Rice-Straw Ash as a Potential Supplementary Cementitious Material: Influence of Thermochemical Conversion on Its Properties
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 33, Issue 6
Abstract
Agro-waste ashes can be used as supplementary cementitious materials in concrete. Although many studies have been reported on the use of rice husk ash as a pozzolan, only limited studies are attempted on the use of rice-straw ash in concrete. The composition of rice straw and the influence of thermochemical processing on the amorphous nature and microstructure of rice-straw ash are reported in this study. Moreover, compressive strength, water penetration test, and rapid chloride permeability tests were conducted for rice-straw ash blended concrete. Results from the study indicate that rice-straw ash obtained from pyrolysis temperatures up to 700°C were amorphous and contained reactive silica. From considerations of strength, workability, and durability, 10% rice-straw ash is observed to be the optimum level of replacement. Rice-straw ash blended concrete with 20% replacement level exhibited better performance against water penetration and chloride ingress than control concrete.
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Volume 33 • Issue 6 • June 2021
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Received: Jul 10, 2020
Accepted: Oct 27, 2020
Published online: Mar 29, 2021
Published in print: Jun 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Aug 29, 2021
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