Development of wood-crete from treated sawdust.

Highlights: [•] Hot water treatment resulted in significant improvement of wood-crete. [•] Addition of NaOH was able to extract soluble content of sawdust. [•] Linear correlation of waste paper reinforced wood-crete with boiling time of sawdust. [•] Higher percentage of waste paper gave rise to a higher compressive strength. [•] Geometry of waste paper had an influence on compressive strength of wood-crete. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]