Eco materials in civil construction
- Pre-Seed
The "Baru" and "Brazil nuts" feature a rigid outer bark with significant mechanical properties, is fully disposed into the environment. This work aims at creating a sustainable alternative to the use of environmental liabilities, turning the waste in floors and coatings, cheap and sustainable ecological use in civil construction.
1. What is your solution?
Answer: Use residues for the fabrication of floors and cover boards.
2. How does it address the challenge question as posed?
Answer: The residual material is discarded incorrectly and does not present a practical application until the present moment. The development of manufacturing technologies can contribute to income generation in collecting communities.
3. If scaled, how will it effect change across the world?
Answer:The idea of using waste from sustainable materials can be replicated anywhere in the world and will lead to the development of new techniques and products that have benefited disadvantaged people.
In the Brazilian Cerrado and Amazonian Biome, there is the so-called "Baru" and "Brazil nuts". Large fruit trees produce the chestnut, formed by an edible chestnut in its interior and a rigid external bark with significant mechanical properties, but without commercial applications. It should be noted that this rigid barks is totally discarded directly into the environment, thus generating a significant environmental liability. The present work aims at creating a sustainable alternative to the use of environmental liabilities, turning the barks of Baru and the Brazil nuts in floors and coatings, cheap and sustainable ecological use in civil construction.
We already have a prototype developed and awarded.
According to the following link: https://casadasustentabilidade...
By proposing the use of waste we stimulate sustainable development and start a new line of research in ecomaterials. There is a direct relationship between conservation of forest area and development of new materials and sources of renewable raw material for the production of materials for use in construction.
1-What is the impact of your solution? Answer: Disposal of a waste and creation of a high added value product. Direct impact on sustainability.
2-Who will benefit from your solution? Answer: Mostly chestnut collectors in the forest, who can benefit from the sale of the waste.
3- How will it be deployed to them? Answer: Collectors already join cooperatives to collect and sell nuts. Training and adequacy for waste collection, storage and sale would be required.
Development of the prototype and mechanical resistance tests of the obtained prototype. Elaboration of technical reports with the results achieved - Obtaining prototypes
- Adult
- Low-income economies (< $1005 GNI)
- Non-binary
- Urban
- Rural
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Middle East and North Africa
- Civil engineering
- Chemistry/chemical engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Manufacturing & process optimization
- Materials & nanotechnology
We are the first to propose the use of nutshells for the manufacture of construction materials, aiming at the cheapening and creation of simple techniques that make possible the scale of the proposal. We publish the results achieved: http://www.ufmt.br/ufmt/site/n...
The use of this technology may benefit the chestnut gatherers in the forest, one that the chestnut and hedgehog bark has no commercial value to these people. It is possible to organize and train a cooperative to commercialize the technology and manage the waste produced.
The waste is already available in the chestnut collecting communities, it is enough training and management for the sustainable use of this waste.
- 4-5 (Prototyping)
- Brazil
Research digests along with the research center in Brazilian universities.
Reagents and other materials, as well as the presence of a laboratory
- 3 years
- 12-18 months
- 18+ months
http://www.fecomercio.com.br/noticia/finalista-do-premio-fecomercio-de-sustentabilidade-e-homenageada-pelo-legislativo-de-mato-grosso
https://issuu.com/fecomercio/docs/4premio_fecomercio_de_sustentabilid
http://www.ufmt.br/ufmt/site/noticia/visualizar/15647/JulioMuller
- Technology Access
- Financial Inclusion
- Future of Work
- 21st Century Skills
- Food Processing
The idea is to create a strong network of relationships and attract investors who have synergy with our proposals. We see possibilities of transformation with the use of agroforestry residues and still generate income and employment for poor communities.
Universities and Research Centers.
Companies that benefit brazil nuts and may become great partners of the project.
Undergraduate student
DR.