Beatryz Cardoso Mendes

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of existing literature about alternative activators, produced from agricultural or industrial wastes, is presented, and some topics for future research on new activators are identified, aiming to stimulate more studies in this field.

TL;DR: In this article, the characterization of clay bricks waste, named chamotte, and its use as an alternative precursor to produce geopolymeric materials, such as roof tiles for buildings are the aims of the present work.

TL;DR: In this paper, the application of geopolymer tiles in conditions of high temperature and saturation was evaluated in order to understand how fires and rains modify the performance of these materials, and the results showed that due to the non-formation of polysialate networks in an effective way, formulations 3.50 and 4.00 showed a high drop in properties, differently from formulations 2.25, 2.50, and 3.00.

TL;DR: In this article, a new alternative for reusing high-silicon iron ore tailings, applying them in the red clay ceramic industry, was proposed, and cylindrical specimens were formed by uniaxial pressing.

TL;DR: In this article, the feasibility of incorporating sludge from the pulp and paper industry in soil-cement blocks using 10% cement and 90% compensated soil was analyzed and the results indicated that blocks produced with waste incorporation of up to 10% meet the technical requirements set by the main international standards, enabling them to be used in civil construction and thus contributing to reduce the environmental impacts regarding the waste disposal.