PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE OF WATER TREATMENT SLUDGE (WTS)-CLAY BRICKS

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Asri Md Nor ◽  
Alia Syafiqah Abdul Hamed ◽  
Faisal Hj Ali ◽  
Ong Keat Khim
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Clay Bricks ◽  
Firing Shrinkage ◽  
And Performance

Every year, large quantity of water treatment sludge (WTS) is produced from water treatment plant in Malaysia. Sanitary landfill disposal of sludge at authorized sites is the common practice in Malaysia. However, searching the suitable site for landfill is the major problem as the amount of sludge produced keeps on increasing. Reuse of the sludge could be an alternative to disposal. This study investigated the reusability of WTS as brick making material. The performance of clay-WTS bricks produced by mixing clay with different percentages of WTS with increments of 20% from 0% up to 100% was investigated. Each molded brick with optimum moisture content was pressed under constant pressure, oven-dried at 100˚C for 24 hours followed by heating at 600˚C for 2 hours and 1000˚C for 3 hours. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis were used to characterize clay, WTS and clay-WTS bricks.  The performance of the bricks were evaluated with firing shrinkage, loss on ignition (LOI), water absorption, bulk density, and compressive strength tests. Increasing the sludge content results in a decrease of brick firing shrinkage, and increase of water absorption and compressive strength. The results revealed that the brick with 100% by weight of sludge could generate the highest compressive strength of 17.123N/mm2. It can be concluded that the bricks with 20 to 100% of water treatment sludge comply with the Malaysian Standard MS7.6:1972, which can fulfill the general requirement for usage of clay bricks in wall construction.

Reuse of water treatment plant sludge and dam sediment in brick-making

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 273-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Huang ◽  
J.R. Pan ◽  
K.-D. Sun ◽  
C.-T. Liaw
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Satisfactory Result ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Sintering Process ◽  
Water Treatment Plant Sludge

In this study, an attempt was made to use water treatment plant (WTP) sludge and dam sediment as raw materials for brick-making through the sintering process. The sinter of dam sediment fired at 1,050°C had a less than 15% ratio water absorption, and its compressive strength and bulk density met the Chinese National Standard (CNS) for first level brick. The WTP sludge sinter made under the same operating condition exhibited higher water absorption, larger shrinkage, but poorer compressive strength. When fired at 1,100°C, the shrinkage of the WTP sludge sinter was as high as 45%, although its compressive strength and water absorption of WTP sludge brick still met the standard for the first level brick. To reuse WTP sludge in an economical way, mixtures of various proportions of WTP sludge to dam sediment are used as raw materials. A satisfactory result was achieved when the ratio of the WTP sludge was less than 20% of the mixture. Results of tests indicated that the sinter of dam sediments which are fired at a temperature of 1000~1100°C has reached the requirement for tile brick.

scholarly journals Application of waste treatment sludge from water treatment in brick production

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Ainul Haezah Noruzman ◽  
Norhayati Palil ◽  
Rosnani Ahmad ◽  
Khairul Salleh Baharudin
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Hardened State ◽  
Potential Use

The aim of the study is to investigate the potential use of water treatment sludge in brick properties as building material. The sludge was collected from water treatment plant and the percentages used in the mixes were 3%, 5%, 7%, 10% 15%, 20%, 40%, and 60% by weight of sand in brick. The specimen without sludge was prepared for comparison. The testing involved chemical analysis of sludges using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) technique. Testing of compressive strength was done for hardened state properties. The samples were cured at 7 and 28 days, and the average of three samples of brick samples was measured. The results revealed that the waste sludges had higher components of Zn, Cu, Pb, and As, which was trace element concentrations in the dry sludge samples. Comparisons in terms of strength were made from the control and brick containing sludge specimens. It was observed that sludge in brick performed better when mixed with 5% as partial replacement of sand. However, the more the addition of percentages of sludge in brick, the lesser the strength observed. It can be concluded that waste treatment sludge as a result from the process of water treatment can be utilized as partial replacement of sand in brick production.

Effect of Sludge from Water Treatment Plant on Properties of Pottery

2014 ◽  
Vol 979 ◽  
pp. 94-97
Author(s):  
Sutas Janbuala ◽  
Wittawat Ratanathavorn ◽  
Mana Aermbua ◽  
Arpapan Satayavibul ◽  
Udomsak Kitthawee
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plants ◽  
Plant Yields

This research aims to study the effect of sludge from water treatment plants on the properties of pottery such as density, compressive strength, water absorption, and porosity.The composition of sludge from water treatment plants added to the clay varies, at percentages of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50%, controlled by weight. The results showed that the composition of 10% by weight of sludge from the water treatment plant yields the ultimate pottery properties, with 12.63 MPa of compressive strength, 1.85 g/cm3 of density, 14.24% of water absorption, and 26.34% of porosity.

scholarly journals Study on High Energy Propellant Waste in the Processing of Fired Clay Bricks

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 596-602
Author(s):  
P.K. Mehta ◽  
A. Kumaraswamy ◽  
V. K. Saraswat ◽  
Praveen Kumar B.
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Pore Formation ◽  
High Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Clay Bricks ◽  
Baking Process ◽  
Fired Bricks ◽  
Xrd Studies

Utilisation of propellant waste in fabrication of bricks is not only used as efficient waste disposal method but also to get better functional properties. In the present study, high energy propellant (HEP) waste additive mixed with soil and fly ash in different proportions during manufacturing of bricks has been investigated experimentally. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies were carried out to confirm the brick formation and the effect of HEP waste. Ceramic bricks were fabricated with HEP waste additive in proper proportions i.e. 0.5 wt %, 1.0 wt %, 1.5 wt %, 2.0 wt %, 2.5 wt %, 3 wt %, 3.5 wt %, and 4 wt % and then evaluated for water absorption capability and compressive strength. Compressive strength of 6.7 N/mm2, and Water absorption of 22 % have been observed from modified fired bricks impregnated with HEM waste additive. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies were carried out to analyze the effect of HEP waste additive on pore formation and distribution in the bricks. Further, the heat resulting from decomposition of propellants can cause a decrease in the energy required of baking process. The process of manufacturing of bricks with HEP waste additive is first of its kind till date.

About the Possibility of Recycling Water Treatment Sludge in the Wood–Cement Composites Production

2020 ◽  
Vol 299 ◽  
pp. 305-310
Author(s):  
Zh.A. Sapronova ◽  
S.V. Sverguzova ◽  
A.V. Svyatchenko
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Average Density ◽  
Cement Composites ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Sorption Material ◽  
Industrial Machine ◽  
Wood Cement Composites

The paper presents the results of a study of the possibility of recycling water treatment sludge in the production of wood-cement composites. Sludge is formed during the treatment of sewage, containing industrial machine oil, with a sorption material, based on thermally modified chestnut tree waste (CTW). It was found that the addition of sludge leads to an increase in the density of the samples. Thus, the samples without the addition of sludge have an average density of 860 kg/m3, samples with the addition of sludge in an amount of 10 mass% - 875 kg/m3, 20 mass% - 879 kg/m3, 30 mass% - 882 kg/m3, 42 mass % - 887 kg/m3. Studies of the change in water absorption of samples, depending on the amount of sludge added, showed that the values slightly decrease for samples containing sludge, what is explained by the presence of oil in the mixture. The compressive strength of the samples with the addition of sludge in the amount of 42 mass% was 3.1 MPa, what corresponds to the regulatory requirements for a wood cement composites.

scholarly journals Effect of ultrasonic and thermal disintegration of water treatment sludge

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 00045
Author(s):  
Justyna Górka ◽  
MaŁgorzata Cimochowicz-Rybicka ◽  
Beata Fryźlewicz-Kozak
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Main Parameter ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Sludge ◽  
Disintegration Process ◽  
Municipal Water ◽  
Ultrasound Intensity ◽  
Sludge Production

This research was conducted to evaluate the effects of thermal and ultrasound disintegration on the disintegration degree (DD) of water treatment sludge from a municipal water treatment plant. A disintegration process was used to (i) improve subsequent coagulation efficiencies and dewatering processes (ii) reduce sludge production, and (iii) obtain both economic and enviromental benefits. The results show that using the disintegration process has an influence on DD values. It is also worth emphasising that the main parameter determining the efficiency of ultrasonic and thermal disintegration was the time of the applied process. Other parameters such as ultrasound intensity and temperature had a reduced impact on DD values.

Synthesis of PAN-nanofibers for the separation of aqueous pollutants and performance of the net-zero energy water treatment plant

2020 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
pp. 90-108
Author(s):  
Ibrahim M. Alarifi ◽  
Mohammad Kashif Uddin ◽  
Ahmed Bilal Awan ◽  
Mu. Naushad ◽  
Abdulaziz R. Alharbi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Water Treatment Plant ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero Energy ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
And Performance
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