Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@conference {3285, title = {Experimental Investigation of Cementitious Mixtures with Lignocellulosic Residue}, journal = {11th ACI/RILEM International Conference on Cementitious Materials and Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete}, year = {2021}, month = {2021-06-07 00:00:00}, abstract = {The construction industry, one of the most worldwide important productive and economic activity, is also responsible for environmental impacts like the extraction of raw materials, generation of waste, and cement manufacturing. The main objective of the present work was to study the technical feasibility of applying the residue generated by the second-generation ethanol obtained from sugarcane to partially replace the cement in cementitious mixtures. Characterized as a high lignin residue, it contains a high amount of silica in a weakly polymerized organic structure, and its ashes are a very reactive pozzolanic material. The research sought to obtain answers regarding the performance of the cementitious compositions in the fresh state and in the hardened state. Then, the possible behavior differences between the residue with and without the presence of chemical admixtures were compared. The results showed that there was compatibility between the residue and the selected chemical admixtures; the setting time and the consistency index increased with the presence of the residue; the compressive strength with the residue was lower than the reference composition, but it still demonstrated feasibility; and in some tests carried out, the durability indicators improved in the residue compositions. Thus, the results were very promising and pointed to major developments.
}, keywords = {Concrete, lignocellulosic Residue}, url = {https://www.iccm2021.com/}, author = {Calado, C. and Matos, J. and Cam{\~o}es, A. and Dantas, B. and Lima, B. and Martins, T.} }
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt