Possibilities of Recovery of Industrial Waste and By-Products in Adobe-Brick-Type Masonry Elements

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to search for possibilities to capitalize on industrial waste, which occupies huge storage spaces. This paper presents an experimental study on the possibility and efficiency of this industrial waste in the composition of clay mixtures suitable for making unburned clay bricks. Living in harmony with nature is part of sustainable development. For this purpose, six compositions based on clay and industrial waste were made. The studied industrial wastes were: ash from the Mintia thermal power plant, Romania, limestone sludge, gypsum sludge, and damped waste from the processing of imported ore.

Keywords

• adobe bricks
• thermal power plant ash
• dumped waste
• limestone sludge
• plaster sludge