Influencia de los residuos de la industria del café en morteros de cemento

Abstract

Abstract:The present investigation proposes an alternative in the manufacture of autochthonous construction materials that replace the traditional methods, which generate great environmental impact, minimizing the massive waste of the byproduct produced in the coffee industry. The industrial processing of coffee generates more than 50% of waste, generating millions of tons of wasted biomass, the fact that it has not yet found an adequate use for this waste, has led producers to incinerate, dislodge in land or rivers, producing unwanted pollution on the environment. For this reason this research focuses on the use of this material of high production in our country, which is an interesting organic material that can be used as a natural replacement for fine aggregate for the development of a conventional mortar, helping to mitigate environmental problems caused by the construction industry, manufacturing prototypes of mortar with different percentages of residues of the coffee husk, applying optimal methodologies that allow reflecting their properties, which determine the viability of the use of the coffee husk.