Disposable masks could be used to improve concrete Date: April 27, 2022 Source: Washington State University Summary: With the pervasive single-use masks during the pandemic now presenting an ...

They were added to that cement – which is the binding ingredient in concrete – at a volume of 0.1 percent. A piece of face mask material (right) along with some of the fibers used in the study ...

Story at a glance Discarded “single use” face masks pose a massive environmental challenge. Several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of recycling these plastic-rich products into a r… ...

Billions of used COVID-19 masks, isolation gowns and rubber gloves that are tossed in landfills each month can be shredded into tiny pieces and added to cement to make concrete up to 22% stronger ...

Gowns, face masks and rubber gloves were shredded and incorporated into concrete at different concentrations. The rubber gloves were found to boost compressive strength by up to 22%, while the ...

The world has been using 129 billion masks and 65 billion gloves every month since the pandemic’s onset, and an estimated 4.5 trillion masks in 2020 alone. Each day, about 54,000 tonnes of PPE ...