Sintering characteristics of red mud compact

Abstract

Scientific inventions & technological developments has raised the human life to a great height. In last few decades worldwide scientific & technical innovations for processing/development/utilization of new materials (as per the need of the society), is tremendously increasing. But, looking at the other side of the coin also implies the generation of a huge amount of industrial byproducts/wastes which is becoming a client for increasing environmental pollution & generation of a huge amount of unutilized resources. With a view to the above, this research is aimed at finding out utilization of such things/materials/industrial byproducts for value added applications & also helps to solve the environmental problems. The present piece of my research work aims at, to provide a valued input/utilization to industrial byproduct/waste (viz..red mud), being produced in huge quantity from Alumina plants, not bearing any commercial values. From the available research literatures/resources, it’s clearly understood that very little attempts have been made for finding high valued utilization of this material. Considering all these above our investigation are to process red mud for high valued applications. By now search/studies are going on for finding new ways & means available in literature regarding utilization of this material.