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Journal:Ceramics International

Key Words:co-fired fly ashes; sewage sludge fly ash; lightweight aggregates (LWAs); sintering temperature; heavy metal leaching

Abstract:The use of solid waste such as coal and biomass co-fired fly ashes and sewage sludge fly ash instead of clay and other non-renewable resources to produce lightweight aggregates (LWAs) is conducive to sustainable development. In this study, the effects of co-fired fly ashes, sewage sludge fly ash and quartz sand proportion, sintering temperature and sintering time on the physical properties and microstructure of LWAs are studied by single factor experiment. Experimental results show that the optimal experiment conditions are the raw material ratio of co-fired fly ashes: sewage sludge fly ash: quartz sand = 9: 1: 4, 2 wt% SiC as an expansion agent, and sintering at 1060 ◦C for 10 min. The LWAs obtained under the above conditions have a bulk density of 0.85 g/cm3, an apparent density of 1.84 g/cm3, a 1-h water absorption of 2.71 %, and a compressive strength of 8.68 MPa, which are in accordance with the GB/T17431.1–2010 standard. Besides, the heavy metal immobilization effect of the LWAs is satisfying, where the heavy metal leaching concentrations meet the standard of GB5085.3–2007. In conclusion, it is feasible to use the raw materials to prepare the LWAs under the above sintering conditions, and the prepared LWAs have high strength and low water absorption.

All the Authors:Kuihua Han,Yongzheng Wang,Jie Zhu,Zihao Yang,Jisen Liu,Huaji Zhang,Xiaobin Sun,Bo Liang,Yue Zheng

First Author:Jie Geng

Indexed by:Journal paper

Correspondence Author:Shengli Niu*

Discipline:Engineering

First-Level Discipline:Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics

Document Type:J

Volume:50

Page Number:28609-28618

Translation or Not:no

Date of Publication:2024-06-01

Included Journals:SCI