Use of Bagasse Ash in Concrete and Its Impact on the Strength and Chloride Resistivity

Amin, Noor-ul

doi:10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0000227

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“…The tendency of the sugarcane bagasse mulch squash plants to become yellowish during the growing season may be a result the high C:N ratio resulted from the direct contact of the sugarcane bagasse and the soil surface. Bagasse has high percentages cellulose (40-50%), hemicellulose (30-35%) and lignin (20-30%) (Amin, 2011;Cardona et al, 2010;A. R. F. Drummond & I. W. Drummond, 1996;Martin et al, 2007;Pandey et al, 2000;Sales & Lima, 2010), resulting in a reported 100:1 C/N ratio (Meunchang et al, 2005).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Bagasse is the fibrous by-products produced when removing the sugar, water, and other superfluous materials from the millable sugarcane. On the dry weight basis, bagasse is primarily composed of cellulose (40-50%), hemicellulose (30-35%), and lignin (20-30%) (Amin, 2011;Cardona et al, 2010;A. R. F. Drummond & I. W. Drummond, 1996;Martin et al, 2007;Pandey et al, 2000;Sales & Lima, 2010).…”

Section: Sugarcane Bagasse Usesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…R. F. Drummond & I. W. Drummond, 1996;Martin et al, 2007;Pandey et al, 2000;Sales & Lima, 2010). As a plentiful by-product, sugarcane bagasse has been successfully used as a fiber source for paper and construction board production (Amin, 2011;Xin et al, 2002). Nigam (1990) and Pandey et al (2000) investigated its use as a cattle feed, while others have used in as an amendment to potting media (Jhurree-Dussoruth et al, 2011;Trochoulias et al, 1990).…”

Section: Sugarcane Bagasse Usesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Comparative Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse and Black Polyethylene as Mulch for Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Production

Webber¹,

White²,

Spaunhorst³

et al. 2017

JAS

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Louisiana processed 11.7 million mt of sugarcane in 2016, producing 1.47 million mt of raw sugar and an estimated 3.5 million mt of bagasse. Sugarcane bagasse is the fibrous material remaining after removing the sucrose, water, and other impurities (filter mud) from the millable sugarcane. Typically, Louisiana sugarcane mills burn a portion of the bagasse to heat boilers to steam power the mill for grinding and sugar processing. The balance of the bagasse is stored at the sugar mill where it accumulates in immense piles. Research was conducted in 2015 and 2016 to investigate the use of sugarcane bagasse as a natural mulch for vegetable production. The field experiment compared sugarcane bagasse mulch, black plastic mulch, and no mulch (control) for suitable mulching treatments for squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) production. The black plastic mulch produced significantly greater marketable fruits/plant, fruit number, and total yield (kg/ha) across years compared to the sugarcane bagasse mulch. The sugarcane bagasse mulch and the no mulch control were not significantly different for these same parameters. Black plastic also produced heaver fruit (g/fruit) than the sugarcane bagasse mulch and the control in 2015. The black plastic mulch produced greater yields due to the greater cumulative growing degree days (CGDD) received compared to the sugarcane bagasse mulch and no mulch control. The sugarcane bagasse mulch tended to mitigate temperature extremes by serving as a soil insulator. Future research should investigate the potential deleterious impact, if any, of the sugarcane bagasse on soil microbes, C/N ratio, soil pH, and allelopathy, which might adversely influence cucurbit growth.

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Section: Sugarcane Bagasse Usesmentioning

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Section: Sugarcane Bagasse Usesmentioning

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Comparative Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse and Black Polyethylene as Mulch for Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Production

Webber¹,

White²,

Spaunhorst³

et al. 2017

JAS

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“…Factory ash with high carbon content was burnt at controlled temperature 650°C for 1 hour and was ground before use [15]. SCBA was used as cement replacement material in concrete at replacement levels of 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30%.…”

Section: Sugarcane Bagasse Ashmentioning

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Experimental Investigation of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Concrete Under Sodium Hydroxide Solution

Mulay¹

2017

AJCE

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Sugarcane is one of the main cash crop grown in around 115 countries. The waste produced after its use as raw material is dumped on open lands. Detail estimation of sugarcane bagasse ash (SCBA) production on basis of sugarcane production all over as well as mainly in India is carried out in this study. Use of SCBA as a supplementary cementitious material adds sustainability to concrete by reducing the CO 2 emission during cement production. The positive effects of SCBA as a partial replacement of cement on the mechanical properties of concrete are recognized through different researches; however, the overall improvement depends on the durability properties of SCBA in cementitious medium. In this study, durability properties of conventional concrete utilizing SCBA sourced from sugar factory site have been investigated. Concrete mixtures with SCBA content ranging from 0% to 30% of total binder were used. The compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity and loss in weight of the concrete specimens were determined after exposure to sodium hydroxide solution. The reactivity of alkali with mixes containing SCBA in terms of expansion was determined by accelerated as well as Indian standard test method. The results demonstrated that incorporation of SCBA as partial replacement of cement improved the resistance to alkali attack on concrete. The SCBA in cement aggregate mix showed reduction in expansion proving the effectiveness of waste SCBA inclusion in cementitious medium.

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“…R. F. Drummond & I. W. Drummond, 1996;Martin et al, 2007;Pandey et al, 2000;Sales & Lima, 2010;). Sugarcane bagasse has been used for paper and fiber board production (Amin, 2011;Xin et al, 2002), cattle feed (Nigam, 1990;Pandey et al, 2000), potting media (Jhurree-Dussoruth et al, 2011;Trochoulias et al, 1990), a mulch for crop production (Webber et al, 2017a), a source for value added products (i.e. pigments, enzymes, amino acids, and drugs) (Pandey et al, 2000), and energy production (thermal conversion and ethanol) (Badger, 2002;Kilicaslan et al, 1999;Martin et al, 2007;Peng et al, 2009;Sun & Cheng, 2002;).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sugarcane Biochar as an Amendment for Greenhouse Growing Media for the Production of Cucurbit Seedlings

Webber¹,

White²,

Spaunhorst³

et al. 2018

JAS

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Louisiana sugarcane farmers in 2016 harvested 11.7 million Mg millable sugarcane from 163,000 ha, producing 1.47 million Mg of raw sugar and an estimated 3.5 million Mg of bagasse. Even though Louisiana sugar mills use 80 to 90% of the bagasse for fuel production, another 350,000 to 700,000 Mg of bagasse accumulates each year. The conversion of the excess bagasse into biochar is an excellent option with numerous uses. Research was conducted to determine the impact of sugarcane biochar as an amendment to soilless planting media for the production of cucurbit seedlings. Two biochars were combined by volume with a commercial certified organic soilless growing media into 5 combinations (0%:100%, 25%:75%, 50%:50%, 75%:25%, and 100%:0%, biochars and growing media, respectively). Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) var. 'Enterprise' and cantaloupe (Cucumis melo L.) var. 'Magnum .45' were planted in each of the 5 different planting mixtures. The higher heating value (HHV), lower heating value (LHV), and fixed carbon (FixC) were greater for the standard bagasse biochar (SBB), therefore, making it more valuable as a potential fuel source than the pneumatic bagasse biochar (PBB). All of the biochar mixture combinations compared favorably to the commercial media with low bulk densities (0.11 to 0.14 g cm -3 ) and high water holding capacities (80-87%). In respect to seedling production, the biochars (SBB and PBB) performed well, especially at the 25 and 50% levels for both plant species. The squash seedlings responded better at the 75% level than the cantaloupe seedlings, which reflect differences in nutrient requirements. The 100% biochar growing media are not recommended because both plant species often had a decrease in organic matter. These results indicate that the volume of a standard soilless greenhouse growing media can be successfully extended by adding 25 to 50% sugarcane biochar without a reduction in squash and cantaloupe seedling production. Future research should investigate the impact of additional plant species, as well as different biochar sources on seedling production.

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Use of Bagasse Ash in Concrete and Its Impact on the Strength and Chloride Resistivity

Cited by 142 publications

References 10 publications

Comparative Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse and Black Polyethylene as Mulch for Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Production

Comparative Performance of Sugarcane Bagasse and Black Polyethylene as Mulch for Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Production

Experimental Investigation of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash Concrete Under Sodium Hydroxide Solution

Sugarcane Biochar as an Amendment for Greenhouse Growing Media for the Production of Cucurbit Seedlings

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