Use of Oil Drill Cuttings as an Alternative Raw Material in Sandcrete Blocks

Abstract

This research has investigated the use of waste oil drill cuttings treated by thermal desorption in sandcrete, a major construction material used throughout Nigeria and much of West Africa. Sandcrete samples were prepared using a sand to cement ratio of 6:1. The results show that replacing up to 50 wt.% of sand by treated oil drill cuttings produced sandcrete with reduced water absorption and reduced sorptivity, increased density and reduced thermal conductivity. In addition, the compressive strengths of samples containing oil drill cuttings were comparable to control samples. The work demonstrates the potential for the beneficial reuse of waste oil drill cuttings treated by thermal desorption in the production of sandcrete blocks with improved properties.

Establishing the regularities in forming the properties of ceramic wall materials containing waste from gas extraction (drilling sludge)

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“…Therefore, the issues related to environmental conservation have gained great importance in our society in recent years (Xue et al, 2009). Hence, major changes regarding the conservation of resources and recycling of wastes are evolving very fast -leading to re-using wastes in sustainable ways (Cyr et al, 2004;Siddique, 2010;Mohammed and Cheeseman, 2011). The utilization of solid wastes in construction materials is one of such innovative efforts as the cost of construction materials is increasing daily because of high demand, scarcity of raw materials and high price of energy especially in developing countries.…”

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“…Mohammed and Cheeseman [22] utilized an industrial waste, oil drill cuttings, which are fine fragments of shale and sandstone, to improve the properties of sandcrete blocks in their study. The results obtained from the sandcrete blocks produced with the waste oil drill cuttings treated with thermal desorption showed significant improvement in the properties evaluated.…”