RAW MATERIALS DAY

The building materials and ceramic manufacturing industry today faces crucial challenges related to environmental sustainability and resource optimization. In this context, innovation in the use of alternative and secondary raw materials takes center stage.
This conference day explores various opportunities for the use of unconventional resources, such as sediments from large reservoirs, which represent untapped potential for the development of new sustainable building materials. It also explores the incorporation of secondary raw materials into monoporosa mixes, an approach that can reduce the environmental impact of ceramic production while maintaining high quality standards.
Special attention is paid to the use of recovered glass, whose pyroplastic properties can be exploited to improve the characteristics of ceramic bodies. Finally, the use of filler derived from the processing and recovery of almandite garnet (garnet), a waste material that can find new life in industrial applications, is examined.
These studies represent a significant step toward 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