Issue 4, 2020
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Materials Advances

Recyclable, sustainable, and stronger than portland cement: a composite from unseparated biomass and fossil fuel waste†

Moira K. Lauer,a   Menisha S. Karunarathna,a   Andrew G. Tennyson ORCID logo ab  and  Rhett C. Smith ORCID logo *a  

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a Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
E-mail: rhett@clemson.edu

b Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA

Abstract

A composite was prepared from biomass and waste sulfur from fossil fuel refining. The composite has higher compressive and flexural strength than portland cement. Avoiding expensive biomass separation and achieving metrics exceeding those of commercial products is a notable step towards a green economy.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00270D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 मई 2020
Accepted
18 जून 2020
First published
24 जून 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2020,1, 590-594

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Recyclable, sustainable, and stronger than portland cement: a composite from unseparated biomass and fossil fuel waste

M. K. Lauer, M. S. Karunarathna, A. G. Tennyson and R. C. Smith, Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 590 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00270D

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