Hello, everyone. This is me again Crissiacor and this time—with a final update from my blog. I'm very pleased to share with you the journey of our research project, where we were able to create tiles with the help of Styrofoam and oyster shells. Everything began at the time of the material collection, and here's how it all happened.
First, we had to get oyster shells. It's pretty easy to find around our place, and the styrofoam is recycled we usually we get them in the trash can
but after getting some, we cleaned and crushed them until they became powdery. Here is the well-crushed oyster shell.
Then came the styrofoam, which everybody knows is not good for the environment. That had to be melted down with gas to be able to handle it easier. Look at this melted styrofoam.
Weigh the crushed oyster shells and the melted styrofoam. The two should turn out even at 1/4 of each. Thoroughly mix the two materials, which gives a final mix into a mud like on the picture
And then, we made the tiles! First, we created a molder to make these tiles, and we tried three different mixes:
50% Styrofoam and 50% crushed oyster shell
40% Styrofoam and 60% crushed oyster shell
30% Styrofoam and 70% crushed oyster shell
Here's how the tiles turned out after molding:
The tiles were then left to dry out in the sun on my roof. Once the tiles were dry, we put them through three tests: durability, slip resistance, and water absorption.
With the test of water absorption, we weighed the tiles before soaking and after soaking them in water for ten minutes. We were delighted; they did not soak water at all!
This was tested with the adherence of the adhesive by placing each tile on a plywood sheet with a tapper under it and tilting the plywood sheet slowly.
What we did time is taken on how long it took for the Tupperware to slip out from under the tile. The results? and the time is the first trail is 29seconds the second trail is 30seconds and the Third trail 40 seconds so the tiles had awesome slip resistance.
Finally, the determination of durability was established under testing conditions by dropping the tile repeatedly until it broke; the tiles withstood drops of up to the first trail is 105, the second trail is 110, and the third trail 95 drops per minute, respectively.
This project has proved that it is possible to get very firm tiles, resistant to water and slippery, from Styrofojonses used in oyster shells and Styrofoam.
This is not only a cool new way of recycling, but also an action toward a friendly environment. Keep an eye out for more updates on our project.
"Research is to see what others have seen, and think what nobody else has." - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
This quote captures the essence of research as a process of exploring beyond existing knowledge and generating unique insights. It encourages critical thinking, innovation, and the pursuit of new ideas. Research drives progress, fosters collaboration, and expands our understanding of the world.
"The more you understand, the more you'll be able to make successful decisions." - Warren Buffett
"Research is an organized method of trying to find out what you are going to do after you cannot do what you are doing now. It may also be said to be the method of keeping up with the Joneses.
