RAW MATERIALS DAY

The construction materials and ceramic manufacturing sectors are now facing crucial challenges in terms of environmental sustainability and resource optimisation. Innovations in the use of alternative and secondary raw materials take on a key role in this context.
The day's programme will explore several opportunities for the use of unconventional resources such as sediments from large reservoirs, which offer untapped potential for the development of sustainable new building materials. It will also explore the integration of secondary raw materials into monoporosa bodies, an approach that reduces the environmental impact of ceramic production while maintaining high quality standards.
Special attention will be devoted to the use of recycled glass, whose pyroplastic properties can be exploited to improve the characteristics of ceramic bodies. The final step will be to examine the use of filler derived from the processing and recycling of almandite garnet, a waste material that can take on a new lease of life in industrial applications.
These studies represent a significant step towards a future in which the construction and ceramic industries can actively contribute to environmental sustainability through the intelligent and responsible use of resources. 

Programme

Ore 10.15  Welcome Coffee

Moderator: Paolo Zannini, ICERS

10.30 am – 11.15 am
Session 1

Sediments from large reservoirs: opportunities for use as construction materials (CNR-ISSMC)
Authors: C. Zanelli (speaker), S. Javed, S. Conte, C. Molinari, M. Dondi, C. Siligardi, P. Miselli, R. Arletti, A. Gualtieri, R. Fantini, G. Ridolfi, M.C. Bignozzi. R. Spalanzani.

From rock wool waste to secondary raw material for the ceramic industry: evaluation of technological results and potential environmental impacts (UNIMORE-CHIMGEO)
Authors: R. Fantini (speaker), A. Gualtieri, R. Arletti

Secondary raw materials in monoporosa mixtures (UNIMORE-DIEF)
Caterina Sgarlata (speaker), Luciana Cupertino, Cristina Siligardi

11.30 am – 12.00 pm
Session 2 – Case studies presentation 

Recycled Glass and Pyroplasticity: An Analysis in Ceramic Body
Eng. Francesco Ferrari, Sibelco

Use of filler derived from processing and recovery of almandite garnet (GARNET) 
Eng. Claudia Chiappino, R&D consultant for the valorization of end-of-waste materials or secondary raw materials, Med Link srl