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The clayey quarry sludge from a waste to a valuable raw material for red ceramics

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This study aims to evaluate the reuse of clayey quarry sludge generated during the washing process of aggregates in crushing plants as a raw material in ceramic bricks production. The representative sludge samples were collected from three quarries (S, G, and B) in Marrakesh region (Morocco). Different analytical techniques were used to investigate their mineralogical, chemical and physical properties. Ceramic pastes were elaborated using binary formulations based on the incorporation of each sludge at 0, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% with the conventional clay then sintered at 1050 °C. The mineralogical changes that take place during the incorporation of sludge were followed using XRD. The obtained results showed that the incorporation of sludge does not change the mineralogy of the fired bricks while the vitrification intensity increases. The sludge S and G can be used, at 100%, as an efficient substitute raw material, with a compressive strength of 20 MPa and flexural strength of 12 MPa. The optimal compressive and flexural strength were noticed to be about 36 MPa and 17 MPa, respectively, after the incorporation of 50% of sludge S. The total substitution by S and G as raw material in bricks manufacturing can contribute to the achievement of circular economy goals.

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This research was conducted during an internship in Materials Sciences & Nano-Engineering department at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco. This research was financially supported by National Centre of Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST, Morocco) under a grant number 10UCA2018. We are also thankful to the CENTRE OF NALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION (CAC) of Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco. The authors are grateful to Mr. Mustapha AIT ALI (L3G private Laboratory) for his technical input.

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  1. Laboratory of GeoSciences Semlalia, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University (UCA), BP 2390, 4000, Marrakesh, Morocco

    Rachida Bouachera, Rachida Kasimi, Mounsif Ibnoussina & Mariam El Aoud

  2. Faculty of Sciences and Technics (FSTG), Cadi Ayyad University (UCA), BP 549, 40000, Marrakesh, Morocco

    Hicham El Boudour El Idrissi & Rachid Hakkou

  3. Mining Environment and Circular Economy Program (EMEC), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Lot 660, Hay Moulay Rachid, 43150, Ben Guerir, Morocco

    Yassine Taha & Rachid Hakkou

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RB conceptualization, methodology, validation, writing—original draft. RK supervision, writing—review and editing. MI supervision, writing—review and editing. MELA conceptualization, writing—original draft. YT conceptualization, writing—review and editing. HEBEI methodology, writing—review and editing. RH supervision, writing—review and editing.

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Bouachera, R., Kasimi, R., Ibnoussina, M. et al. The clayey quarry sludge from a waste to a valuable raw material for red ceramics. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 24, 1047–1058 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-022-01383-z

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