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be considered that is especially signicant for the construction of buildings is the
radioactive nature of the red mud applied.
The application of red mud to the production of ceramics is also an aspect well
studied which has formed part of the comprehensive review by Klauber, Gräfe,
and Power (2011). Areas of application in this context can involve being a major
component of the ceramic mix or as a pigment or glazing agent. Different types of
ceramic materials have been reported, for example those made entirely from red
mud (Pontikes etal., 2009) and glass-ceramics from a mixture ...