Leaching and Solubility Analysis of Porcelain-Recycled Tile Residues in Clay Bricks

In this study, a porcelain tile residue was used to produce clay bricks. The residue was characterized (XRF, PSD, dila-tometry, solubility, and leaching analyses) and was added to a brick paste, forming compositions that were extruded, dried, and fired at 10001C. The fired specimens were tested [compressive strength, shrinkage, apparent density, water absorption, phase analysis (XRD), microstructure (SEM), leaching, and solubility]. The results showed that the porcelain residue was a noninert material. When added to the brick paste, the residue shows an improvement of some properties due to its alkaline content acting as a flux in the clay paste and causing the vitrification of the structure