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Utilization of Waste Plastics in Rural Roads

Dr. R. Vasudevan ,

Dean & Prof. Department of Chemistry

Thiagarajar College of Engineering

Madurai-15Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

RESEARCH GROUP

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The Institute

where

quality

and

ethics

matter

Established in the year 1957

Funded by

State &

Central

Governments

and

Management

Granted autonomy by University Grants commission

Affiliated to

Anna University

Approved by All India Council for Technical Education

Accredited by

National Board of Accreditation

ISO 9000

‐2008

Certified

Offers

Seven Undergraduate Programmes,Fourteen Postgraduate Programmes and

Doctoral programmes in

Engineering

and

Sciences

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Our Sincere Thanks to

Director, National Rural Roads Development Agency


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3RDMAY 2013


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ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Meeting Organised by TN GOVT

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• Use of Waste Plastics

• Better Road

• Saving of Bitumen

• Cost Less

• Solid Waste into Manure

• Job for Self Help Group

Specialties

Plastic Tar Road -A New Path way

A small step towards…


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Composition of

Municipal

solid

waste


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City Paper Metal Glass Textiles Plastics Ash&

dust

Organic Others

Chennai 5.90 0.70 - 7.07 3 16.3

5

56.24 13.74

Delhi 5.88 0.59 0.31 3.56 1.46 22.9

5

57.71 7.52

Kolkata 0.14 0.66 0.24 0.28 1.54 33.5

8

46.58 16.98

Bangalore 1.50 0.10 0.20 3.10 0.90 12.0

0

75.00 7.20

Ahmedabad 5.15 0.08 0.93 4.08 0.69 29.01 48.95 10.39

Mumbai 3.20 0.13 0.52 3.26 - 15.4

5

59.37 18.07

Source: Planning

commission

on

“Urban

solid

waste

management

in

India”,

GOI(1995)

Composition of Municipal Solid Waste


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PLASTIC SCENARIO


• Plastic Common man’s Friend

• Environmentally Friend• Energy Saving

• Superior Property• Less Toxic gas evolution

• Convenient to carry

• Energy for transportation is less

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Types of Films hemical Nature haracteristics Uses

Reinforced Film Polyethylene

Oil Packing Nylon Oil Packing

Shrink Films LLDPE Releases O2, CO2 Fruits

Cling Films Polyethylene also PVC Stretched and Wrapped Vegetable

Packing

Vacuum Films Nylon, EVOH( Middle), PE(

Inner and Outer)

Seven Layers

Milk Bags LLDPE, LDPP Three Layers MilkWrap PP Bags

Lino Bags (Nets) PE Fruits

Sleeves PE Foams Apples

Non Oil Sticking Nylon Aroma Lock Tea and Coffeepacking

Tea (Taj Mahal) PET, BOPP

Broad Molecular

Weight

10 Micron Strong Good in Low

Temp

Current Uses of Packing Films and Their Chemical Nature


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General Information On Flexible Packing Materials:

•In India 330 Millions- Depending on Plastic Bags

•India ranks III in the world in the consumption of

plastics

• Packing in India Increases three foldRigid Packing – Modified in to flexible packing

Uses: 1. Super Market – 30%

2. Water Pocket: 30%

3. Chemical Packing: 20%4. Ware House: 9%

5. Departmental Store: 2%

• Films: Mono, three layers, five layers, seven

layers:

2,80,000 Kg/Annum


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Poly Styrene and

PolypropyleneCups

PET Water Bottles

Polystyrene

Foam Packing

Materials

PVC Cables and

Wires


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Increase shelf-life of contents

Essential for packaging / carrying

of confectionery, bakery products

Essential for packaging / carrying

hygroscopic products like sugar / salt / jaggary

Convenient for carrying fish / meat / poultry and other wet food

products – no other appropriate alternatives

Essential to carry commodities during rainy season

Add convenience to day-to-day life

PLASTICS BAGS / CARRY BAGS


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World’s Plastic Consumption- Disposal as Solid Waste 55%

Reuse – 45%Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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PLASTIC WASTE IN CANAL‐ CLOGGING

THE FLOW OF WATER


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Problems

• Non- biodegradable• Water line clogging

• Accumulation of waste with MSW

• Disposal technique

• People garbage culture

BAN?????

Plastics are indispensable

“ poor man’s friend”


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Thermal Behavior

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PE, PP,

PS

CO,

CO

2

but no

Cl2

Burning

Use of PE, PP and PS can not liberate dioxin even on burning .

PVC CO, CO2

and Cl2

and HCl

Burning

C + O2 + Cl2 +Cu II Catalyst Dioxin300 –350 deg.C (Partial)

PVC alone

on

heating

may

result

in

dioxin

formation

(300

‐350

deg.

C)

(reverse cooling)


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THERMAL PROPERTIES

• Decomposition Point

• Toxic characteristics


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THERMAL BEHAVIOUR FOR VIRGIN PLASTICS


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PHYSICAL PROPERTY

• Softening Point

• Thickness

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Vasudevan 07

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‐13

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Polymer coated Aggregate

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Polymer coated Aggregate‐ Characteristics

Dr. R.

Vasudevan 07

‐12

‐13

Aggregate Modified – Voids Reduction –

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% of

polymercoated over

aggregate

Wt. of

added plastics in

( gm)

Water absorption (%)

Sample I Sample II Sample III Average

- - 0.56 0.57 0.55 0.56

0.5 2.50 0.44 0.40 0.42 0.42

0.75 3.75 0.32 0.28 0.28 0.29

1.0 5.00 0.24 0.22 0.20 0.22

“ water absorption decreased due to

reduction in

voidsDr.

R.

Vasudevan 07

‐12

‐13

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Bitumen characteristics

Structure‐

long

molecules Viscosity – not suitable beyond 160.deg.C

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Vasudevan 07

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‐13

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PLASTICS COATED AGGREGATE WITH

BITUMEN

Dr. R.

Vasudevan 07

‐12

‐13

Bitumen Coating over PCA Bitumen Coating over PCA

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Type of

Aggregate

Time Stripping %

Plain Bitumen

coated AGG

24hrs 5%

Polymer coated

aggregate

72hrs Nil

No Pot Hole FormationNo Pot Hole Formation

RESISTANCE TO

STRIPPINGRESISTANCE

TO

STRIPPING

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Vasudevan 07

‐12

‐13

RESISTANCE TO Oil

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Pure ‐ Bitumen 5%

PE

+ Bitumen

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Vasudevan 07

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‐13

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Dr. R.

Vasudevan 07

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MSV for Polymer coated aggregate - bitumen mix

MSV INCREASES WITH ADDITION OF PLASTICS – BETTER

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% of Plastics

Waste

added in themix

% of Bitumen

added in the

mix

Marshall

Stability

Value

(Kg)

Flow value

(mm)

M/Q

(kg/mm)

0.00 5 1050 4.10 304

0.25 5 1910 4.70 406

0.50 5 2450 4.75 515

MSV INCREASES WITH ADDITION OF PLASTICS BETTERSTRENGTH TO ROAD

Dr. R.

Vasudevan 07

‐12

‐13

Minimum Required Value 1000Kg

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COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MSV FOR

PCA AND PMB

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Vasudevan 07

‐12

‐13

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Percentage

of Bitumen

Percentage

of Plastic

w.r.t wt of

bitumen

Type of

Plastic

PCA/PMB M.V

(Kg)

F.V

(x

0.25mm)

4.5 10 PP PCA 2000 5

4.5 10 PE

foam

PCA 2000 4

4.5 10 LDPE PCA 1750 4

4.5 10 PP PMB 1700 3.3

4.5 10 PEfoam

PMB 1800 3.4

4.5 10 LDPE PMB 1700 3.5

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Vasudevan 07

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‐13

2000

MARSHALL STABILITY VALUE

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1500

1600

1700

1800

1900

2000

MSV

PCA PMB

PROCESS

PP

PE FOAM

LAMIN

0

1

2

3

4

5

FV

PCA PMB

PROCESS

FLOW VALUE

PP

PE FOAM

LAMIN

PERCENTAGE OF PLASTICS 10%Dr. R.

Vasudevan 07

‐12

‐13

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PLASTIC TAR ROAD

LAYING

PROCESS

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Vasudevan 07

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‐13

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Plastics wastePlastics waste – – Cleaning processCleaning process

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Vasudevan 07

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Mini Hot Mix Plant

Aggregate heated To 170°c

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Vasudevan 07

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Bi dd d

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Bitumen added

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Vasudevan 07

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‐13

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Aggregate-plastics-bitumen mix

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Vasudevan 07

‐12

‐13

Polymer-Tar Road

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SAVE

BITUMEN ENVIRONMENT

COST

Dr. R.

Vasudevan 07

‐12

‐13

DIFFERNCE IN APPEARANCE

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COATED AGGREGATE PLAIN AGGREGATE

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Vasudevan 07

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Vasudevan 07

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Dr.

R.

Vasudevan 07‐

12‐

13

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SALIENT FEATURES – DISPOSAL OF WASTE PLASTICS – ECO

FRIENDLY

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Dr.

R.

Vasudevan 07‐

12‐

13

Salient features of the Process

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Salient features

of

the

Process

Multi layer films can be used

No

new

machinery

required

No Industry Involvement

No granulation or Powdering of plastics‐ only shredding

In‐situ process

Eco friendly process

Only stone is modified and not Bitumen

Scraps can be used

Value addition

to

waste

plastics

No need for land filling and Incineration

Dr.

R.

Vasudevan 07‐

12‐

13

SALIENT FEATURES – WASTE PLASTICS BITUMEN ROAD

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R.

Vasudevan 07‐

12‐

13

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COST BENEFIT ANALYIS FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Dr.

R.

Vasudevan 07‐

12‐

13

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Roads in India

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Dr.

R.

Vasudevan 07‐

12‐

13

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PLASTIC TAR ROAD LAID IN INDIA

1. TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT

• DRDA – ALL

DISTRICTS

(2000

KmS) Recent Work

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• CORPORATIONS – ALL HQ’S

• PANCHAYAT BOARDS

• HIGH

WAYS• Private Promoters

2. Kerela Government:

• National Transport Planning and research centre

• Private schools and Colleges

• Corporation

3. Pondicherry Government – PWD

4. Maharashtra Government – Mumbai Corporation

5. Goa Government – Ponda municipality

6. Andhra Pradesh Government – Hindpur – Private sector

Himachal Pradesh‐

Shimla

Tata Nagar‐

Jamshedpur

SHILLONG ‐

MEGHALAYA

Dr.

R.

Vasudevan 07‐

12‐

13

Private Promoters1.Hosur2.Jeya Krishna Mill 3.Resorts

4.Cantonment5.Pondicherry

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Place Area Date Nature of Road

Road laid by Govt. Authorities

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Place Area Date Nature of Road

Kovilpatti 600’x12’ 4th October-02 Municipality

Madurai 180’x10’ 5th October-02 Corporation

Salem 1000’x12’ 15th October-02 Corporation

Komara-palayam 300’x12’ 15th October-02 Municipality

Chennai 600’x18’ 22nd November-02 Corporation

Trichy 600’x18’ 10th

January-03 Corporation

Salem 5000’x 18’ 17th April-03 Corporation

Erode 1500’x 24’ 7th May-03 Municipality

Theni 300’x18’ 10th May-03 Panchayat

Nagercoil 1500’x18’ 16th May-03 Panchayat

Madurai-

Kombadi1.4 km

13th August -03 Panchayat


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S.No Name Of DistrictTaken Up

Length in KM Cost Rs. In Lakhs

1 Kancheepuram 41.165 120.480

Road Laid by DRDA, Tamil Nadu

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p

2 Coimbatore 63.250 432.750

3 Cuddalore 43.00 146.410

4 Dharmapuri 34.191 150.6605 Dindigul 36.670 121.780

6 Kanyakumari 28.021 123.422

7 Karur 30.190 155.060

8 Madurai 54.500 268.460

9 Nagapattinam 31.071 138.857

10 Namakkal 53.780 232.477

11 Perambalur 34.850 220.460

12 Erode 60.110 295.760

13 Pudukkottai 22.930 73.920

14 Ramnad 13.500 54.845

15 Salem 31.685 120.810Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

16 Sivaganga 22.405 94.800

17 Thanjavur 37.604 199.340

18 The Nilgiris 6.900 34.250

Road Details Cont….

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19 Theni 25.000 72.000

20 Thiruvallur 15.000 50.000

21 Thiruvarur 32.705 139.120

22 Trichy 43.000 171.300

23 Tirunelveli 32.890 179.500

24 Tiruvannamalai 39.100 172.000

25 Tuticorin 37.000 205.650

26 Vellore 52.770 211.260

27 Villupuram 54.100 282.940

28 Virudhunagar 25.200 102.800

29 Krisnagiri 28.802 158.72

Total 1031.389* 4729.831


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STEPS TAKEN BY TN

GOVERNMENT USING

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GOVERNMENT ‐ USING

DRDA – TAMIL

NADU

SELF

HELP

GROUP

FROM

DIFFERENT

DISTRICTS

FOR COLLECTING AND SHREDDING WASTE

PLASTICS FOR ROAD LAYING


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Collection and Processing Centers for Plastic Waste

Name of the District Name of the Block

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Name of the District Name of the Block

Kancheepuram Kancheepuram

Vellore AnaikattuTrichy Thottiyam

Thanjavur Thanjavur

Tiruvallur PoonammalleeTirunelveli Palayamkottai

Tiruppur Tiruppur

Madurai Madurai west

Salem Panamarathupatti

Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram

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Performance Studies

on

Plastic

Tar

Road

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Parameters tested

1. Binder content Determination,

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2. Benkelman Beam test,

3. Roughness measurement,

4. Skid resistance,

5. Pavement condition survey,

6. Sand Texture Depth


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Sand Texture Depth test‐ To Measure the Smoothness of the road SurfaceDr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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MERLIN Test – To Measure the Unevenness of the Road SurfaceDr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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Field Density Measurement using Sand Pouring Cylinder Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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Benkelman Beam test – To measure the rebound deflection of the road Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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Skid Resistance Test‐ To Measure the Skid Resistance of the Road Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

Road Year laidUnevenness

(mm/km)

Skid

number

Texture

Depth

(mm)

Field

Density

Rebound

Deflection

(mm)

Jambulingam

Street2002

2700 41 0.63 2.55 0.85

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Veerabadhra

Street Erode

20033785 45 0.70 2.62 0.60

Vandiyur road,

Madurai2004

3005 41 0.66 2.75 0.84

VilacheryRoad, Madurai 2005

3891 45 0.50 2.89 0.86

Canteen Road,

TCE2006

3100 45 0.65 2.86 0.86

Plain Bitumen

Road 2002

5200 76 0.83 2.33 1.55

Tolerance

Value------

4000 <65 .6-.8 2.86 0.5-1


Test Bitumen Road Plastic tar Road Reasoning – plastic tar

road

Skid Resistance More than the expected Within the limit Not very smooth –

Performance Comparative Study

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<65

p

value

76 45

y

supported by texture

value

Sand Texture

.6-.8

More depth

0.83

Less depth

>0.6

Due to bonding- in

permissable limit

Roughness

4000

More bumps

5200

Less Bump

>4000

Better binding- less

rutting and ravelling

Benkelman beam

0.5-1

Rebound slightly High

1.55

Rebound Less

0.5-1

Supported by bonding-

base surface defect is

taken care of by the

plastic tar road

Density

2.86

Moderate

2.88

Moderate Value

2.55

Better binding


• No Pot Hole

• No Cracking

• No Rutting

• No raveling

JUMBULINGAM STREET

LAID YEAR 2002 PHOTO DATE Jan 2008

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• No Pot Hole

• No Cracking

• No Rutting

• No raveling

• No Pot Hole

• No Cracking

• No Rutting

• No raveling

JUMBULINGAM STREET

ERODE ROAD

VANDIYOOR ROAD

LAID YEAR 2003

LAID YEAR 2004

PHOTO DATE Jan 2008

PHOTO DATE Jan 2008


• No Pot Hole

• No Cracking

• No RuttingPHOTO DATE Jan 2008LAID YEAR 2005

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No Rutting

• No raveling

• No Pot Hole

• No Cracking

• No Rutting

• No raveling

VILACHERY ROAD

CANTEEN ROAD

PHOTO DATE Jan 2008

005

LAID YEAR 2006


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*Himachal Pradesh‐ Green Roads: A Powerful Asian Trend‐

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Investigation were carried to find the possibility of using

recycled asphalt concrete (scrap)

The recycled asphalt concrete were collected from 1. National High ways 7, 2. Plastic Tar road at TCE and 3. N i l Hi h Ti l

Reuse o

roa

Scrap

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National Highways Tirumangalam

Marshall Stability

Values

for

Road

Scrap

with

coating

of

plasticsS. NO %of Plastics Bitumen % MSV FV Voids in

%

1 0 0.5 1500 5 58

2. 10 0.5 2200 4 55

3. 15 0.5 2300 5 53

4 10 0 2000 5 55

5 15 0 2200 4.5 52


SAVINGS USING

ROAD

SCRAP

BITUMEN – 50% SAVED

AGGREGATE – 50% SAVED

COST – 50% SAVED

BENEFITS OF REUSING

ROAD SCRAP

BITUMEN – 50% SAVED

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BITUMEN 50% SAVED

AGGREGATE – 50%

SAVED

COST – 50% SAVED

DISPOSAL OF SCRAP IN AN ECOFRIENDLY WAY

USE OF

SCRAP

FOR

LAYING

RURAL

ROADS

BETTER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES FOR RURAL AREAS

LIFE OF

THE

ROAD

IS

ALSO

INCREASED


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RECOGNITION


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Promotional efforts1000 kms of road – as ordered byHonourable Chief Minister of TamilNadu.

Training programme for Engineers,Self Help Groups.

A Model Road at Pondicherry -Honourable Chief Minister of

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Honourable Chief Minister ofPondicherry.

Chennai Corporation has laid 12 roads.

Model plastics tar roads at 20Majors Cities in TN.

Plastics – Tar Road at ThiagarajarCollege of Engineering,

CPCB Delhi has signed MoU withThiagarajar College of Engineering,

Madurai on Plastics road.

policy note by TN Highways on layingPlastics – Tar Road.

Pamphlet released by TNGovt.


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BEST PAPER AWARD – AN INTETNATIONAL CONFERENCE‐ BERLIN

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VISION IMPLEMENTATION at

SHIMLA

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Gazette Publication

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TAMIL

NADU

GOVERNMENT

RECENT

ORDER

ISSUED

ON

CONSTRUCTION

OF PLASTIC ROAD


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VISIT OF EXPERT COMMITTEE FROM DST TO OUR COLLEGE Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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Seminar at Kolkata with the collection of plastic waste from childrenDr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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Road Laying at Nagercoil ‐ KulithuraiDr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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Road Laying at Trisool Chennai with Santha Sheela Nair and DRDA

director Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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Road Laid at Kombadi MaduraiDr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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PRESS REPORTS


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Other Products of Polymer coated material

• Block from polymer coated aggregate

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Materials for Block Making

Type of MaterialType of Material

Percentage ofPercentage of

PlasticsPlastics

BendingBending

StrengthStrength

CompressionCompression

StrengthStrength

Ceramic WasteCeramic Waste 2525 300300 240240

Granite WasteGranite Waste 2525 350350 300300

Vitreous TilesVitreous Tiles 2525 250250 200200

Use

of

fillers:1. Polyethylene terepthalate bottles can not be used as binder as their

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1. Polyethylene terepthalate bottles can not be used as binder as their softening temperature is high.

2. It is possible to use not less than 5% of the weight of the aggregate. This

amounts to use of nearly 10 bottles per block of size 1X1.

3. The

laminated

sheets

used

for

surf

and

other

companies

can

be

also

used for block making.

PercentagePercentage

of Plasticsof PlasticsPercentagePercentage

of PETof PETCompressionCompression BindingBinding

strengthstrength

2020 NilNil 250250 325325

2020 55 270270 340340


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Length Width HeightWaste plastics

needed

1000m 2m 2.5 cm 50 ton

15 cm 15 cm 2.5cm 0.3Kg

Consumption of plastics

Large quantity of waste plastics is needed for block making.

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g q y

p

g

For Reference: Path Way Blocks of 1m both sides in NH roads

Only

S. No Length Of NH Roads

Amount of Plastic

Required

For One

Km

Total Amount of Plastics

Required

Annual Plastic Waste

Generated‐

ref CPCB

Waste

to be

generated

1 60000 Kms 50 tons 3000000

tons300000 tons only

2700000

tons only Dr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

POTABLE SPEED BREAKER

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SPEED BREAKER

Needs 20

blocks

10m

1m

3.75m

One LAKH CARRY BAGS DISSAPPEARS IN 10M2 AREA

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PATH WAY BLOCKS

PLASTIC TAR ROAD

Road Area: Bitumen‐ 100kg, Plastics – 10kg

Block: Plastic‐90kg

Speed Breaker: Plastics‐ 6.25kgDr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

Roofing sheets

from

polymer

coated

card board

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A pot hole filled using cold mix process

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S. No Name of The Lab Name of the Instrument Nature of Work

1. Material Testing

Laboratory

Analytical Methods 1. Water Analysis

2. Material Analysis(all Types

includes Cement, concrete,mortar

2. Polymer Lab 1. TGA

2. DSC

3. FTIR

All types of thermal analysis using

TGA and DSC and Elemental

analysis using FTIR method

(Liquid, solid, gas)

3 R d R h L b 1 Bit E t t 1 All t t f bit

FACILITIES AVAILBLE

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3. Road Research Lab

(the only lab with all

road testing

instruments)

1. Bitumen Extractor

2. Penetration Point

3. Ductility

4. Softening point

5. Marshall stability value

6. Benkelman Beam

7. Skid Resistance

8. MERLIN

9. Bump Integrator

10. Density Measurements

11. Texture Depth Measurements

12. TFOT

13. Viscosity

14. Ageing

15. Flash and Fire Point

16. Cloud and Pour point

17. Se aration oint

1. All tests for bitumen

characterization and all tests

for the road performance

studies

2. Road job mix formula design

3. Consultancy for plain and

plastic tar road construction


AWARENESS LECTURES

DELIVERED

Lectures regarding the waste plastics management is delivered all over India organized by

1. Pollution control

board

DRDA

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2. DRDA

3. ICPE

4. IPI

5. Various Colleges and Schools

6. Private Sectors


AWARNESS PROGRAM

1. Lectures with Demonstration to various schools

2. Sri Sunderswara Vidya Sal Matriculation School

students collected the waste plastics and laid road,

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NEED OF

THE

HOUR

Collections at source by the corporation using double bin

system

Coordinating

with

schools

and

making

the

students

to

bring the

plastic

waste

‐ Madurai Model

H l C i h ll d h bli i l

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Hotel, Community hall and other public meeting places‐giving special instruction to collect separately

Market and business places‐ awareness camp Easy

availability

of

Plastic

waste

shredders

Use of Self Help Group for collection

Above All ‐ Coding

by

Indian

Road

Congress


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RESEARCH

Higher knowledge

Improve

depth

in

understanding

Appropriate research

(Edison, Marconi, Wright Brothers, Graham Bell, Newton)

Bio friendly/Biomimicry

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Position and pride

y/ y

Socially relevant and

Environmentally helpful

Recognition and satisfaction

Biomimicry is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes,

and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve humanproblems


CURRENT TRENDS

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGYGREEN CHEMISTRY

LESS HAZARDOUS MORE USEFUL

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WASTE MANAGEMENT

TECHNIQUE

Scientists Engineers

TECHNOLOGY


Acknowledgement:

1. We thank Management, Staff and Principal of

Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai

2. We Thank Department of Science and Technology fortheir financial support for the project under the green

chemistry scheme

3.We thank Central Pollution control Board

4 W th k I di C t f Pl ti d E i t

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4.We thank Indian Centre for Plastics and Environment

5. We thank NRRDA- for publishing guidelines

6. We thank CRRI and IRC for their continuous support

7. We thank Govt. of India and Govt. of Tamil Nadu


Vishnu

Protection

better road and

pollution

preventionREUSE

Our Team

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Brahma Siva

Destruct ion ofPolymer Material

Creation of Blend 1. DR.R. VASUDEVAN

2. A.RAMALINGA CHANDRA SEKAR

3. B. SUNDARAKANNAN

4. R. VELKENNEDY

CONTACT DETAILS

Dr. R. VASUDEVAN

DEAN ECA & PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE

OF

ENGINEERING

MADURAI – 625015

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MADURAI 625015

TAMIL NADU

INDIA

MOB: +91‐9486486728

EMAIL: [email protected]


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TCE where

Quality and

Ethics

MatterDr. R. Vasudevan 07‐12‐13

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