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Use of a Lignin-Based Admixture for Tailoring the Rheological Properties of Mortars for 3D Printing (2024-09)

10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_27

 Rodriguez Fabian, Foster Kyle, Fross Xavier, Schmidt Roty,  Aday Anastasia, Odukomaiya Adewale, Himmel Michael, Griffin Michael
Contribution - Proceedings of the 4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, pp. 225-233

Abstract

Efforts toward decarbonizing construction materials and industrial processes related to cement and concrete can be aided via multifaceted approaches that target alternative admixtures as well as precision control of fabrication. Chemical admixtures for water reduction have played a crucial role in the development of advanced concrete mixtures. Newer biomass processing techniques developed for aviation fuel production from corn stover biomass produce a more reactive lignin byproduct that is suitable for chemical modifications to mimic the properties of polycarboxylate ether admixtures with a smaller carbon footprint. The present study examines the use of lignin-based water-reducing admixture in cement pastes and mortar mixtures for 3D printing. The experimental program explores the use of different dosages of lignin-based admixture to produce 3D-printed samples with appropriate extrudability and buildability. The rheological characterization was performed to determine the flow curve of various mixtures. Finally, the heat of hydration of cement pastes was monitored via isothermal calorimetry to assess the impact of lignin-based admixtures on the hydration process of cement. The results of this study indicate that the use of biomass by-products, such as lignin-based admixtures have great potential to effectively control the fresh-state properties of cement-based materials.

1 References

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    Life Cycle Assessment of a Concrete 3D Printing Process

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BibTeX 
@inproceedings{rodr_fost_fros_schm.2024.UoaLBAfTtRPoMf3P,
  author            = "Fabian B. Rodriguez and Kyle E. O. Foster and Xavier Fross and Roty Schmidt and Anastasia N. Aday and Adewale Odukomaiya and Michael Himmel and Michael Griffin",
  title             = "Use of a Lignin-Based Admixture for Tailoring the Rheological Properties of Mortars for 3D Printing",
  doi               = "10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_27",
  year              = "2024",
  volume            = "53",
  pages             = "225--233",
  booktitle         = "Proceedings of the 4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication",
  editor            = "Dirk Lowke and Niklas Freund and David Böhler and Friedrich Herding",
}
Formatted Citation

F. B. Rodriguez, “Use of a Lignin-Based Admixture for Tailoring the Rheological Properties of Mortars for 3D Printing”, in Proceedings of the 4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, 2024, vol. 53, pp. 225–233. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_27.

Rodriguez, Fabian B., Kyle E. O. Foster, Xavier Fross, Roty Schmidt, Anastasia N. Aday, Adewale Odukomaiya, Michael Himmel, and Michael Griffin. “Use of a Lignin-Based Admixture for Tailoring the Rheological Properties of Mortars for 3D Printing”. In Proceedings of the 4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication, edited by Dirk Lowke, Niklas Freund, David Böhler, and Friedrich Herding, 53:225–33, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70031-6_27.