Processed wastewater sludge for improvement of mechanical properties of concretes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 108-115

  Barrera Díaz, Carlos ^a   Martínez Barrera, Gonzalo ^a   Gencel, Osman ^b   Bernal Martínez, Lina A ^a   Brostow, Witold ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b BARTIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression properties; Concrete; Construction materials; Electrocoagulation; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM SULPHATE; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; CEMENT MATRIX; COMPRESSION PROPERTIES; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FERROUS SULPHATE; FUNCTION OF TIME; LONG-TERM PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; STARTING VALUES; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; WASTEWATER SLUDGE; YIELD POINTS;

ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; ELASTIC MODULI; IRON; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICA SAND; WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINIUM POLYHYDROXYCHLORIDE; ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM SULFATE; CEMENT; CONCRETE; FERROUS SULFATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGREGATE; CEMENT; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COAGULATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; MARBLE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PH; PROCESSING; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL TORSION; PH; REACTION TIME; SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 79959729763     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.103     Document Type: Article

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