A potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – A Review

The production of cement for concrete has led to the emission of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere, which has contributed to global warming. Moreover, the excessive amount of industrial waste from biomass energy production landfilled in our environments is continuously causing sustainability...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Nura, Isa, Hanizam, Awang, Khairunisa, Muthusamy
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Language:English
Published: Politechnika lubelska 2023
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description The production of cement for concrete has led to the emission of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere, which has contributed to global warming. Moreover, the excessive amount of industrial waste from biomass energy production landfilled in our environments is continuously causing sustainability challenges. However, several studies were carried out to ascertain the possibilities of using these waste materials in concrete production to address the cement and waste disposal sustainable issues simultaneously. The present study reviewed multiple studies carried out on wood ash (WA) application in both normal and geopolymer concrete with an emphasis on fresh, hardened, and durability properties. WA can be used to replace cement in conventional mortar/concrete at up to 20% replacement level, similarly, it was revealed that WA can be effectively utilized to replace ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) or pulverized fly ash (PFA) at up to 50% replacement level in geopolymer mortar/concrete production. The sustainability impacts of WA utilization in concrete production were presented and discussed. Results of these findings revealed its suitability as supplementary cementitious material, but still there exists a gap in its utilization in geopolymer concrete.
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spelling ump-386212023-09-20T06:36:21Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38621/ A potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – A Review Muhammad Nura, Isa Hanizam, Awang Khairunisa, Muthusamy TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TH Building construction The production of cement for concrete has led to the emission of carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere, which has contributed to global warming. Moreover, the excessive amount of industrial waste from biomass energy production landfilled in our environments is continuously causing sustainability challenges. However, several studies were carried out to ascertain the possibilities of using these waste materials in concrete production to address the cement and waste disposal sustainable issues simultaneously. The present study reviewed multiple studies carried out on wood ash (WA) application in both normal and geopolymer concrete with an emphasis on fresh, hardened, and durability properties. WA can be used to replace cement in conventional mortar/concrete at up to 20% replacement level, similarly, it was revealed that WA can be effectively utilized to replace ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) or pulverized fly ash (PFA) at up to 50% replacement level in geopolymer mortar/concrete production. The sustainability impacts of WA utilization in concrete production were presented and discussed. Results of these findings revealed its suitability as supplementary cementitious material, but still there exists a gap in its utilization in geopolymer concrete. Politechnika lubelska 2023 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38621/1/A%20potential%20environmental%20sustainability%20of%20wood%20ash%20in%20normal%20and%20geopolymer%20concrete.pdf Muhammad Nura, Isa and Hanizam, Awang and Khairunisa, Muthusamy (2023) A potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – A Review. Advances in Science and Technology Research Journal, 17 (4). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2299-8624. (Published) https://doi.org/10.12913/22998624/167407 https://doi.org/10.12913/22998624/167407
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TH Building construction
Muhammad Nura, Isa
Hanizam, Awang
Khairunisa, Muthusamy
A potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – A Review
title A potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – A Review
title_full A potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – A Review
title_fullStr A potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – A Review
title_full_unstemmed A potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – A Review
title_short A potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – A Review
title_sort potential environmental sustainability of wood ash in normal and geopolymer concrete – a review
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TH Building construction
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38621/
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