Vegetable Waste Makes Buildings Stronger
Jun-17-18
Adding vegetable waste to concrete could open the door to stronger and more eco-friendly buildings.The vegetable-enhanced concrete was developed by a team at Lancaster University, who added ‘nano platelets’ derived from root vegetable fibers to a standard concrete mix. The added plant matter caused an increase of calcium silicate hydrate, the key source of concrete strength, so that 88 pounds less of Portland cement per cubic meter of concrete was required to achieve the same amount of strength.
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Very frustrating article. No indication of what nano-platelets are or how they are derived from the vegetables mentioned. Stops just when it should be starting.
Posted by Marc de Piolenc on June 20, 2018
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Very frustrating article. No indication of what nano-platelets are or how they are derived from the vegetables mentioned. Stops just when it should be starting.
Posted by Marc de Piolenc on June 20, 2018
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