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Journal of Materials Science and Nanotechnology | Volume 3

February 25-26, 2019 | Paris, France

Materials Science and Engineering

International Conference on

Stabilization of laterite with rubber latex and various applications

EMERUWA Edjikémé, OFFO Owochi Quentin Aristide, KOUADIO Koffi Clement, KOUAKOU Con

and

Honoré

Felix Houphouet-Boigny-Cocody University, Ivory Coast

voiding the emission of greenhouse gases and air pollution

related to the manufacture of clinker cement led us to

consider the use of a natural binder for stabilization. Thus latex

contents ranging from 0 to 30% were used to stabilize laterite

specimens. These specimens were subjected to physical tests

(water resistance test, absorption test) and mechanical tests

(dry compression test). The results obtained indicate, on the

one hand, that specimens made with latex contents less than

15% dissolve completely in water while those of 20%; 25% and

30% are water resistant. The absorption rate of the test pieces

decreases as the latex content increases in the test pieces.

It goes from 14.45% for specimens to 15% to 5.87% for 30%

specimens. On the other hand the compression test indicates

an increase in strength when the latex content increases. It

goes from 0.37 MPa for latex-free specimens to 3.15 MPa for

30% specimens. Also, the study of the rheology shows that the

specimens pass from a brittle behavior to a plastic behavior

when the latex content increases. The behavior of the test

pieces in the various tests (water resistance test, absorption test

and compression test) makes it possible to envisage the use of

this material in several fields including the field of construction,

the road domain, space development for the sport.

Speaker Biography

EMERUWA Edjikémé is a Professor at the Universities of Felix Houphouet-Boigny-Cocody

University, Ivory Coast. He obtained his doctorate in the University of Limoges, France in

1889 and completed his masters in Materials Science at University of Limoges, France and

CESS in ceramics, ENSCI, Limoges, France. He is the inventor of multiple objects like one

of them is SABLATEX. He is the author of 4 registered certificates OAPI industrial drawings

and writer of 4 books. He was awarded with Patronat award continuously from the year

2014-2016. He received National excellence award for research results and innovation of

the year 2018 and Special Jury Prize winner of the “Green Africa Booster”, Yamoussoukro

in June 2018.