Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Cement

Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Cement - Creating wood ash cement from scratch
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Partial credit for this idea goes to James Keane who I discussed this with on my wordpress site (see conversation): primitivetechnology.wordpress...
I developed an experimental cement from made only from re-fired wood ash as its cementitious material. It was mixed with crushed terracotta as an aggregate and formed into a cube. The cement set hard after 3 days and did not dissolve in water after this period.
Process: First I burnt bark and leaves in a kiln at high temperatures to produce well burnt, mostly white wood ash. The ash was then mixed into water and stirred well. The excess water was poured off and the resulting paste was made into pellets and allowed to dry. A pellet was then re-heated in the forge until it glowed about orange hot. This was then taken out, cooled and dropped in a pot of water. The pellet dissolved and boiled due to a chemical reaction with the water. The paste was stirred and crushed terracotta (old tiles from previous projects) was added and mixed to form a mouldable mortar. This was formed into a cube and allowed to set for three days (in the video, a cube made exactly the same way 3 days previously was used due to time constraints). The resultant cube was strong and made a slight ringing sound when tapped with a finger nail. It was placed in water for 24 hours to simulate a very heavy rain event and did not dissolve or release residues into the water.
My current theory: The main component of wood ash consists of calcium in some form (e.g. calcium carbonate, calcium oxide). This can be up to 45% from my research. Calcium is in higher concentration in the bark and leaves of a tree. When the ash is mixed with water, the soluble component of wood ash (10% pot ash) dissolves into the water. But seeing that it does nothing for the cementing process, it is drained off leaving the insoluble calcium (and other components) in the paste. Doing this probably raises the relative percentage of calcium in the paste to about 50% or more. Most of the other 50 % consists of silica and alumina which are pozzolans, materials that chemically react with calcium hydroxide to increase the durability of the cement product. The paste was then made into a pellet and fired again to high temperature to convert all the calcium compounds to calcium oxide. It also reduces any charcoal in the pellet to ash if it hadn’t already been burnt the first time. This step seemed important as un-fired ash pellets only partially hardened and would fall apart in water, though retaining a weak undissolved 5mm thick crust. I can only surmise that re-firing the ash just gave a greater conversion of the calcium components to calcium oxide. The pellet is slaked in water converting the calcium oxide to calcium hydroxide. This cement was mixed with crushed terracotta which may also help in some way that I’m not aware of as I only did this one experiment and did not test other aggregates yet (e.g. sand, gravel etc.). Terracotta is porous and might hold together better than other materials. The mixture is allowed to set in air where carbon dioxide reacts with calcium hydroxide to form calcium carbonate cementing the aggregate together. After this, the cement will not dissolve in water.
Use: I think this material might have a potential use as a mortar holding rocks or bricks together in wet environments where limestone or snail shells are unavailable for making cement. Wood ash is a pretty ubiquitous material to most natural environments inhabited by people using biomass fuels. Wood ash cement turns a waste product into a valuable building material. From my research, wood ash is already being used as a partial replacement for cement in the building industry without decreases in strength of the final product. But I’ve only just started experimenting with it and don’t know its full capabilities and limitations. Calcium content of wood ash differs depending on the species of tree, the part of the tree burnt and the soil it’s grown on. Cautious experimentation is still required before committing to a hut built from this material.

[@primitivetechnology9550]

I think I have the chemistry right. If any chemists are watching correct me if I'm wrong. The calcium compounds are converted to calcium oxide in the second firing, turn to calcium hydroxide in the water and then set to calcium carbonate in the air. There maybe a pozzolanic effect due to the alumina and silica in the ash too. The end product is a cube made only from wood ash (fired twice) and crushed pottery. It sets hard after 3 days and will not dissolve in water even when fully submerged for 24 hours. Thanks.

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[@troywilliams6201]

xland44 I think he's just doing a small batch to make sure he has the mixtures and processes right. Once he gets it right I'm sure he'll start doing on a larger scale

[@StefanoBorini]

chemist here. Spot on. The calcium hydroxide reacts with the CO2 in the air, giving calcium carbonate. Careful with both calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide, they are very aggressive, on the eyes in particular. Also, be careful on the oxide to hydroxide reaction. It produces a lot of heat and can boil the water quickly, spraying everywhere,

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I'm just gonna say your right because I'm shit at chemistry

[@davidhoffmann6040]

Hello, I’m chemist specialized in chemistry of construction. What you did is a pozzolanic cement. Your mix with lime react with the calcined clay (your clay certainly contained some kaolinite which was partly turned to metakaolin because your furnace not enough hot to fully burn the clay). It’s some kind of Roman cement. If you would add some clay and limestone into the wood fire, you could make some kind of hydraulic powder, just the setting and performance wouldn’t be regular as you can’t finely adjust the composition but it would be enough to make some mortar. Also congratulation for your work :) that’s very nice

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as an additional project for anyone that wants to do this, the water that you pour of the ash can be used for other projects, it contains lye which can be mixed with fat to create soap, but is also used to preserve and even prepare food in some parts of the world.

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@@SnowyGolem hominy is corn treated with lye. Olives are also cured using lye.

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[@jeremyporterfield1611]

Primitive Technology, I know you've got loads of comments to read, but concrete technologist here - from a mix design perspective, as I believe I've read in another comment that you posted, you want to use very little water when hydrating the pellets. This is your water:cement (w/c) ratio, and determines your strength. You basically want to use just enough water to get cementitious material mixable - a .45 w/c is roughly equivalent to 4000 psi. However, it's based on volume, not weight, so if you have a pellet of a certain size, you'll want to use a comparable "pellet" of water that's about half of that for high strength. It is much harder to work and shape at that ratio though. If you do this, if possible, after the piece has hardened to the touch, you can get more strength by submerging the item in water for a few days to further hydrate any remaining cementitious particles.

[@primitivetechnology9550]

So a water: ash pellet ratio by volume of 1:2 is recommended.Thanks, I'll give it a go. What about if I wanted to use this as a mortar for bricks, is it the same? I'm thinking of firing clay bricks then use the ash to make mortar for the them.Thanks.

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[@jeremyporterfield1611]

Usually mortar mixes are similar in w/c ratio and all sand. This creates less strength, but more workability. The ideal mixture for finishing comes down to particle size - ideally, the tightest finish has particles of every possible size from your largest grain of sand down to the smallest pozzoloan, as well as keeping water content low. You want just enough cement paste to cover the aggregate, no more. Rule of thumb is 1 water:2 cement:6 sand(or fines). If you want something more porous for filter use as someone else mentioned, you'd want larger aggregate, very little sand and less cement paste with a higher w/c ratio. For a bush concrete recipe I've seen used before, get a container and use 1 water:2 cement:5 sand:5 rock. This will produce something similar to most modern construction. If mixing manually, I'd mix the paste first like you did, then make sure you get good coverage on your aggregates.

[@primitivetechnology9550]

Thanks Jeremy. I'm writing all this down for future reference, much appreciated.

[@jeremyporterfield1611]

No problem. Glad I could offer some help. Great content by the way. Really enjoy what you do and the format as well.

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Up Next: Primitive Technology: Wood Ash Cement House

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:Part 7

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irrigation systems through natural gravity and streams next

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Fascinating use of ash which made me think of other uses such as lye soap. Then that made think of an episode you might consider on primitive hygiene. How to make soaps, tooth paste equivalent, tooth brush, wound dressings, antiseptics, etc. just a thought. :)

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Most of those require some animal products. Soap needs fat and lye. Toothpaste needs charcoal and powdered bone or shell. Toothbrush needs hair/bristles. It would be interesting to see some trapping/hunting though! But likely that's not legal where he is.

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He's up in Queensland - so maybe pest species that shouldn't be in the bush. Cane Toads maybe?

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How to make the most important medicine humans have ever created. Antibiotics.

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A lot of those would be incredibly location-specific. Useless to anyone outside of Australia. Soap and toothpaste? Yeah, those have equivalent ingredients just about anywhere..... but wound dressings and antiseptics are likely to be herbal. Tea Tree oil is a hell of an antifungal, but you really don't find it outside of Australia. (I think it's been transplanted to Southern California among other places? But not many.)

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i cant be the only one thats shocked by how simple cement really is.

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This is not real cement. This is more like mortar. Real, industrial cement is a lot more complicated.

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An excellent job showing how to make the cement. Thanks- much appreciated…

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Excellent. I have been learning about making lime from seashells etc but was unaware that the calcium carbonate is also available from wood ash. Thank you for sharing this valuable information.

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I seen on discovery Channel nearly 20yrs ago, the romans pretty much used this same method. Thanks for the video

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I accidentally did something similar. Charcoal grill was full of ash so I dumped it in the rock driveway. Later that night it rained and I now have a small corner that's cemented

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concrete* cement is an ingredient

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I'm going to try it. With all this cold weather in the states we've been using the fireplace and have accumulated a large amount of ash. Might as well put it to good use.

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Hey, I love your stuff! Although I was wondering if we could see this cement be used as a mortar? I'd love to see if it could adhere stones or mud bricks together because if it can, you can just straight up make a house. No more huts, we're talking advanced masonry now!

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@@rowanbcapr oh sweet, thanks!

[@rowanbcapr]

@@lavendersugar143 didn’t actually expect you to respond! Hope all goes well

[@techheck3358]

@@lavendersugar143 hey, 2 months later, he’s made a video doing it haha

[@cpfink1242]

@@techheck3358 the internet is so cool.

[@z3iro383]

Normally I find archaeology to be the dullest thing imaginable - maybe I'm just remembering the extremely boring archaeology professor I had, or the non-air conditioned room the class was taught in - but watching this, makes me feel like I'm looking into the past, seeing the early beginnings of human ingenuity. I'm also glad that, for all our modern comforts, we're still capable of doing this stuff if we put our minds to it.

[@RCosVids]

I really like these types of videos, I play around with different materials and see what I can come up with, greetings from the UK!

[@PaleGhost69]

Don't forget the captions, everyone!

[@__Andrew]

I find his videos more enjoyable without them. He tells you everything you need to know though the visuals.

[@princessrandom8564]

The crafting system of this g ame is so realistic, damn

[@minetech4898]

It's modded, tho..

[@dylanwatkins978]

The graphics are so realistic to!

[@daddynickz9210]

Does anybody know the texture pack he used to make this video?

[@St70orm]

He is playing on peacefull so its not a real challenge when there are no mobs.

[@Rodrigorootrj]

Everytime i see you videos. I remember age of empiries, in primitive times. My vilage people, goes to cut firewood, mining rock, hunting meat, fishing... Very nice, tks for video.

[@r41d3r4]

Thank you! Your videos are really helpful.

[@killersmirk8163]

For those who don't know, turn on the closed caption to read what he's doing.

[@christopherlongo5818]

You the real mvp 👏

[@bryanmullins8672]

Omg! Thank you!

[@killersmirk8163]

I didn't know about the CC until I watched the last vid, and watched nearly all his vids.

[@dohnutz6454]

Thank you

[@Tom-vn3zf]

Normies got face reveals This channel waitin on a voice reveal

[@danielk6430]

Sticky_Cheese Cuz what if he lost his voice

[@Tom-vn3zf]

Daniel K fuckin sucks then aye, kinda imagining his voice to be high pitch though ngl

[@herojippie1102]

It'd be cool to see you make some sort of clay brick/cement pathways to connect some of your main areas you traverse/ areas you live

[@Trinity4me]

Love learning about stuff on this channel.

[@hubrichism264]

still available after patch 2.09?

[@youdungoofed1]

Been around since the beta. I dont think the devs will change it.

[@yvesv638]

we are already patch 17.07.2018.pcn

[@antoinek385]

No , devs fixed that. Now you have To use lava as consumer.

[@Ryanthekill8]

I think it is but it's only in the northwest, the devs seem to like that section of the u.s level map

[@pugmaster0008]

Just use mods if they patch it

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Brilliant work. Thanks for the consistently awesome content and for being an inspiration to myself and others.

[@paquete_sorpresa]

You are an inspiration also...

[@abdulkadircakr8661]

Hope you will complete wood gas series :) Waiting for it.

[@Syncrusan]

Im planning on making a wood gas gennerator but i have a few concepts on purifying it faster and using liquid nitrogen to make it a crogenic and able to store more

[@bigaidy1481]

What country does this guy film this in?

[@Slimdawgg]

@@bigaidy1481 Australia

[@thehazelnutspread]

I was quite frustrated because I wasn't understanding some of the things you were doing.....and then I realized you had CC and explained everything!!!!

[@Nyctophora]

Thank you for sharing, this is brilliant.

[@Aaron-ud6wk]

I’ve heard of and used “survival cement”. It’s basically a blend of mud, clay, grass, and pine needles for building. But never wood ash cement! Pretty interesting stuff. Thanks for posting.

[@primitivetechnology9550]

Yes I've heard of it too. This stuff is superior as it won't dissolve in the rain. Better to burn the pine needles and grass to ash and then mix them in. One study in northern Europe showed the composition of pine ash was almost identical to Portland cement. Thanks.

[@internetqutie123]

you should try to make a stringed instrument.

[@AveCruxSpesUnica]

gta and more that would be so cool

[@claytonhartman9885]

He'll need to hunt an animal, first. Stringed instruments were made with intestines in the olde days.

[@AveCruxSpesUnica]

Illogical Paradox I don't see the problem

[@kenuty]

Same, its Deer slaughtering time But first he'll need to make weapons and traps, I remember he did have a sling

[@abdullanasser1387]

gta and more no real use out of it

[@ivana.medina3126]

If some day i end up stranded in an island i hope to remember your videos. lol.

[@horatioyen256]

thanks for the comprehensive instructions

[@RadekZielinski.]

When the apocalypse comes, him and Bear Grylls will just chill out in the woods like nothing happened.

[@shirosocool2938]

R/madlads

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

Easier to maintain food stores as one person. Also less competition. (Risks are higher though, if you get sick or injured it's just you. Doable, but it needs more skill than a group. Personally I prefer solo)

[@RmX.]

@Krazy0ManMan It is scripted everyone knows that, but he is a survivalist and he's sharing the knowledge. He's not gonna risk his life there but he can show us what to do in certain situations.

[@maxhenkner7149]

@Krazy0ManMan it literally says at the beginning of each episode that some parts are scripted so Grylls can show his techniques. This guy here maybe can built a mud house, but I wanna see him surviving somewhere deep in the nature. Him and Grylls would be a perfect combo tho

[@h.r.9563]

Bear Grylls would be the gatherer sent to collect snakes, bugs, and other things for eating. Also, it would keep him out of the way so our man could make axes and house tiles and stuff

[@ziljin]

That's so complicated and cool.

[@ThreeLetters3]

ITS NOT THAT COMPLICATED 3:48

[@cellychip6397]

i see you many times in crh

[@mrForestBeard]

Not complicated than a cook an egg

[@Rhysss]

ziljin how tf is this complicated 😂😂 very simple it’s primitive technology.

[@somekindofmagician7879]

That's amazing - theoritically, this method could be used to make cement 6k years ago, and even earlier!

[@landleven1088]

Pyramids are also ancient geopolymer casing stones....

[@z9ddi]

This method was mentioned in the Holy Quran 1400 years ago

[@hkecowitch]

Thank you for your experiment. I watch this 3 years ago and finally i try. Not successful, but will try again.

[@user-lx9jm1wo3h]

I get so tired of other channels putting "Primitive Technology" in their video titles. I agree it is primitive technology but they can just put it in the description and not in the title because they are intentionally doing it to trick people into clicking their videos so in a way it is misleading. I automatically click the 3 dots and say not interested in this channel every time i see that shit. Their channel will still come up in searches without having to put that in the title so they should really stop that. There is only 1 Primitive Technology channel and no one compares to you my friend. :-)

[@colinshin7515]

T. Price finally, a smart human

[@enprnea5442]

Yeah. Or maybe people don’t check desc. I don’t know.

[@xyzzy-dv6te]

other primitive channels are OK but they shouldn't put Primitive Technology in title

[@user-lx9jm1wo3h]

exactly. they have good content so people will still find them and watch the videos so no need to use his channel name in their title. description is fine but title is a nono in my opinion

[@timk8869]

Wouldnt it also be possible that such channels existed before this channel and just named it as the content it was providing. Yes such channels as the one u mentioned exist but some just name the channel primitive technology so people like u and me can find them easier and more accesible. ( typed this on my phone and my god was it alot of work so read it till the end)

[@ianhayden6088]

This is what I love about PT, all the other knockoff PT channels don’t tell you what’s going on and they usually fake the work, but PT pits in the effort and does the maths and chemistry behind his creations

[@jaccopor8585]

You've so much improved on the air blower! Practice makes art!

[@JonnRamaer]

WAIT WHAT!?! This is Brilliant!! As ususal!! Thanks Man!

[@MrRolnicek]

Damn, so you can actually make cement even when you don't have access to limestone. That's super cool.

[@stickfigure805]

"Primitive Technology: materialize cement out of the atmosphere"

[@generaldurchbruchmuller7284]

What da Hell is Limestone?

[@generaldurchbruchmuller7284]

I think you mean Darude Sandstorm

[@deathedge736]

its a stone. without it none of the tall skyscrapers you see in cities would exist. it is the main ingredient in cement.

[@davidbeppler3032]

deathedge736 Cement has a poor compression ratio that is why they reinforce it with rebar. You can build taller buildings using wood. Properly treated wood has almost 3X the compression ratios of even the best cement.

[@No-Pro]

Girlfriend: Can you help me clean the dishes? Me: I can't I've got loads of paperwork and invoicing to do and need to make a start on those shelves and.... Primitive Technology: (uploads video) Me: (drops everything and puts KZbin on)

[@georgedarkrender388]

I know, mine wants to stream on twitch all day.

[@josied2081]

This happens wirh EVERY video!

[@CleversonSantos]

I did the same thing...

[@NayrbRellimer]

Have you considered using wood ash to make a protective plaster coating for the outside of your buildings? I'm wondering if this would help with water resistance if you ever decide to make another wattle and daub building in the future.

[@fortyforty-seven1061]

10 years from now: "Launching the third satellite"

[@SaixSephiroth]

Ever since you did the Limestone video I have been thinking about Limestone and shell alternatives since they are non-renewable/hard to acquire. I'm so glad you found a renewable and ingenious alternative with promising results. Looking forward to how it holds up to full scale house building!

[@AntiCookieMonster]

(well technically shells are renewable)

[@letsgetsomeshoes1239]

technically, oil is renewable. hell, everything's renewable if you zoom the scale out enough. When people say "renewable", it's implied that the timeframe be within appreciable amounts as far as the human lifespan is concerned. I would imagine it would take a long time for shells to naturally repopulate if they're harvested at once.

[@AntiCookieMonster]

Molluscs don't take millions of years to multiply.

[@3cx495oo.p3xfo]

2:20 How did you touch something so hot that it made water boil for a moment? Did that hurt at all?

[@johnnytay74]

It was a chemical reaction with the water. The block was probably around room temp when he touched it

[@blackmangopit]

yes, it's an exothermic reaction with the water. Calcium oxide reacts with water and produces heat and makes calcium hydroxide

[@AkkarisFox]

from my understanding it is also reversible so its viable heat storage.

[@keeperofthegood]

It's what's in a flameless MRE heating pouch.

[@madhavmittal2905]

He's a targaryen

[@touroselvagemff9386]

Nossa isso é incrível,adorei essa dica apesar de achar que nunca irei precisar.

[@kathleen3001]

@Primitive Technology So I have a question about the process, after you have fired the ash and placed it in the water and broken it down, if you were not ready to mix it with clay to create the final cement, could you just let the water evaporate, and store the ash in a dry place until you were ready to use it?