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Title:

Modular Bricks from Brahmaputra River Bed Sand
Value Proposition:
  • Less production cost than traditional burn clay bricks
  • Environment   friendly   and   pollution   free technology.
  • No emission of green house gases.
  • Conservation of scarce valuable agricultural land.
  • Indirectly  benefitting  by  preventing  the  land erosion by the Brahmaputra.
Summary Application:

Construction of buildings, boundary wall, foundation etc.
Advantages:
  • High strength
  • Light weight
  • Better quality, multiple shapes and sizes
  • Easy for plumbing
  • High finish design and aesthetics looks.
Commercialization Status: Already Commercialised
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology
CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology[CSIR-NEIST]
:  director[at]neist[dot]res[dot]in
:91-376-2370012
:https://www.neist.res.in
Industrial Applications: Building Materials [Building Materials, Construction Technologies, Furniture etc.]
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