Tribology and Materials | Volume 4 | Issue 4 | 2025 | 213-219
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https://doi.org/10.46793/tribomat.2025.014
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Evaluation of recycled polyethylene-based composites filled with glass powder and aseptic carton particles
Bekir Cihad Bal
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
Abstract: Plastic materials, glass beverage bottles, aseptic
carton boxes, as well as paper and cardboard materials are among the
most common household waste generated every day around the world. The
recycling of such waste and the production of new products have been
identified as part of the goal of responsible consumption and production
in the sustainable development goals. In line with this goal, this study
was conducted to produce a new composite material by mixing recycled
plastic, glass and aseptic carton boxes in different proportions, and to
determine some of the selected properties of the obtained composites.
For example, composite plates were created with six different mixing
ratios. Some technological properties of test samples were investigated.
According to the data obtained, the addition of filler to the composite
resulted in changes to its physical and mechanical properties. As the
percentage of glass powder increased from 10 to 40 wt. %, the density
increased, but the tensile strength decreased. In addition, the flexural
and tensile modulus of all experimental groups increased as the filler
was added compared to the control group. Moreover, as the weight
percentage of glass powder increased, swelling and water uptake
decreased.
Keywords: composite material, glass powder, aseptic carton boxes, Tetra Pak®, responsible production.
Received: 07-07-2025, Revised: 19-08-2025, Accepted: 23-09-2025
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which allows users to distribute, remix, adapt,
and build upon the material in any medium or format for non-commercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
Abstract: Plastic materials, glass beverage bottles, aseptic carton boxes, as well as paper and cardboard materials are among the most common household waste generated every day around the world. The recycling of such waste and the production of new products have been identified as part of the goal of responsible consumption and production in the sustainable development goals. In line with this goal, this study was conducted to produce a new composite material by mixing recycled plastic, glass and aseptic carton boxes in different proportions, and to determine some of the selected properties of the obtained composites. For example, composite plates were created with six different mixing ratios. Some technological properties of test samples were investigated. According to the data obtained, the addition of filler to the composite resulted in changes to its physical and mechanical properties. As the percentage of glass powder increased from 10 to 40 wt. %, the density increased, but the tensile strength decreased. In addition, the flexural and tensile modulus of all experimental groups increased as the filler was added compared to the control group. Moreover, as the weight percentage of glass powder increased, swelling and water uptake decreased.
Keywords: composite material, glass powder, aseptic carton boxes, Tetra Pak®, responsible production.
Received: 07-07-2025, Revised: 19-08-2025, Accepted: 23-09-2025
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which allows users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for non-commercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.