Brahmakumaris collaborates with researchers to devise process to recycle waste concrete

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) in collaboration with the Brahmakumaris have devised an interesting way to process recycled construction and demolition debris involving solar thermal energy ensuring sustainability.

The large solar concentrators of the Brahmakumaris solar thermal plant in Mount Abu, India, was used as a cost-effective laboratory of sorts for conducting full-scale trials for treating the waste concrete leading to a successful outcome and research findings.

IIT Madras employs solar thermal energy to recycle waste concrete

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Here in the UK, we are becoming increasingly concerned about the waste from road resurfacing.
We are now aiming for 80% recycling, by reconstituting the asphalt and rather than adding shingle from our ever depleting stone such as flint and granite, we are using pebbles made from waste glass.
The main problem is that a high percentage of our natural stone is chalk and limestone that is progressively breaking down into clay.
From the 19th to the mid 20th century we stabilised our roads by adding tar derived from coal, but since the demise of coal mining, we have lost that option too.

With the UK being such a small country with high population density, we are highlighting an increasing number of long term environmental nightmares.
Shredded rubber from vehicle tyres is the latest scare, in many of our waterways it is approaching double the legal limit. So when we catch some fish for dinner or buy some farmed salmon, we are eating rubber. The oceans, particularly within our territorial waters are getting even worse.

In a nutshell, the human race is destroying the planet.

 

Those making decisions e.g. governments, industrialists, lawyers, are well aware of the risks involving our waterways. They care to do nothing. I am sure you are aware that one water company in particular is trying to get a huge hike in prices to be sanctioned. Years of huge payouts to share holders and execs have gone unpunished with regulating bodies doing jack shit. It makes me so fucking angry.

 

A rare win indeed.

 

a rare win indeed.

 

..........duh

 

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