Review Article

Utilization of Plastic Waste for Developing Composite Bricks and Enhancing Mechanical Properties: A Review on Challenges and Opportunities

Table 2

Comparative study of the characteristics of bricks.

S.no.Plastic typeAdmixturesPlastic content (%)Compressive strength (MPa)Water absorption (%)Density (kg/m3)Tensile strength (MPa)Thermal conductivity (W/mK)Porosity (%)Ref.
Sample without plastic contentSample with plastic contentSample without plastic contentSample with plastic contentSample without plastic contentSample with plastic contentSample without plastic contentSample with plastic contentSample without plastic contentSample with plastic contentSample without plastic contentSample with plastic content

(1)PETFoundry sand20%, 30%, 40%13.4136.1828.40101.70.41894188717842.89.264.23[71]
(2)PETRiver bed sand1 : 2, 1 : 3, 1 : 419.965.704.5600.949[72]
(3)PETRubber tire waste, soil2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%12.411.667.4121.6631.123.091670160012500.470.44[73]
(4)PolystyreneClay0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%30.3018.145.591630.320.51700138090010.24[74]
(5)PolyethyleneM-sand, river sand, fly ash20%, 25%, 30%2822.8517.6[75]
(6)PETCement, silica fumes5%, 10%56.83646.57.087.975.98[76]
(7)Metalized plastic wasteLiquid fly ash, oxides, sodium hydroxide, sodium silicate0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%4140.138.12460241022853.553.893.6[77]
(8)HDPE, PP10.511.1910.021.20.7520.3701897.335877.192864.197[78]
(9)LDPE, PETBuilding material waste9 : 1, 8 : 2, 7 : 3, 6 : 4, 5 : 510.51.760.950.11179011401.56[79]
(10)PETCeramic waste tiles, cement, sand, granite1.5%, 2.5%21.724.99.68.440.58.22.703.151.25[80]
(11)PETSand5%, 10%, 15%12.4011.622.9823.0814.469.521994.41856.31610.8[81]
(12)Municipal solid wasteSand1 : 2, 1 : 3, 1 : 419.966.274.5601.318[82]
(13)LDPECement, fly ash, sand5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%1819.818.650.230.140.075[83]
(14)PETRecycled crushed glasses20%, 30%, 40%14.3443.1433.451031189418871784[84]
(15)PETFoundry sand60%, 70%, 80%14.2538.1429.459.51[85]
(16)PETM-sand1 : 2, 1 : 3, 1 : 4, 1 : 5, 1 : 68.9218.1311.5015.281.660.27[86]
(17)HDPEConcrete10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%
60%, 70%, 80%, 90%
14.485.364.8[87]
(18)PPCement, crushed stone, crushed brick10%, 20%, 30%293482370231018402.312.821.6[88]
(19)PETGlycol, Malice anhydride, phthalic anhydride, benzoic peroxide, NN-diethyl aniline, methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, cobalt naphthenate1 : 1, 2 : 142.218.77.603.40[89]
(20)PVCCement, crushed rock, river sand, fly ash, superplasticizer5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%60.4057.2745.544.994.693.29[90]
(21)PETCement, water, gravel, sand5%, 10%, 15%42.1244.2729.572322.532303.552147.686.256.515.25[91]
(22)CA, FA, SP, cement10%, 15%, 20%, 25%28.227.818.73.793.67[92]
(23)PolystyreneCement, river aggregate, water, fly ash20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%33.4517.508.242250213418801.821.591.01[93]
(24)PET, PCWater, cement, sand3%, 10%, 20%, 50%5450167.229.507.212173215416435.25.53.615.415.8[94]
(25)PolystyreneCement, sand15%, 20%, 25%20.777.3120601720[95]
(26)Cement, quarry dust, 10 mm CA600 g19.5416.0510.93[96]
(27)PETCement, sand9 bottles, 12 bottles3533.72.11.4[97]
(28)PETFoundry sand, clay soil20%, 30%, 40%28.8842.2033.8432.5 g/m2/min25 g/m2/min9 g/m2/min1894188717843.908.886.78[98]
(29)Except for PET, all plasticsM-sand, glass powder1 : 1, 1 : 2, 1 : 3, 1 : 410.79.363.5253.842.15[99]
(30)PP, PET, HDPERiver sand, laterite, cement, ceramics5%, 10%186.3114.8[100]
(31)PETRiver sand20%, 30%, 40%83728.8832.5 g/m2/min25 g/m2/min9 g/m2/min1894188717843.089.604.03[101]
(32)LDPESand, sawdust40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%66.8916.9721.0501432.1706.5[102]
(33)Plastic scrapM-sand, thermo-coal5%, 15%, 25%, 35%119.860[103]
(34)PETFoundry sand clay20%, 30%, 40%28.8842.2033.8432.5 g/m2/min25 g/m2/min9 g/m2/min1894188717843.908.886.783218.41[104]
(35)Sand1 : 219.961.318[105]
(36)MelamineCement sand, fly ash0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0; the proportion by the weight of other materials5.320.051826765[106]
(37)Ground PETPolyurethane binder20%, 40%, 60%, 80%335.32.11.281.3010.4160.410.221[107]
(38)Polyethylene wasteM-sand5%, 10%, 15%13.87.88.156.62[108]
(39)LDPE, PPWaste rubber powder, CaCO3100% LDPE, 70% PP, 67% LDPE3.6366.3335.4221791.63741.21551.39[109]
(40)PET, PPLaterite soil, bitumen65%, 70%, 75%, 80%2.16102.041.82420.5954[110]
(41)PETSoil1%, 3%, 7%0.451.540.5[111]
(42)PETSand1 : 2, 1 : 3, 1 : 45.588.064.4112.244.720.62[112]
(43)PETLaterite clay5%, 10%5.152.300.8510.299.436.57167414041330[113]
(44)PETCement, sand2.5%, 5%, 7.5%13.405.102.0013.405.102.002265.642198.192093.240.7250.645[114]
(45)HDPE, PETClay1%, 3%, 7%, 15%, 20%5.625.041.7227.9564.1530.06178017401440129[115]
(46)PESand1 : 3, 1 : 4, 1 : 53.835.564.496.971.0330.727[116]
(47)PETClay2%, 4%, 8%, 10%7.380.126.536.53040.2[117]
(48)PETLaterite quarry waste, gypsum, bitumen60%, 65%, 70%, 75%2.58.26.82.40.6[118]
(49)PETChopped wood fiber25%, 40%3.372.49[119]
(50)Polythene bags, sachet water bags, wrappers, etc.Cement, sand, quarry bust1.65, 2.38 kg6.078.535.964.92.70.501057.151072.641064.8935.3519.22[120]
(51)PolypropyleneGlass, laterite1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%6.154.022.61161514.21376137613225.57.17.02[121]
(52)River sand, glass bottles, paper29%, 34%, 39%5.684.341.5091.2851678.671556[122]
(53)LDPESand, cement20%9.824.229.257.11194316301.790.98[123]
(54)HDPEMetakaolin CA, FA, SP, clay brick waste powder, alkaline solution, water10%47.732.1031.434.165.323.66[124]
(55)Plastic bottlesCement, sand, water1.275 g3.47.544.104.953.54[125]
(56)Virgin plasticCement, lime, gypsum, crusher sand, bottom ash, GGBS2%, 4%, 6%, 8%8.511.35.61.521.801.60[126]
(57)LDPEBrick powder60%, 70%, 80%190.114[127]
(58)HDPE, PETClay1%, 3%, 7%, 15%, 20%0.480.46[136]
(59)PETRed soil, river sand, stone crush50 g, 750 g530[137]
(60)Sand, gravel2 : 1, 1 : 1, 1 : 2, 2 : 1 : 1, 1 : 1 : 1, 1 : 2 : 20.00171[138]