Valorization of Brick and Glass CDWs for the Development of Geopolymers Containing More Than 80% of Wastes

Autor: Dimitris Kioupis, Aggeliki Skaropoulou, Sotirios Tsivilis, Glikeria Kakali
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Minerals, Vol 10, Iss 8, p 672 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-163X
DOI: 10.3390/min10080672
Popis: One of the areas of priority in a circular economy, regarding waste management, regards the valorization of construction and demolition wastes (CDW). This study suggests the synthesis of geopolymeric binders based almost entirely on construction and demolition wastes. Ceramic waste was used as the aluminosilicate precursor of the geopolymer synthesis, while glass waste was applied in the preparation of the activation solution. A fractional experimental design defined the optimum synthesis parameters, based on compressive strength values. The final products were characterized by means of X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The glass waste was appropriately processed in order to prepare the activation solution for the geopolymerization of brick waste. In this work, CDW-based geopolymers were produced with a compressive strength in the range 10–44 MPa. The developed products contained 80–90 wt.% CDWs, depending on the method of activator preparation.
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