Incorporation of rice husk ash with red mud in preparation of bricks

dc.contributor.author	Dilshan, D.K.D.
dc.contributor.author	Kondarage, Y.G.
dc.contributor.author	Diyabalanage, R.S.
dc.contributor.author	Pabasara, W.G.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-05T03:30:41Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-05T03:30:41Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-19
dc.identifier.issn	1391-8796
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/5628
dc.description.abstract	Utilization of waste materials into value added products is one of the key features of current global sustainable journey. Rice husks (RH) are the major agricultural waste materials and rich source of silica. The purpose of this research is to make clay bricks by adding rice husk ash (RHA) to enhance structural properties of fired clay bricks and produce environmental friendly green building material. Further, SiO2 molecules present in the RHA can combine with Al and Fe available in the red clay to form a geopolymer to bring an additional strength to the bricks. RH was collected from local rice mills and burnt to obtained white colored ash. RHA was characterized by conducting FTIR, XRD and XRF testing to find out the composition, crystallinity and SiO2 percentage.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Agricultural waste	en_US
dc.subject	Clay bricks	en_US
dc.subject	Rice-husk ash	en_US
dc.title	Incorporation of rice husk ash with red mud in preparation of bricks	en_US
dc.title.alternative	A preliminary investigation	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US