Design of a cementitious material with Nopal Mucilage and PET aggregates to improve the electrochemical properties of concrete.

Authors

  • Elsa Carmina Menchaca Campos Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. C.P. 62210
  • Yohandry Diaz-Blanco Posdoc. SECIHTI.Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. C.P. 62210
  • Carolin Ivette Rocabruno Valdes Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. C.P. 62210
  • Yonger Tamayo-Aguilar Posdoc. SECIHTI. Posgrado en Ciencias Agropecuarias. Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. C.P. 62210
  • Alejandro Flores-Nicolas Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Carretera Transpeninsular Ensenada-Tijuana,3917, Playitas, 22860, Ensenada, B.C.México.
  • Jorge Uruchurtu-Chavarin Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. C.P. 62210

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21041/ra.v16i2.1012

Keywords:

Reinforcing concrete, PET, nopal mucilage, corrosion, electrochemical techniques

Abstract

This work focused on the study of reinforced concrete (RC) with the addition of nopal mucilage (NM) and (polyethylene terephthalate) PET aggregates. Samples were prepared with different PET geometries: particles (P), a mixture of long fibers and particles (LF-P), and short fibers (SF) combined with NM. Samples were evaluated using half-cell potential (HCP), electrochemical noise (EN), and linear polarization resistance (LPR). A decrease in compressive strength (f'c.) values was observed with increasing PET percentage. Samples with PET and NM achieved lower values of corrosion rate (Icorr). PET design and storing the NM can be a challenge to analyze. Both materials contributed to increased the durability of RC.

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Menchaca Campos, E. C., Diaz Blanco, Y., Rocabruno Valdes, C. I., Tamayo Aguilar, Y., Flores Nicolas, A., & Uruchurtu Chavarin, J. (2026). Design of a cementitious material with Nopal Mucilage and PET aggregates to improve the electrochemical properties of concrete. Revista ALCONPAT, 16(2), 200–220. https://doi.org/10.21041/ra.v16i2.1012

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