UTILIZATION OF RECYCLED

HDPE(HIGH DENSITY
POLYETHYLENE) BOTTLE CAPS
WITH TALC ADDITIVE AS A
POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
MATERIAL
 -GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO METALS,
GLASS, AND WOOD FOR
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
PRODUCTS

PLASTICS - PET , HDPE, PVC, LDPE,

PP, PS
-TAKES YEARS TO DECOMPOSE
WHICH LEADS TO LANDFILLS,
INCINERATION AND RECYCLING
HDPE
PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS
TALC
 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
UTILIZE RECYCLED HDPE BOTTLE CAPS WITH TALC ADDITIVE
AS A POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL
OBJECTIVES SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
PHYSICAL PROPERTY IN TERMS OF WATER
1
ABSORPTION

MECHANICAL PROPERTY IN TERMS OF

2
FLEXURAL AND TENSILE STRENGTH
3 OPTIMUM MIXTURE
 This research aim to answer the following
problems:
1. What is the physical property in terms of
STATEMENT OF water absorption?

THE PROBLEM 2. What is the mechanical properties of

terms of the following:
a. Tensile Strength
b. Flexural Strength

3. What is the optimum mixture?

 CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK

INPUT
Sourcing of materials
(Recycled Plastic Bottle PROCESS
Preliminary Test (FTIR), RPBC
Caps(RPBC) and Talc)
Cutting, Shredding, Sieving, OUTPUT
Weighing, Molding and Fabricated Recycled Plastic
Strength tests bases on Laminates with determined
ASTM standards Physical and Mechanical
Properties as a potential
construction material
 HELPS UPLIFT THE CONTINUOUS
DEGRADATION OF ENVIRONMENT DUE
TO UNRECYCLED PLASTICS (RA 9003)

SIGNIFICANCE A GREAT MEDIUM TOWARDS GREEN

TECHNOLOGY, INTO CREATING A
OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

STUDY
COST-EFFICIENT, IMPROVED
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AS
COMPARED TO NATURALLY RECYCLED
PLASTICS
 THE STUDY FOCUSES ON UTILIZING
RECYCLED HDPE BOTTLE CAPS AND TALC
AS AN ADDITIVE

0.85 MM SIEVED PARTICLE SIZE OF

SHREDDED HDPE BOTTLE CAPS WILL BE
USED
SCOPE AND
VARYING RATIO OF TALC (0%, 5%, 10%,
DELIMITATIONS 15%) WILL BE USED IN THE STUDY TO
DETERMINE WATER ABSORPTION,
TENSILE AND FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF
THE PRODUCED PLASTIC LAMINATES

OPTIMUM MIXTURE OF TALC WHCH WILL

YIELD THE BEST RESULT
 RECYCLED PLASTIC LAMINATES
WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL

EXPECTED PROPERTIES AS A POTENTIAL

OUTCOME CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

RESERCH
DESIGN
RESERCH
DESIGN
 Batch Formulation
SAMPLING 120
100 95
METHOD 100 90 85
80
60
40
20 10 15
0 5
0
Batch 1 Batch2 Batch 3 Batch 4
RPBC Talc
 TWO ROLL MILL DOST- COMPRESSION DOST-
MACHINE ITDI MOLDING ITDI

INSTRUMENTATION ADAMSON
UNIVERSITY-
SHREDDING OF PLASTIC BOTTLE CAPS CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING LAB
Test Conducted Test Standard Equipment to be Used Laboratory to be Used
Fourier Transformed Infrared ASTM E168 Fourier Transformed Infrared Chemistry Laboratory,
Spectrometry Test Spectrometry Chemistry Department,
Adamson University
Flexural Test ASTM D790 Shimadzu UTM, Model: AGS Advance Device Testing
10kNG and Material Testing
Laboratory, Department
of Science and
Technology

Tensile Test ASTM D638 Shimadzu UTM, Model: AGS Advance Device Testing
10kNG and Material Testing
Laboratory, Department
of Science and
Technology

Water Absorption ASTM D570 Advance Device Testing

One (1) unit Analytical Balance, and Material Testing
Laboratory, Department
Mettler Toledo, ML204
of Science and
Technology
PROCEDURE
FABRICATION OF 100 %
RPL MELT-INTERCALATION
& RPL WITH TALC using the TWO ROLL-MILL
with a temperature of 200 C COMPRESSION MOLDING
WATER ABSORPTION
TEST (ASTM D570) TENSILE TEST (ASTM D638)
4 BATCH FLEXURAL TEST (ASTM
4 BATCH
D790)
4 BATCH
 ARITHMETIC MEAN
=
Where: is the arithmetic mean

is the sum of all variables

N is the number of variables

SAMPLE STANDARD DEVIATION

STATISTICAL )
(
=

TREATMENT The term ( ) represents the sum of the

squared deviations of the scores from the sample mean.

ONE WAY ANOVA

( ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE)
GANTT CHART
 Maintenance/Operational Fund Breakdown TOTAL
Transportation
Mode of transportation : Bus, Jeepney
Number of trips : 2 Bus:Php 32.00/trip/pax
Destination : (Adamson-DOST ITDI) Jeepney:Php12.00/trip/pax Php 352.00
BUDGET PROPOSAL
Number of persons to be transported : 4 pax

Meal (Consultants and respondents)

Lunch/Dinner Panelist(4) : Php150/pax Php 600.00
Supplies and materials needed
Talc 3kgTalc: Php 60/kg Php 180.00
Equipment / materials /lab test Two Roll Mill & Compression Molding:
Two Roll Mill & Compression Molding (DOST-ITDI) Php 1782.00
Tensile Test for Plastics- ASTM D638 Tensile Test(4batch) :
Php 1000.00 / batch/5trials
Flexural Strength Test-ASTM D790 Flexural Test(4batch) :
Php 1000.00/ batch/5trials Php 11,182.00
Water Absorption for Plastics-ASTM D570 Water Absorption Test(4batch):
Php 350.00/batch/5trials

Printing/ Book Binding

Book Binding BookBinding(8copies) :
Php 40.00/copy Php 320.00
Other Services Needed
Thesis Defense Fee / Professional fee CE Project 1&2 Php. 4000.00
TOTAL Php 16,634.00