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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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Fired clay bricks manufactured by adding wastes as sustainable construction material – A review

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of research concerning the recycling of different types of wastes into eco-friendly fired clay bricks (FCB's). Materials and methods of researches are discussed, and several properties of bricks, made by incorporating additives are reviewed as well as procedures in accordance with international standards are highlighted.
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Characteristics of fired clay bricks with waste marble powder addition as building materials

TL;DR: In this article, the use of waste marble powder addition reduced the bulk density of the fired brick samples, while increasing the firing temperature also affected their mechanical and physical properties, such as drying and firing shrinkages, loss on ignition, bulk density, porosity, water absorption, compressive strength, thermal conductivity, microstructure and phase content.
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Manufacturing of sustainable clay bricks: Utilization of waste sugarcane bagasse and rice husk ashes

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of the waste addition produced from two major crops: sugarcane and rice in clay bricks manufacturing was evaluated and it was concluded that the brick specimens incorporating lower dosage of SBA and RHA (i.e. 5% by clay weight) will not only relieve the environmental burden but also result into a more sustainable and economical construction.
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Fresh and hardened properties of one-part fly ash-based geopolymer binders cured at room temperature: Effect of slag and alkali activators

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of slag content as well as type and dosage of alkali activators on one-part fly ash-based geopolymers cured at room temperature was investigated.
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Effect of alkali-activator and rice husk ash content on strength development of fly ash and residual rice husk ash-based geopolymers

TL;DR: In this article, the authors combined various proportions of class-F fly ash (FA) and residual rice husk ash (RHA) with an alkaline solution to produce geopolymers.
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An investigation on the production of construction brick with processed waste tea

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the utilization potential of processed waste tea (PWT) in clay bricks and concluded that PWT can be utilized in unfired and fired building bricks by taking advantage of low cost and environmental protection.
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Recycling of sugarcane bagasse ash waste in the production of clay bricks.

TL;DR: The test results indicate that the sugarcane bagasse ash waste could be used as a filler in clay bricks, thus enhancing the possibility of its reuse in a safe and sustainable way.
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Bonding and abrasion resistance of geopolymeric repair material made with steel slag

TL;DR: In this article, three repair materials were prepared using cement-based, geopolymeric and steel slag binders, and their mechanical performances such as compressive strength, bond strength and abrasion resistance were examined experimentally.
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Synthesis and characterization of fly ash modified mine tailings-based geopolymers

TL;DR: In this paper, a feasibility study is performed on geopolymerization of mine tailings so that they can be recycled and utilized as construction material, and the results show that the Si/Al ratio and the alkalinity have profound effects on the mechanical and micro-structural properties of the mine-tailings-based geopolymers.
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Utilization of kraft pulp production residues in clay brick production

TL;DR: In this article, the utilization potential of kraft pulp production residues in clay brick was investigated, and the results showed that the residue can be used in brick-clay as an organic pore-forming agent and by this way it can be utilized in environmentally safe way.
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