Investigation of chemical composition and fiber-occurrence in inhalable particulate matter ob-tained from dry cutting processes of carbon fiber reinforced concrete composite, concrete and the carbon fiber reinforcement materials

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Contributors

  • Arne Koch - , University of Rostock (Author)
  • Paul Bergelt - , Mechanical Process Engineering Group (Author)
  • Petra Fiala - , Mechanical Process Engineering Group (Author)
  • Uwe Käfer - , University of Rostock (Author)
  • Jürgen Orasche - , Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (Author)
  • Stefanie Bauer - , Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (Author)
  • Sebastiano di Bucchianico - , Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (Author)
  • Michael Stintz - , Mechanical Process Engineering Group (Author)
  • Thomas Gröger - , Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (Author)
  • Thorsten Streibel - , Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (Author)
  • Ralf Zimmermann - , University of Rostock (Author)

Abstract

The most commonly used construction material nowadays is steel-reinforced concrete which underlies corrosion and thus buildings are susceptible for structural collapses. Recently, a new construction material resistant to oxidation and with a higher tensile strength called carbon concrete composite (C3) was developed. The new material allows resource-saving constructions using carbon fiber instead of steel reinforcement materials embedded in a concrete matrix. C3 reinforcements consist of carbon fibers coated with an organic polymer matrix. In this study, abrasive dust from a dry cutting process of two C3 reinforcement materials, as well as a C3 material were investigated with respect to the occurrence of toxic fibers or harmful organic compounds in the inhalable particulate matter (PM) fractions PM2.5 and PM10. It could be shown that the ratio between elemental and organic carbon in PM10 is dependent on the shape of the C3 reinforcement material due to different mechanisms of PM formation. This could have an impact on the toxicity of different C3 reinforcement materials. Harmful fibers according to the World Health Organization (WHO) definition like they are found in asbestos concrete were not found. However, bisphenol A (BPA) as well as the PAHs phenanthrene, anthracene, fluoranthene and pyrene were found due to pyrolysis of the organic matrix material at the edge of the sawblade differentiating the Carcinogenic Equivalency (TEQ) of investigated materials and their PM fractions. Furthermore, derivatives of BPA occurred in abrasive dust from C3 reinforcement materials potentially leading to genotoxicity and reproductive toxicity.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)292-306
Number of pages15
JournalAerosol Science and Engineering
Volume5
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85105947167

Keywords

Research priority areas of TU Dresden

Keywords

  • Bisphenol A, Carbon fiber reinforced concrete composite, Construction material, Dry cutting process, Inhalable particulate matter, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons