Sugar cane bagasse ash as a partial substitute of Portland cement: Effect on mechanical properties and emission of carbon dioxide

In the present investigation 8 soil samples were studied, with additions of 5 and 7% of addition of sugar Cane Bagasse Ash (SCBA), Portland Cement (PC) and combinations of these in different proportions. The characterization and classification of the study soil was carried out, determining the Natural Humidity, Granulometric Curve, Consistency Limits, soil classification according to the Unified Soil Classification System (USCS) and AASHTO compaction. The results show that the use of the SCBA is viable to significantly improve the physical properties of the granular soil type Hydraulic Base, The partial substitution of SCBA for PC according to the results can be considered that it would contribute to more durable and therefore economical roads. In addition to contributing to the reduction in cement consumption, which would imply a decrease in the release of CO2 into the atmosphere due to the manufacture of Portland Cement.

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Physical, Mechanical and Durability Properties of Ecofriendly Ternary Concrete Made with Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash and Silica Fume

Crystals ◽

10.3390/cryst11091012 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (9) ◽

pp. 1012

Author(s):

Laura Landa-Ruiz ◽

Aldo Landa-Gómez ◽

José M. Mendoza-Rangel ◽

Abigail Landa-Sánchez ◽

Hilda Ariza-Figueroa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Compressive Strength ◽

Electrical Resistivity ◽

Portland Cement ◽

Physical Properties ◽

Silica Fume ◽

Sugar Cane ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse ◽

Conventional Concrete ◽

Durability Properties ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash

In the present investigation, the physical, mechanical and durability properties of six concrete mixtures were evaluated, one of conventional concrete (CC) with 100% Portland cement (PC) and five mixtures of Ecofriendly Ternary Concrete (ETC) made with partial replacement of Portland Cement by combinations of sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) and silica fume (SF) at percentages of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50%. The physical properties of slump, temperature, and unit weight were determined, as well as compressive strength, rebound number, and electrical resistivity as a durability parameter. All tests were carried out according to the ASTM and ONNCCE standards. The obtained results show that the physical properties of ETC concretes are very similar to those of conventional concrete, complying with the corresponding regulations. Compressive strength results of all ETC mixtures showed favorable performances, increasing with aging, presenting values similar to CC at 90 days and greater values at 180 days in the ETC-20 and ETC-30 mixtures. Electrical resistivity results indicated that the five ETC mixtures performed better than conventional concrete throughout the entire monitoring period, increasing in durability almost proportionally to the percentage of substitution of Portland cement by the SCBA–SF combination; the ETC mixture made with 40% replacement had the highest resistivity value, which represents the longest durability. The present electrical resistivity indicates that the durability of the five ETC concretes was greater than conventional concrete. The results show that it is feasible to use ETC, because it meets the standards of quality, mechanical resistance and durability, and offers a very significant and beneficial contribution to the environment due to the use of agro-industrial and industrial waste as partial substitutes up to 50% of CPC, which contributes to reduction in CO2 emissions due to the production of Portland cement, responsible for 8% of total emissions worldwide.

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Evaluation of mechanical properties of Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash concrete

Construction and Building Materials ◽

10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.05.037 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 176 ◽

pp. 608-617 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

P. Jagadesh ◽

A. Ramachandramurthy ◽

R. Murugesan

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Sugar Cane ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash

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Characterization of sugar cane bagasse ash as supplementary material for Portland cement

Ingeniería e Investigación ◽

10.15446/ing.investig.v34n1.42787 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 5-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Janneth Torres Agredo ◽

Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez ◽

Camilo E. Escandón Giraldo ◽

Luis Octavio González Salcedo

Keyword(s):

Portland Cement ◽

Sugar Cane ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse ◽

Supplementary Material ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash

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Effects of sugar cane bagasse ash as a cement replacement on properties of mortars

Science and Engineering of Composite Materials ◽

10.1515/secm-2012-0014 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 279-285 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Mao-Chieh Chi

Keyword(s):

Compressive Strength ◽

Portland Cement ◽

Water Absorption ◽

Sugar Cane ◽

Drying Shrinkage ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse ◽

Initial Surface ◽

Absorption Test ◽

Surface Absorption ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash

AbstractSugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA), a by-product of sugar and alcohol production, is one of the potential pozzolanic material that can be blended with Portland cement. In this study, SCBA with particle sizes <45 μm was used to replace type I ordinary Portland cement with various dosages (10%, 20%, and 30%) by weight of binder. The water/cementitious material (w/cm) and sand/binder ratios were kept at constants of 0.55 and 2.75, respectively. Composites were mixed, and effects of SCBA on properties were investigated by conducting flow test, water absorption test, initial surface absorption test, drying shrinkage test, compressive strength test, rapid chloride penetration test (RCPT), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Experimental results show that the flow spread of fresh mortars would decrease with an increase of SCBA replacement. The specimens with 10% SCBA have the superior performance on compressive strength, drying shrinkage, water absorption, initial surface absorption, and chloride ion penetration, TGA, and SEM at the age of 56 days. It indicates that 10% cement replacement of SCBA may be considered as the optimum limit.

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Electrochemical Corrosion of Galvanized Steel in Binary Sustainable Concrete Made with Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) and Silica Fume (SF) Exposed to Sulfates

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11052133 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 2133

Author(s):

Laura Landa-Ruiz ◽

Miguel Angel Baltazar-Zamora ◽

Juan Bosch ◽

Jacob Ress ◽

Griselda Santiago-Hurtado ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Silica Fume ◽

Sugar Cane ◽

Electrochemical Techniques ◽

Aggressive Medium ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse ◽

Galvanized Steel ◽

Engineering Structures ◽

Conventional Concrete ◽

Sustainable Concrete ◽

Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash

This research evaluates the behavior corrosion of galvanized steel (GS) and AISI 1018 carbon steel (CS) embedded in conventional concrete (CC) made with 100% CPC 30R and two binary sustainable concretes (BSC1 and BSC2) made with sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) and silica fume (SF), respectively, after 300 days of exposure to 3.5 wt.% MgSO4 solution as aggressive medium. Electrochemical techniques were applied to monitor corrosion potential (Ecorr) according to ASTM C-876-15 and linear polarization resistance (LPR) according to ASTM G59 for determining corrosion current density (icorr). Ecorr and icorr results indicate after more than 300 days of exposure to the sulfate environment (3.5 wt.% MgSO4 solution), that the CS specimens embedded in BSC1 and BSC2 presented greater protection against corrosion in 3.5 wt.% MgSO4 than the specimens embedded in CC. It was also shown that this protection against sulfates is significantly increased when using GS reinforcements. The results indicate a higher resistance to corrosion by exposure to 3.5 wt.% magnesium sulfate two times greater for BSC1 and BSC2 specimens reinforced with GS than the specimens embedding CS. In summary, the combination of binary sustainable concrete with galvanized steel improves durability and lifetime in service, in addition to reducing the environmental impact of the civil engineering structures.

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