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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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Assessing Diffusion and Conductivity on WasteTire Crumb and Rock Flour for Constructinga Barrier Liner in a Landfill

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated two series compounds by two waste materials (rock flour and tire crumbs) for use as barrier liners material and found that the compounds contain maximum 50% RF and 40% TC in the first and second series respectively.
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Applying the ensemble averaging method with a pressure–velocity sensor to measure sound absorption characteristics of porous clay bricks

TL;DR: In this article, the authors applied the ensemble averaging (EA) method with a pressure-velocity sensor (pu-sensor) to measure the sound absorption coefficient of porous clay bricks.
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Innovative Green Bio-Filler and Bio-Flux Calcium Carbonate from Eggshells to Hard-Soft Porcelain Preparation

TL;DR: In this paper, the amount of 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20% raw bird eggshell powder was added, mixed with porcelain slip containing sodium silicate as a dispersing agent to prevent particles agglomeration, and fired at 600°, 700°, 800°, and 900°C for 1, 3, and 5 h at each firing temperature.
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Application of waste treatment sludge from water treatment in brick production

TL;DR: In this article, the potential use of water treatment sludge in brick properties as building material was investigated, and the results revealed that the waste sludge had higher components of Zn, Cu, Pb, and As.
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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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