... Low cost building materials prepared with ash of burnt agriculture waste and lime represent an alternative binder/construction system. Pure lime and Portland cement (OPC) are energy intensive to manufacture, and are expensive and scarce in developing countries. However, pozzolanic binders...

... are used oils and other fuels slated for incineration, incinerator ash, and particulates from these processes. This study reports on the evaluation of a commercially available microwave oven sample preparation system for this application. The effect of sample preparation conditions, including the acid...