Biomass waste materials as a set-retardation agent in cement or concrete
(22) 28.07.2021
(43) 03.02.2022
(57) A concrete mixture is provided. The mixture includes cement powder, a plant biomaterial in a solid form, wherein the plant biomaterial does not comprise ash, and concrete aggregate, wherein a ratio of cement powder to the biomaterial ranges from 10:1 to 100:1. Methods of controlling concrete setting by adding a plant biomaterial in a solid form to a concrete mixture are also provided.
(71) University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US)