Thermally efficient fired clay bricks incorporating waste marble sludge: An industrial-scale study

MJ Munir, SMS Kazmi, YF Wu, A Hanif… - Journal of cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Now-a-days, construction of energy efficient buildings is highly in demand all over the world.
The main focus of this study is to utilize waste marble sludge (WMS) in the production of …

Thermal performance enhancement of eco-friendly bricks incorporating agro-wastes

SMS Kazmi, MJ Munir, I Patnaikuni, YF Wu… - Energy and Buildings, 2018 - Elsevier
Thermal conductivity of bricks is an important parameter as it directly influences the heat
losses from buildings and thus increases the energy consumption. The main focus of this …

Thermal performance evaluation of eco-friendly bricks incorporating waste glass sludge

SMS Kazmi, MJ Munir, YF Wu, A Hanif… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Approximately, 0.3 million tons of waste glass sludge (WGS), a by-product of plate
glass manufacturing is being landfilled or discarded every year around the globe …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of innovative eco-efficient composite bricks based on zeolite-poor rock and Hen's eggshell

JEFM Ibrahim, OB Kotova, S Sun, E Kurovics… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing demand for building materials, as well as environmental concerns associated
with energy consumption and natural resource depletion, prompted an urgent search for …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of agricultural biomass wastes on thermal insulation and self-cleaning of fired bricks

IM Maafa, A Abutaleb, N Zouli, AM Zeyad… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
This research investigates the feasibility of using dry crushed pomegranate peel waste as
thermal insulator to produce light clay bricks. Pomegranate peel waste (PW) is used with …

Properties of gypsum composites containing vermiculite and polypropylene fibers: Numerical and experimental results

O Gencel, JJ del Coz Diaz, M Sutcu, F Koksal… - Energy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
We have added expanded vermiculite and polypropylene fibers with low thermal
conductivity to lightweight gypsum. Thermal conductivity of the composites decreases on …

Feasibility of using clay-free bricks manufactured from water treatment sludge, glass, and marble wastes: An exploratory study

O Gencel, SMS Kazmi, MJ Munir, M Sutcu… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The global generation of millions of tonnes of water treatment sludge (WTS) per day is
triggering waste management problems and the up-cycling of WTS in masonry bricks is an …

Effect of waste-based micro cellulose fiber as pore maker on characteristics of fired clay bricks

C Arslan, O Gencel, I Borazan, M Sutcu… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This study was performed to the evaluation of waste micro cellulosic fiber (CF) as a pore-
making material in fired clay brick. The waste CF at the loading ratio of 2.5–15 wt% was …

Characteristics of fired clay bricks with pumice additive

O Gencel - Energy and Buildings, 2015 - Elsevier
Production of porous and lightweight clay bricks with enhanced thermal conductivity is
studied. Pumice was used as an additive to an earthenware brick to produce the pores. SEM …

Eco-friendly fired clay bricks incorporated with porcelain ceramic sludge

GS De Silva, E Hansamali - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the limited natural clay resources, a shift to alternative resources for brick clay is a
challenge in the construction industry. A possibility of brick clay replacement with ceramic …