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Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024

  • Research Article

    Preparation and Characterization of Paving Blocks from Polyethylene-Based Plastic Waste and Natural Fibre

    Abubakar Umar Birnin-Yauri*, Musa Success Kareem, Cosmos Moki Elinge, Aliyu Muhammad, Abdulaziz Muhammad Hassan

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024
    Pages: 1-12
    Received: 1 June 2024
    Accepted: 27 June 2024
    Published: 29 July 2024
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    Abstract: The current methods of managing plastic waste especially in developing countries have become an issue of environmental and public health concern globally. This has led environmentalists and scientists to work on finding day-to-day activities that can help to reduce the plastic waste disposal problem. Recycling and reuse of plastic waste into constr... Show More
  • Research Article

    Mechanical Robust and Conductive Polyurea Nanocomposites Using Graphene Platelets

    Qiaoling Huang, Shuang Guo, Shuangshan Li, Ziqi Gao, Shuning Ma, Sensen Han*

    Issue: Volume 8, Issue 1, June 2024
    Pages: 13-21
    Received: 3 July 2024
    Accepted: 23 July 2024
    Published: 6 August 2024
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    Abstract: Graphene, renowned for its exceptional surface area, electrical and thermal conductivity, and gas permeation resistance, serves as an excellent filler for enhancing the properties of polyurea (PUA). In this study, graphene platelets (GNPs) were mass-produced via thermal expansion of graphite intercalation compound followed by ultrasonic exfoliation... Show More