ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Development of Novel Ceramic Microstructures from Sintered Biomass and Fly Ash Mixtures: Promoting Sustainability and Health.
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Abstract
The valorization of agricultural and industrial solid by-products as secondary resources in the development of value-added materials can contribute to environmental health protection, particularly in the climate change era. Current advances in environmental legislation also encourage manufacturers to optimize waste management, upgrading and utilization towards resource conservation, energy efficiency and cost reduction in the context of a circular economy. In the present research, the elaboration of novel sustainable ceramics is investigated by sintering (at 800 °C for 2 or 6 h) of compacted mixtures composed of lignite fly ashes along with biomass ash (olive kernel ash) at different proportions. It appears that the chemical, mineralogical and morphological characteristics of these by-products promote their use as starting materials in ceramic engineering. Characterization and evaluation of the ceramics obtained via XRD and SEM-EDX analysis, as well as Vickers microhardness measurements, confirm the effectiveness of the consolidation process. In fact, the material derived from an 85% Class-C fly ash and 15% biomass ash compact, after 6 h sintering, exhibited greater results in terms of ceramic microstructure and microhardness (380 Hv), while a sintering time of 2 h was barely acceptable. The materials developed can be considered for use in various applications.
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