Gypsum plastering mortars with Acacia dealbata biowaste additions: Effect of different fractions and contents on the relative humidity dependent properties

•On the production of eco-efficient mortars to passively improve indoor comfort.•Study of five different waste fractions from an invasive plant: Acacia dealbata.•The biomass addition to gypsum plastering mortars enhance their hygroscopicity.•A MANOVA shows the statistical significance of each additi...

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Published in:Construction & building materials 2023-11, Vol.404, p.133283, Article 133283
Main Authors: Ranesi, Alessandra, Faria, Paulina, Freire, Maria Teresa, Gonçalves, Margarida, Rosário Veiga, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acacia dealbata
Agro-industrial wastes
bark
Bio-based plasters
biomass
gypsum
hygroscopicity
Invasive species
Moisture adsorption
Moisture buffering
Physical characterization
Portugal
relative humidity
wastes
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Summary:•On the production of eco-efficient mortars to passively improve indoor comfort.•Study of five different waste fractions from an invasive plant: Acacia dealbata.•The biomass addition to gypsum plastering mortars enhance their hygroscopicity.•A MANOVA shows the statistical significance of each addition on mortars.•The highest moisture buffering is performed by the mortar with 10% vol. of bark. Hemihydrate gypsum is a very eco-efficient binder. Gypsum plasters were commonly used in the past and should be still chosen nowadays for being an eco-efficient choice. However, their hygroscopicity and contribution to act as moisture buffer are not very high. The present study analyses the hygrothermal behaviour of mortars based on gypsum and modified with the addition of residual biomass of A. dealbata, an invasive species in Portugal. Five different fractions of the plant were tested as additions for mortars, at incorporation levels of 5% and 10% by volume, with the purpose of enhancing the moisture buffering of the plasters without jeopardizing other properties. The study found that the addition of A. dealbata increases their hygroscopic behaviour. In some cases (bark fraction) the Moisture Buffering Value of the reference mortar is triplicated, and the behaviour is comparable with high hygroscopic plasters as clay-based ones. However, biological colonization must be controlled.
ISSN:0950-0618
1879-0526
DOI:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133283