Valorisation Wastes from Sugar Mill Plant and Water Supply Treatment Process as Alternative Materials for Ecological Ceramic Floor Tiles

Abstract

Wastes from many industries have an effect on environmental degradation and led problems to manufacturers for disposing them. Likewise, the sugar mill process also generates substantially wastes i.e., bagasse ash and calcium carbonate, which are difficult to eliminate. Furthermore, in water supply treatment process, it has generated the abundant of sediment soil, which are still unutilized and need budgeting for disposing. This research aims to utilize wastes from sugar mill process and water supply treatment process for developing eco-friendly floor tiles ceramics by implementing bagasse ash, calcium carbonate and sediment soil. Tri axial diagram is employed to construct the formula mixtures of three alternative materials with adding brown cullet glass. After dry mixing for all materials according to formulas mixtures, they are moulded by 100 bars of uniaxial pressing in dimension 50 × 100 × 7 mm. Then, they are fired at 1100° and 1150° C. Physical properties; bending strength, water absorption, bulk density, % shrinkage, % weight loss is examined. Bending strength and water absorption are compared with TIS 2508-2555. In addition, microstructure of fired specimens is analysed by Scanning Electron Microscope and X-ray Diffractometer.