Iranian Scientists Produce Bricks from Waste
“In this event, Islamic Azad University’s Isfahan branch participated with eight knowledge-based companies, and one of its outstanding products was an innovative brick that was presented at the exhibition with its unique features,” Babak Behforouz, the director-general of knowledge-based economy and technology market department of Islamic Azad University’s Isfahan branch told ANA on the sidelines of Asr-e Omid event in the Northwestern city of Tabriz.
He explained that unlike traditional refractory bricks that require high temperatures (1,100 to 1,200 degrees) for curing, this brick is cured at medium temperatures (70 to 100 degrees).
“This product can withstand thermal shocks between 1,000 and 1,300 degrees and is produced from waste, which is economically about three-quarters of the price of refractory bricks available in the market,” Behforouz said.
In a relevant development in 2022, Iranian researchers at Islamic Azad University’s Arak branch and Zabol University of Medical Sciences in a joint research had also produced light bricks from palm tree wastes which can decrease casualties caused by earthquake and settle the problem of burning the plant’s wastes.
“We were able to produce plant-based bricks from palm tree wastes in a joint project between Islamic Azad University’s Arak branch and Zabol University of Medical Sciences,” said Fatemeh Torkizadeh, one of the researchers of this project.
“This brick has less weight than the bricks that are currently used in the construction of structures. The ordinary bricks weigh 1.2kg while the plant-based bricks weigh 300 grams,” she added.
“Application of these bricks in structures to a large extent reduces the loss of life due to the collapse of debris caused by the earthquake,” Torkizadeh said.
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