An overview of Utilization of Rice Husk Ash for Sustainable Concrete Manufacturing

Abdul Qadir Bhatti, Muhammad Jahanzaib Khalil, Muhammad Aslam, Sajjad Ahmad

Keywords: Mechanism of RHA, Sustainable Concrete, Chemical Composition of RHA, RHA Concrete Mechanical Properties

The concrete is  one of the most important material due to growing construction industry.  Due to green building and sustainability requirement and scarcity of natural products, the researchers are investigating the innovative solutions to replace the cement partially with the economical methods. Rice Husk Ash (RHA) which shows an important role during the hydration process of cement which results as: (1)  amount of silica in RHA effects the incineration method, time and grinding time; (2) only RHA produced to be as amorphous, generally achieved at burning temperature of between 600-700 oC; and (3) by applying proper incineration technique RHA can be a partially cement replacement in concrete because of pozzolanic properties of RHA.

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