A Material that feasts on Pollution

Introduction

Over the years, many environmentally friendly products have made an entry in the market. But there is one that is yet to make its entry, but seems like it has a very bright future. It is made out of waste materials and... wait what?! IT EATS CARBON IMPRINTS!

Current Materials and their Negative Effects

Concrete has dominated the world by its amazing and helpful features such as its durability, fire resistance, impact resistance, mechanical strength and much more. Although it has so many helpful features, it also has a whole lot of disadvantages that can cause problems, especially towards the environment.

The cement industry is one of the largest and main producers of carbon dioxide, a dangerous and one of the potent greenhouse gases that is also responsible for ACID RAIN and CLIMATE CHANGE.

Concrete causes damage to the most fertile layer of the earth, the topsoil. Concrete is used to create hard surfaces which contribute to surface runoff that may cause soil erosion, water pollution and flooding. Did you know that just concrete, accounts for 8% of Carbon Di Oxide in the air? Concrete's contribution of Carbon Di Oxide is comparable to the entire agriculture industry, which is responsible for 9 percent of carbon emissions, even more than the aviation industry.

Ferrock

Ferrock is a carbon-negative environmentally friendly compound that is a suitable alternative to concrete. It is made up of 95% recycled materials and is cheap to manufacture. Ferrock also has many advantages just like concrete, in fact, it has even more! It is currently being used for marine applications; such structures are exposed to seawater. The best part about this is that it is made from waste steel dust. Ferrock also needs glass, which means we can clean up tons of waste glass from streets, gutters, and cities and turn it into something epic!

But there is something even better, IT ABSORBS CO2 LIKE A SPONGE IN WATER.

Apart from all these it has even more advantages.

Inventor's Words

According to Prof. Narayanan Neithalat, Ferrock is 5 times tougher than the concrete we use. That is enough strength to protect the building from a bomb, earthquake and even a tornado. Even if the columns of the building are damaged, it will not collapse. Which means along with saving environment, it will also save lives! David Stone is the mastermind behind the new patented Ferrock technology.

But...

Although it has many benefits, Ferrock is not practical for large scale production e.g., Roads, Skyscrapers, Runways etc, because if steel dust suddenly goes from being a “waste” material to a highly prized building resource, it’s price will increase exponentially and the costs of producing Ferrock may limit its application. But according to its inventor, there will be a market for Ferrock eventually.

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By Mahd Sheriff