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ClearIncorporation of Disposed Face Mask to Cement Mortar Material: An Insight into the Dynamic Mechanical Properties
Researchers incorporated shredded waste face masks into cement mortar mixes at varying proportions, evaluating the mechanical and durability properties of the resulting composite. Adding mask material at low proportions reduced compressive strength moderately but improved energy absorption, suggesting face mask waste could be valorized as a construction material additive.
Property assessment of an eco-friendly mortar reinforced with recycled mask fiber derived from COVID-19 single-use face masks
Researchers developed an eco-friendly mortar reinforced with recycled polypropylene fibers from COVID-19 single-use face masks, demonstrating a practical approach to repurposing pandemic waste while reducing environmental microplastic contamination.
Innovative Use of Single-Use Face Mask Fibers for the Production of a Sustainable Cement Mortar
Researchers recycled disposable face masks into polypropylene fibers and added them to cement mortar, finding that small amounts improved the mortar's strength and crack resistance. The recycling process included full disinfection of the mask material before processing. This approach could help address the massive waste from single-use masks while creating a useful construction material, turning pandemic waste into a resource.
Enhancing Concrete Strength with Recycled Disposable Face Mask Fibers: A Novel Approach to Sustainable Construction
Researchers developed a novel method to recycle disposable face masks (DFMs) from the COVID-19 pandemic by converting them into reinforcing fibers for concrete, addressing both medical plastic waste accumulation and microplastic pollution risks from discarded masks. The recycled mask fibers, added to concrete mixtures after a preliminary treatment process, were found to enhance the structural strength properties of the resulting composite material.
Face Mask Wastes as Cementitious Materials: A Possible Solution to a Big Concern
Researchers investigated the use of waste surgical masks as a cementitious additive in mortars without pretreatment, addressing the dual problem of pandemic-era mask waste and microplastic contamination. The study evaluated the mechanical and environmental performance of mortars incorporating mask materials as part of circular economy waste management.
Analysis of the effect of using Covid-19 medical mask waste with polypropylene on the compressive strength and split tensile strength of high-performance concrete
Researchers analyzed the effect of incorporating shredded Covid-19 medical mask waste (polypropylene fibers) into high-performance concrete mixes, testing the impact on compressive strength and splitting tensile strength at multiple fiber addition levels. The study found that sterilized and cut mask fibers can function as reinforcement in concrete, offering an innovative approach to managing the large volume of pandemic-generated plastic mask waste.
Reutilizing Single-Use Surgical Face Masks to Improve the Mechanical Properties of Concrete: A Feasibility Study
Researchers investigated reutilizing single-use surgical face masks as a material to improve the mechanical properties of construction or composite materials. The study demonstrates a potential upcycling pathway for pandemic-generated mask waste, converting a pollution problem into a resource.
Green Recycling and Long-Term Immobilization of Disposable Medical Masks for Enhanced Mechanical Performance of Self-Compacting Recycled Concrete
Researchers proposed an eco-friendly strategy to repurpose discarded COVID-era medical masks as fiber reinforcement in self-compacting recycled aggregate concrete. Mask-derived polypropylene fibers improved tensile strength and reduced brittleness while providing an environmentally responsible disposal route for pandemic plastic waste.
Effect of Fiber Stripes of COVID-19 Healthy Personal Materials On Durability, And Physicomechanical Characteristic of Concrete For Decorative Landscape Pavements And Artificial Rocks
This engineering study tested whether fiber strips cut from pandemic-era personal protective equipment (surgical masks and protective suits) could be incorporated into concrete to improve its mechanical durability. Adding PPE-derived fibers improved some concrete properties, potentially offering a way to recycle pandemic plastic waste in construction applications. This diverts single-use plastic waste from landfill while creating a useful product.
Effective recycling of disposable medical face masks for sustainable green concrete via a new fiber hybridization technique
Researchers recycled disposable medical face masks by shredding them into fibers and hybridizing them with basalt fibers in recycled aggregate concrete, finding that the combined fiber approach improved compressive strength by 12%, tensile strength by 26%, and flexural strength by 60% compared to unmodified concrete — meeting structural requirements while diverting mask waste from landfills.
Environmental Impact of Disposable Face Masks: Degradation, Wear, and Cement Mortar Incorporation
This study examined the environmental impact of disposable face masks, measuring their degradation into microplastics under UV and mechanical stress, assessing how masks wear during use, and testing whether mask materials affect cement mortar properties if incorporated into construction. Masks were found to fragment readily and could affect construction material performance.
Estudo da adição de fibras de máscaras faciais N95, sílica ativa e pó de mármore em argamassa de alto desempenho
Researchers investigated incorporating shredded N95 face mask fibers at 1.4% and 2.0% by cement weight into mortars, alongside silica fume and marble powder, finding that pandemic-era PPE waste can be recycled as reinforcing material in construction applications.
Mechanical characterizations of waste face masks reinforced polyester composites: Recycling wastes into resources
Researchers explored recycling discarded face masks into composite materials by combining shredded mask fibers with polyester resin. The resulting composites showed promising mechanical strength comparable to natural fiber alternatives, suggesting that waste face masks could be repurposed rather than ending up as microplastic pollution in the environment.
Environmental impact of disposable face masks: degradation, wear, and cement mortar incorporation
Researchers examined how disposable polypropylene face masks break down in the environment, releasing microplastics and nanoplastics after just 117 days of outdoor exposure. The study also tested incorporating shredded mask material into cement mortar and found it did not significantly harm the material's structural properties, suggesting construction applications as one way to divert mask waste from the environment.
Mechanical behavior of sands reinforced with shredded face masks
Researchers added shredded COVID-19 face masks to sand samples and found that the plastic fiber inclusions substantially improved undrained shear strength, with longer mask strips and lower confining stress producing the greatest gains, suggesting masks could serve as a low-cost soil reinforcement material.
Physical and mechanical properties of fly ash‐based geopolymer with disposable medical mask reinforcement
This study incorporated shredded disposable medical masks as reinforcing fibers in fly ash-based geopolymer materials, testing physical and mechanical properties of the resulting composites. The approach offers a way to divert PPE waste from landfills while potentially improving construction material performance.
Potential Use of COVID-19 Surgical Masks and Polyethylene Plastics in Developing Sustainable Concrete
This engineering study tested whether shredded COVID-era disposable face masks and polyethylene plastic waste could replace some natural aggregates in concrete. Adding these materials reduced concrete strength, though results were still acceptable for some structural and non-structural applications. While primarily a construction materials study, it addresses a real environmental challenge: the millions of polypropylene masks that entered the waste stream and could otherwise fragment into microplastics.
Recycled Surgical Mask Waste as a Resource Material in Sustainable Geopolymer Bricks
This study is not directly about microplastics — it investigates incorporating shredded single-use surgical mask waste (largely polypropylene) into geopolymer bricks as a construction material, finding improved strength and reduced shrinkage. While tangentially related to plastic waste management, it does not address microplastic pollution or health risks.
Effect of Waste Mask Fabric Scraps on Strength and Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixture with Nano-Carbon-Modified Filler
Researchers tested the effects of incorporating waste mask fabric scraps and nano-carbon-modified filler into hot mix asphalt mixtures at 0.3% and 0.5% by weight. The combined additions improved tensile strength and fatigue resistance while offering a constructive disposal pathway for pandemic-era mask waste.
Sustainable use of COVID-19 discarded face masks to improve the performance of stone mastic asphalt
Researchers found that incorporating shredded COVID-19 face mask waste into stone mastic asphalt improved the pavement mixture's performance, offering a dual benefit of reducing pandemic waste while enhancing road construction materials.
Alternative Waste Characterization and Its Functional Reuse in Cement-Based Composites
Researchers found that during COVID-19, people threw away more face masks and consumed more tea, so they tested mixing these waste materials into cement to make building materials. Adding small amounts of masks and tea waste to cement can help reduce waste while still making strong enough construction materials. This approach could help solve the growing problem of pandemic-related waste while creating useful building supplies.
An Emerging Solution for Medical Waste: Reuse of COVID-19 Protective Suit in Concrete
Researchers investigated incorporating shredded COVID-19 protective suit polypropylene material into concrete as a way to divert medical plastic waste from landfills. The polypropylene fiber additions improved concrete tensile properties at certain mix ratios, suggesting a viable pathway for valorizing single-use medical plastic waste in construction materials.
Experimental Study on the Mechanical Behavior of Sandy Soil Reinforced by Disposable Face Mask Chips under Different Stress Paths
Researchers evaluated using shredded disposable face mask chips to reinforce sandy soil under different stress paths, finding that mask chip inclusion improved the mechanical strength properties of the soil as a potential waste reuse strategy.
Engineered cementitious composites with nano calcium carbonate and corona waste mask fibers for sustainable 3D printing applications
This study found that adding tiny calcium particles and fibers from old COVID masks to concrete makes it stronger and better for 3D printing buildings. The research helps solve two problems at once: reducing plastic waste from discarded masks and creating better construction materials. While this doesn't directly affect human health, it offers a way to keep mask waste out of the environment where it could break down into harmful microplastics.