Agricultural waste fibers reinforced polystyrene composite

Ahmad Nor, Yusilawati and Mansor, Mahirah Sarah and Ab Manaf, syazana and Jamal, Nur Ayuni (2024) Agricultural waste fibers reinforced polystyrene composite. In: Circular Bioeconomy: Towards a Sustainable Future. Springer, pp. 153-174. ISBN 978-981-97-7009-0

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Abstract

Polystyrene (PS) is a non-degradable plastic made up of styrene polymer which is a synthetic resin. PS is widely used in many fields such as packaging and building insulation. A huge global production of this material is around 15.61 million metric tons in 2019 and it is expected to increase gradually to 15.68 million metric tons per year by 2024 (Garside 2020). The high amount of PS production will cause abundant accumulation of plastic waste and the incineration of this material causes the release of harmful chemicals that can cause cancer in human. They can cause major land and ocean pollution due to its non-degradable and non-recyclable properties (Aciu et al., 2015). Most of the PS that ends up in landfills will still remain there approximately 500 years (Little Mark 2021) with approximately 8 million tons of these plastic wastes escape into the oceans every single year. The pollution is mostly visible in developing countries, where garbage collection systems are often inefficient with low recycling rates. Table 1 below shows the plastic categories and the recyclable status of plastic in Malaysia. It is shown that PS is not recyclable as compared to polyethylene terephthalate, high-density polyethylene and polypropylene which can be recyled.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Yusilawati Ahmad Nor
Date Deposited:	04 Feb 2025 10:16
Last Modified:	04 Feb 2025 10:16
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/119076

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