The dramatic increase in sewage sludge production requires researchers to develop and explore more commercially viable ways for alleviating current environmental and socioeconomic challenges connected with its routine management. It has been establis...
The storage of sewage sludge in landfills is still the primary method of their disposal in many countries. Therefore, finding sustainable solutions for the reuse of this waste is an important issue to be addressed. This paper presents the results of...
The utility of recycling some intensive industries’ waste materials for producing cellular porous ceramic is the leading aim of this study. To achieve this purpose, ceramic samples were prepared utilizing both arc furnace slag (AFS) and ceramic...
The manufacture of bricks for building purposes consumes large quantities of virgin materials, such as clay. On the other hand, the ornamental stone processing industry produces a huge amount of stone cutting sludge in its process. Therefore, this st...
This research reports results of eco-compatible building material obtained without natural raw materials. A mixture of sludge from a ceramic wastewater treatment plant and glass cullet from the urban collection was used to obtain high sintered produc...
Efficient recovery of ammonia from sludge hydrolysate (SH) remains a challenging task. This study developed a superhydrophobic capillary ceramic-membrane contactors (MCs), which, by establishing a stable gas-phase mass transfer interface, provides a...
In recent years, the interest of the scientific community has become focused on the integration of circular economy principles by eliminating end-of-life concepts and forming zero-waste strategies. The present paper suggests the possible application...
This research delves into the sustainable utilization of waste materials, particularly chemical sludges from coal power plant water treatment processes, in ceramic glaze development. The study background underscores the growing interest in repurposin...
(1) Background: Electroplating sludge (ES) and water-washed municipal solid waste incineration fly ash (WFA) are classified as hazardous solid wastes, and their conventional disposal approaches trigger severe heavy metal pollution. Conventional color...
Water treatment plant (WTP) sludge is actively used in building materials production. The object of this research was modifying additives for ceramic bricks from WTP aluminium-containing sludge. The research aim of this study was to determine the sui...
Municipal incinerator bottom ash (MIBA) and sewage sludge ash (SSA) are secondary wastes produced from municipal incinerators. Landfills, disposal at sea, and agricultural use have been the major outlets for these secondary wastes. As global emphasis...
The main aim of the research was to evaluate the feasibility of using recycled ceramics and ash from municipal sewage sludge as concrete fillers. As part of the study, standard cylindrical and cubic samples were investigated. The samples consisted of...
In municipal waterworks large amounts of waste in the form of sludge have to be discarded. This investigation focuses on the processing of ceramic floor tiles incorporated with a municipal waterworks sludge. Four floor tile formulations containing up...
Among the wastes produced in a refinery are solids containing water, in particular: (i) bottom sludge accumulated in storage tanks and (ii) sludge agglomerated during the processing of crude oil. Potentially useful industrial secondary resources, co-...
The development of the mining industry has resulted in the accumulation of large amounts of waste, which effectively degrades the environment. The aim of this study is to check whether the addition of post-flotation sludge from copper production to t...
This study proposes the utilisation of mining wastes, TG3 clay (Turoszów mining gangue) and post-flotation sludge (KGHM-Gilów), stored at a distance of about 150 km from each other in the region of Lower Silesia, Poland. From these wast...
Management of backwash water (BW) generated from sand filtration of groundwater naturally contaminated with iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), and radium (Ra) remains a challenge worldwide. The present study investigated the effectiveness of a low-cost clay...
Mining and industrial activities generate large volumes of waste, up to 99% of the extracted material, forming a major global residue source. In this context, the valorization of mining sludge for sustainable construction materials gains relevance. T...
Increasing attention has been given to the treatment of livestock and poultry wastewater because of its high ammonium nitrogen (NH4+-N) content and low carbon/nitrogen ratio (C/N). Ceramic filter medium (CFM) and dewatered aluminum sludge (DAS), whic...
The construction sector is presently among the most resource-intensive industries, driving a substantial body of research dedicated to the development of more sustainable materials to address these demands. A particularly promising approach within th...
Excessive phosphorus discharge from fertilizers and detergents has caused severe eutrophication in water bodies, necessitating the upgrading of efficient and cost-effective adsorbents for phosphorus removal. In this study, a novel lanthanum and extra...
Porcelain manufacturing technological wastewater contains many mineral particles, like kaolinite 27%, quartz 29%, calcium feldspar 15%, and mullite 12%. These particulate matters are dispersed into the wastewater from all technological steps influenc...
This article discusses the prospects for using large-format ceramic stones in the construction of contemporary homes, as well as an overview of raw materials and technologies for production. The most promising technology is stiff extrusion with the a...
The ceramics industry has long embraced the principles of the circular economy, with a strong focus on the reuse and recovery of raw materials essential to the production cycle. This approach reduces costs by reintroducing secondary raw materials&mda...
The use of wastes, some of them hazards, as raw materials of ceramic pigments has been a way to diminish their environmental impact, to economically valorize them, and to face the depletion of virgin raw materials. In this work were prepared pigments...
The application of sludge in the manufacture of ceramic material provides an outlet for waste disposal. In this study, we aimed to produce a new lightweight aggregate applications in concrete. The influence of burning temperature on the ignition loss...
24 July 2019
The recycling of waterworks sludge has become a trending issue because it not only solves the problem of difficult disposal but also saves land resources. This paper aimed to provide a new idea for the utilization of waterworks sludge to form ceramsi...
Cake layer formation is an inevitable challenge in membrane bioreactor (MBR) operation. The investigations on the cake layer microbial community are essential to control biofouling. This work studied the bacterial and archaeal communities in the cake...
Ceramic membrane filters based on industrial by-products can be considered to be a valorization alternative of phosphate mine tailings, even more so if these ceramic membranes are used in the industrial wastewater treatment due to their good mechanic...
This study is focused on the treatment of waste sludge from a zinc chloride production in order to prepare iron-rich pigments usable for a production of glazes. In galvanizing plants, yellow waste sludge containing significant amount of ZnO, Cl, and...
Electroplating sludge (ES) is currently disposed in landfills and, because of its heavy metal content, poses serious threats to the environment and human health. However, ES might have potential use as colouring agent due to its high concentration of...
The conversion of the waste of wet silica sand sludge (W3S) into useful products, such as bricks, glassware, and ceramics, is an alternative solid waste management method. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of silica sand wet sludge add...
The use of solid waste such as ceramic sludge, ceramic rollers, and magnesite was studied to obtain cheap refractory ceramics at temperatures of 1300 °C based on XRF, XRD SEM, EDX, bending strength, and dielectric properties. The prepared samples...
The ceramic and refractory industries are undergoing a progressive transition toward more sustainable and resource-efficient manufacturing systems driven by increasing environmental regulations, rising energy demands, and the need to reduce dependenc...
The granite sludge (GS) produced during block sawing can be exploited as alternative raw material in ceramic and concrete industries. Based on the case study of a Portuguese granite processing plant, this work analysed, by experimental tests and Envi...
This study aims to evaluate the application of ceramic ultrafiltration membranes in the crossflow mode for the separation of particles and oil in water emulsions (free oil droplets and micelles) from hydrothermal-liquefaction wastewater (HTL-WW) from...
With ongoing development in the process industries, the accumulation of industrial inorganic solid wastes (IISWs) has become increasingly significant. IISWs are characterized by large volume and toxicity and pose challenges in treatment and control....
4 March 2019
Cost-effective treatment of dyeing wastewater remains a challenge. In this study, a newly designed hydrolysis acidification flat-sheet ceramic membrane bioreactor (HA-CMBR) was used in treating high-strength dyeing wastewater. The start-up phase of t...
Bacteria are the driving force of the microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology, which benefits from their natural ability to degrade organic matter and generate electricity. The development of an efficient anodic biofilm has a significant impact on the p...
Although the membrane bioreactor technology is gaining increasing interest because of high efficiency of wastewater treatment and reuse, data on the anaerobic transformations of retentate are scarce and divergent. The effects of transmembrane pressur...
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products have raised significant concerns because of their extensive use, presence in aquatic environments, and potential impacts on wildlife and humans. Carbamazepine was the most frequently detected pharmaceutical...
The paper provides a comparative review of research on lime mortars modified with industrial waste from various economic sectors. The analysis included ceramic waste (brick dust and aggregates), paper industry sludge, metallurgical slag, lime product...
The excessive input of nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants into surface water bodies poses a serious threat to the aquatic ecosystem. As an efficient porous adsorbent material, ceramsite shows remarkable potential in the field of simultaneous nitrogen...
Oilfield-produced water contains petroleum hydrocarbons, suspended solids, salts and other refractory constituents that challenge conventional biological treatment. Suspended activated sludge systems can suffer from microbial washout, poor retention...
The growing demand for raw materials requires the optimization of extractive processes and innovative approaches, such as the recovery of quarrying and processing waste. Waste materials from gneiss (ranging from blocks up to residual sludge) used as...
In this study, we investigated flotation muds (FM) deriving from the recovery processes of precious metals contained in e-waste (wastes from electronics) and exhausted catalysts. FM consist of an amorphous phase, corresponding to a Ca- and Al-rich si...
Biological trickling filtration (BTF) has the advantages of simple operation, low energy consumption, and low sludge production, and its application in the treatment of domestic wastewater in rural areas has been widely discussed. In this study, cera...
The increasing volume of waste and the requirements of sustainable development are the reasons for the research on new waste management concepts. The research results presented in this paper show the effect of recycled aggregate on the selected prope...
Membrane fouling highly limits the development of Membrane bioreactor technology (MBR), which is among the key solutions to water scarcity. The current study deals with the determination of the fouling propensity of filtered biomass in a pilot-scale...
Very large quantities of stone waste sludge are disposed in exhausted quarries and have a very low reuse rate to date. The paper considers the possibility of using these types of industrial waste in partial substitution of natural aggregates for the...
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