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Reduction Of Oil Spillage Using Wood Plastic Composite From Saw Dust, White Sand And Low Density Polyethylene Waste
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Walkup et al., 1969 reported that an oil spill clean-up is a question of
options and not solutions. Even though no oil spill clean-up system is
likely to be completely effective. Sorbents are one of the most widely
used methods for compacted oil spills in the sea.
This study looks at WPC made from recycled plastic and wood waste and its absorption capacity.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Plastic
waste is a huge challenge confronting this nation; due to the large
volumes used and discarded every day and their non-degradable nature.
Landfilling has usually been used to dispose of plastic waste but has
proved ineffective since it fills up the site quickly. Incineration of
the plastic waste can also cause pollution. The need for effective and
sustainable method to manage the menace is urgent. Recycling has proven
to be the best way to solve the plastic waste problem. Other recycling
methods have been used to manage the situation and this work offers an
alternative mode of recycling plastic waste, which is the formation of
Wood Plastic Composite. Some of the advantages of using WPC in the auto
industry are: reduction in material weight and energy consumption,
enhancement of acoustic performance and processing time, lowering
production cost, improving safety and shatterproof performance under
extreme temperature changes, and improving biodegradability of the auto
interior parts (Thompson et al., 2010). WPC are used as trim parts in
dashboards, parcel shelves, seat cushions, backrests, door panels and
cabin linings.
At sawmills unless reprocessed into particleboard,
burned in a sawdust burner or used to make heat for other milling
operations, sawdust may collect in piles and add harmful leachates into
local water systems, creating an environmental hazard.
Airborne
sawdust and sawdust accumulations present a number of health and safety
hazards. Wood dust becomes a potential health problem when, for example,
the wood particles, from processes such as sanding, become airborne and
are inhaled. Wood dust is a known human carcinogen. Certain woods and
their dust contain toxins that can produce severe allergic reactions.
This
work involves the formation of a composite using low density
polyethylene wastes, white sand and sawdust. This composite formed can
be used as a sorbent in absorption of crude oil so as to reduce oil
spillage.
I.3 AIM OF THE STUDY
Reduction of oil spillage in Niger
Delta using wood plastic composite from saw dust, white sand and low
density polyethylene waste.
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