Clay bricks solid waste

Energy sources used in the clay brick making process worldwide are dominantly derived from fossil fuels. However, through innovative development it has been shown possible for these traditional sources to be successfully replaced by renewable alternatives reducing greenhouse gas emissions to almost zero. In a further iimovative step, it has been possible to introduce a selective blend of solid by-products wastes into the manufactured bricks to partially replace normally quarried cl. ... 

As solid wastes are becoming a matter of increased world concern due to their amoimt as well as difficulty and cost of final disposal, ceramic products can well supply as matrices for industrial residues incorporation snch as giving an option for the solid waste disposal with a possible increase in the properties of the clay ceramic products. The incorporation of wastes from several industrial activities is a technological alternative to reduce the environmental impact due to their indiscriminate disposal. One such measure is the waste incorporation into intensive-produced clay ceramics like bricks and tiles (Parsons et al., 1997). This incorporation is now a common practice and benefits both, the industry... 

This chapter focuses on the application ofthermal methods specific to raw materials suitable for industrial clay products that are suitable for brick-making. Details ofthermal processes for the following materials are discussed singular, binary, and ternary clay-based systems structural ceramics solid waste in clay bricks significant archaeological clay products and brick clay products from Central Europe. 

Elwan, M. M., and Hassan, M. S., Recycling of Some Egyptian Industrial Solid Wastes in Clay Bricks, Ind. Ceram., 18 1-6 (1998)... 

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