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Company Files Patent Application To Turn Waste into Concrete

Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Bob Ewing in Business | 15 comments | 210 views
Power of the Dream Ventures (PDV), one of Hungary's premier technology acquisition companies, announced that the Company has filed a Hungarian patent application for a new concrete additive allowing for the incorporation of plastics, glass into concrete.
A Hungarian Company, Power of the Dream Ventures (PDV), has announced that the Company has filed a Hungarian patent application for a new concrete additive allowing for the incorporation of communal waste into concrete.

The company press release states the company is one of Hungary's premier technology acquisition companies.

The concrete additive was one of the technologies that were acquired from Imre Kalmar-Nagy, a chemist. A PCT application will be filed in the time allotted to provide broad based international protection.

The patent pending process will enable all varieties of communal waste (other than metals) to be mixed in with concrete after chopping to small bits. Wood, paper, plastics, glass, organic materials, textiles and other materials are able to be used in this process.

One application is to incorporate communal waste into road foundation for example, reducing landfill size in the process.
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Debra Myers (skyangel)
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    My thought would be is what will happen to the concrete down the road some 10-15 years when these "additives" finally start decaying? The idea is certainly appealing though!
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Bob Ewing
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    @ Debra Myers (skyangel)
    My thought would be is what will happen to the concrete down the road some 10-15 years when these "additives" finally start decaying? The idea is certainly appealing though!

    a good point, hopefully that has been taken into consideration.
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Debra Myers (skyangel)
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    @ Bob Ewing
    a good point, hopefully that has been taken into consideration.


    My other thought is that during the process the additives are coated with the concrete in a way it acts like a sealer. That would slow down the decaying process several times over, I would think.
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Bob Ewing
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    @ Debra Myers (skyangel)
    My other thought is that during the process the additives are coated with the concrete in a way it acts like a sealer. That would slow down the decaying process several times over, I would think.

    This seems reasonable.
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  cgull
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    Brilliant idea, I read this article where they used recycled plastic bags in roads, they said it works far better than existing roads which deteriorate with rain and other conditions.
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Bob Ewing
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    Thanks for the link cgull
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Maverick
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    Same concern...really important though for countries like India and China where rapid development is generating tons of waste. In India, landfills have become synonymous with land grabbing. Wetlands are acquired gradually by property sharks by filling them up with garbage. But I wonder how the plan to add the waste, directly or with some pre- treatment?
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Bob Ewing
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    As they have applied for a patent they are not likely to readily answer this;

    But I wonder how the plan to add the waste, directly or with some pre- treatment?
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Maverick
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    @ Bob Ewing
    As they have applied for a patent they are not likely to readily answer this;


    It has been tried in some form or the other in other parts also. Adding substances like shredded rubber from discarded tires. I don't know though if any patent has been filed or not. Hope its a good solution. the battle with waste plastic is universal.
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Bob Ewing
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    Old tires have been used for asphalt in canada and other countries for sometime now.
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Debra Myers (skyangel)
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    I've heard something about that...and that's one way to get rid of those old used tires.
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  • gbee Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  gbee
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    I agree it sounds good but landfills are a prime storage point of very valuable processed material that has consumed tremendous quantities of natural resources in their making. Burying it in a landfill or a roadbed is the same thing except it will be much harder to recover it in the future under a roadbed. We should concentrate or efforts on recycling the material rather than hiding it. Only material that has absolutely used up it's usefulness for any other product should be used in concrete or roadbed material, just a thought.
    gbee
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Bob Ewing
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  • avatar Posted Mar 27, 2008 by  Debra Myers (skyangel)
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    @ Bob Ewing
    rubber tires and roads


    It has its ups and downs, doesn't it?
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  • avatar Posted Mar 28, 2008 by  Maverick
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    @ gbee
    I agree it sounds good but landfills are a prime storage point of very valuable processed material that has consumed tremendous quantities of natural resources in their making. Burying it in a landfill or a roadbed is the same thing except it will be much harder to recover it in the future under a roadbed. We should concentrate or efforts on recycling the material rather than hiding it. Only material that has absolutely used up it's usefulness for any other product should be used in concrete or roadbed material, just a thought.
    gbee

    Yes, I always wonder...a person can become a millionaire just by finding some good uses for waste! Raw material is abundant and its practically free!
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