Síntesis y caracterización de un compuesto de elastómero y tereftalato de polietileno reciclados para elaboración de cunetas en vías de segundo y tercer orden en la parroquia El Rosario del cantón Guano.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to synthesize and characterize an elastomer and polyethylene terephthalate compound that, in addition to being economical, also presents excellent mechanical properties that allow it to replace concrete in the lining of gutters, thus promoting the construction of these structures. For this, various combinations of recycled material were proposed with which different test tubes were made, some were made with functionalized Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) taking into account that this procedure is intended to improve the interfacial affinity of the composite elements since these are immiscible and others without the functionalized material to have a better reference of the benefits of using surface-active substances, on the other hand, test tubes were made with high-density polyethylene (HDPE), the samples obtained were subjected to compression, bending and% absorption tests. With the results of the different tests, it can easily be determined that the synthesized composite material has adequate mechanical properties for the proposed purpose. The results were subjected to an analysis of variance to determine if there were significant differences between samples, in this sense, we can affirm that any of the designed samples meet the physical-mechanical requirements for its application. Once the data had been analyzed, it was observed that the use of PET and rubber allows obtaining a resistant material, but to improve the mechanical properties and be able to use it as an alternative to concrete, it is also necessary to add high-density polyethylene in the composition, in addition to the optimal ones. mechanical properties It is important to mention the low cost involved in manufacturing a cubic meter of a ditch with recycled material. From the foregoing, it can be concluded that the use of recycled material for gutter lining is technically and economically Viable.