@article{Premrudee Kanchanapiya_Sawanya Jareemit_Suphaphat Kwonpongsagoon_2017, title={A NEW COMPOSITE MADE FROM NON-METALLIC WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS: TABLE-TOP PRODUCT AS A PRACTICAL PROTOTYPE }, volume={13}, url={https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/1359}, abstractNote={<p>This study aims to develop practical products that can be produced from non-metallic fraction <br>(NMF) - a non-valuable waste from the copper recovery process of printed circuit board waste (PCBW) as a <br>reinforcing material in glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) furniture products. A table-top product was selected <br>as the practical prototype. The results show that the new composite, called “NMF composite” can be used to <br>replace the plywood layer or the glass fiber layer in table-top prototypes. The production process and physical <br>properties of the new product, including weight changes, deflection and shrinkage, were studied. The advantage <br>of the practical prototype production over the traditional GFRP production is that the processing time can be <br>improved up to 32% because of no hand lay-up process involved. From the economic analysis and an <br>environmental viewpoint, to promote the recycling of NMF as the filler material in FRP furniture product, <br>government subsidy is necessary to motivate manufacturers to initiate the new product. </p>}, number={40}, journal={GEOMATE Journal}, author={Premrudee Kanchanapiya and Sawanya Jareemit and Suphaphat Kwonpongsagoon}, year={2017}, month={Jul.}, pages={1–8} }