Ceramic bricks made from municipal solid waste incineration-derived clay and ashes: a quality study

This paper presents analytical data from tests on bricks made from different clay/ash mixtures. The ashes used were obtained from a Hoffmann-type brick-making furnace equipped for coal and municipal solid waste co-firing. The bricks were physically and chemically characterised and their quality was...

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Published in:Ingeniería e investigación 2013-05, Vol.33 (2), p.36-41
Main Authors: García Ubaque, César Augusto, González Hässig, Andrés, Vaca Bohórquez, Martha Lucía
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brick
Co-firing
Encapsulation
ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Incineration
Municipal solid waste
Volatile ash
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Summary:This paper presents analytical data from tests on bricks made from different clay/ash mixtures. The ashes used were obtained from a Hoffmann-type brick-making furnace equipped for coal and municipal solid waste co-firing. The bricks were physically and chemically characterised and their quality was determined by porosimetry, water absorption, breaking load and tensile strength tests. Brick loading capacity increased by up to 10% with ash mixtures and decreased at higher percentages, whereas water absorption increased brick loading capacity for all mixtures. This study showed that clay/ash bricks complied with all the quality standards required in Colombia.
ISSN:0120-5609
2248-8723
2248-8723
DOI:10.15446/ing.investig.v33n2.39515