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ABSTRACT
The use of Acha husk ash (AHA), Bambara groundnut husk ash (BGHA), Bone powder ash
(BPA), Groundnut husk ash (GHA), Rice husk ash (RHA), and Wood ash (WA) to partially
replace cement as a binder was reviewed. Analysis of results, using oxide composition,
compound composition obtained using Bogue s model, and results of test conducted in the
laboratory, showed that only the replacement of cement with 10%BPA exhibited a convincing
increase in compressive strength of 7.14% above tha t obtain with the use of cement. Decrease
in compressive strength observed with other agro waste was attributed to increase in SiO 2
component and decrease in CaO component of cement-agro wastes mixtures. Incorporation of
lime into the mixture is here by recommended for increase in strength.
Key words
Agro-wates, Cement, Partial, Replacement, Concrete.
cementitious properties. They are grouped
into natural and artificial sources; clay and
shale calcined to become active, volcanic tuff
and
pumicite
are
naturally
occurring
pozzolanas, whereas good blast furnace slag
and fly ash are the artificial varieties. In
advance countries, the use of fly ash, a
residue obtained from the combustion of
pulverized coal in partial replacement of
cement is recommended within the range of
10-30% by weight of cement [4].
Mixtures of Portland cement and
pozzolanic material is referred to as
pozzolanic cements, such cement have the
following advantages
good resistance to
chemical attack, low evolution of heat of
hydration,
economy,
improvement
of
workability, reduction of bleeding and greater
impermeability. Its disadvantages being,
slower rate of strength development and
increased shrinkage [5].
In the third world countries, the most
common and readily available material that
can be used to partially replace cement
without economic implications are agro based
INTRODUCTION
The high cost of cement, used as binder, in
the production of mortar, sandcrete blocks,
lancrete bricks and concrete has led to a
search for alternative. In addition to cost,
high energy demand and emission of CO 2 ,
which is responsible for global warming, the
depletion of lime stone deposits are
disadvantages
associated
with
cement
production. According to Babu and Rao [1]
about 7% CO 2 is released into the atmosphere
during cement production, which has a
negative influence on ecology and future of
human being arising from global warming.
Research on alternative to cement, has so far
centred on the partial replacement of cement
with different materials. In advanced
countries, partial replacement of cement with
pozzolans
is
well
documented
and
recommended, [1, 2, 3]. Pozzolans as defined
by [4] are siliceous material, which by itself
possesses no cementitous properties but in
processed form and finely divided form, react
in the presence of water with lime, to form
compounds
of
low
solubility
having
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Table. 1. Composition of Elemental oxides of the different Agro -wastes as presented by [7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 13, 14]
Elemental Oxides
Percentage Composition
AHA
BGSA
BPA
GHA
RHA
WA
C
ZnO
9.63
CuO
10.98
Fe2O3
2.40
2.16
1.33
4.35
0.95
2.34
2.50
MnO2
0.46
0.10
MgO
0.08
4.72
12.62
0.004
1.81
9.32
1.94
SiO2
40.46
33.36
3.16
54.03
67.30
31.8
20.70
Al2O3
5.50
1.75
6.39
39.81
4.90
28
5.75
K2O
0.24
16.18
7.43
0.17
10.38
CaO
0.84
10.91
28.68
1.70
1.36
10.53
64.0
Na2O
0.22
9.30
1.24
0.85
6.5
P4O10
0.18
SO3
6.40
0.09
2.8
2.75
CO3
6.02
6.70
P 2O 5
1.44
HCO3
9.20
LOI
43.57
11.32
4.0
17.78
27
1-3
Others
6.70
SR=SiO2/(Al2O3 +Fe2O3) 5.12
8.53
0.41
1.22
11.50
1.05
2.40
AR=Al2O3/Fe2O3
2.29
0.81
4.80
9.15
5.16
11.97
2.44
SiO2+Al2O3+Fe2O3
48.36
37.27
10.88
98.19
73.15
62.14
29.46
CaO:SiO2
0.02
0.33
9.08
0.03
0.02
0.033
3.13
AHA =Acha Husk Ash, BGSA =Bambara Groundnut Shell Ash, BPA =Bone powder Ash, GHA=
Groundnut Husk Ash, RHA= Rice Husk Ash, WA= Wood Ash. AR= Alumina Ratio, SR = Silica Ratio,
LOI = Loss on Ignition.
Groundnut Husk Ash (GHA)
Groundnut husk ash as reported by [10] was
obtained from burning of dried groundnut
shell or husk, at a temperature of 600 C to
700C, after which the burnt husk/shell was
ground into very fine powder using pestle and
mortar (in the absence of ball mill) and made
to pass through 212 microns BS sieve. The
husk was obtained from groundnut an
important cash crop in the tropics; cultivated
in most of the central and northern states of
Nigeria. GHA is a pozzolanic material with a
specific gravity of 2.41, its oxide composition
is as presented in Table 1.
Rice Husk Ash (RHA)
Rice husk ash is obtained from the
combustion of rice husk a by product from
rice milling operation, the husk accounts for
20-24% of the rough rice produced. The husk
was burnt at a temperature of 438 C, before
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
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70% C
30%AHA
26.63
5.68
2.47
45.05
1.93
60% C
40%AHA
28.60
5.65
2.46
38.40
1.65
50 % C
50 % AHA
-
-25.72
90.14
10.91
7.54
27.60
-66.33
126.44
10.89
7.51
20.90
-107.41
163.08
10.82
7.48
19.40
+5.75
-20
-26
Table 3 Compound Composition of Barbara nutshell Ash (BSA) Mixed with Cement(C). Using Bogues Model
Elemental oxide
100%C
90%C
80%C
70%C
60%C
50 %C
composition
0%BSA
10%BSA
20%BSA
30%BSA
40%BSA
50 % BSA
SiO2
20.70
21.99
23.23
24.50
25.76
27.03
Al2O3
5.75
5.36
4.95
4.56
4.15
2.61
Fe2O3
2.50
2.47
2.43
2.40
2.36
2.33
CaO
64.0
58.69
53.38
48.07
42.76
37.46
SO3
2.75
3.08
3.40
3.74
4.06
4.39
Compound composition
C3S
C2S
C3A
C4AF
28 days Compressive
strength of concrete.
(N/mm2)
Percentage decrease in
strength. (%)
50.7
22.5
8.6
9.4
31
23.31
45.54
10.02
7.50
20
-5.86
71.10
9.01
7.39
11
-35.41
97.01
8.03
7.29
11
-64.70
122.72
7.00
7.19
9
-86.43
142.75
2.97
7.08
5
-35
-65
-65
-71
-84
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Table .4 Compound Composition of Bone powder Ash (BPA) Mixed with Cement(C), Using Bogues Model
Elemental oxide
100%C
90%C
80%C
70%C
60%C
50 %C
composition
0%BPA
10%BPA
20%BPA
30%BPA
40%BPA
50 % BPA
SiO2
20.70
18.95
17.20
15.44
13.68
11.93
Al2O3
5.75
5.82
5.88
5.95
6.01
4.93
Fe2O3
2.50
2.38
2.27
2.15
2.03
1.92
CaO
64.0
60.47
56.94
53.40
49.87
46.34
SO3
2.75
2.48
2.20
1.93
1.65
1.38
Compound composition
C3S
50.7
52.39
51.88
51.33
50.91
58.03
C2S
22.5
14.88
10.24
5.61
0.88
-9.52
C3A
8.6
11.40
11.74
12.13
12.50
9.82
C4AF
9.4
7.24
6.90
6.54
6.17
5.84
28 days Compressive
28
30
25
19
16
12
strength of concrete
(N/mm2)
Percentage decrease in
0
+7.14
-11
-32
-43
-57
strength. (%)
Table .5 Compound Composition of Groundnut husk Ash (GHA) Mixed with Cement. Using Bogues Model
Elemental oxide
100%C
90%C
80%C
70%C
60%C
50 %C
composition
0%GHA
10%GHA
20%GHA
30%GHA
40%GHA
50 % GHA
SiO2
20.70
24.04
27.42
30.70
34.03
37.37
Al2O3
5.75
9.16
12.56
15.97
19.37
20.92
Fe2O3
2.50
2.68
2.87
3.06
3.24
3.43
CaO
64.0
57.77
51.54
45.31
39.08
32.85
SO3
2.75
2.49
2.22
1.96
1.69
1.43
Compound composition
C3S
50.7
-20.20
-93.60
-166.33
-239.34
-300.00
C2S
22.5
84.22
143.23
213.52
270.64
325.23
C3A
8.6
19.74
28.43
37.15
45.86
49.64
C4AF
9.4
8.15
8.73
9.30
9.85
10.43
28 days Compressive
21.78
18.40
14.67
11.40
strength of concrete
(N/mm2)
Percentage decrease in
0
-16
-33
-48
strength. (%)
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Table 6. Compound Composition of Rice Husk Ash (RHA) Mixed with Cement(C). Using Bogues Model
Elemental oxide
100%C
90%C
80%C
70%C
60%C
50 %C
composition
0%RHA
10%RHA
20%RHA
30%RHA
40%RHA
50 % RHA
SiO2
20.70
25.36
30.02
34.68
39.34
44.0
Al2O3
5.75
5.67
5.58
5.50
5.41
4.18
Fe2O3
2.50
2.35
2.19
2.04
1.88
1.73
CaO
64.0
57.74
51.47
45.21
38.94
32.68
SO3
2.75
2.48
2.20
1.93
1.65
1.38
Compound
composition
C3S
50.7
-6.39
-65.67
-125.04
-184.34
-235.98
C2S
22.5
77.60
135.67
193.81
251.90
304.21
C3A
8.6
11.06
11.086
11.14
11.16
7.78
C4AF
9.4
7.13
6.66
6.19
5.72
5.26
28 days Compressive
3.89
2.3
1.95
2.93
2.74
2.34
strength of 225 225
450mm sandcrete
blocks. (N/mm2)
Percentage decrease in
0
-40
-49
-23
-28
-38
strength. (%)
Table 7. Compound Composition of Wood Ash(WA) Mixed with Cement(C). Using Bogues Model
Elemental oxide
100%C
90%C
80%C
70%C
60%C
50 %C
composition
0%WA
10%WA
20%WA
30%WA
40%WA
50 % WA
SiO2
20.70
21.81
22.92
24.03
25.14
26.25
Al2O3
5.75
7.98
10.20
12.43
14.65
15.73
Fe2O3
2.50
2.48
2.46
2.45
2.43
2.42
CaO
64.0
58.65
53.31
47.96
42.61
37.27
SO3
2.75
2.48
2.20
1.93
1.65
1.38
Compound composition
C3S
50.7
8.58
-35.69
-80.09
-124.40
-161.05
C2S
22.5
56.13
92.69
129.35
165.95
196.77
C3A
8.6
16.95
22.86
28.80
34.71
37.60
C4AF
9.4
7.55
7.50
7.45
7.41
7.36
28 days Compressive
23.96
13.09
14.13
9.02
8.59
strength of concrete.
(N/mm2)
Percentage decrease in
0
-45
-41
-62
-64
strength. (%)
Discussion of Results
Decrease in strength with increase use of
some of the agro-wastes to partially replace
cement is due to, decrease in CaO component
of cement replaced with agro-waste, as the
contribution of CaO from the agro waste
materials was not commensurate with the
percentage reduction in CaO arising from the
replacement of cement with agro waste . The
use of most agro wastes, which resulted in
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