Use of Bagasse Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete

An agro-industrial waste product of sugar mills - Bagasse Ash was used to replace cement in concrete, up to a certain extent.

Laboratory test results show that only up to 2% of cement can be replaced by the Bagasse ash without adverse effect on the concrete.

It is concluded that Bagasse ash does not provide improvement of concrete strength. As a result, the use of Bagasse ash as concrete additive or cement replacement may need to be combined with other bonding materials, such as fly ash or slag.