacheco-Torgal is a principal investigator at the University of Minho, in Portugal. He currently holds the title of Counsellor from the Portuguese Engineers Association and has authored more than 300 publications. He is a member of the editorial boards for 9 international journals. He has acted as a foreign expert in the evaluation of 30 PhD theses. In the last 10 years he has been a Member of the Scientific Committee for almost 60 conferences most of them in Asian countries. He is also a grant assessor for several scientific institutions in 15 countries including the UK, US, Netherlands, China, France, Australia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Spain, Czech Republic, Chile, Saudi Arabia, UA. Emirates, Croatia, Poland, and the EU Commission. He has also been an invited reviewer for 125 international journals and has reviewed almost 1200 papers and has been the lead editor of 27 books. Professor Jamal Khatib is Chair of Civil Engineering at the Beirut Arab University, in the Lebanon and Emeritus Professor at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. His research interests are sustainable construction materials, structural materials; using waste in construction, lightweight aggregates, admixtures and novel materials in construction applications. Francesco Colangelo is a Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the Parthenope University of Naples in Italy. His main research work covers the recycling of waste materials in concrete especially for?geo-environmental and civil engineering applications?and the application of life cycle assessment methodology in the preparation of innovative building materials. Dr. Rabin Tuladhar is an Associate Professor and Head of Engineering in the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University, Australia. He served as Director of Engineering Studies (2018-2020) and Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching (ADLT) (2012-2018) for the College of Science and Engineering. He is a Civil Engineer, with specialization in Concrete and Structure Engineering. He has established close collaborations with local industries to conduct translational research in the areas of sustainable and innovative construction materials, durability of structures, rehabilitation of aged infrastructure and structural health monitoring.

1 Reuse of plastic waste in eco-efficient concrete: an introductory guide

Part 1 Processing of plastic wastes

2 Automated sorting technology for plastic waste
3 Impacts of techniques for plastic waste management
4 Production of recycled plastic fibers for concrete

Part 2 Concrete with recycled plastic as aggregates

5 Properties of concrete containing polyethylene terephthalate and artificial lightweight aggregates: a case study
6 Improving the adhesion between recycled plastics aggregates and the cement matrix
7 Concrete based on chemically treated plastic aggregates
8 Utilizing recycled plastic aggregates in geopolymeric composites
9 Geopolymer composites containing recycled plastics and waste glass

Part 3 Concrete with recycled plastic fibers

10 Use of recycled plastic fibers in self-compacting concrete
11 Breaking the plastic cycle: exploring the mechanical properties of polyethylene terephthalate fiber-reinforced concrete
12 Concrete using polypropylene fibers from COVID-19 single-use face masks
13 Recycling of plastic food packaging waste as fibers in concrete
14 Leaching performance of concrete with recycled plastic fibers

Part 4 Asphalt concrete with recycled plastic

15 Performance of asphalt modified with low density polyethylene waste
16 Performance of asphalt mixtures with polyethylene terephthalate waste and lignin
17 A case study of the recycling of polyethylene into hot asphalt concrete