Temperature Effect on Lime Powder-Added Geopolymer Concrete by Sandeep L. Hake, R. M. Damgir, S. V. Patankar

“…Consequently, there is a need to discover new binding material with cementing properties. Fly ash debris is wastage of thermal power plants and acquires hectares of land for the dumping reason. …”
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Mechanical Characteristics of Hardened Concrete with Different Mineral Admixtures: A Review by Tehmina Ayub, Sadaqat Ullah Khan, Fareed Ahmed Memon

“…In this paper, based on the reported results in the literature, mechanical characteristics of hardened concrete partially containing mineral admixtures including fly ash (FA), silica fume (SF), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), metakaolin (MK), and rice husk ash (RHA) are discussed and it is concluded that the content and particle size of mineral admixture are the parameters which significantly influence the mechanical properties of concrete. …”
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Novel Hybrid Radial-Based Neural Network Model for Predicting the Compressive Strength of Long-Term HPC Concrete by Hanlie Cheng, Shiela Kitchen, Graciela Daniels

“…Additive usage like micro silica (MS) and fly ash (FA) through partial substitution of cohesive materials in concrete design has positive impacts on the concrete’s mechanical properties, reducing concrete production costs and declining environmental pollution. …”
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Advanced Scrubbing/Filtration Devices for Pollution Control in Medical Laboratory Waste Incineration System by Chien-Chang Liao, Jhong-Lin Wu, Ya-Fen Wang, Kuo-Lin Huang, Shih-Wei Huang, Yi-Ming Kuo

“…Samples of flue gas, fly ash, bottom ash, scrubbing wastewater, and sludge were collected for analysis. …”
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Novel Approach to Handling Microfiber-Rich Dye Effluent for Sustainable Water Conservation by R. Dharmaraj, Alagar Karthick, G. K. Arunvivek, S. Gopikumar, V. Mohanavel, M. Ravichandran, Murugesan Bharani

“…Accordingly, the eventual safer and optimal limit of proportioning such a foreign matter like the dried fly ash sediment powder usage is controlled, not exceeding 9% by weight of cement mantle. …”
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Physicochemical Characterization of Representative Firewood Species Used for Cooking in Some Colombian Regions by Hernán E. Díez, Juan F. Pérez

“…Studied firewood species are suitable to be gasified in fixed bed reactors due to their high volatile matter content (>80%) and low ash content (<1.8%). Pinus patula is the one with the highest fuel value index, mainly due to its low ash content (0.4%). …”
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Detection of Mechanically Recovered Poultry Meat (MRPM) in Traditional Egyptian Luncheon (Emulsion Type Sausage) by Mohamed Mai A., Zahran Dalia A., Kassem Gehan M.A., Emara M.M.T., Mansour N.M.

“…Results indicated that all market samples showed unacceptable texture and binding scores with high ash, collagen, cartilage, bone and Ca content. Histological section showed the presence of skin and cartilage. …”
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Technology for Preparation of Chemically Desalted and Softened Water According to Combined Technological Scheme by G. K. Feyziev, M. M. Jalilova

“…The paper presents results of investigations pertaining to developed technological scheme on combined production of chemically desalted and softened water without usage of soda ash for deposition of hardness salt. Scheme application limits in its two operational modes have been determined and mathematical expressions for determination of the main operating conditions have been derived in the paper.…”
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Pharmacognostic Characterization of Panchatikta, an Ayurvedic Polyherbal Combination—Exploring the Role of Botanical and Phytochemical Techniques in the Standardization and Validat... by C. M. Harinarayanan, M. Deepak, S. P. Geetha, Arun Karnwal, Gaurav Kumar, Anupam Kumar, Tabarak Malik

“…The physicochemical evaluation of parameters such as ash content (5.53 ± 0.29), water-insoluble ash (4.57 ± 0.32), acid-insoluble ash (1.55 ± 0.31), alcohol-soluble extract (5.9 ± 1.21), water-soluble extract (9.19 ± 0.21), fiber content (33.27 ± 1.37), total sugar (1.83 ± 0.65), and reducing sugar (1.73 ± 0.40) were evaluated for the Panchatikta combination. …”
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Characterization of Flakes Made in Corn Flour (Zea Mays) and Pumpkin (Cucurbita Moshcata) with Addition of Soybean Flour (Glicine Max) by Lucia Saraswati, Fauzan Azima, Daimon Syukri

“…Observations made were chemical analysis in the form of water content, ash content, protein content, fat content, carbohydrate content, crude fiber content, and total amino acids in treatment C, as well as physical tests in the form of water absorption tests, color tests, and organoleptic tests in the form of color, aroma, taste, and texture. …”
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The compressive strength development and pH of cement mortars incorporating high volume supplementary cementitious materials under accelerated curing by Sumra Yousuf, Muhammad Rizwan, Belal Alsubari, Mustabshirha Gul, Muhammad Mahmood Ali, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Abid Latif

“…This study investigates the pH behavior of cement mortars modified by replacement of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) with three SCMs (50 %): fly ash (FA), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), and treated palm oil fuel ash (TPFA), both at early and later stages of curing. …”
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Fecundity, Development and Natural History of Meronera Venustula (Erichson) (Coleoptera: Staphylnidae: Aleocharinae) by James S. Ashe

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Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Water Using Zeolite Derived from Agro-Wastes and Clays: A Review by Ismael Kithinji Kinoti, Joanne Ogunah, Cyprian Muturia M’Thiruaine, Joseph Mwiti Marangu

“…Agro-wastes such as rice husk ash and sugarcane bagasse ash and layered silicate clays such as kaolinite and smectites are particularly of interest to zeolite synthesis due to their high silica to alumina ratio. …”
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Compost and biochar application to acidic soils in a hot submoist tropical environment improves the forage yield and quality of Desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin.) by Seyifu Shifa, Mohammed Worku, Abegaz Beyene

“…Compost and biochar application considerably improved biomass production and organic matter (OM) and crude protein (CP) contents but reduced dry matter, ash and fiber contents. In particular, compost and biochar coapplication at full rates (4.5 and 5.0 t ha−1, respectively) produced the highest fresh and dry biomasses and OM and CP contents and the lowest ash and fiber contents. …”
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Anatomical and chemical characterization of Alstonia boonei for pulp and paper production by Kojo Agyapong Afrifah, Enoch Adjei-Mensah

“…Chemically the lower lignin (< 30%), ash and 1% NaOH solubility and the high holocellulose contents of A. boonei, will generate a higher pulp yield. …”
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Experimental Research on Longitudinal Steel Bar Bond Properties in Modified Recycled Aggregate Concrete Beam-Column Interior Joint under Cyclic Loading by Jia-Li Fu, Bing-Kang Liu, Jun-Wei Ma

“…Three recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) beam-column interior-joint specimens (including two modified recycled aggregate concrete interior joints with replacement of fly ash ratio of 15%) were tested under cyclic loading in order to study the bond behavior of the longitudinal steel bar at RAC joint. …”
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Particle size distributions and shape identification of pozzolanic materials via various dimensional representations by David Sinkhonde, Tajebe Bezabih, Derrick Mirindi

“…In this research, we explore the geometrical features of clay brick powder (CBP), fly ash (FA), and teff straw ash (TSA) and predict how these features can influence ordinary Portland cement (OPC) replacement in cement-based composites. …”
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Influence Factors on the Properties of Ultrahigh-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Cured under the Condition of Room Temperature by Pu Zhang, Yiliang Huang, Yongqi Li, Jun Zhao, Hengqian Dong, Tao Chen

“…UHPFRC with high compressive strength and good workability was developed by changing the water-binder ratios, by adding ground-granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) or fly ash, and by changing the bauxite content of different particle sizes. …”
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Bond Behavior between BFRP Rebar and Seawater Sea Sand Concrete by Chao Wu, Bing-Chen Meng, Xianfeng Cheng, Asghar Habibnejad Korayem, Lik-Ho Tam

“…BFRP rebars with two different surface configurations were selected, that is, ribbed surface and sand-coated surface. Fly ash as a replacement of cement was also investigated in terms of its effect on bond behavior. …”
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Mineral composition of repair raspberry (<i>Rubus idaeus</i> L.) fruits by S. M. Motyleva, S. N. Evdokimenko, M. A. Podgaetsky, T. A. Tumaeva, Y. V. Burmenko, N. Y. Svistunova, D. V. Panischeva, I. M. Kulikov

“…The largest proportion of ash residue in raspberry fruits is K. Depending on the cultivar, its quantity averaged from 12.81 wt % (Samorodok and Karamelka) to 22.37 wt % (Atlant). …”
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