Hydraulic concrete is one of the most used construction materials around the world, being Portland cement its principal component, but during its production a lot of energy is needed and big volumes of greenhouse gases are released, like CO2.

As an option, the Mexican National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) proposes the reduction of the amount of cement in the concrete and its replacement with industrial byproducts. Such as flying ash, agricultural waste and ash from sugar cane waste.

Sugar cane waste use as component of hydraulic concrete.