Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Containing Starch and Sugarcane Bagasse Ash: Synthesis, Characterisation, and Application in Cement Pastes and Mortars
Ana Elizabete Nunes Pereira, Edson Araujo de Almeida, Fábio Rodrigo Kruger, Edson Cavalcanti da Silva-Filho, Edvani Curti Muniz · 2024
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Ana Elizabete Nunes Pereira and four co-authors make a water-holding gel from farm waste and use it to cure concrete in a 2024 paper. Concrete needs water as it hardens, and gels that store and release water can supply it from inside.
The gel blends a common polymer with starch and ash from burned sugarcane stalks. The team checked its structure and swelling, then mixed small amounts into cement pastes and mortars. The gel helped the cement hydrate, and the mortar with the smallest dose was about 27 percent stronger after 28 days than plain mortar. The authors note this is the first use of such a gel for curing. It turns an industry byproduct into a useful building material.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ana Elizabete Nunes Pereira, Edson Araujo de Almeida, Fábio Rodrigo Kruger, Edson Cavalcanti da Silva-Filho, Edvani Curti Muniz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |