Recycling of Polycarbonate Lenses for The Manufacture of Translucent Concrete Block

Reference	Presenter	Authors (Institution)	Abstract
04-007	Aline da Rocha Santos	Santos, A.d.(Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes); Mossri, M.V.(Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes); Cunha, E.S.(Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes);	With the need to reduce the environmental impact and the degradation of natural resources, several ways of searching for sustainability began to be developed. Reducing the amount of natural raw materials, reviewing production processes and reverse logistics become increasingly indispensable. In the year 2001 a block of translucent concrete was created, created by the Hungarian architect Aron Losonczi, founder of the company LiTraCon (Light-Transmitting Concrete). The innovative translucent block maintains the strength and strength of conventional concrete. Thus, the result is surprising, therefore, the block maintains a common appearance that acquires translucent properties when traversed by light. The translucency of the block, a fascinating feature of this material, is made possible by optical fiber. As fiber optics contribute to the high cost of this material, the objective of this work was to make this material more feasible and accessible, reducing its cost by replacing the optical fibers with similar translucent material, in this case polycarbonate lenses, previously intended for disposal . The results showed that such substitution is feasible and without the loss of properties once conferred by the fibers.<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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