Synthetic Light Weight Aggregate (SLA) from Fly Ash and Waste Plastic

This project will be conducted by Mohsen G. Kashi of GEI Consultants, Winchester, Massachusetts along with colleagues from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and Tufts University. It will develop a new product from two materials currently sent to disposal facilities; namely coal fly ash and waste plastics. The final product, a light weight synthetic aggregate, will be a granular material to be used in such applications as light weight fill, precast concrete elements, concrete structures and insulation for utility pipelines. This project proposes the use of various ash to plastic ratios, plastics of different thermal properties, and various production methods.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Contract Numbers:

  Research Project 19

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  University of New Hampshire, Durham

  Recycled Materials Resource Center
  Environmental Technology Building, 35 Colovos Road
  Durham, NH  United States  03824
• Performing Organizations:

  Tufts University

  Medford, MA  United States 

  Rhode Island Department of Transportation

  State Office Building, 2 Capitol Hill
  Providence, RI  United States  02903

  University of Massachusetts, Lowell

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  108 Falmouth Hall, One University Avenue
  Lowell, MA  United States  01854

  University of New Hampshire, Durham

  Recycled Materials Resource Center
  Environmental Technology Building, 35 Colovos Road
  Durham, NH  United States  03824
• Principal Investigators:

  Kashi, Mohsen

• Start Date: 20030422
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: RiP Project 8087

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Binders; Construction; Fly ash; Performance evaluations; Research projects; Synthetic fibers; Thermoplastic materials
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Research; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01459184
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of New Hampshire, Durham
• Contract Numbers: Research Project 19
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:58PM