Wood Ashes from Electrostatic Filter as a Replacement for the Fly Ashes in Concrete

Many concrete technologists are looking for a solution to replace Fly Ashes that would be unavailable in a few years as an element that occurs as a major component of many types of concrete. The importance of such component is clear - it saves cement and reduces the amount of CO₂ in the atmosphere that occurs during cement production. Wood Ashes from electrostatic filter can be used as a valuable substitute in concrete. The laboratory investigations showed that the wood ash concrete had a compressive strength comparable to coal fly ash concrete. These results indicate that wood ash can be used to manufacture normal concrete.

Authors:

• Piotr-Robert Lazik
• Harald Garrecht

Keywords:

• Wood ashes
• fly ashes
• electric filter
• replacement
• concrete technology.

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