Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2025, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (11): 10-22.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2024-0690

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Research progress on utilization of red mud in construction materials and composites

WANG Zhengyang(), YU Lu, CAI Pengyu, ZHANG Quan, FU Tao()   

  1. Jiangxi University of Water Resources and Electric Power,Nanchang 330099,China
  • Received:2024-12-20 Online:2025-11-10 Published:2025-06-30
  • Contact: FU Tao E-mail:2559124465@qq.com;284810595@qq.com

Abstract:

Red mud,a major solid waste from alumina production,imposes significant environmental pressures due to its high stockpiles,low utilization rates,and extreme physicochemical properties.With the growing demand for green building materials,the potential use of red mud in construction materials has gained increasing attention.In recent years,researchers have developed and optimized novel technologies to enable the effective utilization of red mud in cementitious materials,geopolymers,ceramics,and road base materials.Notably,through multi-waste synergistic treatment and process optimization,significant improvements have been made in both the material performance of red mud and its sustainable application in the fields of construction and composite materials.However,the high alkalinity and heavy metal content of red mud remain key challenges for its large-scale application.Future research should focus on alkali-reduction technologies,heavy metal immobilization,and the design of functionalized composite materials.The latest research advancements on the use of red mud in green building materials were summarized,the design concepts and application outcomes of composite materials were discussed, optimization measures for alkali-reduction technologies were analyzed and the economic and environmental benefits of red mud utilization were evaluated.Finally,future research directions were proposed to guide the industrial-scale application of red mud,providing new insights for its resource utilization.

Key words: red mud, resource utilization, green building materials, cementitious materials, high-performance composites

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