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

• Main Authors: Mirza, Jahangir, Abd. Khalid, Nur Hafizah, Hussin, Mohd. Warid, Ismail, Mohammad, Ismail, Mohamed A., Md. Tahir, Mahmood, Mohamed, Azman, Ariffin, Farhayu
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62272/1/JahangirMirza2015_EffectivenessofPalmOilFuelAsh.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/62272/; http://isiic.utm.my/blog/2014/11/17/the-2nd-international-conference-on-construction-and-building-engineering-iconbuild-2015/

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...