Recycling of Plastics, Metals, and Their Composites
Emerging Materials and Technologies Series

Having a solid understanding of materials recycling is of high importance, especially due to the growing use of composites in many industries and increasingly strict legislation and concerns about the disposal of composites in landfills or by incineration. Recycling of Plastics, Metals, and Their Compositesprovides a comprehensive review of the recycling of waste polymers and metal composites. It provides the latest advances and covers the fundamentals of recycled polymers and metal composites, such as preparation, morphology, and physical, mechanical, thermal, and flame-retardancy properties.

FEATURES

• Offers a state-of-the-art review of the recycling of polymer composites and metal composites for sustainability
• Describes a life-cycle analysis to help readers understand the true potential value and market for these recycled materials
• Details potential applications of recycled polymer and metal composites
• Includes the performance of natural fiber?reinforced recycled thermoplastic polymer composites under aging conditions and the recycling of multi-material plastics
• Covers recycling technologies, opportunities, and challenges for polymer-matrix composites

This book targets technical professionals in the metal and polymer industries as well as researchers, scientists, and advanced students. It is also of interest to decision makers at material suppliers, recycled metal and polymer product manufacturers, and governmental agencies working with recycled metal and polymer composites.

1. Introduction to Recycling of Polymers and Metal Composites 2. Preparation of Metal Matrix Composites by Solid-State Recycling from Waste Metal/Alloy Chips 3. A Comprehensive Study on the Recycled Aluminum Matrix Composites Reinforced with NiAl Intermetallics and TiB2–TiC Ceramic Powders 4. Recycling for a Sustainable World with Metal Matrix Composites 5. Properties of Recycled Metal Matrix Composites 6. Morphology of Recycled Metal Composites 7. Performance of Natural Fiber Reinforced Recycled Thermoplastic Polymer Composites under Aging Conditions 8. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Metal Matrix Composites 9. Thermal Properties of Recycled Polymer Composites 10. Thermal Properties of Recycled Polymer Composites 11. Flame Retardancy of Recycled Polymer Composites 12. Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Scrap Rubber/Epoxy-Based Composites 13. Design for Recycling Polymer Composites 14. Effect of Heat Treatment Modification on the Tensile Strength and Microstructure of X7475 Al-Alloy Fabricated from Recycled Beverage Cans (RBCs) for Bumper Beam Applications 15. Recycling of Multi-Material Plastics in the Example of Sausage Casings Wastes 16. Influence of Recycled Steel Scrap in Nodular Casting Iron Properties 17. Optimization of Surface Integrity of Recycled Ti-Al Intermetallic-Based Composite on the Machining by Water Jet Cutting via Taguchi and Response Surface Methodology 18. Wear Behavior Analysis of a AlMg1SiCu Matrix Syntactic Foam Reinforced with Boron Carbide Particles and Recycled Fly Ash Balloons 19. Procedures for Additions of Wastes to Cementitious Composites – A Review 20. Analysis of the Scientific Production of Cementitious Composites with Recycled Polymeric Materials 21. Cementitious Composites for Civil Construction Made with Marble and Granite Waste 22. Influences of the Ceramic Inclusions on the Toughening Effects of Devulcanized Recycled Rubber-Based Composites 23. Evaluation of Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Low-Density Concrete with Residual (Scrap) Vegetable Fiber and Blast Furnace Slag 24. Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete (RC) with Different Scrap Coarse Aggregates 25. Influence of Iron Content on the Microstructure and Properties of Recycled Al–Si–Cu–Mg Alloys 26. Polymer Recycling in Malaysia: The Supply Chain and Market Analysis 27. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Recycled Polymer Composites

R.A. Ilyas received his Diploma in Forestry at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bintulu Campus (UPMKB), Sarawak, Malaysia from Mei 2009 to April 2012. In 2012, he was awarded the Public Service Department (JPA) scholarship to pursue his Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) in Chemical Engineering at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Upon completing his BSc. programme in 2016, he was again awarded the Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) by the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to undertake a PhD degree in the field of Biocomposite Technology & Design at Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP) UPM. R.A. Ilyas was the recipient of Gold Medal Malaysian Vaccines & Pharmaceuticals (MVP) Doctor of Philosophy 2019, and Top Student Award (Institute of Tropical Forest and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia). In 2018, he was awarded with Outstanding reviewer by Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier United Kingdom, Best Paper Award (11th AUN/SEED-Net R egional Conference on Energy Engineering), Best Paper Award (Seminar Enau Kebangsaan 2019, Persatuan Pembangunan dan Industri Enau Malaysia), and National Book Award 2018. His main research interests are: (1) Polymer Engineering (Biodegradable Polymers, Biopolymers, Polymer composites, Polymer-gels) and (2) Material Engineering (Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites, Biocomposites, Cellulose materials, Nano-composites). He has authored and published more than 34 citation-indexed journals on green materials related subjects. To date he has authored or co-authored more than 133 publications (40 papers published/accepted/submitted in national and international journals, 1 authored books, 7 edited books, 48 chapters in books, 10 conference papers, 2 research bulletin and editor/co-editor more than 3 conference/seminar proceeding and 22 conference proceedings/seminar papers/presentation.

S.M. Sapuan is a professor of composite materials at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He earned his B.Eng