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Thermal and gas emission analysis of ceramic roofing tile pastes containing cigarette butt waste

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This work focuses on the thermal transformations and gas emission of ceramic roofing tile pastes incorporated with up to 5 mass% of cigarette butt waste. Thermal and gas changes occurring during firing were determined by differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry, dilatometric analysis, and photothermal technique. On heating, three endothermic effects and two exothermic effects in different temperature ranges were found. The endothermic effects accompanied by mass loss could be related to the release of adsorbed water, dehydration of hydroxides, and dehydroxylation of kaolinite. For all roofing tile pastes, an exothermic effect (~948.4–948.8 °C) associated with the formation of mullite was observed. However, the roofing tile paste incorporated with cigarette butt waste also presented an exothermic effect accompanied by mass loss at 350.2 °C due to the decomposition of cigarette butt waste, which influenced the total mass loss, thermal expansion–shrinkage curve, gas emission, and ceramic properties. The roofing tile pieces incorporated with up to 5 mass% of cigarette butt waste fired at 1100 °C showed ceramic properties (water absorption = 11.8–15.3 % and flexural strength = 8.3–12.4 MPa) in conformity for industrial roofing tile production. The thermal analysis results agree well with the gas emission and ceramic properties. Such results could be applied to determine the adequate amount of cigarette butt waste into the ceramic roofing tile paste.

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This work was supported by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development - CNPq (Grant No. 307507/2019-0) and Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro - FAPERJ (Grant No. E-26/203.013/2016).

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    L. A. R. Maciel, F. S. Maciel & J. N. F. Holanda

  2. Laboratory of Physical Sciences, State University of Northern Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil

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Maciel, L.A.R., Maciel, F.S., Faria, R.T. et al. Thermal and gas emission analysis of ceramic roofing tile pastes containing cigarette butt waste. J Aust Ceram Soc 57, 1275–1284 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41779-021-00619-9

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