Bitumen-Mineral Compositions for Road Construction with the Use of Household Waste Glass (Cullet)

The utilization of solid waste materials or industrial waste as partial substitution of cement is growing in construction industry all around world. Less cement consumption causes consequently reduction in CO2 emission into the atmosphere and reduction in energy consumption. This paper examines the possibility of using finely ground waste glass as a partial replacement for cement and as a sealing admixture. Glass powder used in the research was prepared from the glass waste obtained from a local recycling company. Glass cullet made of brown glass, which after rinsing to remove sugars and other impurities, was dried and ground to a fraction below 125 μm.This paper is the revised version of the paper that has been published in the Proceedings of the Creative Construction Conference 2018 (Horszczaruk and Brzozowski, 2018).

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Effect of Waste Glass Addition as a Replacement for Fine Aggregate on Properties of Mortar

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma13143189 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (14) ◽

pp. 3189 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Marcin Małek ◽

Waldemar Łasica ◽

Mateusz Jackowski ◽

Marta Kadela

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Waste Glass ◽

Fine Aggregate ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Glass Cullet ◽

Split Tensile Strength ◽

Glass Waste ◽

Aggregate Content ◽

Glass Aggregate ◽

Glass Sand

A responsible approach towards sustainable development requires the use of environmentally friendly, low-carbon, and energy-intensive materials. One positive way is to use glass waste as a replacement for fine natural aggregate. For this purpose, the effects of adding glass cullet to the mechanical properties of mortar were carried out. The glass aggregate made from recycled post-consumer waste glass (food, medicine, and cosmetics packaging, including mostly bottles), were used. This experimental work included four different contents of fine glass cullet (5, 10, 15, and 20 wt.% of fine aggregate). The compressive, flexural, and split tensile strengths were evaluated. Moreover, the modulus of elasticity and Poisson coefficient were determined. The addition of glass sand aggregate increases the mechanical properties of mortar. When comparing the strength, the obtained improvement in split tensile strength was the least affected. The obtained effect for the increased analysed properties of the glass sand aggregate content has been rarely reported. Moreover, it was determined that by increasing the recycled glass sand aggregate content, the density of mortar decreased. In addition, the relationships between the properties for mortar containing glass sand aggregate were observed.

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Developments in Radiological Characterization and Remediation of Non-Nuclear Industrial Sites in the Netherlands

9th ASME International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation: Volumes 1, 2, and 3 ◽

10.1115/icem2003-4821 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

L. P. M. van Velzen

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

Industrial Process ◽

Road Construction ◽

Household Waste ◽

Industrial Sites ◽

Naturally Occurring ◽

Site License ◽

Set Up ◽

Property Changes ◽

Radiological Characterization

In the Netherlands, like in other countries, many industries process ores that contain small amounts of natural radioactivity e.g. phosphate ore for the production of phosphate-acid and fertilizers. These non-nuclear industries have often started their activities many years ago, sometimes 50 to 60 years ago, and cases are known for even longer periods. In these periods no governmental regulations concerning naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) existed and it was generally accepted that remaining materials of the industrial process were used for road construction, site improvement, send to household waste belts etc. In the eighties of the last century one became aware that due to industrial processes enhanced concentrations of NORM (TENORM; Technical Enhanced NORM) could occur and employees could receive doses that had to be observed and regulated. Due to this regulations and R&D new processes were set-up and existing factories were closed and successfully decommissioned and dismantled. What remains is that at these sites, due to actions and disposals in the past, enhanced NORM material can still be present that now will fall under the new established regulations. The radiological characterization is a necessarily action for the official ending of the site license in the case that no activities remain that use NORM or produce TENORM. Radiological characterization is also recommended in the case that the property changes of ownership. The characterization gives the new owner the security that there are no spots left with NORM or TENORM above existing governmental limits. While the advantage for the former owner is that no financial funds have to be reserved for an eventual contamination of a non localized spot with NORM or TENORM that supersedes existing governmental limits. In The Netherlands experience has been gained with the radiological characterization, decommissioning and remediation of non-nuclear industrial sites. Used methods will be presented and especially the process of radiological characterization and the definitions of selection and action criteria including motivations.

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Co-utilization of waste glass cullet and glass powder in precast concrete products

Construction and Building Materials ◽

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.06.231 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 223 ◽

pp. 210-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Jian-Xin Lu ◽

Haibing Zheng ◽

Shuqing Yang ◽

Pingping He ◽

Chi Sun Poon

Keyword(s):

Glass Powder ◽

Precast Concrete ◽

Waste Glass ◽

Glass Cullet

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Research and Development of Multifunctional Porous Materials on the Basis of Clay and Glass Waste

10.7250/9789934226342 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Andrejs Šiškins

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Research And Development ◽

Glass Ceramics ◽

Porous Ceramics ◽

Household Waste ◽

Glass Cullet ◽

Practical Application ◽

Glass Waste ◽

Experimental Part ◽

Highly Porous

The Ph. D. Thesis is devoted to the obtaining of porous ceramics from Latvian clay and household waste ‒ glass cullet. Using modern technological approaches porous and highly porous clay-glass ceramics were obtained, their properties and practical application possibilities were studied. The Doctoral Thesis consists of an introduction, literature review, methodical part, evaluation of the results of the experimental part, conclusions, and bibliography.

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The recovery of waste glass cullet for recycling purposes by means of electro-optical sorters

Conservation & Recycling ◽

10.1016/0361-3658(77)90005-4 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 209-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

H. Stirling

Keyword(s):

Waste Glass ◽

Glass Cullet

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Effect of Partial Replacement of Crushed Stone Dust Filler with Waste Glass Powder in Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete Production

10.31224/osf.io/ejzsv ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Destaw Kifile ◽

Emer Quezon ◽

Abel Tesfaye

Keyword(s):

Glass Powder ◽

Hot Mix Asphalt ◽

Road Construction ◽

Waste Glass ◽

Crushed Stone ◽

Partial Replacement ◽

Waste Glass Powder ◽

Stone Dust ◽

Concrete Production ◽

Bitumen Content

The use of waste recycled materials in road construction nowadays considered a positive means of providing improved pavement performance. This research focused on evaluating the effect of waste glass powder as a partial replacement of crushed stone dust filler in hot mix asphalt. Three hot mix asphalt samples produced using crushed stone dust of 5%, 6.5%, and 8% as mineral filler with five different bitumen content of 4%, 4.5%, 5%, 5.5%, and 6%, respectively. From the preliminary series tests of asphalt contents, a 6.5% crushed stone dust filler selected, providing the highest stability of waste glass powder. The content of crushed stone dust filler replaced with a rate of 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% to test Marshal stability to obtain the Optimum bitumen content and Optimum filler content. Results indicated at 75% replacement of crushed stone dust with waste glass powder at 5.10% bitumen content, 12.0kN Marshall stability value, 2.84mm Flow value, 4.0% Air voids, 72.3% VFB, and 2.360g/cm3 Bulk density. Hence, the mixture of 75% waste glass powder by weight of crushed stone dust filler meets the minimum requirements of the Ethiopian Road Authority and Asphalt Institute Specifications.

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