RICE-HUSK PARTICLE BOARDS

Rice is the staple food of a majority of Indians, and the annual rice harvest generates a large amount of waste. Mostly in the form of rice-husk, amounting to nearly 20 million tonnes in a year. A manufacturer in Bangalore is now producing particle boards from this rice-husk. These boards can be used to replace timber in construction. Thus helping in conserving forests, while finding a resourceful use for waste.

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[Mikdeelo]

If only we could replace gypsum drywall with this product, in the US! I detest using that crap.

MDF particle board too!

To be sure, any attemp to import to the US of A would meet very stiff opposition from certain lobbys (corporate political interests, for those of you who may not know how things work (!) here in the land of the "free".)

[SPOTFILMS]

Mikdeelo,

Thanks for your comments. We do appreciate your concern.

It is sad that in spite of these environment friendly products freely available in the market - the money-bag lobby forces the buyer not to go in for these products.

Indian politics is going the same way - big millionaire business tycoons get elected to the parliament and then make money - to hell with the environment.

I am with you. Tell me where to begin to fight these guys?

[pingfaninsg]

good. cos I see similar projects in malaysia. they are also using rice husk + plastic ... to create board,check out supertimber.

I wonder how is the moisture retention and the failure load and the tensile strength is for such rice husk particle.

[SPOTFILMS]

we tried to find out the latest info but did not get much detail.

[panand143]

Could someone help me contact the company, institute or agency involved in the rice-husk technology / process / study / research shown in this video? Thanks for your help.

[lohwilliam]

can l know which country and states as above  location:-

[Taluuulaaa]

Hi there. im from the philippines.. im interested in your technology where i can make wood waste sawdust, wood chipps and rice hush ans straw into particle boards .. so i can provide low cost housing and furniture materials here.. where can i get in touch with you guys. Bless you and more power.

[Mikdeelo]

That was a typo 'damgers', nice pun though-should be 'damngers', :D

[Mikdeelo]

No answer to that question, but I simply go under the radar, when it comes to dealing with overbearing pocket-dictators.

If it were in the realm of being possible, I would leave the U.S. And, yes, I know the

damgers of being a US citizen abroad, that is why I say 'if'.

Thanx for the video posting, it feeds the dream, while we do what we CAN do to

lessen our personal impact on the earth.