Ecological Soil-Cement Bricks from Waste Materials

• Main Authors: Acchar, Wilson (Author), Marques, Sheyla K. J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Environment.; Building materials.; Waste management.; Sustainable development.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.; Building Materials.; Sustainable Development.

This book proposes the use of waste from oil drilling and sugar cane bagasse ash in the production of ecologically friendly soil-cement bricks. It offers a viable alternative to the traditional bricks available on the market, which use wood as fuel: manufacturing bricks from waste is less costly and...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Soil cement bricks
• Solid waste materials
• Using extraction of oil drilling (EOD) in ceramic formulations
• Using EOD and sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) in ceramic formulations
• Concluding remarks.