Proposal for plaster panels with plastic cable waste with improved cracking resistance

Abstract

Currently there is a trend to use materials from recycling, not only as an alternative to the use of natural resources but also to avoid the accumulation of waste. One of the waste that generates the social alarm is plastic but, in turn, it is present in all areas of our life due to the great diversity that exists and the heterogeneity of its properties. Its problem lies in its complex recycling process. In construction, drywall is one of the most widely used materials in the world, mainly due to its ease and speed of assembly, versatility and cleaning. It is commonly used in a wide variety of buildings: homes, offices, educational centers, hotels, hospitals, etc; especially for false ceilings, interior divisions or cladding of walls. Several studies in which drywall contains waste have been analyzed. These include panels with polypropylene and polyolefin that improve its mechanical strength, or panels with expanded polystyrene and cellulose that lighten the panel and improve its acoustic behavior.