Artigo de Periódico
Structural ceramics made with clay and steel dust pollutants
Fecha
2011Registro en:
0169-1317
v. 51, n. 4
Autor
Machado, A. T.
Valenzuela-Diaz, F. R.
Souza, Carlos Alberto Caldas de
Lima, Luiz Rogério Pinho de Andrade
Machado, A. T.
Valenzuela-Diaz, F. R.
Souza, Carlos Alberto Caldas de
Lima, Luiz Rogério Pinho de Andrade
Institución
Resumen
Electric arc furnace steel dust is a by-product of the steelmaking process and contains high amounts of the iron
and zinc and significant amounts of lead, chromium, and cadmium. Metal recycling however, is not always economically feasible, especially due to the complex mineralogical composition of this material. In this study an application of this material is presented. Ceramics were produced with clay and variable amounts of steel dust. The bulk material was fired between 800 and 1100 °C. The influence of the composition and the processing temperature on the mechanical strength, linear shrinkage, water absorption, apparent density and bending strength and metal leaching of the ceramic samples was investigated. A blend of clay with up to 20%
dust yielded ceramics with limited metal contamination risk and may thus be used for structural ceramics production.