Utilization of Brine Sludge in Nonstructural Building Components: A Sustainable Approach

Table 1

Physical and chemical analysis of brine sludge and fly ash.

S. no.	Properties	Brine sludge	Fly Ash
(A) Physical parameters
1	Color	Light Grey	Grayish black
2	Physical state at room temperature	Semi-solid	Solid
3	pH	12	10.5
4	Bulk density, g/cc	2.52	2.35
(B) Chemical parameters, %
1	SiO2	9.16	62.51
2	Al2O3 + Fe2O3	5.22	26.88
3	CaO	9.32	2.20
4	MgO	7.65	0.92
5	BaO	40.03	—
6	SO3	12.32	1.80
7	Cl	5.30	—
8	Na2O	4.80	0.40
9	K2O	0.31	0.57
10	Cr2O3	—	0.04
11	ZnO	0.03	0.02
12	CuO	0.05	0.01
13	V2O5	0.01	—
14	LOI	5.8	4.65