Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Saturday, 18 September 2021

PLASTONE : PLASTIC TILES FROM WASTE : INVENTION OF PROF VASUDEVAN

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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


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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 is comparable and 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

Mob : 9486486728; 9842195263

Land Line : 0452-2482240-903


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Sent  :  Tue    23-10-2018   12:57


To     :   DEAN ECA <deaneca@tce.edu>


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

 

 

 


 

 



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