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Volker Karius1, Kay Hamer, Tanja Lager

  • 1Universität Bremen, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Germany. karius@uni-bremen.de

Environmental Science & Technology
|July 30, 2002
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Recycled crushed bricks can immobilize heavy metals in a reaction front when leached with acidic water. This finding is crucial for safe reuse of construction waste in sports grounds and roads.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Geochemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Brick production admixing waste materials offers a promising solution for pollutant treatment.
  • Crushed bricks, as demolition waste, pose leaching risks when used in construction or as surface layers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate heavy metal leaching from crushed bricks under acidic conditions.
  • To understand the behavior of contaminants in brick-sand layers used in sports grounds and road construction.

Main Methods:

  • Column experiments with crushed brick material percolated with deionized water at pH 4.
  • Variation of Darcy velocity and column conditions (saturated/unsaturated).
  • Thermodynamic calculations and reactive transport modeling (PHREEQC 2.0).

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Main Results:

  • A reaction front formed, increasing pH from 4 to 8 and immobilizing heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni) and Al.
  • Depletion of Ca, SO4, V, and Mo in percolating water.
  • Reaction front movement depended on Darcy velocity and brick-sand buffer capacity.

Conclusions:

  • Crushed bricks can effectively immobilize certain heavy metals within a distinct reaction front.
  • Understanding leaching behavior is vital for the safe and sustainable recycling of construction and demolition waste.