Nowadays, the residues exploitation in civil building has been stimulated, mainly because this sector of activity is one of the biggest consumers of natural materials. Some agricultural wastes, such as ashes, have become materials of great interest for building construction because of their pozzolanic activity, and can be used as replacement material for Portland cement, resulting in less energy waste and low cost. This stage of analyses is part of a wider research for the evaluation of the technical viability of the cashew nut rind ashes (CCCC) as mineral admixture in Portland cement products, as well as, the proposition of a methodology of analysis of agroindustrial ashes. In that stage, the technique of X-ray diffraction (XRD) was applied to evaluate the reactivity of the calcium hydroxide for the cashew nut rind ashes in pastes. Substitution rates from 2.5 to 30.0%. The difratograms of the pastes were compared with the ones with silica fume, executed under the same test conditions. The results indicate that the CCCC don't react with the Portland cement.
cashew nut rind ash; X-ray diffraction; pozzolanicity
