RE: PLASTONE

Dear Dr Vasudevan,

From a report in Mumbai Mirror ( 21 Oct ) , I learned about your visit / talk at the Indian Centre for Plastic in the Environment ( ICPE )

https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/the-problem-with-banning-plastic/articleshow/66299732.cms

It is indeed sad that , neither the Central Government nor the State governments are embracing your technological innovation

One question :

Can we add some kind of “ resin / binder “ to finely shredded / ground plastic carry-bags and convert into paver blocks / building bricks , in a compression press ?

If yes , this can help construct “ low cost houses “ which are light weight / insulated / quick to construct ( may be through making the blocks interlocking , like a LEGO )

You may want to look up :

Turning a Threat into an Opportunity ?  [  23  Dec  2017  ]

No use Fighting !  [  25  April  2016  ]

 

With regards,

 

Hemen parekh

From: DEAN ECA [mailto:deaneca@tce.edu]
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2018 3:20 PM
To: hcp@recruitguru.com
Subject: Re: PLASTONE

Harih om

Thank you

The cost ic comparableand not costly It is 5 times stronger than concrete.

thank you for your interest

vasudevan

Dr. R. Vasudevan

(Padma Shri Awardee)

Dean ECA and Professor

Dept. Of. Chemistry

Thiagarajar College of Engineering

Madurai-625015

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On Sat, Sep 29, 2018 at 11:04 AM Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:

Dear Dr Vasudevan,

I read with great interest news about your innovation of “ Plastic Tiles “ ( made from old plastic scrap ) , in yesterday’s Mumbai Mirror

Congratulations !

Your innovation has the potential to solve twin problems , viz : Plastic scrap pollution and poor road surfaces

At one place , report reads : “ Plastone tiles are costlier than ordinary tiles “ ( concrete paver blocks ? )

This ( cost ) could prove a deterrent to a wide adoption of Plastone

I am sure, you must be working on reducing the cost ( much below the cost of paver blocks )

And , as far as its “ non-road “ usage ( eg : walls for those 10 lakh toilets ) is concerned, you may want to explore some method to make these “ light weight “ and “ inter-lockable “

Eg : Foam concrete ( on which , I worked at the University of Kansas , in 1957 , under Prof Crosier )

Wishing you all success

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

www.hemenparekh.in