Utilization of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash in Concrete

Research all over the world today are focusing on ways of utilizing either industrial or agricultural waste, as a source of raw materials for industry. The utilization of industrial and agricultural waste produced by industrial process has been the focus of waste reduction research for economical and environmental reasons. Sugarcane Bagasse Ash(SCBA) is left over industrial by product from sugar factory’s captive power plant which is used for partial replacement of cement. Foremost crops grown in all over countries and its entire production is over 1500 million tons. After the extraction of all efficient sugar from sugarcane, large fibrous excess is obtained called Bagasse. Each ton of sugarcane produces around 25.65% of bagasse (at a moisture content of 50%) and 0.61% of residue ash. Bagasse ash mainly contains aluminium ion and silica. This amorphous silica content makes bagasse ash as a useful cement replacement material in concrete. India is the second largest country in the production of sugar after Brazil. Therefore, the usage of bagasse ash not only reduces the environmental problem but also improves quality of concrete. The result shows that the strength of concrete increased as percentage of bagasse ash replacement increased up to certain percentage.