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Palm fiber ash as a supplementary cementitious material for the production of mortar prism

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In this investigation, Palm Fiber Ash (PFA) produced from the controlled heating of palm fiber is assessed for its aptness as partial cement replacement in conventional concrete. In effect, the physical, and chemical properties of PFA, Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) 42.5R, Pit and Standard sand are presented and analyzed. The compressive strength of sand—OPC prism with blended palm fiber ash additive is evaluated and studied. Two different sources of sand (Standard sand and Pit sand) with four different replacement percentages of PFA (6.66%, 8.88%, 11.11%, and 20%) including control samples for both sand types are considered. The results revealed that the compressive strength of standard sand—OPC prisms with 11.11% PFA exhibited the highest compressive strength throughout all the days, except for day 1. Also, the highest compressive strength of the pit sand—OPC—PFA prisms was achieved at 6.66% at the early ages, and 11.11% at the later ages. The results of the microstructural analysis of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) of PFA revealed that it possesses amorphous silica and thus can be used as supplementary cement replacement material.

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  1. Industrial Chemistry Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Physical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

    Samuel Kofi Tulashie, Samuel Dapaah & Nelson Appiah

  2. Department of Building Technology, Cape Coast Technical University, Cape Coast, Ghana

    David Mensah

  3. Department of Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    David Mensah

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Tulashie, S.K., Dapaah, S., Mensah, D. et al. Palm fiber ash as a supplementary cementitious material for the production of mortar prism. Innov. Infrastruct. Solut. 7, 3 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-021-00602-0

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