Use of MID-MIX® treated sewage sludge in cement mortars and concrete
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Nakic, D
Vouk, D
Serdar, M
Cheeseman, CR
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Developing beneficial applications for sewage sludge is a key challenge in many countries, given the amount of sludge generated and the disposal or recycling options currently available. Sewage sludge from the wastewater treatment plant at Koprivnica in Croatia has been treated using MID-MIX ® technology that involves the addition of Ca(OH) 2 and CaO to dewatered sludge. This produces a low-density non-hazardous white-grey powder. The treated sewage sludge has been heated to 800, 900 and 1000 °C to form MID-MIX ® treated sewage sludge ash with reduced organic content. MID-MIX ® treated sewage sludge and ash have been used to replace 10 and 20% of cement in mortar and concrete samples. The addition of MID-MIX ® treated sewage sludge causes a significant increase in void content which reduces the mechanical properties and durability of mortar and concrete samples. However, replacement of cement by MID-MIX ® ash did not significantly affect the strength, water penetration or gas permeability compared to control samples. Leaching tests on MID-MIX ® powder, MID-MIX ® ash and mortar samples produced low levels of heavy metal release. The research shows that thermally processed MID-MIX ® treated sewage sludge produces an ash product that has potential to be beneficially used in cementitious materials for selected applications.
Date Issued
2020
Date Acceptance
2018-05-02
Citation
European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2020, 24 (10), pp.1483-1498
ISSN
1964-8189
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Start Page
1483
End Page
1498
Journal / Book Title
European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering
Volume
24
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
© 2018 Informa UK limited, trading as Taylor & Francis group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering on 16 May 2018, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19648189.2018.1474383
Identifier
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19648189.2018.1474383
Subjects
0502 Environmental Science and Management
0905 Civil Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-05-16