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Title:

Advanced Hybrid Composite Wood and Wood substitute (AC Wood)
Value Proposition:

Wood substitute technology for making composite materials using mining/industrial waste and natural fibres for creating start-up and business opportunities

  • Stronger than teak wood, timber & synthetic wood
  • Alternative to wood and avoids deforestation.
  • Durable and weather resistant.
  • Resistant to moisture, corrosion, termite and fungus.
  • Fire self-extinguishing nature.
  • Cost effective and maintenance free products
  • Product developed in view of the make in India and clean India programmes.
Summary Application:
  • Wood substitute advanced hybrid composite materials for architectural applications
  • Composites for doors, furniture, partition walls & roofing sheet
  • Housing sector
  • Civil infrastructure sector
  • Transport sector
  • Start-up industries
  • Makeshift building companies
Advantages:
  • Reduce the deforestation and thus global warming.
  • Manufacturing a new class of advanced composite materials for architectural applications
  • Improve lively hood of both rural and urban people.
Commercialization Status: Licensed awaiting commercialisation
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Advance Material and Process Research Institute
CSIR-Advance Material and Process Research Institute[CSIR-AMPRI]
:  director[at]ampri[dot]res[dot]in
:91-755- 2457105
:https://ampri.res.in
Industrial Applications: Building Materials [Building Materials, Construction Technologies, Furniture etc.] New Techniques [Building Materials, Construction Technologies, Furniture etc.] Waste management [Environmental (Clean Tech.)]