Project Title:Obtaining Ceramic Construction Materials from Slate Waste

Acronym: PDT07A049

Funding Entity: Junta de Extremadura

Participating Entities:  Universidad de Extremadura, CSIC, PINAEX

Duration: 11/11/2007  – 11/11/2009

Budget: 73 700 €

Principal Investigator (PI): Fernando Guiberteau

Number of researchers: 8

Abstract:

Analyze the potential of waste materials obtained from slate extractive and shaping industries to be valorized and used as raw materials in the fabrication of ceramic-based materials for construction applications