The Feasibility of Using Marble Cutting Waste in a Sustainable Building Clay Industry
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedures
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.3. Mix Composition and Specimen Preparation
2.4. Testing Procedures
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristics of the Raw Materials
3.2. Mineralogy of the Cured Specimens of Different Mixes
3.3. Physico-Mechanical Properties of the Cured Specimens
3.4. Results of the FTIR Analysis of the Cured Specimens of Different Mixes
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
References and Notes
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Mix Code | Mix Ingredient, % | pH | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clay | Sand | HL | MCW | OPC | ||
R | 75 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
R 1 | 50 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 12.8 |
R 2 | 50 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12.5 |
R 3 | 50 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 12.4 |
R 4 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 11.5 |
Oxide Content % | Hydrated Lime (HL) | Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) | Clay | Sand | Marble Cutting Waste (MCW) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SiO2 | 1.69 | 20.59 | 49.95 | 93.88 | 0.52 |
Al2O3 | 1.11 | 4.02 | 22.51 | 3.86 | 0.12 |
Fe2O3 | 0.24 | 3.31 | 6.87 | 0.68 | 0.18 |
CaO | 70.52 | 62.71 | 1.64 | 0.65 | 56.35 |
MgO | 0.75 | 1.95 | 1.22 | 0.37 | 0.35 |
Na2O | 0.01 | 0.47 | 3.11 | 0.21 | 0.05 |
K2O | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.92 | 0.09 | 0.04 |
SO3 | 0.14 | 2.95 | 3.12 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
L.O.I | 25.69 | 3.81 | 10.28 | 0.23 | 42.38 |
pH | 12.82 | 13.52 | 6.72 | 7.11 | 8.13 |
Cl− | Nil | Nil | 0.86 | Nil | 0.01 |
Specimens of the Mix | Status of the Specimens Cured for | ||
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2 Weeks | 4 Weeks | ||
Before | After | ||
R | C | PF | C |
R1 | PF | ND | PF |
R2 | ND | ND | ND |
R3 | ND | ND | ND |
R4 | C | ND | C |
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El-Mahllawy, M.S.; Kandeel, A.M.; Abdel Latif, M.L.; El Nagar, A.M. The Feasibility of Using Marble Cutting Waste in a Sustainable Building Clay Industry. Recycling 2018, 3, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling3030039
El-Mahllawy MS, Kandeel AM, Abdel Latif ML, El Nagar AM. The Feasibility of Using Marble Cutting Waste in a Sustainable Building Clay Industry. Recycling. 2018; 3(3):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling3030039
Chicago/Turabian StyleEl-Mahllawy, Medhat S., Ayman M. Kandeel, Mahmoud L. Abdel Latif, and Abdeen M. El Nagar. 2018. "The Feasibility of Using Marble Cutting Waste in a Sustainable Building Clay Industry" Recycling 3, no. 3: 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling3030039