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Sugarcane bagasse ash is an abundantly available waste material from sugar plants in India. Even though the beneficial properties of bagasse ash as a cement replacement material have been reported in several studies, its large-scale utilization in Indian cement plants is not yet achieved. This is partly due to a lack of proper quantification of the available sugarcane bagasse ash and its accessibility from sugar plants to the existing cement plants. A detailed sugarcane bagasse ash availability database in the five major sugar-producing states and their precise geographical distribution have been presented in this study. The proximity of the bagasse ash sources to existing cement plants in these five states is quantified using a GIS-based network analysis approach. Additionally, the accessibility of bagasse ash is compared with currently used fly ash and slag. Results from the study show that the probability of finding a bagasse ash source at near distances from cement plants is higher than the probability of having fly ash or slag sources in three out of the five states considered in the study.
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source at specific distances from existing cement plants in the southern states of India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh)
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Athira, G., Bahurudeen, A. & Vishnu, V.S. Availability and Accessibility of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash for its Utilization in Indian Cement Plants: A GIS-Based Network Analysis. Sugar Tech 22, 1038–1056 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12355-020-00842-x
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