INFLUENCE OF SODA LIME GLASS PARTICLES ON CERAMIC TILE PROPERTIES USING BOTTOM ASH AND KAOLIN
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https://doi.org/10.55766/sujst11360Keywords:
Ceramic tile, Waste glass, Glass particle size, Fine soda lime glass, Coarse soda lime glass, Bottom ashAbstract
This research investigated the influence of fine soda lime glass (FSLG) and coarse soda lime glass (CSLG) particles on the physical properties and microstructure of ceramic tiles produced using bottom ash (BA) from a municipal solid waste (MSW) power plant, and kaolin. A triaxial mixture design comprising 20 formulations was constructed to study the effects of FSLG and CSLG particles, with the mixtures divided into four groups based on varying BA contents of 0, 10, 20, and 30%. Specimens were uniaxially pressed at 10 MPa and fired at 950°C. The results showed that ceramic tiles containing 50, 60, and 70% FSLG without BA could meet the ISO 13006 standard in terms of both modulus of rupture and water absorption. Moreover, replacing 10% of kaolin with BA in the FSLG mixture was found to be the optimal content for achieving the ISO 13006 standard due to the fine particle size and the high fluxing oxide of FSLG and BA. Optical microscopy revealed that FSLG mixtures formed a continuous glassy phase and had a lower porosity than CSLG mixtures. It was consistent with the porosity analysis using the thresholding method in ImageJ software, which showed that the porosity of CSLG and FSLG images ranged from 2.72-6.96% and 1.64-4.00%, respectively. It can be concluded that producing ceramic tiles by reusing FSLG and BA is feasible to reduce the burden of waste disposal on entrepreneurs and to promote sustainable resource utilization.
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