Estudo de aplicação de areia descartada de fundição como material alternativo para camada de cobertura de aterro de resíduos

Abstract

Advances in environmental issues related to materials science have been done due to the possibility of the use of alternative materials replacing conventional ones with similar characteristics. The Brazilian Foundry has an important role in the economy of the country. However, significant environmental impacts are also related to the productive process. The most significant waste of these industries is foundry sand waste (FSW) used as input in the assembly of molds for the manufacture of products. The main objective of this work is the environmental and geotechnical characterization of foundry green sand like an alternative material for application in cover layers to landfill. The tests were based on the geotechnical characteristics, such as physical indexes, the Atterberg limits and bentonite content. Furthermore, it was observed the influence of particle size and mechanical tests such as compaction, permeability, absorption, retention, density, shear strength and test for broken were carried out. It was used the test of neutral leaching and leachate. The analyses followed the Brazilian Standards (NBR) and American Society (ASTM) procedures, specific for each test. To evaluate the environmental impacts arising from the use of conventional materials and FSW as layers of coverage, it was used the method of the network of interaction. From the results obtained we can conclude that the sample green sand (AV) was the most satisfactory. Although it has not achieved the requirements in the parameters which of the physical indexes. With this waste in landfill cover layers, it can be stated that it is possible to eliminate up to 12 of the environmental impacts from the use of clay soils.