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Title Recycling dredged harbor sediment to construction materials by sintering with steel slag and waste glass: Characteristics, alkali-silica reactivity and metals stability
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Authors Lim, YC; Shih, YJ; Tsai, KC; Yang, WD; Chen, CW; Dong, CD
Title Recycling dredged harbor sediment to construction materials by sintering with steel slag and waste glass: Characteristics, alkali-silica reactivity and metals stability
Year 2020
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110869
Abstract This work recovered the dredged sediment around Kaohsiung Harbor, Taiwan, for preparing lightweight aggregates (LWA), of which physicochemical properties as affected by the addition of basic-oxygen-furnace (BOF) slag and waste glass were investigated. LWA properties included water absorption, particle density, compressive strength, shrinkage, and microstructure of sintered pellets were evaluated to ensure feasibility of dredged harbor sediment reutilization technique. Results showed that adding appropriate amount of glass powders (similar to 7%) to the mixtures of sediment and slag significantly reduced the water absorption (as low as 2.2%) of the sintered pellets and increase the compressive strength (as high as 23.1 MPa) of LWA, which were found to be controlled by open porosity and shrinkage. Excessive addition of glass (>10%) led to increase in internal pore sizes of the sintered pellets, and thus reduced the compressive strength. The alkali-silica reactivity (ASR) of the LWA was innocuous according to the ASTM C289 test. Sintering and glass addition improved the stability of heavy metal and environmental compatibility of the LWA. The recycling of waste sediment, slag, and glass for LWA production can provide an alternative for the disposal of dredge harbor sediment and has positive impact on waste reduction, which not only can reduce secondary contamination to the environment, but also can contribute to circular economy.
Author Keywords Dredged sediment; Basic-oxygen-furnace slag; Waste glass; Lightweight aggregates; Metal stability; Waste reduction
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Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000554920300057
WoS Category Environmental Sciences
Research Area Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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