The invention discloses a method of making waterproof magnesium oxychloride refractory brick using fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration (MSWFA). The solidification and stabilization of heavy metals in MSWFA is achieved by the chemical action of a sulfur-containing compound and a physical wrapping of a geopolymer. The large amount of chloride ions in MSWFA is also reused in the manufacture of magnesium oxychloride refractory brick, which requires a high chlorine environment. This method, with the inclusion of the geopolymer, also produces refractory brick exhibiting improved water resistance relative to traditional magnesium oxychloride refractory brick, thereby allowing the improved magnesium oxychloride refractory brick to be used in a wider range of applications.

A ceramic for construction or technical applications, composed of at least one of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Bottom Ash (MSWIBA) and other recycled industrial solid waste and different methods of forming such ceramics. Various techniques illustrate how ceramics are formed using at least one of extrusion shaping, dry powder compaction and agglomeration, any of which can be preceded by a pre-treatment process of received feedstock.

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a ceramic article containing industrial, domestic or natural sludge, the ceramic article, and treated domestic or natural sludge suitable as raw material for the production of the ceramic article. The sludge (which definition excludes digestate that is obtained from a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) process comprising liquefaction of the organic fraction of MSW by addition of one or more enzymes) has been pretreated by a process comprising the optional step of drying the sludge to a moisture content of at most 10% by weight, resulting in dried sludge, and heating the sludge or dried sludge in a spouting bed incinerator and reducing the content of organic matter to less than 5% by weight. The invention furthermore relates to a process wherein the pretreatment comprises using the domestic or natural sludge as a food source for larvae.

The invention discloses a method of making waterproof magnesium oxychloride refractory brick by fly ash from municipal solid waste incineration. The method comprises the following steps: (1) sulfur-containing compound and water are mixed into the fly ash and stirred evenly to make stabilized slurry, the heavy metals are stabilized and CaO is turned to Ca(OH).sub.2 during this process. (2) The aqueous solution of MgO and MgCl.sub.2 is added into the stabilized slurry to make magnesium oxychloride slurry by being stirred evenly. (3) The magnesium oxychloride slurry is cured to make magnesium oxychloride gel, (4) and the magnesium oxychloride aggregate is prepared by crushing the magnesium oxychloride gel. (5) The blended slurry is prepared by mixing metastable material, alkali metal hydroxide, Na.sub.2SiO.sub.3, magnesium oxychloride aggregate and water, (6) after being stirred, molded and cured, the waterproof magnesium oxychloride refractory brick is obtained. The waterproof magnesium oxychloride refractory brick made by this invention combines two materials, the geopolymer gel and the magnesium oxychloride gel, which possess different properties of fire resistance and water resistance. It is confirmed that the coexistence of geopolymer gel and magnesium oxychloride gel achieves the multi-stage solidification and stabilization of heavy metals and improving the water resistance of magnesium oxychloride refractory brick.

A ceramic for construction or technical applications, composed of at least one of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Bottom Ash (MSWIBA) and other recycled industrial solid waste and different methods of forming such ceramics. Various techniques illustrate how ceramics are formed using at least one of extrusion shaping, dry powder compaction and agglomeration, any of which can be preceded by a pre-treatment process of received feedstock.

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a ceramic article containing industrial, domestic or natural sludge, the ceramic article, and treated domestic or natural sludge suitable as raw material for the production of the ceramic article. The sludge (which definition excludes digestate that is obtained from a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) process comprising liquefaction of the organic fraction of MSW by addition of one or more enzymes) has been pretreated by a process comprising the optional step of drying the sludge to a moisture content of at most 10% by weight, resulting in dried sludge, and heating the sludge or dried sludge in a spouting bed incinerator and reducing the content of organic matter to less than 5% by weight. The invention furthermore relates to a process wherein the pretreatment comprises using the domestic or natural sludge as a food source for larvae.