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Expanded clay is produced from naturally and abundantly available clay. The clay is extracted, pre-treated and introduced to rotary kilns. These kilns are heated to temperatures up to 1.150 ºC and this process transforms the clay into various sized lightweight aggregates with a hard ceramic shell and a porous core.

Expanded Clay Production Waste as Supplementary Cementitious Material. August 2023; Sustainability 15(15) ... Testing Methods. Properties of cement paste were ascertained according to EN 196-3 [21].

Light expanded clay aggregates (LECA)2.1. ... clay minerals like montmorillonite or illite are used as a raw materials for LECA production (Nkansah et al., 2012). Clay minerals are hydrous aluminium silicates with Fe, ... Suggested LECA as alternative method for PAHs removal. Nkansah et al. (2012) Phenanthrene: 92: …

This technology allows production of expanded-clay aggregate for lightweight concrete from non-selfbloating clays with predetermined properties: bulk weight within the range 160–850 kg/m3 and ...

A total of 16 mixes using expanded lightweight clay aggregate was designed with limestone powder, which was divided into three groups such as Group-1 (lime and silica fume), Group-2 (cement and ...

Lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LWECA) has great potential for structural applications due to its high specific compressive strength. It is synthetically produced via the thermal treatment of pellets made from raw material and bloating agent at temperatures ranging from 1,100°C to 1,300°C.

Arguably one of the most popular media to use in days past has been hydroton expanded clay pellets. As their name suggests, these are made by expanding clay to form round balls of porous material. ... Straight perlite growing is one of the tried and true methods of hydroponic production. With virtually no cation exchange this media is …

The estimation of water absorption in aggregates is still one of the major challenges related to the production of structural lightweight aggregate concrete (SLWAC). At present these predictions are only based on common practice and a more soundly based approach is required. Aggregate absorption is mainly affected by its microstructure, …

Expanded shale refers to a class of clay rich sedimentary rocks, laminated with minerals, such as feldspar, quartz, and chert with many uses in ceramic and construction industry. 11 Most commonly, shale has a relatively angular shape with a bulk density of ranging from 500 to 800 kg/m 3 with a considerably high water absorption of …

The second is the chemical aeration method utilizing an air-incorporating agent such as H 2 O 2, aluminum powder, and calcium carbide chemically interacts with the mixture components, resulting in a recurrent expanded volume mass of gases, which later on will form pores inside the concrete [6, 14, 20,21,22].

Aggregate absorption, especially lightweight expanded clay aggregates, is mainly affected by its surface characteristics, particularly the quality of the outer shell crystallization and its ...

3) Fairly Renewable & Environment-Friendly. Not much clay is used to make a cubic foot of hydroton, and clay is abundant, so most people consider it an environmentally-friendly medium to use. Compared to many media used in greater amounts that are more demanding of the earth's supply, hydroton is very friendly to the …

Lightweight aggregate concrete (LWC) and fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement are potentially more sustainable alternatives to traditional steel-reinforced concrete structures, offering several important benefits. To further the knowledge in this area, the physical–mechanical properties of LWC produced with 0%, 50%, and …

The use of vermicompost is vital in sustainable agriculture since it is an inexpensive method of managing agricultural wastes, ... 7.2.2.3 Expanded clay granules. Production, Origin, and General Information—Expanded clay is a granular product with a crystalline structure with surface and internal porosity.

The entire crop needs an initial administration of water and nutrients, making the system an effective plant production method. The static, suspended-pot method is highly efficient for minimizing water wastage. Leafy Greens, Herbs ... Expanded clay pellets: The lightweight and aerating properties of expanded clay pellets, also referred …

These fillers are new artificial porous fillers, called "azerit" (Fig. 1). Azerit is an expanded-clay aggregate with bulk weight two times lighter and with 2–2.5 times higher crushing strength than high-quality fillers. This technology allows production of azerit fillers from. Advantages of submerged combustion

Expanded clay (EC) is in the class of lightweight aggregate from which the term lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) was derived. LECA are sometimes referred to as LIAPOR (porous lias clay), hydro corns or grow rocks [1].The development of LECA is dated back to 1917 in the city of Kansas, Missouri, the production in a rotary …

Journal of Cleaner Production. Volume 428, 20 November 2023, 139443. Use of expanded shale, clay, and slate aggregates and biochar in the clear zone of road infrastructures for sustainable treatment of stormwater ... The HYPROP measures the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity based on the evaporation method by simultaneously …

reference (optimal) for the production of the lightest expanded clay gravel [8], which i s confirmed by the location of this clay in Figure 1, where the optimal areas are shown in the diagram M 1 ...

Sewage sludge can be used as an expanding agent in the production of lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) mass. The addition of sewage sludge increases the total porosity and decreases the bulk density of a sinter. The addition of sewage sludge to a raw material used in the production of LECA …

DOI: 10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2014.11.015 Corpus ID: 154300452; Mechanical characterization of concrete produced with recycled lightweight expanded clay aggregate concrete @article{Bogas2015MechanicalCO, title={Mechanical characterization of concrete produced with recycled lightweight expanded clay aggregate concrete}, author={Jos{'e} …

The results revealed that, by employing ceramsite sludge as an aggregate, a density of 1,251 kg/m3 can be obtained and, with expanded clay aggregates, compressive strengths from 17.7 to 66.1 MPa ...

As shown in Figure 15, LECA concrete showed minimum thermal conductivity when used as a whole in place of coarse aggregate while control concrete showed maximum k value, i.e., 2.3 W/mK. [79]

This article presents a detailed study of the microstructure of Iberian expanded clay lightweight aggregates (LWA). Other than more commonly used mercury porosimetry (MP) and water absorption methods, the experimental study involves optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and microtomography (μ-CT).

This guide includes a definition of lightweight-aggregate concrete for structural purposes and discusses, in a condensed fashion, the production methods for and inherent properties of structural lightweight aggregates. Current practices for propor-tioning, mixing, transporting, and placing; properties of hardened concrete; and the design of ...

This study evaluated hydrogen production in an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor (AFBR) fed with glucose-based synthetic wastewater. Particles of expanded clay (2.8–3.35 mm) were used as a support material for biomass immobilization. The reactor was operated with hydraulic retention times (HRT) ranging from 8 to 1 h. The hydrogen …

In this paper the tensile strength of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete (LWAC) produced with different types of expanded clay aggregates is characterized. A comprehensive experimental study was carried out on different concrete compositions with mean compressive strengths from 30 to 70 MPa and density classes from D1.6 to D2.0. …

FT-IR and UV methods were employed to investigate the functional groups, inter alia the physical and chemical behaviours of adsorbed species. The stability in aqueous solution was determined by zeta potential measurements. ... It is expected that during the production of expanded clay aggregates, the Fe 2+ content of Minna clay …

Many studies have shown that this sewage sludge can be used for the production of lightweight aggregate (Abdul et al. 2004, Montero et al. 2009). Normally, sewage sludge is used as a partial replacement at a low substitution (<15%) level for the production of expanded clay aggregates.