10 Years of Research on Sugar Cane Bagasse Ash as Supplementary Cementitious Material

We present a survey of 10 years of researches carried out by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ) and the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro (UENF) on the use of sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) as supplementary cementitious material (SCM). The main findings of such comprehensive studies are here summarized: the use of SCBA for producing concrete; the role of grinding and calcination; the physical and chemical effects; the use of SCBA in industrial scale; blending of SCBA and rice husk ash (RHA); and long-term compressive behavior.