Kanadasan Jegathish, Abdul Razak Hashim
StrucHMRS Group, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia.
Materials (Basel). 2015 Dec 16;8(12):8817-8838. doi: 10.3390/ma8125494.
The utilization of waste materials from the palm oil industry provides immense benefit to various sectors of the construction industry. Palm oil clinker is a by-product from the processing stages of palm oil goods. Channelling this waste material into the building industry helps to promote sustainability besides overcoming waste disposal problems. Environmental pollution due to inappropriate waste management system can also be drastically reduced. In this study, cement was substituted with palm oil clinker powder as a binder material in self-compacting mortar. The fresh, hardened and microstructure properties were evaluated throughout this study. In addition, sustainability component analysis was also carried out to assess the environmental impact of introducing palm oil clinker powder as a replacement material for cement. It can be inferred that approximately 3.3% of cement production can be saved by substituting palm oil clinker powder with cement. Reducing the utilization of cement through a high substitution level of this waste material will also help to reduce carbon emissions by 52%. A cleaner environment free from pollutants can be created to ensure healthier living. Certain industries may benefit through the inclusion of this waste material as the cost and energy consumption of the product can be minimized.
棕榈油行业废料的利用为建筑行业的各个领域带来了巨大益处。棕榈油熟料是棕榈油产品加工阶段的副产品。将这种废料引入建筑行业有助于促进可持续发展，同时解决废料处理问题。因不当废料管理系统导致的环境污染也能大幅减少。在本研究中，在自密实砂浆中用棕榈油熟料粉替代水泥作为粘结材料。在整个研究过程中对新拌、硬化和微观结构性能进行了评估。此外，还进行了可持续性成分分析，以评估引入棕榈油熟料粉作为水泥替代材料对环境的影响。可以推断，用棕榈油熟料粉替代水泥可节省约3.3%的水泥产量。通过高比例使用这种废料来减少水泥的使用，还将有助于减少52%的碳排放。可以创造一个没有污染物的更清洁环境，以确保更健康的生活。某些行业可能会受益，因为产品的成本和能源消耗可以降至最低。
