The Construction industry can act as a major receptor for different kinds of agro-industrial and municipal wastes due to the high demand for construction materials. Therefore, various …
The main objective of this work was to investigate the potential of using granite waste (GW) as raw material for geopolymer synthesis. The disposal of GW might cause many serious …
Granite process industry generates a large amount of wastes, which pollute and damage the environment. This work aims to characterize and evaluate the possibilities of using the …
Three different kaolins (K1, K2, K3) from sources in Cameroon were applied for producing geopolymer cements. The kaolins differ significantly in their gibbsite and quartz contents …
AM Segadães, MA Carvalho, W Acchar - Applied Clay Science, 2005 - Elsevier
The heterogeneity of traditional clay-based materials accommodates a variety of waste products compositions with little sacrifice of the final product properties and a much welcome …
W Acchar, FA Vieira, D Hotza - Materials Science and Engineering: A, 2006 - Elsevier
The use of industrial waste materials as additives in the manufacture of ceramic products has been attracting a growing interest from researchers in recent years and is becoming …
The present work aimed at studying the incorporation of wastes from natural rock cutting and polishing to produce roof tiles. The sintered products incorporating the sludge were targeted …
I Mármol, P Ballester, S Cerro, G Monrós… - Cement and Concrete …, 2010 - Elsevier
The value of granite sludge wastes (GS) in cement-based mortar formulations was examined by assessing their potential as structural components and pigments. Full …
Mullite (3Al2O3· 2SiO2) is an aluminosilicate characterized by excellent physical properties, which makes it an important ceramic material. In this way, ceramics based on mullite find …