Cement asbestos slates, commonly known as Eternit® and still abundant in private and public buildings, were deactivated through a thermal process. The resulting deactivated cement asbestos powder (DCAP), a mixture of Ca-Mg-Al silicates and glass, was compounded with Pavatekno Gold 200 (PT) and Pavafloor H200/E (PF), two different epoxy resins (bisphenol A epichlorohydrin) for flooring applications. The addition of the DCAP filler to the PF samples causes a slight but acceptable decrease in the relevant mechanical properties (compressive, tensile, and flexural strengths) upon increasing DCAP content. The addition of the DCAP filler to pure epoxy (PT resin) causes a slight decrease in the tensile and flexural strengths with increasing DCAP content, while the compressive strength is almost unaffected, and the Shore hardness increases. The main mechanical properties of the PT samples are significantly better than those of the filler-bearing sample of normal production. Overall, these results suggest that DCAP can be advantageously used as filler in addition to, or in substitution for, commercial barite. In particular, the sample with 20 wt% of DCAP is the best performing in terms of compressive, tensile, and flexural strengths, whereas the sample with 30 wt% of DCAP shows the highest Shore hardness, which is an important property to be considered in flooring applications.

Campanale, F., Vergani, F., Marian, N., Viti, C., Bianchi, A., Ferrario, S., et al. (2023). Epoxy Resins for Flooring Applications, an Optimal Host for Recycling Deactivated Cement Asbestos. POLYMERS, 15(6) [10.3390/polym15061410].

Epoxy Resins for Flooring Applications, an Optimal Host for Recycling Deactivated Cement Asbestos

Campanale, Fabrizio;Vergani, Fabrizio;Mauri, Michele;Capitani, Giancarlo
2023

Abstract

Cement asbestos slates, commonly known as Eternit® and still abundant in private and public buildings, were deactivated through a thermal process. The resulting deactivated cement asbestos powder (DCAP), a mixture of Ca-Mg-Al silicates and glass, was compounded with Pavatekno Gold 200 (PT) and Pavafloor H200/E (PF), two different epoxy resins (bisphenol A epichlorohydrin) for flooring applications. The addition of the DCAP filler to the PF samples causes a slight but acceptable decrease in the relevant mechanical properties (compressive, tensile, and flexural strengths) upon increasing DCAP content. The addition of the DCAP filler to pure epoxy (PT resin) causes a slight decrease in the tensile and flexural strengths with increasing DCAP content, while the compressive strength is almost unaffected, and the Shore hardness increases. The main mechanical properties of the PT samples are significantly better than those of the filler-bearing sample of normal production. Overall, these results suggest that DCAP can be advantageously used as filler in addition to, or in substitution for, commercial barite. In particular, the sample with 20 wt% of DCAP is the best performing in terms of compressive, tensile, and flexural strengths, whereas the sample with 30 wt% of DCAP shows the highest Shore hardness, which is an important property to be considered in flooring applications.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
deactivated asbestos; epoxy resin; flooring applications; inorganic filler; recycling;
English
12-mar-2023
2023
15
6
1410
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Campanale, F., Vergani, F., Marian, N., Viti, C., Bianchi, A., Ferrario, S., et al. (2023). Epoxy Resins for Flooring Applications, an Optimal Host for Recycling Deactivated Cement Asbestos. POLYMERS, 15(6) [10.3390/polym15061410].
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