Recycling of Malaysia's electric arc furnace (EAF) slag waste into heavy-duty green ceramic tile

Waste Management

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2697-2708

  Teo, Pao Ter ^a   Anasyida, Abu Seman ^a   Basu, Projjal ^b   Nurulakmal, Mohd Sharif ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b RandD Department   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

EAF slag waste; Green ceramic floor tile; Heavy duty; Powder compaction

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CERAMICS INDUSTRY; CLAY; COMPACTION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; FELDSPAR; FLOORS; FLY ASH; GLASS INDUSTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; POROSITY; POTASH; RECYCLING; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SILICA; SLAGS; SOLID WASTES; STEELMAKING FURNACES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

CERAMIC FLOOR TILES; CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT; DENSIFICATION PROCESS; HEAVY DUTY; HIGH FLEXURAL STRENGTH; POWDER COMPACTIONS; SLAG WASTES; STEEL-MAKING INDUSTRIES;

ELECTRIC FURNACES;

CARBONIC ACID; ORGANIC MATTER; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFATE; CERAMICS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE;

CERAMICS; FELDSPAR; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; RECYCLING; SLAG; SOLID WASTE; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; FURNACE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POROSITY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RECYCLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ANALYSIS; INCINERATION; MALAYSIA; PROCEDURES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MALAYSIA;

CERAMICS; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALAYSIA; RECYCLING; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84910640803     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.08.015     Document Type: Article

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