title: Spectroscopic investigation on the production of clay bricks with SCBA waste.
abstract: In this paper, the effect of sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) addition to the brick making clay has been analyzed using spectroscopic techniques. For that, mixtures of brick making clay (BMC) with sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) in proportions of 0-20 wt.% were hydraulic uniaxially pressed and sintered at temperatures of 800-1100 °C. The partial replacement of the brick making clay with SCBA was studied with chemical and mineralogical analyzes (XRF and X-ray diffraction). The quantitative estimation of minerals was made by FTIR analysis. The results of FT-IR reveal that kaolinite, quartz, and lignin are predominant, whereas, cellulose and calcite are in moderate levels. In addition, magnetite and hematite are found in trace level. The overall results reveal that the brick making clay substituted with 15 wt.% of SCBA can open up a new path for the fabrication of quality bricks at low cost.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India. Electronic address: gvgiri2002@gmail.com.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viruthagiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sathiya priya
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shanmugam
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, A.V.C. College of Engineering, Mayiladuthurai, Mannampandal, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balaji
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Balamurugan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar 608002, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gopinathan
keywords: BMC; Clay brick; FTIR; SCBA; XRD