Reuse of waste sludge from water treatment plants and fly ash for manufacturing of adobe bricks. 2021

Nguyen Thi Minh Trang, and Ngo Anh Dao Ho, and Sandhya Babel
Department of Urban Infrastructure Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture, 196 Pasteur, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.

Reuse of sludge from a water treatment plant and fly ash for the manufacturing of adobe brick is a feasible approach for practical applications due to the numerous benefits from the cost savings of construction materials and the reduction of environmental pollution. In this study, sludge from a groundwater treatment plant and fly ash from a thermal power plant were used as alternative aggregates to replace clay, a traditional component for brick making. The main objective of this study is to produce adobe bricks by using hydraulic press technology. The optimum aggregate composition was investigated by determining the compressive strength according to Vietnam national standard TCVN 6355:1-2009. Other supplementary materials, including cement, liquid glass, and polypropylene fibers, were used as additives and adhesives. Results showed that a 2-hole brick product (8 × 4 × 8 cm) with strength M 4.0 satisfied the national quality standard, TCVN 6477-2016. In addition, the aggregate composition (wt%) as sludge: cement: fly ash: polypropylene fibers of 50 : 35: 15 : 0.5%/m3 aggregates was found to be the optimum ratio. This product shows a medium compressive strength that is appropriate in the construction of walls or fences in industrial factories or households. The results obtained in this study show a promising approach for the brick-making industry in Vietnam. A large amount of sludge can be reused as an alternative material to reduce the product price and achieve natural resource conservation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007220 Industrial Waste Worthless, damaged, defective, superfluous or effluent material from industrial operations. Waste, Industrial,Industrial Wastes,Wastes, Industrial
D003252 Construction Materials Supplies used in building. Building Materials,Building Material,Construction Material,Material, Building,Material, Construction,Materials, Building,Materials, Construction
D012722 Sewage Refuse liquid or waste matter carried off by sewers. Sludge,Sludge Flocs
D060729 Coal Ash Residue generated from combustion of coal or petroleum. Bottom Ash,Fly Ash,Oil Fly Ash,ROFA Pollutant,Soft Coal Fly Ash,Ash, Bottom,Ash, Coal,Ash, Fly,Ash, Oil Fly,Fly Ash, Oil,Pollutant, ROFA
D018508 Water Purification Any of several processes in which undesirable impurities in water are removed or neutralized; for example, chlorination, filtration, primary treatment, ion exchange, and distillation. It includes treatment of WASTEWATER to provide potable and hygienic water in a controlled or closed environment as well as provision of public drinking water supplies. Waste Water Purification,Waste Water Treatment,Wastewater Purification,Wastewater Treatment,Water Treatment,Purification, Waste Water,Purification, Wastewater,Purification, Water,Treatment, Waste Water,Treatment, Wastewater,Treatment, Water,Waste Water Purifications,Waste Water Treatments,Water Purification, Waste
D019245 Compressive Strength The maximum compression a material can withstand without failure. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed, p427) Compressive Strengths,Strength, Compressive,Strengths, Compressive

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