On the production of fired clay bricks from waste materials: A critical update

SN Monteiro, CMF Vieira - Construction and Building Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently, the production of bricks from waste materials was reviewed by Zhang in
Construction and Building Materials. The main focus was a division into three producing …

Influence of fluxing oxides from waste on the production and physico-mechanical properties of fired clay brick: A review

MU Rehman, M Ahmad, K Rashid - Journal of building engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Potential of using granite waste as raw material for geopolymer synthesis

LN Tchadjié, JNY Djobo, N Ranjbar, HK Tchakouté… - Ceramics …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Use of granite sawing wastes in the production of ceramic bricks and tiles

RR Menezes, HS Ferreira, GA Neves, HL Lira… - Journal of the European …, 2005 - Elsevier
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 …

Influence of gibbsite and quartz in kaolin on the properties of metakaolin-based geopolymer cements

HK Tchakoute, CH Rüscher, JNY Djobo, BBD Kenne… - Applied Clay …, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

Using marble and granite rejects to enhance the processing of clay products

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 …

Effect of marble and granite sludge in clay materials

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 …

Incorporation of wastes from granite rock cutting and polishing industries to produce roof tiles

P Torres, HR Fernandes, S Olhero… - Journal of the European …, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …

Use of granite sludge wastes for the production of coloured cement-based mortars

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mullite-based ceramics from mining waste: a review

M Romero, I Padilla, M Contreras, A Lopez-Delgado - Minerals, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …