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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.
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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.

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Strength and Microstructure of Clay Geopolymer Non-Load-Bearing Masonry Units Using Fine-Clay Brick Waste and Palm Oil Fuel Ash

TL;DR: In this article, the applicability of alkali-activated cement with a mixture of fine-clay brick waste (FCBW) and palm oil fuel ash (POFA) to manufacture environmentally friendly mason r...

Properties and structural behavior of sawdust interlocking brick

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TL;DR: In this article, a review of research on sawdust in the production of interlocking bricks is presented, which justifies the properties and structural behavior of sawdust interlocking brick and shows that a good quality of sawdusted bricks can be produced, whereby contributing to sustainable development.
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Preparation and properties of fired clay bricks with added wood ash

TL;DR: In this article, the effects of wood ash on the physical and mechanical properties of fired clay bricks were investigated and it was shown that higher wood ash content affected an increase in porosity and water absorption, while the bulk density of the clay bricks was reduced.

Evaluación de la Sostenibilidad de la Producción de Ladrillo en la Región de Boyacá, Colombia

TL;DR: In this article, a sistema de indicadores for evaluating the sostenibilidad of the sistemas de produccion del ladrillo in Colombia is presented.
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Geopolymer technology: the current state of the art

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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