Evaluation of the use of drinking water treatment plants sludges in the preparation of adobe as a sustainable construction material

Evaluación del aprovechamiento de lodos de plantas de tratamiento de agua potable en la preparación de adobe como material de construcción sostenible Evaluation of the use of drinking water treatment plants sludges in the preparation of adobe as a sustainable construction material

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Evaluation of the use of drinking water treatment plants sludges in the preparation of adobe as a sustainable construction material: Evaluation of the use of drinking water treatment plants sludges in the preparation of adobe as a sustainable construction material. (2023). Revista EIA, 20(39), 3921 pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.24050/reia.v20i39.1594
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Patricia Torres Lozada
Universidad del Valle, Colombia
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Luis Ancizar Arango Vallejo
Universidad del Valle, Colombia
Wilmar Alexander Torres López
Universidad del Valle, Colombia
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Patricia Torres Lozada,

Proesora Titular Facultad de Ingenieria Universidad del Valle

Inv. Senior Colciencias

Directora Grupo de Investigación Estudio y Control de la Contaminación Ambiental - ECCA

Adobe is a low-cost building material, widely used in different regions of the world. This study evaluated the potential recovery of sludge from a conventional drinking water treatment plant (DWTP) that uses aluminum sulfate as a coagulant, as a partial replacement of the soil (the main component of adobe).

The experimental stages were i. characterization of lime stabilized sludge (thermogravimetric analysis, pH, real density and electrical conductivity) and soil (determination of the plasticity index - PI, liquid and plastic limits and X-ray diffraction-DRx) and in two aggregation conditions (soil coarse and ground); ii. production and characterization of adobe blocks (29x15x10 cm3), placed under shade (28 days of curing) and dried to constant weight, considering a humidity lower than 40% and proportions in weight soil:stabilized sludge:portland-OPC cement defined by the Response Surface Methodology (stabilized sludge: 0.0 - 36.4% and OPC: 0.0 - 9.1%) and iii. comparison of compressive strength (MPa: study response variable).

The sludge showed silicoaluminous nature (65.14% non-volatile matter: SiO2, Al2O3 and Fe2O3 in the form of quartz, kaolinite, gibbsite and goethite), pH 6.34 units, real density 2.5 g/mL and conductivity 0.62 μs/cm. The IP (≤7.0) classifies the aluminous sludge as not very plastic and partially cohesive material. The ground soil showed greater potential for using the sludge (ground soil: OPC: mud 54.5: 9.1: 36.4 vs coarse soil: OPC: mud 90.9: 9.1: 0.0) with resistance to compression of 6.01 and 2.10 MPa respectively.

These results demonstrate the viability of valorization of DWTP aluminous sludge stabilized with lime and ground for adobe production, contributing to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly production by reducing the use of materials such as soil.

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