Effectiveness of palm oil fuel ash as micro-filler in polymer concrete

• Main Authors: Mirza, Jahangir, A. Khalid, Nur Hafizah, Hussin, Mohd. Warid, Ismail, Mohammad, Ismail, Mohamed A., Mohamed, Azman, Ariffin, Nur Farhayu, Md. Tahir, Mahmood
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2015
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58408/1/NurHafizahAKhalid2015_EffectivenessofPalmOilFuelAsh.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58408/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v77.6402

This paper presents the potential of utilizing an agricultural waste known as palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as micro-filler in polymer concrete (PC). Being a plant with open cellulose structure, such potential has gone untapped due to its tendency to take up excessive resin during the mixing process. Thi...