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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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1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
Prepare wood plastic composite from sawdust, white sand and low density polyethylene plastic.
Calculating the rate of absorption of crude oil, water and crude oil in water using composite.
1.5 JUSTIFICATION OFTHE STUDY
Economically,
viable recycling and value addition to the plastic waste is of great
urgency due to the increasing amount being generated each day. Composite
formation is one of the many ways by which plastic waste can be
recycled.
WPC products are gaining popularity around the world.
Several works have been done on WPC with different plastics and wood
waste at different percentages (Santos et al., 2013). But little has
been published on the wood specie used and its effects on the properties
of products formed. Producing composite materials from recycled
plastics of low density polyethylene and sawdust will help Nigeria solve
the problem of plastic waste. A look around towns, on the streets,
market places, gutters, and even dump sites in Nigeria tells the story
better. Some people resort to burning of the plastic which releases
toxic substances such as dioxins, mercury and furan. When these toxins
gets into the body leads to serious health implications, example is
heart disease and can also aggravate respiratory ailments such as Asthma
(WEFCF, 2012).
This project propose a key measure to prevent
indiscriminate disposal of these principal wastes and absorption of
crude oil in water, apart from punitive enforcement of legislature. This
is to develop technological solutions by providing alternative use for
these waste materials which will place a value on them. Identifying the
potential use of waste to create job and inadvertently help in shaping
public attitude towards its disposal and create job in the long term.
Saw
dust wastes are not normally properly disposed of and therefore end up
in landfills. To help put this by-product to good use, it is being
incorporated into the project as one of the reinforcements.
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