Effect of waste COVID-19 face masks on self-compacting high-strength mortars exposed to elevated temperature

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dc.authoridDURMUS, GOKHAN/0000-0002-8827-7041
dc.authoridKaplan, Gokhan/0000-0001-6067-7337
dc.authoridKilic Demircan, Ruya/0000-0001-7318-9383
dc.authoridCELIK, DAMLA NUR/0000-0001-8356-4263
dc.contributor.authorDurmus, Goekhan
dc.contributor.authorCelik, Damla Nur
dc.contributor.authorDemircan, Rueya Kilic
dc.contributor.authorKaplan, Goekhan
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:41:58Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:41:58Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractDuring the pandemic, it becomes customary to wear a disposable surgical (face) mask (SM) to guard against coronavirus illness 19 (COVID-19). However, because existing disposal procedures (i.e., incinera-tion and reclamation) emit hazardous substances, vast generations of contaminated surgical masks pose an environmental risk. Therefore, many studies are currently being carried out worldwide to dispose of SM. The easiest and cheapest of these methods is the disposal of SMs in cement-based composites. This study cut waste SMs to macro size and used them in cement-based composites such as polypropylene fiber. The elevated temperature resistance of cement-based composites decreases as their compressive strength rises. Low-melting materials like polypropylene fiber are utilized to improve the high -temperature resistance of cement-based composites. Therefore, SM with a low melting temperature was used in the design of the mixtures. SM was added to the mix at rates of 0.3, 0.5, 0.8, and 1 by weight of cement. As the SM ratio increased, the workability of the mixtures decreased. Water absorption and apparent porosity increased as SM reduced the workability of composites. The mixes' 28-day compres-sive strength ranges from 36.6 to 79.4 MPa. It was observed that flexural strength raised in some mix-tures when SM was used. In the mixes using 0.5 % SM, about 40 MPa compressive strength was obtained after 800 degrees C. Additionally, SEM images showed that SM changed into microfibre during mixing. As a result, it has been determined that SM can be used at low rates to increase the elevated temperature resistance of cement-based composites. (c) 2022 THE AUTHORS. Published by Elsevier BV on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams Uni-versity. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.asej.2022.102058
dc.identifier.issn2090-4479
dc.identifier.issn2090-4495
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85143860392
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2022.102058
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/6691
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000999157300001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofAin Shams Engineering Journal
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.subjectWaste surgical mask
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectSelf-compacted mortar
dc.subjectHigh-temperature resistance
dc.subjectPorosity
dc.titleEffect of waste COVID-19 face masks on self-compacting high-strength mortars exposed to elevated temperature
dc.typeArticle

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