https://research.tudelft.nl/en/publications/corncrete-a-corn-starch-based-building-material * Skip to main navigation * Skip to search * Skip to main content TU Delft Research Portal Home TU Delft Research Portal Logo * Help & FAQ * Home * Research units * Researchers * Research output * Datasets * Projects * Equipment * Press/Media * Prizes * Activities Search by expertise, name or affiliation [ ] CoRncrete: A corn starch based building material Y. Kulshreshtha, E. Schlangen^*, H. M. Jonkers, P. J. Vardon, L. A. van Paassen ^*Corresponding author for this work * Materials and Environment * Geo-engineering Research output: Contribution to journal > Article > Scientific > peer-review 47 Citations (Scopus) 1348 Downloads (Pure) * Overview * Fingerprint Abstract Starch is a natural polymer which is commonly used as a cooking ingredient. The renewability and bio-degradability of starch has made it an interesting material for industrial applications, such as production of bioplastic. This paper introduces the application of corn starch in the production of a novel construction material, named CoRncrete. CoRncrete is formed by mixing corn starch with sand and water. The mixture appears to be self-compacting when wet. The mixture is poured in a mould and then heated in a microwave or an oven. This heating causes a gelatinisation process which results in a hardened material having compressive strength up to 26 MPa. The factors affecting the strength of hardened CoRncrete such as water content, sand aggregate size and heating procedure have been studied. The degradation and sustainability aspects of CoRncrete are elucidated and limitations in the potential application of this material are discussed. Original language English Pages (from-to) 411-423 Number of pages 13 Journal Construction and Building Materials Volume 154 * https://doi.org/10.1016/ DOIs j.conbuildmat.2017.07.184 Publication Published - 15 Nov 2017 status Keywords * Biopolymer * Compressive strength * Construction material * Corn starch * Gelatinisation Access to Document * 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.184 * CoRncrete_revAccepted author manuscript, 2.17 MBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND Other files and links * Link to publication in Scopus * http://resolver.tudelft.nl/ uuid:5ffe42ab-d5f6-4d40-8794-53aabb9fa0e6 Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'CoRncrete: A corn starch based building material'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. * building materials INIS 100% * starch INIS 100% * Materials Material Science 100% * Building Material Material Science 100% * Starch-based Keyphrases 100% * Corn Starch Keyphrases 100% * Based Building Material Engineering 100% * Mixture Material Science 66% View full fingerprint Cite this * APA * Author * BIBTEX * Harvard * Standard * RIS * Vancouver Kulshreshtha, Y., Schlangen, E., Jonkers, H. M., Vardon, P. J., & van Paassen, L. A. (2017). CoRncrete: A corn starch based building material. Construction and Building Materials, 154, 411-423. https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.184 Kulshreshtha, Y. ; Schlangen, E. ; Jonkers, H. M. et al. / CoRncrete : A corn starch based building material. In: Construction and Building Materials. 2017 ; Vol. 154. pp. 411-423. @article{5ffe42abd5f64d40879453aabb9fa0e6, title = "CoRncrete: A corn starch based building material", abstract = "Starch is a natural polymer which is commonly used as a cooking ingredient. The renewability and bio-degradability of starch has made it an interesting material for industrial applications, such as production of bioplastic. This paper introduces the application of corn starch in the production of a novel construction material, named CoRncrete. CoRncrete is formed by mixing corn starch with sand and water. The mixture appears to be self-compacting when wet. The mixture is poured in a mould and then heated in a microwave or an oven. This heating causes a gelatinisation process which results in a hardened material having compressive strength up to 26 MPa. The factors affecting the strength of hardened CoRncrete such as water content, sand aggregate size and heating procedure have been studied. 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In: Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 154, 15.11.2017, p. 411-423. Research output: Contribution to journal > Article > Scientific > peer-review TY - JOUR T1 - CoRncrete T2 - A corn starch based building material AU - Kulshreshtha, Y. AU - Schlangen, E. AU - Jonkers, H. M. AU - Vardon, P. J. AU - van Paassen, L. A. PY - 2017/11/15 Y1 - 2017/11/15 N2 - Starch is a natural polymer which is commonly used as a cooking ingredient. The renewability and bio-degradability of starch has made it an interesting material for industrial applications, such as production of bioplastic. This paper introduces the application of corn starch in the production of a novel construction material, named CoRncrete. CoRncrete is formed by mixing corn starch with sand and water. The mixture appears to be self-compacting when wet. The mixture is poured in a mould and then heated in a microwave or an oven. This heating causes a gelatinisation process which results in a hardened material having compressive strength up to 26 MPa. The factors affecting the strength of hardened CoRncrete such as water content, sand aggregate size and heating procedure have been studied. The degradation and sustainability aspects of CoRncrete are elucidated and limitations in the potential application of this material are discussed. AB - Starch is a natural polymer which is commonly used as a cooking ingredient. The renewability and bio-degradability of starch has made it an interesting material for industrial applications, such as production of bioplastic. This paper introduces the application of corn starch in the production of a novel construction material, named CoRncrete. CoRncrete is formed by mixing corn starch with sand and water. The mixture appears to be self-compacting when wet. The mixture is poured in a mould and then heated in a microwave or an oven. This heating causes a gelatinisation process which results in a hardened material having compressive strength up to 26 MPa. The factors affecting the strength of hardened CoRncrete such as water content, sand aggregate size and heating procedure have been studied. The degradation and sustainability aspects of CoRncrete are elucidated and limitations in the potential application of this material are discussed. KW - Biopolymer KW - Compressive strength KW - Construction material KW - Corn starch KW - Gelatinisation UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85026786067& partnerID=8YFLogxK UR - http://resolver.tudelft.nl/ uuid:5ffe42ab-d5f6-4d40-8794-53aabb9fa0e6 U2 - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.184 DO - 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.184 M3 - Article SN - 0950-0618 VL - 154 SP - 411 EP - 423 JO - Construction and Building Materials JF - Construction and Building Materials ER - Kulshreshtha Y, Schlangen E, Jonkers HM, Vardon PJ, van Paassen LA. 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