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Sustainable red ceramic block: recycling of a sewage sludge as raw material

Authors: Tuani Zat, Samile Raiza Carvalho Matos, Paulo Ricardo de Matos, Jordana Georgin, Luciano Pivoto Specht, Jardel Pereira Gonçalves, Gihad Mohamad, Erich D. Rodríguez

Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | Issue 2/2023

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Sewage sludge (SS) is a residue resulting from wastewater treatment, which is widely increasing due to population growth and economic development. Currently, there is a strong interest in finding feasible options for recycling SS in alternative applications like civil construction. The high-water content, as well as the presence of organic matter and hazardous compounds in SS, are the main barriers to its large-scale recycling. A possible alternative is using SS to produce red-ceramics elements, replacing clay by SS without affecting the performance in relation to the conventional ceramics. This research evaluated the rheology (i.e., plasticity) of clay blends produced with different contents of SS (from 0 to 20 wt% dry bases) in the fresh state, as well as leaching and solubility tests and their mineralogical, microstructural and mechanical properties. Results showed that the laboratory-scale blocks produced with up to 5 wt% SS had negligible environmental risk, with mechanical performance, aesthetic, and physical features equivalent to those of the control mix. SS contents above 5 wt% led a reduction in mechanical performance and susceptibility to efflorescence formation. Therefore, SS can be successfully recycled in the red ceramic industry.

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Title: Sustainable red ceramic block: recycling of a sewage sludge as raw material
Authors: Tuani Zat
Samile Raiza Carvalho Matos
Paulo Ricardo de Matos
Jordana Georgin
Luciano Pivoto Specht
Jardel Pereira Gonçalves
Gihad Mohamad
Erich D. Rodríguez
Publication date: 13-01-2023
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 1438-4957
Electronic ISSN: 1611-8227
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01587-3

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