Recyclable Property – A Blessing to Industry
To fulfill a wide area of varied applications and environments use of tensile structures is becoming increasingly popular. It is exclusively pre engineered shade sculptures which are becoming very demanding and competitive around the world. This shelter of environment is the crop of the combination namely superior grade raw materials and highly exciting improved building technologies. In providing flexible but robust tensile structures this combination plays an important role in the architectural as well as structural world.
Necessity of recycling
The tensile fabric shades provide great life expectancy as the properties it offer include its translucency, UV resistance, weather retardant and also anti pollutants. These fabric shades can be recycled easily though there is a little chance of recycling as its estimated life span is 50- 100 years. But with time these structures can be degraded for the weather effects they are to face for long period of time. Different external climatic factors such as scorching heat, heavy shower, stormy wind, strong light, acids, alkalis or any salt have a great influence on this polymer based product. These may cause any type of changes in its tensile strength, shape, form or color which is called degradation of the polymer. Not only that due to a long time use or cracking the molecular weight of a polymer is reduced or degradation takes place which needs recycling. So, depending on this aspect it may be mentioned that sometimes degradation may be a blessing which is useful for recycling. The materials obtained can be recycled effectively. Every component of the tensile structures has the capability of recycling.
Result of recycling
At the end of its estimated life the fabric can be recycled easily that can produce different types of products such as PVC rods, house hold articles, bags which can be further used in the membrane structures or various useful items. The aluminum frames or steel structures are highly durable which are required in the production process most. But after the expiry of their lives they can be used in different other projects or can be recycled to various useful steel products. The polymer wastes also can be used to resist environmental pollution. In some cases degradation is encouraged deliberately for structural firmness. The wastes obtained from the demolition of the concrete structures may be an important alternative source to any other new concrete structural production as well. The recycled polymers can be reused with the blending of same virgin polymer.
Industry is now more concerned with the waste disposal strategies. As a result of increased environmental awareness the recycled items are expertly utilized. Though the tensile structures are made such to have a long lasting effect yet its degradation or recycling is not at all cursing; rather it is engineered in such a way to have a recyclable after effect which is very demanding in the structural field for the eco system of the environment.