Experimental Study on Potential of Magnesium Oxychloride Cement With Bagasse as an Additive

Abstract

The several researches have done to produce an ecofriendly binding material as in the production of the OPC large amount of the carbon dioxide is produced. The different types of the environmental friendly cementitious material have been developed, MOC is one of them. This cement develops high strength without heat and the pressure treatment. The bonding of MOC can be achieved at lower temperature. Due to the energy saving and the environmental protection properties it draws the MOC draws the more research interest. MOC is mainly used for the non-structural elements and is used as a repairing material in civil engineering. The Magnesium oxychloride cement is of high interest as it is having good abrasion resistance and strength as compared to the other cements. The method of production of the MOC is more sustainable, green and healthy as compared to the production of the traditional OPC. The production process of the MOC saves a lot of energy and does not emit carbon dioxide. My research deals with the parametric study of the formulation of the MOC and use MOC as an alternative of the traditional OPC and maintaining the minimum performance level. The influence of the inert filler i.e. bagasse on the properties of the MOC like standard consistency, setting time, compressive strength and moisture ingress has been investigated. The standard consistency, compressive strength, moisture ingress and soundness get reduced but the setting time increases on increasing the amount of inert filler. The most important parameter to be selected in the design process is to decide the molar ratio of the MgO/MgCl2 and the reactivity of the MgO powder.