Abstract

The production of biogenic organic wastes is in huge concentration due to the increase in urbanization in the capital of Ghana. Additionally, the landfill operation becomes a challenging task for the municipal authorities due to the limited capacity of landfill site. As Accra is the largest banana production sectors in Africa, the lack of managing the banana peels by municipal authorities have locally contribute to the release of VOC’s and in turn, leads to health-related issues. The potential utilization of Ghanaian-produced banana peels in this manner remains an unexplored area within current research. Although a variety of agricultural waste products have been the subject of considerable research (such as rice husk ash), banana peel ash has received comparatively little scientific attention. To address this knowledge gap, the present study sought to assess how incorporating banana peel ash (BPA) as a partial cement substitute influences both the early-stage and mature properties of C-25 concrete. Hence, this article focusses a pitfall on recycling of banana peel ash (BPA) that can hamper for producing an effective C-25 concrete. Banana Peels are converted into ashes to make use of it for producing the special eco-friendly concretes. Banana peel ashes (BPA’s) are added as admixtures in different proportions (0%, 5%, 10% 15%, 20% and 25% based on the mass of Ordinary Portland Cement) and the special C-25 concrete specimens are tested on fineness of blended materials and compressive strength to ascertain the suitability of banana peel ashes for special concrete.

Keywords

Absorption capacity, Banana Peel Ashes, C-25 Concrete, Compressive strength, Eutrophication, Loss of Ignition Method, Respiratory Ailments, Water Displacement Method, Workability,

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