Abstract:
This report outlines the utilization of wig wastes, human hair and wood sawdust in
production of UMUSATSI ceiling board to be used in construction industries. At present
human hair and wig wastes are determined as non-degradable substances as well as
polluted materials for environment that are obtainable in salons at cheap cost. Utilizing wig
wastes, human hair and wood sawdust as construction materials especially in production
of UMUSATSI ceiling board is one of a promising step towards a sustainable resources
and waste management. Human hair used as fiber reinforcement, reduces environmental
pollution along with board’s weakness in tension. In this study, naturally available human
hair and wig wastes were collected, cleaned and added to particle board. Performance of
reinforced sawdust board was investigated with addition of
human
hair in the mixture.
7
various
percentages
of
Waste wig fibers and human hair are often disposed of in their volume on landfills, thus
results into the heaviest environmental risks. Recycling and reusing them is a way by
which this challenge can be over came. In such way, we mixed them with sawdust and
wood fix glue to form a composite mix for UMUSATSI ceiling board production. It can be
observed that
7
compressive
maximum while
addition
strength
and
of
human
split
tensile
strength
of the board was found
hair used in board considering as fiber material.
These waste wig fibers and human hair are supposed to overcome the challenges that the
existing Ceiling boards especially gypsum board faces including shearing, cracks, lack of
moisture and water resistance, resistance to tensile forces and low compressive strength.
The Sample preparation involved mixing wood fix glue, water, sawdust, human hair and
waste wig fibers.
The general outcome convinces that waste wig fibers and human hair
promising
performance
in ceiling boards to be
developed
in
1
showed
enhancing
water
and
moisture
permeability resistance, cracks resistance, and promoting tensile strength in ceiling boards
at
an
optimum
mix
of 10% and 5% volume fraction respectively.
