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Production of bricks from waste materials – A review
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A state-of-the-art review of research on utilization of waste materials to produce bricks can be found in this article, which can be divided into three general categories based on the methods for producing bricks from waste materials: firing, cementing and geopolymerization.About:
This article is published in Construction and Building Materials.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 551 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Building material & Kiln.read more
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Influence of Different Types of Wastes on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Interlocking Concrete Block Paving (ICBP): A Review
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors examined the compressive, flexural and tensile strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity, unit weight, water absorption, freeze-thawing, thermal and abrasion resistance, and microstructural properties of Interlocking Concrete Block Paving (ICBP) containing major industrial and agricultural wastes along with an assessment of their environmental effects, with a specific focus on recent work.
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Recycling and Reuse of Mine Tailings: A Review of Advancements and Their Implications
Francisco Sávio Maurício Araújo,Isabella Taborda-Llano,Everton Barbosa Nunes,Rafael M. Santos +3 more
TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the available literature on the main techniques of mining tailing recycling and reuse and discusses leading technologies, including the benefits and limitations, as well as emerging prospects.
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Profound probing of Groundnut Shell Ash (GSA) as pozzolanic material in making innovative sustainable construction material
TL;DR: In this paper, the utilization of Groundnut Shell Ash (GSA) as a partial replacement for fly ash in making unburnt fly ash bricks has been discussed and various tests such as specific gravity, bulk density, SEM, EDX, compressive strength, water absorption and efflorescence tests were conducted to analyse the effect of groundnut shell ash in the manufacturing of bricks.
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Mining Wastes as Road Construction Material: A Review
TL;DR: In this article , a review on recycling mine wastes as road construction material, including waste rock and mine tailings, is presented, which shows that the use of mine wastes for road construction will have a considerable environmental impact by reducing the volume of waste and offering sustainable raw materials.
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Fabrication and characterization of physical and mechanical properties based on clay and cacao rind porous ceramics
Susilawati,Jantiber Siburian,Yuan Alfinsyah Sihombing,Bonar Ferdiansyah,Sri Ningsih Y. Pakpahan +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the optimum composition variation of clay and cacao rind was 85:15% at 1000°C of sintering temperature, and the maximum density, compressive strength and hardness are 6.644 x 103 kg/m3, 380.489 MPa, and 312.835 MPa respectively.
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Geopolymer technology: the current state of the art
Peter Duxson,Ana Fernández-Jiménez,John L. Provis,Grant C. Lukey,Ángel Palomo,J.S.J. van Deventer +5 more
TL;DR: A brief history and review of geopolymer technology is presented with the aim of introducing the technology and the vast categories of materials that may be synthesized by alkali activation of aluminosilicates as mentioned in this paper.
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Geopolymers : inorganic polymeric new materials
TL;DR: In the last few years, technological progress has been made in the development of new materials such as "geopolymers" and new techniques, such as ''sol-gel'' as mentioned in this paper, opening up new applications and procedures and transforming ideas that have been taken for granted in inorganic chemistry.
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Alkali-activated fly ashes: A cement for the future
TL;DR: In this paper, the mechanism of activation of fly ash with highly alkaline solutions is described, and the product of the reaction is an amorphous aluminosilicate gel having a structure similar to that of zeolitic precursors.
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Alkali-Activated Cements and Concretes
TL;DR: Alkali-Activated Cement and Concrete as discussed by the authors is a type of Cementitious Systems that uses Alkaline Activators to activate slag cements and lime-pozzolan cements.
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An environmental evaluation of geopolymer based concrete production: reviewing current research trends
TL;DR: In this article, the authors carried out a detailed environmental evaluation of geopolymer concrete production using the Life Cycle Assessment methodology and found that the production of most standard types of OPC concrete has a slightly lower impact on global warming than standard Ordinary Portland Cement.
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