Production of sustainable mortar comprising waste ceramic nanoparticles

The application of solid wastes in sustainable construction has attracted much attention due to the potential properties, low-cost as well assaving a place for landfill purposes. Supplementary cementing materials are often used in mortar to decrease the cement contents and improve the strength and durability performance by their pozzolanic activity. The use of nanomaterials in the mortar results inenhanced engineering propertiesand significant reductions of CO₂. The effects of waste ceramic in the form of Al₂O₃SiO₂ nanoparticles as cement replacement on mechanical and microstructural properties of mortar were investigated in this chapter. The outcomes of the study revealed that the replacement of Al₂O₃SiO₂ nanoparticles to the mortar leads to an increase in the mechanical properties as well as the reduction in drying shrinkage and permeability. The influences of ceramic nanoparticles were observed to be more significant at longer curing periods. The findings of this work demonstrated that there is a promising future for the waste ceramic powder in the production of sustainable mortar.