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Load-bearing constructional units from the ash of rice hulls

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The completely decarbonized ash residue of rice hulls was mixed with 15% hydrated lime and subjected to different conditions of hydrothermal treatments.

Results showed that a calcium silicate hydrate probably an ill defined form of tobermorite, is the main component of the cured samples together with small residual amounts of hydrated silica and lime.

The products obtained showed reasonable values of apparent porosity, bulk density and water absorption as well as high compressive strength. These properties became more improved on treating the materials at higher steam pressure, a case which is probably connected with the formation of a more well defined form of tobermorite at such condition.

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Les cendres complètement décarburées de balles de riz ont été mélangées avec 15% de chaux éteinte et soumises à des traitements hydrothermiques dans différentes conditions. Il se révèle qu'un silicate de calcium hydraté, qui est probablement une forme mal définie de tobermorite, formele principal constituant des échantillons traités avec des petites quantités résiduaires de silices hydratés et de chaux. Les produits ainsi obtenus ont une porosité apparente et une absorptivité d'eau acceptables, ainsi qu'une résistance à la compression élevée. Ces propriétés sont améliorées par traitement des matériaux à la vapeur d'eau sous plus forte pression, ce qui semble lié à la formation d'une forme mieux définie de tobermorite dans ces conditions.

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Maksoud, M.A., Elwan, S.M. & Hussein, A.T. Load-bearing constructional units from the ash of rice hulls. Mat. Constr. 3, 269–272 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02474015

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