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Symposium: S14 - Material Technologies for Sustainability
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Synthesis and characterization of polymer based composites containing municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) bottom ash

HRELJA DENIS (1)*, Besco Stefano (1), Lorenzetti Alessandra (1), Roso Martina (1), Modesti Michele (1)

(1) University of Padova - Padova - Italy

Bottom ash from municipal solid waste incineration has been used as a filler for different polymers: polyethylene, polypropylene and poly(vinyl chloride) in order to produce sustainable polymer based composites from waste recycling. Polymer-filler composites containing different filler amounts have been formulated and prepared by means of melt compounding process. Structural, morphological, mechanical and thermal characterization of their properties has been performed highlighting remarkable enhancements of tensile and flexural moduli, together with enhancements of flexural resistance and deflection temperature under load.