Comparative Study of Biochar Mortar with Trad...

Comparative Study of Biochar Mortar with Traditional Mortar

Author Name : Prof. Chandrahas Patil, Prof. AlfajShaikh, Mr. Shivashankar Kamble, Mr. Vishal Sahani

ABSTRACT Nowadays, the environmental impact of cementations material industry and more generally of building activities is matter of concern, especially in terms of their effects on global warming and consumption of natural resources. The cement is second thing that human use most after water and there is no second option or any competitor for the cement till today’s date. Within this context, the aim of this paper is the investigation of the role of biochar as partial replacement to the cement, a solid carbonaceous by-product material resulting from biomass pyrolysis of residual biomass, as a sustainable ingredient for the production of cementations materials, combining carbon sink properties with enhanced mechanical behavior. Although biochar is mainly investigated as agricultural amendment, there is also evidence that biochar maybe an eco-friendly material to improve the sustainable performance of cementations materials. As outlined in literature, biochar can be used as filler to enhance the nature of cement, or as substitute of clinker to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases related to cement production. Aim of this research is to reduce weight as well as make the economical mortar. In this work, biochar is added as partial replacement to the cement. cement pastes and mortars, as a function of filler or partial substitute of cement. The main mechanical properties of biochar-based materials are then investigated to determine the optimal percentage of biochar addition. Then compare to the traditional mortar with every aspect from weight to the compression test and find out the percentage wise different changes in properties of mortar