Ceramic bricks made from municipal solid waste incineration-derived clay and ashes: a quality study
This paper presents analytical data from tests on bricks made from different clay/ash mixtures. The ashes used were obtained from a Hoffmann-type brick-making furnace equipped for coal and municipal solid waste co-firing. The bricks were physically and chemically characterised and their quality was...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Ingeniería e Investigación |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/39515 |
| Summary: | This paper presents analytical data from tests on bricks made from different clay/ash mixtures. The ashes used were obtained from a Hoffmann-type brick-making furnace equipped for coal and municipal solid waste co-firing. The bricks were physically and chemically characterised and their quality was determined by porosimetry, water absorption, breaking load and tensile strength tests. Brick loading capacity increased by up to 10% with ash mixtures and decreased at higher percentages, whereas water absorption increased brick loading capacity for all mixtures. This study showed that clay/ash bricks complied with all the quality standards required in Colombia. |
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| ISSN: | 0120-5609 2248-8723 |