Almond-shell biomass ash (ABA): a greener alternative to the use of commercial alkaline reagents in alkali-activated cement

[EN] The use of almond-shell biomass ash (ABA) as an alternative component to the commercial reagents used in the activation of blast furnace slag (BFS) systems is investigated. The presence in its chemical composition of a high content of K2O indicate s that it can alkalinize the medium. 100% waste...

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Autores: Soriano Martinez, Lourdes|||0000-0002-5749-4609, Mitsuuchi Tashima, Mauro|||0000-0003-0885-9293, Monzó Balbuena, José Mª|||0000-0002-3657-3076, Borrachero Rosado, María Victoria|||0000-0002-7873-0658, Paya Bernabeu, Jorge Juan|||0000-0001-7425-5311, Font, Alba, Bonifacio, Thais
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/182396
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/182396
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Almond-shell biomass ash
Blast furnace slag
Eco-friendly material
Waste valorisation
Alkali activated materials
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Sumario:[EN] The use of almond-shell biomass ash (ABA) as an alternative component to the commercial reagents used in the activation of blast furnace slag (BFS) systems is investigated. The presence in its chemical composition of a high content of K2O indicate s that it can alkalinize the medium. 100% waste-based mixtures ABA/BFS were studied by micro- and macrostructural tests. A compressive strength of 44 MPa was achieved by the mortar with 25% ABA addition cured for 7 days at 65 °C. The microstructural analysis showed the formation of slightly different C(K)-A-S-H gels to those formed when using KOH. The use of ABA in BFS mortars is shown as a greener alternative for onstruction materials because the replace- ment of synthetic chemical reagents that produced around a 75¿80% of reduction in the values of kgCO2eq/m3 material