Resumo A adição de cinzas em matrizes cimentícias é essencial para se alcançar os requisitos da Política Nacional dos Resíduos Sólidos. Entretanto, deve-se buscar tecnologias que viabilizem tais aplicações, principalmente quando o material apresenta adequada atividade pozolânica. O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a atividade pozolânica da cinza volante proveniente da queima de carvão mineral, proveniente do processo de fabricação de alumínio, como adição mineral em argamassas e concretos convencionais. Para isso foram realizados ensaios de caracterização físico-química da amostra de cinza e do comportamento mecânico de traços de argamassas e concretos comercialmente empregados. Os resultados demonstraram que a cinza em questão possui atividade pozolânica conforme normas ABNT empregadas e quando inserida nas matrizes cimentícias estudadas, apresentaram o desempenho esperado para este tipo de adição (maior resistência mecânica em idades mais avançadas).

Abstract The addition of ash, initially classified as waste in cement matrices, is essential to achieve the requirements of National Policy of Solid Waste. However, technologies that enable such applications should be sought, especially when the material has adequate pozzolanic activity. The aim of this study was to verify the pozzolanic activity of fly ash from coal burning, from the aluminum manufacturing process, such as mineral admixture in mortars and conventional concrete. For that, physicochemical characterization of the ash sample and the mechanical behavior of mix dosage of mortar and commercially used concrete tests were carried out. Results showed the ash in evaluation has pozzolanicity as relevant standards employed and when inserted in the studied cementitious matrices, showed the expected performance for this type of addition (higher mechanical strength at older ages).

Nitrochlorobenzenes (NCBs) are very important in the chemical industry since they have been used as raw material for the manufacture of crop protection products, as active ingredients in the pharmaceutical industry, as pigments and as antioxidants as well as for other uses. In industrial processes, NCBs are produced by monochlorobenzene (MCB) nitration reactions and one of the main residuals formed is dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB), which is mainly composed of the isomer 2,4DNCB. This subproduct, although of commercial interest when in its pure state, is generally incinerated due to the high costs of recovery treatment and purification. The objective of this study is to present an alternative to the treatment of industrial residuals containing DNCB. The technique consists of converting DNCB into sodium dinitrophenolate, which is very soluble in water and is also easy to reuse. For this purpose, liquid-liquid extraction with chemical reaction (alkaline hydrolysis) with a rotating disc contactor (RDC) is used. Experimental data on MCB nitration reactions as well as alkaline hydrolysis using a rotating disc contactor are presented.