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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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Preparation, Properties and Microstructure of Non-Calcination Rock Powder Brick with Orthogonal Experiments

TL;DR: In this paper, the preparation method and reasonable mix ratio of non-calcination brick with rock powder, cement, lime and fly ash ceramsite (FAC) as the raw materials were experimentally evaluated.
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Life-cycle impacts from environmentally friendly blocks

TL;DR: In this article , the authors conducted a detailed and robust life-cycle analysis from cradle-to-cradle considering two parameters: cost and environmental impacts, using GaBi 8.0 software for calculating the climate change and ozone depletion potential.
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Interaction of anthracite coal ash and Archis hypogaea shell ash on an innovative brick: an experimental and simulation study

TL;DR: In this article , the authors proposed a novel and sustainable method to utilize an agricultural waste in the anthracite coal ash-based brick production, which could significantly contribute to the sustainable utilization of the Arachis hypogaea shell ash in the brick production.
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SWPS ECO Bricks: Development of Sustainable Brick Utilising Solid Waste Fly Ash and Paint Sludge

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the potential of using local industrial waste, Solid Waste Fly Ash (SWFA) and Paint Sludge (PS) as target material in replacing laterite soil that is non-renewable natural resources.
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What we learn is what we earn from sustainable and circular construction

TL;DR: In this article , the authors classified and reviewed the existing research using a bibliometric and network analysis approach into the following themes: life cycle assessment (LCA), green assessment tools, technologies and methods, quantification of recycling of waste and energy, building information modeling (BIM), greenhouse gas emissions in construction, and greenhouse gases emissions in the specific case of novel construction types.
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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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