Thermochemical Analysis in the Presintering Phase of Aggregates from Sludge-Marine Clay Mixes

Abstract

Rapid industrialization and urbanization in a highly limited land area leads to serious waste disposal problems. Scarcity of land causes the disposal of waste in landfills to be extremely uneconomical. An attractive alternative to waste disposal is conversion of waste into new resources. Past studies have indicated that the conversion of wastes into construction materials is a potential option for management of high volume wastes. However, due to the high processing costs of the wastes, the conversion may not be economically viable. This study examines the detailed thermochemistry of sludge-clay mixes in providing an in-depth understanding of the reactions involved during the process of fusion. Thermal gravimetric analysis detected increased weight loss of the materials around the temperatures of 520 and