Evaluation of rice straw ash as a pozzolanic addition in cementitious mixtures

[EN] Rice husk ash is one of the most widely studied biomass ashes used in pozzolanic addition. Given its lower silica content, rice straw ash (RSA) has been explored less often, despite the fact that, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), rice straw (RS) productio...

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Autores: Hidalgo, Samantha, Font, Alba, Soriano Martinez, Lourdes|||0000-0002-5749-4609, Monzó Balbuena, José Mª|||0000-0002-3657-3076, Paya Bernabeu, Jorge Juan|||0000-0001-7425-5311, Borrachero Rosado, María Victoria|||0000-0002-7873-0658
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:10251/181519
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/181519
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Rice straw ash
Pozzolan
Frattini test
PH and conductivity test
Thermogravimetry
Mechanical strength
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Sumario:[EN] Rice husk ash is one of the most widely studied biomass ashes used in pozzolanic addition. Given its lower silica content, rice straw ash (RSA) has been explored less often, despite the fact that, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), rice straw (RS) production is estimated at 600 million tons/year. In this work, RSA was physically and chemically characterized, and its pozzolanic properties were assessed. A controlled conditioning, burning, homogenization and grinding procedure was carried out to obtain RSA from RS. Chemical composition, insoluble residue, reactive silica, chloride content and particle size distribution were assessed for ash characterization. To determine RSA pozzolanicity, Frattini, electrical conductivity and pH measurements in an aqueous suspension of hydrated CH/RSA mixtures were obtained. Portland cement (PC) mortars with 15% and 30% RSA substitutions evaluated. The mechanical tests showed specimens with a strength activity index up to 90% and 80% with 15% and 30% RSA, respectively, after 3 days, and these values grew to 107¿109% after 90 curing days