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Received 10 August 2019 ISSN 2582-1040
Accepted 16 October 2019 2019; 1(6); 475-479
Published online 02 November 2019

Potential Utilization of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (Scba) In Concrete

ABSTRACT
Sugar cane bagasse ash (SBCA) is a fibrous waste-product of the sugar refining industry. It is
generated as a combustion by-product from boilers of sugar and alcohol factories. This is
composed mainly by silica and this by-product can be used as a mineral admixture in mortar and
concrete. This waste product is already causing serious environmental pollution which calls for
urgent ways of handling the waste. On the other hand, the boost in construction activities in the
country created shortage in most of concrete making materials especially cement, resulting in an
increase in price. This study examined the potential use of sugarcane bagasse ash as a partial
cement replacement material. In this paper, Bagasse ash has been chemically and physically
characterized, in order to evaluate the possibility of their use into concrete.
Keywords: Bagasse ash, Pozzolanic material, Normal consistency, Setting time, Compressive strength.

1. INTRODUCTION
Bagasse is a by-product from the sugar industry and it is usually burnt at the mill to
provide process power or steam. Generally, bagasse is stored prior to further processing.
Utilization of industrial and agricultural waste products in the industry has been the focus of
research for economical, environmental and technical reasons. Sugar-cane bagasse is a fibrous
waste-product of the sugar refining industry, along with ethanol vapor. Researches all over the
world today are focusing on ways of utilizing either industrial or agricultural wastes as a source of
raw materials for the construction industry. These wastes utilization would not only be
economical, but may also result foreign exchange earnings and environmental pollution control.
Bagasse is the matted cellulose fiber residue from sugar cane that has been processed in a
Sugar mill. Previously, bagasse was burnt as a means of solid waste disposal. However, as the
cost of fuel oil, natural gas, and electricity has increased, bagasse has come to be regarded as a
fuel rather than refuse in the sugar mills.
X-ray diffractometry determination of composition and presence of crystalline material,
Scanning Electron Microscopy/EDAX examination of morphology of particles, as well as
physical properties and refractoriness of bagasse ash has been studied.
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OBJECTIVES
• The waste resources are to be used.
• The environment pollution has to be reduced.
• The usages of wastages in concrete structures.
• The cost of construction can be minimized.
• Sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) having high pozzolanic reactivity despite high carbon
contents (>15%).

LITERATURE REVIEW
MedjoEko, R. and G. Riskowskihas conducted study on “A PROCEDURE FOR
PROCESSING MIXTURES OF SOIL, CEMENT, AND SUGAR CANE BAGASSE”. In this
paper, two schemes for processing mixtures of soil, cement, and sugar cane bagasse have been
investigated to determine the best way of processing house construction bricks for rural Africa. In
one case, bagasse fibres were treated for removing sugar while untreated bagasse fibres were used
in the other one.
Final result is, the tests carried out here show that it is not necessary to remove sugar from
sugar cane bagasse when plans are made to use it as reinforcement in soil-cement. This paper
shows that although the sugar content in soil-cement-untreated bagasse is higher than the critical
value which hampers cement hydration in cement-based materials, unconfined compressive
strength of specimens made out of these mixtures increases with increasing level of cement.
VFE Banaag et.al., have conducted study on “BAGASSE AS AN ALTERNATIVE
AGGREGATE IN HOLLOW CMU”. In this paper, Conventional hollow concrete masonry units
(CMU) use sand as aggregate. However, there is a growing interest in utilizing alternative
aggregate like bagasse, largely as a potential use for recycled materials.
Final result is, by virtue of the results presented in this research, the possibility of utilizing
bagasse as an alternative aggregate to hollow CMU was established. It is seen that the addition of
bagasse to the mix, within the proportions stated above, has in fact improved the hollow CMU’s
compressive strength. It may be said that as much as 12% of the aggregate volume may be
substituted by bagasse and still attain a strength for hollow non-load-bearing CMU.
S. Suvimol and C. Daungruedeehas conducted study on “BAGASSE ASH: EFFECT OF
POZZOLANIC ACTIVITY AND APPLICATION IN CEMENT USE ASPECT”. This paper
reported the potential as cementations material of grinding bagasse ash. Ashes from two different
sources were first studied for chemical composition and basic performance. Then, the ash from
the major source was investigated in detail. The ground ash, with percentages retained on sieve
no. 325 in the range of 3-28, were used as cement replacement in the range of 20- 40%.
From this study, some conclusions were drawn, bagasse ash from major source composed
of high silica content of 83.27%, calcium oxide 7.27% and alumina oxide 2.7% and LOI of 9%.
Variation between source, system operation and time slightly affected chemical composition and
pozzolanic reactivity. Original bagasse ash was found inefficient and various particle size of
ground ash, of about 5100-7800 cm2/gm, show the influence of different fineness on different
flow ability, setting time and strength development of paste and mortar. The coarsest ash (A)
yielded the lowest pozzolanic reactivity (of about 84-87%) while of the fine ashes range between
99-108%.
MoisesFrıas et.al, have conducted study on “CHARACTERISATION OF SUGAR CANE
STRAW WASTE AS POZZOLANIC MATERIAL FOR CONSTRUCTION: CALCINING
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TEMPERATURE AND KINETIC PARAMETERS”. This paper reports on the influence of
calcining temperature (800 and 1000 C) on the pozzolanic activation of sugar cane straw (SCS).
The reaction kinetics of SCS ash–lime mixtures were inferred from physicochemical
characteristics (X-ray diffraction patterns and thermo-gravimetry analysis.
From the results reported in the current paper, the following conclusions can be made.
Sugar cane straw wastes can be recycled as active additions once calcined in the temperature
range of 800 or 1000◦C.Both SCS ashes showed a very similar pozzolanic behavior and in both
cases a very high pozzolanic activity was detected. However, the maximum activation of this
waste is reached by calcining at 800◦C.
NuntachaiChusilp et.al. have conducted study on “DEVELOPMENT OF BAGASSE ASH
AS A POZZOLANIC MATERIAL IN CONCRETE”. This research examined the ash is a by-
product from the combustion of bagasse as a fuel in thermal power plants and ash was obtained
from three sources.
The bagasse ashes were ground until the particles retained on a No. 325 sieve were less
than 5% and between 25-30% by weight. Portland cement type I was replaced by ground or un-
ground bagasse ash. The result is Paste containing ground ash had higher normal consistency than
the control paste. Higher replacement of cement by bagasse ash resulted in higher normal
consistency and longer setting times of paste. Mortar containing original ash had a higher water
requirement than mortar containing ground ash. This is due to the large particle size and high
porosity of the original ash.
Siripairod H et.al., has conducted a study on “DEVELOPMENT OF CONCRETE
FLOORING TILES BY WASTES, BAGASSE ASH AND FLY ASH FOR REPLACING TYPE I
PORTLAND CEMENT”. In this paper the effect of wastes as bagasse ash (BA) and fly ash (FA)
replacing type I Portland cement was investigated. Samples of varied amount of either BA or FA
mixed with cement at 0,10, 20 and 30%, respectively were prepared. Aging times were 1, 3, 7, 14,
28, 56 and 90 days for compressive strength test while 28 days for microstructure analysis by
SEM and crystalline phases by X-ray diffractometry (XRD). Physical and mechanical properties
of concrete flooring tiles with 0, 10 and 20% of either BA or FA and 10% sand were examined.
Results were shown that specimens with 10% FA had higher strength than 10% BA and also
enhanced the higher bending strength of concrete flooring tiles. However, 20% BA gave
outstanding results after 28 days; it implied that the effect of BA presented the high strength of
concrete but not in the early ages. This was a result of pozzolanic reaction between BA or FA
acting as a pozzolanic material and Ca(OH)2,consequently, C-S-H which was a product from the
pozzolanic reaction provided cementations admixtures and higher compressive strength.
Final result is the bagasse ash and fly ash can be pozzolanic material candidates for the
production of pozzolanic-cement composite materials in order to reduce cost of production with
strength. The optimum parameters for the production of pozzolanic-cement composites: bagasse
ash 20% by weight or fly ash 10% by weight replacing type I Portland cement.

CONCLUSIONS
Based on the experimental results of various research and subsequent discussion on the
results the following conclusions are drawn:
• Workability of concrete increases by increasing the percentage of replacement of SCBA in
concrete.
• The compressive strength of concrete increased at 5% replacement of cement with SCBA.
• Further increase in percentage of SCBA results in decrease in compressive strength.
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• The tensile strength of concrete decreasing with addition of SCBA.
• The Flexural Strength of concrete prisms is maximum at 30% replacement of SCBA (at
250° c single time heating and grinding).
• The weight of cubes after curing in acids is very low, so the concrete cubes shows better
resistance to acids.
• The weight of cubes after curing in Alkaline solution has been increased, so the concrete
cubes show better resistance to alkali solution.
Finally it can be concluded that, sugarcane bagasse ash is one of the pozzolanic material, which
can be used as an effective waste material into concrete.

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