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Coffeecrete? Coffee Grounds can make Concrete Stronger
« on: August 25, 2023, 06:16:59 PM »
Coffee grounds offer performance boost for concrete

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-08-coffee-grounds-boost-concrete.html

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Re: Coffeecrete? Coffee Grounds can make Concrete Stronger
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2023, 07:20:04 PM »
I wish they explained a bit more about how coffee grounds do this.  Maybe its the nitrogen?

During WWII the UK & Canada were considering making giant aircraft carriers made from ice and wood pulp, apparently adding wood pulp to ice makes it much stronger.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk