Date of Publication :7th October 2024

Abstract: When it comes to the manufacturing of sawdust, India is among the leading nations, facing test of supervising waste generation from saw mills. ITTO (INTERNATIONAL TROPIC TIMBER ORGANISATION) say’s 1.5 million Tons of sawdust is annually burned or discarded, generating environmental concerns. According to AHEC (American Hardwood Export Council), there are around 23000 SAWMILLS in INDIA. On an average SAWMILL’S can develop up to 822.4 tons of SAWDUST per year, therefore annually 18million tons of saw dust is generated in INDIA. One potential solution is utilization of SAWDUST in CONCRETE PRODUCTION, which can help in addressing the increasing requirement for concrete while curtailing CO2 emission. The cement industry is a prime source of environmental pollution since it employs a lot of energy in its manufacturing. It releases CO2, which devotes to global warming and distinguishable pollutions, so a new or novel solution was developed to reduce pollution to some extent, namely the substitution of cement with wood byproducts such as SAW DUST. To substitute this cement with saw dust ash, various tests are carried out on the quality and several strengths of the replacement product, such as compressive, flexural, and split tensile strength. The cement is replaced with sawdust ash in amounts ranging from 0% to 4%, 9%, and 13%. Sawdust ash concrete was discovered to be a more economical and environmentally friendly material than Portland cement concrete.

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