wastepaper sludge ash (WSA)

Concrete production is one of the largest consumers of natural non-metallic materials. To mitigate the environmental impact associated with cement production The use of wastepaper sludge ash (WSA) from paper recycling is a new promising direction for saving fuel, energy, and natural resources in cement and concrete production, aimed at reducing the proportion of clinker in cement by replacing part of the cement with supplementary cementitious materials.

In this article the potentiality is proven for application of wastepaper sludge ash (WSA) as mineral powder for traditional hot asphalt concrete mix. For the comparative testing in this article the traditional limestone mineral powder is used. The chemical (oxide) composition of the aggregates was studied, while that was determined by means of DRON - 3.0 diffractometer. It was ascertained that CaO is present in wastepaper sludge ash in sufficient quantity, while it provides for utilization of this waste material as an aggregate for asphalt concrete.