Concrete made from sugarcane could help fight climate change
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Published 2024-05-18
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All Comments (21)
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missed the century old news about hemp?
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Only thing that matters....is it cheaper?
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Also there is a sand shortage which makes concrete less feasible moving forward.
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A lot of renewable from waste can be done for this purpose. While sugar bagasse is abundant in mills, another material is the coconut fiber or palm fiber from the husk that is set aside after copra meat is extracted from fruit.Another abundant material is the fiber from bamboo that is high in tensile strength and can be farmed with less tedious care and cost.
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“That’s sweet”
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We can also create concrete out of hemp fibers. It’s called hempcrete and now that weed will be decriminalized on federal level soon hemp farmers won’t be harassed with anymore annoying drug enforcement regulations. Hemp can also be used as biofuel in diesel engines.
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"Sugarcrete allows moisture and vapor to transfer through it, meaning no mold" (2:04). That's gonna be a hard sell.
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Look at the screen on his test, it failed at 0.125MPA. concrete is way stronger 25-50MPA.
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Can you eat it? Modern day reporting!
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how is it made?
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Very interesting, similar to Hempcrete. One question, can it be used in earthquake prone areas? Old constructions in my home country were made with a mix of mud and natural fibers. Earthquakes destroyed all that!
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My question is, is it Vernon resistant, fire resistant and strong in high wind conditions, also do you need to install a metal or timber frame so as to pitch the roofing frame, and what about the plumbing and electrical installation, how would you install them in the walls
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My question would be are the cane fibers used a byproduct of sugar production or in addition to sugar production? Theoretically the waste product would have to be broken down and decompose into carbon emissions. So if this is wasted material being used it in effect is stored carbon. An added benefit.
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“can you eat it? I don’t think I will taste very good …” I bet ants will digress…
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How does it do in a flood or fire?
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Does sugarcrete provide the hvac and insulation dividends similar to that of hempcrete already being used in parts of the US? Same question in regards to whether or not sugarcrete is more flame retardant, fire proof?
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Fantastic!
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You're making sugar breaks. it looks like it's still bonded together with concrete.
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This is a replacement for mud or thatch huts, not modern buildings.
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Amazing!😊
