DELONIXREGIA-WASTE CD/DVD AN E-WASTE EPOXY COMPOSITE MATERIAL

Abstract

In this paper work a cheaper and ecofriendly artificial wood for domestic application is developed by mixing waste compact discs (CDs) and digital versatile discs (DVDs) an e-waste and Delonixregia fruit (DRF) with epoxy as a matrix. This artificial wood composite uses 1:1 ratio of Delonixregia fruit particle and CDs /DVDs flakes .Delonixregia fruit powder to evaluate its effect on the mechanical properties. The percentage water absorption, density, hardness, tension, impact strength, and flexural strength of both Delonixregia fruit particles epoxy (DRF) and Delonixregia fruit particles and CDs/DVDs flakes (DRFP) composite were determined. The result showed that the use of CDs/DVDs flakesas a filler material has improved these properties.The physical properties,percentage water absorption, density and hardnessDRFand DRFP composite are compared with the reported natural wood.