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Potential Fiberboard Material from Cow Manure and Disposable Water Bottle
TMS Annual Meeting
  • Boon-Chai Ng, Andrews University
  • Craig Bradfield, Andrews University
  • Roy Pritish, Andrews University
  • Marlene Murray, Andrews University
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Keywords
  • Cow manure,
  • Disposable water bottle,
  • Fiberboard
Disciplines
Abstract

In this pilot project, readily available solid cow manure from the nearby Andrews University dairy farm was rinsed to remove any feces, dried, and then tested for any life bacteria. This fiber material is then blended with shredded disposable plastic water bottle to form a "green' composite material. This composite material was placed in a cylindrical mold and heated to various temperatures to allow bonding of the thermoplastics to the fiber. The heated composite material was subsequently compacted with a 10,000 lbs. load using the universal tensile tester. Results showed that the composite material heated to a temperature of 250°C for an hour before compacting with a 10,000 lbs. load produced a well bonded fiberboard.

ISBN
9781118296073
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118356074.ch16
First Department
Engineering
Second Department
Biology
Citation Information
Boon-Chai Ng, Craig Bradfield, Roy Pritish and Marlene Murray. "Potential Fiberboard Material from Cow Manure and Disposable Water Bottle" TMS Annual Meeting Vol. 1 (2012) p. 119 - 123
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marlene_murray/17/