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Building Ceramics Utilizing Industrial
Waste (Cocunut Pith, Tannery Sludge of Fly Ash)
Introduction
- Energy saving bricks incorporating
coconut pith, a waste material from the coir industry. The
process is as for conventional wire-cut bricks This saves
on fuel and ensures homogenous firing of clay, thus ensuing
strength and other properties as for conventional bricks
- Tannery sludge from leather processing
industry is incorporated through a reduction firing process
(in a special kiln for that purpose) helps to overcome the
problem of sludge while ensuring production of good quality
bricks. Same process as for wire-cut bricks except for the
reduction firing step.
- Fly ash is flux boded with clay
for producing superior quality bricks using this industrial
waste accumulating from Burning of Coal. The fly ash content
in this process is an high as 85-90% and the brick s also
red in color (as conventional bricks) The crushing strength
is over 100 kg/cm2 although the cost of production
is comparable with wire cut bricks.
Industry classification:
Brick Making
Primary/Secondary: Secondary
Product type
: Industrial
Manufacturing
: Mechanical
| Process used Primary/Secondary |
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Primary |
| Major machinery used
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As for wire-cut brick unit (2) reduction
fined kiln
(3) Hydraulic press and high temperature kilns. |
Status
: All tried out at pilot
scale and semi-industrial scale
Year first Licensed :Not Licensed
Economic Information:
| Minimum
Economic size |
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10,000 Bricks/day |
| Optimum
Investment |
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Rs. 100-105 Lakhs |
Major Raw Materials
Required : Clay, Tannery, Sludge, flyash, binders and
additives
Contact for more information:
Director
Regional Research Laboratory (RRL)
Industrial Estate P.O.,
Thiruvananthapuram- 695 019
Kerala, India
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