scholarly journals Bamboo ashes as an eco-friendly alternative to cement - a systematic review

ForScience ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e00889
Author(s):  
Yuri Mariano Carvalho ◽  
Laura Ferreira Velasco
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Cement Replacement ◽  
Bamboo Leaves

Cement production impacts the environment from raw materials extraction to its industrialized production. Implementing supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) to replace cement is an economical and sustainable practice. Agricultural wastes, for example, represent a new source of SCM studied over the last decades, mainly due to its high generation around the world. Among the published review papers about agro-waste in civil construction, bamboo ashes (BA) appear secondary in large-scale studies. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate BA potential use in the construction industry as cement replacement by identifying their behavior in cementitious compounds and discovering the research gaps about this topic. We overviewed the published literature about concrete made with BA, synthesizing data about BA chemical composition and mechanical and physical characteristics of cementitious materials made with these ashes. We identified a preference for bamboo leaves ashes as SCM, potentially due to its high silica amount. However, other biological and environmental parameters that alter the bamboo chemical composition were not discussed in the papers. Concerning compressive strength, 90% of the studies with BA reported cementitious materials with a strength activity index acceptable for use. This review also identified an optimal percentage of cement replacement with BA ranging from 8% to 12% in concrete specimens. Concrete and mortar with BA also showed a lower density than the reference samples made only with cement. We concluded that BA are promising alternatives to replace cement since they provide desirable mechanical and physical characteristics to concrete and meet sustainability requirements. Besides that, we raised some topics that may guide future researches: (1) the natural and artificial parameters that affect BA composition; (2) BA chemical and physical behavior under microscopical conditions in cementitious composites; and (3) the economic advantages associated with replacing cement with BA. Keywords: Cement substitutes. Addition. Artificial pozzolan. Sustainability. Supplementary cementitious materials. Cinzas de bambu como alternativa eco-amigável ao cimento - uma revisão sistemática Resumo A produção de cimento impacta o meio ambiente desde a extração de matérias-primas até sua produção industrializada, o que reforça a demanda por materiais cimentícios suplementares (MCS) para substituir, mesmo que parcialmente, o uso do cimento. Os resíduos agrícolas, por exemplo, são um bom exemplo de MCS estudado nas últimas décadas, principalmente devido à sua alta geração em todo o mundo. Dentre os artigos de revisão publicados sobre o uso de resíduos agrícolas na construção civil, as cinzas de bambu figuram apenas como subtópico em estudos maiores. Logo, esse trabalho objetivou avaliar o potencial do uso de cinzas de bambu na indústria da construção civil como substituinte parcial ao cimento identificando seu comportamento em compostos cimentícios e sugerindo temas para pesquisas futuras. Esta revisão sistemática fornece uma visão geral da literatura publicada sobre argamassas e concretos feito com cinzas de bambu, sintetizando dados sobre a composição química dessas cinzas e as características mecânicas e físicas dos materiais cimentícios feitos com elas. Identificou-se uma preferência pelo uso de cinzas de bambu advindas da calcinação das folhas dessa planta, potencialmente devido ao seu alto teor de sílica. No entanto, existem parâmetros biológicos e ambientais que alteram a composição química do bambu e que não são discutidos pelos artigos. Quanto à resistência, 90% dos estudos que empregaram cinzas de bambu reportaram à resistência compressão admissível para uso em construções. Levantou-se, também, que a porcentagem ideal de substituição de cimento por cinzas de bambu varia de 8% a 12% em amostras de concreto. Os materiais cimentícios com cinzas de bambu também apresentaram densidade menor que a das amostras de referência feitas apenas com cimento. Conclui-se pelo estudo que as cinzas de bambu são alternativas promissoras para substituir parcialmente o cimento visto que elas proporcionam boas características mecânicas e físicas ao concreto e atendem a demandas sustentáveis. Além disso, foram levantadas lacunas na literatura que podem guiar futuras pesquisas, quais sejam: (1) os parâmetros naturais e artificiais que afetam a composição química das cinzas de bambu; (2) o comportamento químico e físico de cinzas de bambu em compósitos cimentícios sob condições microscópicas; e (3) as vantagens econômicas associadas a substituir parcialmente cimento por cinzas de bambu. Palavras-chave: Substitutos do cimento. Adição. Pozolana artificial. Sustentabilidade. Materiais cimentícios suplementares.

Assessment of Raw Mineral Waste as Building Materials in Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 30-46
Author(s):  
Njarazo Rakotondrabezaharinoro ◽  
Moutari Ado ◽  
Willy Hermann Juimo Tchamdjou
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Portland Cement ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Cement Replacement ◽  
Mineral Waste

In many developing country’s mining exploitations are the main activities sources, and its exploitation is generating many mining wastes and environmental impacts. In order to use these waste, an innovative powder and aggregate were designed, aimed at providing alternative materials by cementitious supplementary materials and sand in Portland cement mortars. This paper investigates the use of raw mineral waste from some developing countries, namely Granite Residue (GR), from Niger, Mining Tailings (MT), from Madagascar, and red Volcanic Scoria (VS), from Cameroon as building materials. These raw materials were valorized as supplementary cementitious materials (GR powder, MS powder and VS powder) and as sand (GR sand and VS sand). GR sand and VS sand were used by 100% replacement of standard sand and GR powder, MS powder and VS powder were used by 5, 15, 25, or/and 35% cement replacement. Physical properties and mechanical properties of raw materials used and mortars obtained were investigated. The effects of these raw materials on properties of mortar mixes were studied and reported. Results show that, with sand from raw mineral waste materials, the compressive and flexural strengths of the produced mortar represented up than 70% and up than 85% respectively in comparison with mortar produce with siliceous standard sand. The reduction of strength of mortar with raw powder as ordinary Portland cement replacement is generally smaller than replacement ratio. Activity index of each raw powder is about 75% for ratio replacement of 5, 15 and 25%. Particle size distribution of raw powder and sand have an influence on the workability and mechanical properties of mortars. In conclusion, the use of raw mineral waste as a raw powder or as sand for mortar production presents an economical and environmental advantage for developing countries where mining exploitations are abundant.

Effect of ground granulated blast funrnace slag and fly ash on strength, permeability, and under-water abrasion of fine-grained concrete

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (7) ◽  
pp. 775-788
Author(s):  
Quyet Truong Van ◽  
Sang Nguyen Thanh
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Concrete Strength ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Chloride Permeability ◽  
Cement Replacement ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Granulated Blast Furnace Slag ◽  
Compressive Strength Test ◽  
Economic Ground

The utilisation of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) is widespread in the concrete industry because of the performance benefits and economic. Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) and fly ash (FA) have been used as the SCMs in concrete for reducing the weight of cement and improving durability properties. In this study, GGBFS at different cement replacement ratios of 0%, 20%, 40% and 60% by weight were used in fine-grained concrete. The ternary binders containing GGBFS and FA at cement replacement ratio of 60% by weight have also evaluated. Flexural and compressive strength test, rapid chloride permeability test and under-water abrasion test were performed. Experimental results show that the increase in concrete strength with GGBFS contents from 20% to 40% but at a higher period of maturity (56 days and more). The chloride permeability the under-water abrasion reduced with the increasing cement replacement by GGBFS or a combination of GGBFS and FA

scholarly journals Sustainable low-carbon binders and concretes

2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 06007
Author(s):  
Myroslav Sanytsky ◽  
Tetiana Kropyvnytska ◽  
Stanislav Fic ◽  
Hanna Ivashchyshyn
Keyword(s):  
Activity Index ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Cement Matrix ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Blended Cements ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Sustainable development depends on a consistency of interests, social, ecological and economic, and that the interests are evaluated in a balanced manner. In order to reduce CO2 emissions, the conception of decreasing clinker factor and increasing the role of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in the cementitious materials has high economical and environmental efficiency. The performance of clinkerefficient blended cements with supplementary cementitious materials were examined. The influence of superfine zeolite with increased surface energy on the physical and chemical properties of low-carbon blended cements is shown. Increasing the dispersion of cementitious materials contributes to the growth of their strength activity index due to compaction of cement matrix and pozzolanic reactions in unclincker part. In consequence of the early structure formation and the directed formation of the microstructure of the cement matrix is solving the problem of obtaining clinker-efficient concretes. Shown that low-carbon blended cements with high volume of SCMs are suitable, in principle, for producing structural concretes.

Modified Plasters for Restoration and Finishing Works

2014 ◽  
Vol 923 ◽  
pp. 42-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myroslav Sanytsky ◽  
Tetiana Kropyvnytska ◽  
Roman Kotiv
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Cement Matrix ◽  
Hydration Products ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
White Portland Cement

The paper is devoted to the research and development of modified plasters for restoration and finishing works based on decorative multicomponent cements containing white Portland cement and supplementary cementitious materials (silica fume, metakaolin and fine ground limestone). This cements are similar to Roman cement by their chemical composition. The use of optimal granulometry of decorative multicomponent cements provide directed formation of microstructure of the cement matrix with the formation of stable hydration products. Compositions of modified plasters by the criterions of workability and compressive strength were designed. Physico-chemical modification of plaster by complex air-entraining admixture allows to obtain high-quality modified plasters with improved quality parameters.

The Influence of Partial Substitution of Raw Materials with Heavy Ash on the Main Properties of Portland Cements

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 860-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Oproiu ◽  
Georgeta Voicu ◽  
Adrian Ionut Nicoara ◽  
Alina Ioana Badanoiu
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Bottom Ash ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Partial Substitution ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Binder Ratio ◽  
Water To Binder Ratio

The use of wastes in cement industry have impact both from economic and environmental point of views. Wastes can be used in clinker manufacture (to substitute raw materials or as alternative fuel) as well as supplementary cementitious materials in cement. This paper presents results regarding the use of heavy ash (bottom ash) as component of raw mix used for the clinker manufacture. Two types of cements were obtained by the milling of clinker produced with/without heavy ash (HA) as component of raw mix and gypsum (2%). The compressive strengths of these cements was assessed on plastic mortars (water:binder = 1:2 ratio and binder:aggregate = 1:3 ratio), cast in prismatic moulds (14x14x160 mm3), hardened different periods of time comprised between 1 to 28 days. The hydration and hardening processes which occur in the cementitious systems with/without waste content were assessed on pastes with water to binder ratio of 0.5, hardened for 1 up to 90 days. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and complex thermal analysis (DTA-TG) were used for pastes� characterization. The composition of clinker was assessed by XRD and microstructure by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results obtained in the framework of this research do not show any important difference between the clinkers� characteristics produced with alternative raw material (heavy ash) as compared with the ones produced with natural raw materials. Also, the properties of cements produced of these clinkers are similar.

Effect of MIRHA and Fly Ash in Ductile Self-Compacting Concrete on Abrasion and Impact Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 567 ◽  
pp. 393-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin ◽  
Norzaireen Mohd Azmee ◽  
Kok Yung Chang
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Impact Resistance ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Impact Performance ◽  
Cement Replacement ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Partial Cement Replacement ◽  
Reference Specimens ◽  
The Cost

The benefits of Microwave Incinerated Rice Husk Ash (MIRHA) as partial cement replacement materials in DSCC mixes has led to the research on the possibilities of combining both MIRHA and fly ash as an addition in DSCC replacing up to 20% of cement volume whilst maintaining satisfactory properties. The addition of both materials can improve concrete properties and reduce the cost of DSCC production. These supplementary cementitious materials are expected to give positive effects on the concrete abrasion and impact resistance. The incorporations of both MIRHA and fly ash in DSCC as cement replacement materials are considered as a new type of concrete. Therefore, it is important to have a complete knowledge on the behaviour of the composite material when being subjected to repetitive dynamic loading. The test results showed that MIRHA and fly ash combination in DSCC improved both abrasion and impact resistance of DSCC compared to reference specimens.

scholarly journals Measurement of Pozzolanic Activity Index of Scoria, Pumice, and Rice Husk Ash as Potential Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Portland Cement

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hieronimi A. Mboya ◽  
Cecil K. King’ondu ◽  
Karoli N. Njau ◽  
Alex L. Mrema
Keyword(s):  
Portland Cement ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Rice Husk Ash ◽  
Activity Index ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Pozzolanic Activity ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Setting Times

This work investigated the properties of scoria and pumice as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) for Portland cement and compared to those of rice husk ash (RHA). X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, and pozzolanic activity index (PAI) tests confirmed the suitability of these two materials as potential SCMs. Scoria and RHA samples achieved over 75% PAI at 7 days whereas pumice did this after 28 days. Initial and final mean setting times observed for the composite cement blended with these materials were 166 and 285 min, respectively. These setting times are longer than that of ordinary Portland cement but shorter compared to that of common Portland pozzolana cement. The ultimate mean compressive strengths achieved at 28 days of curing were 42.5, 44.8, and 43.0 MPa for scoria, pumice, and RHA, respectively, signifying that these materials are good SCMs. Higher fineness yielded higher ultimate mean strength. For instance, a scoria sample with a fineness of 575 m2/kg achieved the strength of 52.2 MPa after 28 days.

scholarly journals Agricultural Solid Waste as Source of Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Developing Countries

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suvash Chandra Paul ◽  
Peter Mbewe ◽  
Sih Kong ◽  
Branko Šavija
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Agricultural Wastes ◽  
Cement Industry ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Cement Production ◽  
Cement Replacement ◽  
Concrete Production

Concrete production utilizes cement as its major ingredient. Cement production is an important consumer of natural resources and energy. Furthermore, the cement industry is a significant CO2 producer. To reduce the environmental impact of concrete production, supplementary cementitious materials such as fly ash, blast furnace slag, and silica fume are commonly used as (partial) cement replacement materials. However, these materials are industrial by-products and their availability is expected to decrease in the future due to, e.g., closing of coal power plants. In addition, these materials are not available everywhere, for example, in developing countries. In these countries, industrial and agricultural wastes with pozzolanic behavior offer opportunities for use in concrete production. This paper summarizes the engineering properties of concrete produced using widespread agricultural wastes such as palm oil fuel ash, rice husk ash, sugarcane bagasse ash, and bamboo leaf ash. Research on cement replacement containing agricultural wastes has shown that there is great potential for their utilization as partial replacement for cement and aggregates in concrete production. When properly designed, concretes containing these wastes have similar or slightly better mechanical and durability properties compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete. Thus, successful use of these wastes in concrete offers novel sustainable materials and contributes to greener construction as it reduces the amount of waste, while also minimizing the use of virgin raw materials for cement production. This paper will help the concrete industry choose relevant waste products and their optimum content for concrete production. Furthermore, this study identifies research gaps which may help researchers in further studying concrete based on agricultural waste materials.

scholarly journals Phase-Change Materials in Concrete: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Construction and Building Materials

Materials ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
Raju Sharma ◽  
Jeong-Gook Jang ◽  
Jong-Wan Hu
Keyword(s):  
Phase Change ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Phase Change Materials ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Concrete Strength ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Cementitious Materials ◽  
Supplementary Cementitious Materials ◽  
Sustainable Construction

The use of phase-change materials (PCM) in concrete has revealed promising results in terms of clean energy storage. However, the negative impact of the interaction between PCM and concrete on the mechanical and durability properties limits field applications, leading to a shift of the research to incorporate PCM into concrete using different techniques to overcome these issues. The storage of clean energy via PCM significantly supports the UN SDG 7 target of affordable and clean energy. Therefore, the present study focuses on three aspects: PCM type, the effect of PCM on concrete properties, and connecting the outcome of PCM concrete composite to the United Nations sustainable development goals (UN SDGs). The compensation of reduction in strength of PCM-contained concrete is possible up to some extent with the use of nanomaterials and supplementary cementitious materials. As PCM-incorporated concrete is categorized a type of building material, the large-scale use of this material will affect the different stages associated with building lifetimes. Therefore, in the present study, the possible amendments of the different associated stages of building lifetimes after the use of PCM-incorporated concrete are discussed and mapped in consideration of the UN SDGs 7, 11, and 12. The current challenges in the widespread use of PCM are lower thermal conductivity, the trade-off between concrete strength and PCM, and absence of the link between the outcome of PCM-concrete composite and UN SDGs. The global prospects of PCM-incorporated concrete as part of the effort to attain the UN SDGs as studied here will motivate architects, designers, practicing engineers, and researchers to accelerate their efforts to promote the consideration of PCM-containing concrete ultimately to attain net zero carbon emissions from building infrastructure for a sustainable future.

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