Abstract
Present study aims to explore the effect of sintering temperature and dwelling time on the characteristics and morphological structure of lightweight aggregates made from dry sewage sludge and waste glass powder. The mixtures were sintered at temperatures from 1100 °C to 1200 °C at a heating rate of 10 °C/min with a dwelling time of 10, 20, and 30 min to produce lightweight aggregate samples. The thermophysical behavior of the mixtures and the physic-mechanical properties (including water absorption, particle density, and compressive strength) of the obtained lightweight aggregates were studied. The microstructure of the lightweight aggregates was also analyzed using X-ray micro-computed tomography. Results indicate that increasing the sintering temperature or extending the dwelling time will reduce the particle density and compressive strength of lightweight aggregates. Moreover, the sintering temperature and dwelling time show a considerably influence on the pore structure of lightweight aggregates, which is strongly related to the physical characteristics of the lightweight aggregates. The lightweight aggregates obtained at optimized sintering temperature of 1180 °C with an optimal dwelling time of 10 min show water absorption of 1.01%, particle density of 0.78 g/cm3, and compressive strength of 7.10 MPa, thereby meeting the standard requirement of GB/T 17431.2–2010.
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