Cenocell is a patented concrete-like structural material that is manufactured without the addition of Portland cement.[1] It was invented by Mulalo Doyoyo at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[2][3]
Cenocell is produced from a chemical reaction involving fly ash or bottom ash and various organic chemicals. The chemical reaction produces foaming, and results in grey slurry that resembles bread dough. The mixture is then cured in ovens at temperatures near 100°C. The result is a homogenous mixture with a high strength and low weight.[4]
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edit- ^ US patent 8057594, Mulalo Doyoyo & Paul Biju-Duval, "High strength pozzolan foam materials and methods of making the same", published 2011-11-15, assigned to Georgia Tech Res Inst
- ^ Toon, John. "New Material Provides Strong and Lightweight Alternative to Concrete – without Cement". gtresearchnews.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Yende, Sizwe Sama. "Innovator loses out to Chinese because 'they are also black'". Citypress. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "Ashes to Cenocell". The Engineer. Retrieved 2023-02-21.