Table 3 Result of the semi-quantitative chemical analysis of OPC and calcium carbonate sludge materials.

From: Geoenvironmental use of CaCo3 sludge in subgrade soil for a greener sugar industry

Materials

Chemical analysis (%)

MgO

Al2O3

SiO2

SO3

K2O

CaO

Fe2O3

Ordinary Portland cement, OPC (wt%)

2.35

5.56

20.64

1.88

0.95

63.82

3.25

Calcium carbonate sludge, CaCO3 (wt%)

0.51

0.13

0.77

1.04

0.01

97.24

0.16