Artigo Acesso aberto Produção Nacional Revisado por pares

Caracterização e classificação de resíduo sólido "pó de rocha granítica" gerado na indústria de rochas ornamentais

2008; Brazilian Chemical Society; Volume: 31; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0100-40422008000600005

ISSN

1678-7064

Autores

João Paulo Vargas Tavares Manhães, José Nilson França de Holanda,

Tópico(s)

Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production

Resumo

ORNAMENTAL ROCK INDUSTRY.The ornamental rock industry generates huge amounts of wastes during the process of extraction and sawing of rock blocks.The ornamental rock powder waste is a non-biodegradable material, which represents the increase in environmental problem.The waste was collected from a granitic rock sawing plant located in Santo Antônio de Pádua, Rio de Janeiro.The chemical-environmental characterization and classification of the waste were done according to ABNT standards.The results showed that the granitic rock powder waste should be classified as Class II A -"No Inert", because of its high concentrations of lead, chrome, iron and manganese.

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