| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N07301/01 |
| Title: |
THE TRANSFORMATION OF RE-CYCLED WASTEPAPER RESIDUES INTO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - PHASE 3 |
| Principal Investigator: |
Webster, Professor PJ |
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Inst for Materials Research |
| Organisation: |
University of Salford |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
20 March 2000 |
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19 March 2003 |
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261,442
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Recycling wastepaper creates residual waste solids estimated at 200/a of more than 4 million tonnes processed annually. Traditional disposal is by landspread, landfill, or incineration followed by landfill. Phases 1 and 2 demonstrated that the waste could be used in construction applications. This. Phase 3 proposal focuses on the cement fibreboard application. The mechanical properties which range from satisfactory to outstanding depend on the form of sludge; fibre content, cement content and board density. Sludge forms available are post-flocculated (current production), pre-flocculated, and fibrerich (obtained by separation techniques).A major requirement in Phase. 3 is to improve the dimensional stability related to the ingress and egress of water vapour. Durability trials under natural exposure and accelerated conditions are to be carried out: Salford prototypes must satisfy rigorous specifications to trigger full-scale, industrial preproduction trials, .
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http://www.salford.ac.uk |