Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Reducing the Environmental Impact of Cork Waste by Improving Natural Asphalt as Water Proofing Material

Bashar Abdulazeez Mahmood1, Majid Ahmed Mohaisen 2 , Adil Hasan Mahmood3 , Saadoon O. Eyada4 (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2020

Abstract

This research is concern with two principles, a) the environmental pollution which is the global problem b)the economic benefits as a result of reusing of waste material such as corks to produce new reusable materiallike Modified-Asphalt. In this research cork has melted by benzene and mixed with Hit Natural Asphalt toget good paste with weight percentages of 0%, 10%, 20%. The properties of Modified –Asphalt have beenstudied after and before adding coke. The results revealed that adding coke by 29% can make the Modified–Asphalt meets the international specifications (ASTM D312) and Iraqi specifications (88-1196) as a Waterproofing material.

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