• PhD Dissertation

Foundry Wastes as New Resources In Ceramic Processes: Analysis and Modelling of Technological & Environmental Properties

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  • Acid gas emissions from structural clay products containing secondary resources: Foundry sand dust and Waelz slag

 March 1, 2016 Journal of Cleaner Production

This work analyses the acid gas emissions from  ceramic processes, containing foundry waste as alternative raw materials by the combination of different analytical techniques traditionally use in materials characterization. 

Corresponding author: Professor Chris Cheeseman Imperial College London

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  • Using mixture design of experiments to assess the environmental impact of clay–based structural ceramics containing foundry wastes

Sep 15, 2015  Journal of Hazardous Materials

This work describes the leaching behavior of potentially hazardous metals from ceramic products containing foundry waste as alternative raw materials using Mixture Design of Experiments and Response Surface Methodology.

Corresponding author: Associate Professor Ana Segadães 

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  • Combining mixture design of experiments with phase diagrams in the evaluation of structural ceramics containing foundry by-products

November 2014, Applied Clay Science

This work describes the technical behavior of ceramic products containing foundry waste as alternative raw materials using Mixture Design of Experiments and Response Surface Methodology.

Corresponding author: Professor Ana Andres

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  • Eco-efficient Masonry Bricks and Blocks

Chapter 7. Types of waste, properties and durability of waste based fired masonry bricks

Nov 1, 2014  publication descriptionWoodhead publishing in Materials (El Servier)

This chapter classifies the waste according to the European Waste List and the distinctive role of wastes in the ceramic process. Their influence on the technical and properties of the products as well as on the gas emissions during the process are discussed. The immobilization in the ceramic matrix of potential hazardous compounds contained in the waste is also discussed. Considerations on environmental behavour and commercialization are also covered.

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  • Application of Multi-Criteria decision-making tool to locate Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) recycling facilities in a northern Spanish region

Mar 1, 2012  Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Authors: Elena Dosal, Maria Coronado, Iciar Munoz, Javier R Viguri, Ana Andres

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  • Estimation of construction and demolition waste (C&DW) generation and multicriteria analysis of C&DW management alternatives: A case study in Spain.

May 1, 2011Waste and Biomass Valorization (Springer)

Authors: Maria Coronado, Elena Dosal, Alberto Coz, Javier Viguri, Ana Payan

Construction and demolition waste (C&DW) constitutes a priority waste stream in the European waste strategy due to its large volume and its high recycling and reuse potential. Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, stresses the need of quantify the waste stream and to improve the material recovery efficiency of C&DW in the European Union. Designing a suitable network of facilities involves an adequate knowledge of the inputs to material recovery facilities. In this work, a two-step methodology for the quantification and waste management analysis of C&DW has been developed and applied to the case study in Cantabria, a northern Spanish region. 

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