New insights into the green cement composites with low carbon footprint: The role of biochar as cement additive/alternative

J Wen, B Wang, Z Dai, X Shi, Z Jin, H Wang… - Resources, Conservation …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cement industry is a major contributor to global carbon emissions. The production of
limestone is a major source of carbon emissions, accounting for 55–70% of the entire …

Biochar as a partial cement replacement material for developing sustainable concrete: An overview

KH Tan, TY Wang, ZH Zhou, YH Qin - Journal of Materials in Civil …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Biochar (BC) is a porous carbon formed by pyrolysis of biomass at high temperatures under
anoxic conditions. The use of pulverized BC as a cementitious materials mixture has …

Waste Valorisation using biochar for cement replacement and internal curing in ultra-high performance concrete

A Dixit, S Gupta, S Dai Pang, HW Kua - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The degree of hydration in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is known to be low due
to low water-cement ratio, leading to a substantial portion of cement merely being an …

Application of rice husk biochar and thermally treated low silica rice husk ash to improve physical properties of cement mortar

S Muthukrishnan, S Gupta, HW Kua - Theoretical and applied fracture …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rice husk ash, an industrial by-product from boilers for energy generation and furnace for
parboiling rice, has been explored as admixture to replace part of cement in structural …

Carbonaceous micro-filler for cement: Effect of particle size and dosage of biochar on fresh and hardened properties of cement mortar

S Gupta, HW Kua - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
This study explores influence of biochar particle size and surface morphology on rheology,
strength development and permeability of cement mortar, under moist and dry curing …

Carbon sequestration in cementitious composites using biochar and fly ash–Effect on mechanical and durability properties

S Gupta, A Kashani, AH Mahmood, T Han - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
A possible reduction in high CO 2 emission associated with cement production can be
achieved by sequestering CO 2 as carbonate mineral in hydrated cement matrix. This study …

Rheology, hydration, and microstructure of portland cement pastes produced with ground açaí fibers

A Azevedo, P de Matos, M Marvila, R Sakata… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Açaí (Euterpe oleracea) is a Brazilian typical fruit that is enveloped by natural fibers. This
work investigated the effect of incorporating ground açaí fibers (in natura and chemically …

[HTML][HTML] The recycling potential of wood waste into wood-wool/cement composite

F Berger, F Gauvin, HJH Brouwers - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the recycling potential of wood waste is still limited and in a resource cascading
approach, recycling wood waste in cement composite materials, such as wood wool cement …

On the roles of cellulose nanocrystals in fiber cement: implications for rheology, hydration kinetics, and mechanical properties

S Raghunath, M Hoque, EJ Foster - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fiber cement reinforced with pulp fibers is one of the key drivers for the decarbonization of
nonstructural building materials, where the inclusion of sustainable pulp fibers at high …

[HTML][HTML] Hydration and internal curing properties of plant-based natural fiber-reinforced cement composites

YC Choi - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of natural fibers on the hydration reaction of cement, in
addition to the applicability of such fibers as internal curing materials. More specifically …