Open AccessCharacterization of Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash: A Comparison to Densified Silica Fume and Fly Ash
Author(s) -
Asma Abd Elhameed Hussein
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1858-7313
DOI - 10.52981/fjes.v9i3.701
Subject(s) - pozzolan , bagasse , fly ash , pozzolanic activity , sugar cane , materials science , grinding , silica fume , pulp and paper industry , pozzolanic reaction , sugar , waste management , cement , composite material , environmental science , chemistry , engineering , biochemistry , portland cement , agricultural science
In this study the Sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) was characterized for chemical composition, morphological and mineralogical properties. From XRF analysis it was found that the SCBA has SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3 and CaO content of 67.25%, 6.37%, 4.21% and 13% respectively and it has a very low LOI value of 0.34% and can be classified as Class F ASTM pozzolan according to ASTM C 618-2009. SCBA can be used as a pozzolanic material after grinding to less than 45 Micron. Based on the properties obtained from the characterization in this study it can be concluded that, utilization of SCBA in concrete will positively affect hardened concrete properties due to pozzolanic reaction, cementing properties and filling effect of SCBA. Moreover it will minimize the negative impacts associated with SCBA disposal.