Comminution: A Supplementation for Pozzolanic Adaptation of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 33, Issue 12
Abstract
Sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) has commendable potential as pozzolanic material on account of silica as an attractive oxide composition; however, the coarser size of SCBA fractions hinders the fullest potential. In this regard, the choice of the comminution process is inevitable. In the present investigation, three sugarcane bagasse ash samples with a variable loss on ignition (less than 20%), but in compliance with the oxide composition requirement of ASTM C618, were selected to assess the effect of grinding on the particle size of SCBA and, in turn, the pozzolanic reactivity of ground SCBA. Four different methods of pozzolanic reactivity were adopted to evaluate the suitable characteristics of SCBA, enhancing the pozzolanicity. The results of the pozzolanic reactivity of ground SCBA showed that a particle size () lower than and particles below higher than 60% was a desirable level of grinding in attaining the minimum strength activity index (SAI) (75%). The provided amorphous silica was more than 25%, and oxide composition conformed to ASTM C618. Assessment of the pozzolanic reactivity of SCBA through simple and feasible techniques like the Frattini test and the modified Chapelle test with SAI appears reassuring. The attainment of the suggested level of particle sizes for SCBA through comminution indicates it is a viable method for developing pozzolanic reactivity.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors sincerely acknowledge all sugar industries for providing samples of sugarcane bagasse ash, as well as giving insights into the process followed in the generation of SCBA. Material characterization support from Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility, Department of Earth Sciences, and Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Bombay, is acknowledged. The authors also wish to thanks the Transportation Engineering Laboratory of Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli, Maharashtra, for providing the facility of the laser particle size analyzer and simultaneous thermal analyzer. Finally, the authors acknowledge the infrastructure and support of TEQIP-III and Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli, Maharashtra.
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