Estudo dos produtos da combustão do carvão mineral e da borra branca de alumínio para aplicação na construção civil

Abstract

The increased production of waste generates the need to treat them and / or store them appropriately, minimizing or eliminating environmental damage. In this research, we studied the Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) and white aluminum dross. The CCPs were obtained during the burning of coal in a power plant and the white dross was obtained during the recovery process of aluminum. With the main objective of producing cement using high-energy milling, the residues were chemically characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Infrared Spectroscopy (INFRA) and physically by determination of Setting Time and Compressive Strength. Chemical analysis showed the presence of a phase which is observed in Portland cement, and two other similar phases. However, when performing physical characterizations, the results showed no formation of cement. On the other hand, it was observed that it is possible to form mullite at lower temperatures than the one presented in the literature using high energy milling and sintering at 1200°C. The formation of mullite from waste at lower temperatures presents great potential for use of CCPs and white aluminum dross in the ceramic industry.