Utilisation of crushed floor and wall tile wastes as aggregate in concrete production

Elçi H.

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION, vol.112, pp.742-752, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 112
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.07.003
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.742-752
  • Keywords: Recycled aggregate, Tile waste, Wall tile concrete, Floor tile concrete limestone aggregate
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Industrial wastes are often used as aggregate in concrete production to lower their production cost. Large quantities of tiles are discarded during the tile production in the ceramic factories due to substandard and low quality production. The tile waste can reach up to 7% of the total tile production in the ceramic tile sector. At present, the tile wastes are not used for any purposes in Turkey, they are continuously stored at waste dumps.