Abstract
Waste cardboard is an underutilized resource that can be redirected for the creation of safer and higher quality building materials for low-income housing in the developing world, as well as to produce better materials for in... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Tech Science Press
Highlights
According to the 2011 census, over 65 million people in India live in dwellings deemed unfit for human habitation, often referred to as slums [1]
Samples were prepared with sodium stearate/HCl/Ca(OH)2 as additives to determine the influence of these additives on hydrophobicity and water uptake
Calcium hydroxide was subsequently added to form the insoluble calcium stearate salt (Equation 2). These initial tests showed a significant difference in water uptake between control panels and those containing the NaSt/HCl/Ca(OH)2 additive (Figure 1; numerical data for all graphs can be found in the Supporting Information)
Summary
According to the 2011 census, over 65 million people in India live in dwellings deemed unfit for human habitation, often referred to as slums [1]. The potential negative health impacts of many products available in the developing world, including asbestos cement sheets and a variety of plastics, are a serious concern [3, 4]. Many of these materials, along with composites that release potential carcinogens and asthmagens, are widely used in developed-world contexts as well.
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