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Insulation properties of bricks made with cotton and textile ash wastes

  • Hanifi Binici , Remzi Gemci , Orhan Aksogan and Hasan Kaplan
Published/Copyright: May 18, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 101 Issue 7

Abstract

Huge amounts of cotton and textile ash waste are disposed of by countries all over the world. The majority of cotton wastes and textile ash wastes is expelled in such a way as to cause serious environmental problems. The present study involves experimental research investigating the potential use of cotton and textile ash wastes combination for producing a new and lightweight composite building material with good insulation properties. The results showed that the cotton and textile ash waste bricks fulfill the compressive strength and heat conductivity requirements of the ASTM and Turkish Standards. A cotton and textile ash waste brick house has been found to be superior to a concrete brick house for regulating indoor temperatures. The production process can be easily applied in conventional brick plants. The product is a light weight composite which can be used for making bricks and wall and ceiling panels with good insulation properties.

Keywords: Insulation properties; Brick; Cotton and textile ash
∗ Assit. Prof. Dr. Hanifi Binici, Epoka University, Department of Civil Engineering, Tirana, Albania, Fax: +355 42 222 077, Tel.: +355 42 222 117, E-mail:

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Received: 2009-2-24
Accepted: 2010-4-28
Published Online: 2013-05-18
Published in Print: 2010-07-01

© 2010, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.110348
Keywords for this article
Insulation properties; Brick; Cotton and textile ash

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Contents
  2. Contents
  3. Basic
  4. Thermodynamic modeling of the Pt–Zr system
  5. Experimental investigation and thermodynamic prediction of the Ga–Sb–Sn phase equilibria
  6. Calculation of the viscosity of the liquid ternary Ag–Au–Sn system
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  8. A comparative AFM study of carbon alloyed Mo–Se–C and W–S–C films for tribological applications
  9. Luminescence of Fe-substituted ZnWO4 powders synthesized by aqueous solution reaction
  10. Electromagnetic radiation during plastic deformation under unrestricted quasi-static compression in metals and alloys
  11. Applied
  12. Microstructure and mechanical properties of Fe3Al–TiC composites
  13. Study of wear behaviour of ductile iron subjected to two step austempering
  14. Effect of annealing on formability and crystallographic textures of aluminium 5052 alloy sheets
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  16. Insulation properties of bricks made with cotton and textile ash wastes
  17. Effects of homogenizing and aging treatments on the microstructure and microhardness of an Nb-silicide based ultrahigh temperature alloy
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