Oxypolymerization in the Manufacture of Bricks Based on Gold Mine Tailings and Cooking Oil as a Binder
Alonso Rodrigo Zúñiga-Suárez, Liliana Alexandra Zúñiga-Torres, Francisco Hernández-Olivares, Berenice Cecibel Zúñiga-Torres, Guido Giuliano Gualpa-Guzmán, Jhon Patricio Rodriguez-Tapia · 2026
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Description
Alonso Rodrigo Zúñiga-Suárez and colleagues turn two wastes into bricks in a 2026 materials study from Ecuador. Gold mine tailings supplied the mineral base, and used cooking oil served as the binder. Heat-driven linking of fatty acids, called oxypolymerization, held the mix together without cement.
Trials varied oil share and heating time to find the best recipe. Nine percent oil with a nine-hour cycle gave the strongest result. The bricks beat national strength thresholds for both crushing and bending loads. Water absorption stayed very low, credited to the dense, water-repelling polymerized oil. Builders and mining communities share the audience. Locking tailings into durable blocks could cut both waste piles and demand for conventional fired materials.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alonso Rodrigo Zúñiga-Suárez, Liliana Alexandra Zúñiga-Torres, Francisco Hernández-Olivares, Berenice Cecibel Zúñiga-Torres, Guido Giuliano Gualpa-Guzmán, Jhon Patricio Rodriguez-Tapia |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |