Incorporation of Industrial Waste in the Development of Artificial Coating

In these last decades, with the advance of industrialization, the enormous quantity of residue that is discarded by the industry has been generating discussions about eco-efficient solutions. This research has the objective of developing an artificial stone with residue of quartzite and fine quarry gravel (granite), utilizing the vibro-compression vacuum method. The residue was separated in three granulometric ranges with sieving: Large and medium (fine quarry gravel) and fine (quartzite). A statistical treatment was used in the acquired data, utilizing analysis of variance (ANOVA). The characterization was through a physical, mechanical, dilatometric and microstructural analysis. The obtained results classify the material as having high potential to be used for flooring in the civil construction industry, since it has low porosity <0.17% e water absorption < 0.3%, maximum flexural strength > 30 MPa, being able to be utilized in medium and low traffic environments.

Keywords:
Residue; artificial stone; resin; Coating