Vitrified red mud - 1st pilot trial 

Basic Information

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Name

Vitrified red mud - 1st pilot trial 

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Critically AssessedNo
Resource CategoryWASTES FROM INORGANIC CHEMICAL PROCESSES / Not available / Not listed / Not available / Not listed (EEA code: 06.999.999)
Category TypeIndustrial Slag / Glass
Background informationThis material is the result of a first pilot trial in RWTH Aachen, where red mud is molten with additives at 1250 - 1300 °C. After quenching a semi glassy precursor is obtained with high reactivity.
LocationKU Leuven
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Location Latitude(not set)
SourceMichiel Giels

Chemistry

FeO - 34.5 wt%
Al2O3 - 18.5 wt%
CaO - 18.5 wt%
SiO2 - 17.6 wt%
Na2O - 6.9 wt%
TiO2 - 2.8 wt%
Others: 1.2 wt%

Measurements