New construction material from cotton husks may fight spread of Chagas in Argentina

Faculty engineers that develop, experiment, panels and blocks using the husk that remains after the cotton gin. The materials could be used in construction. In a unique project that integrates the applied knowledge production with a proposed alternative, researchers at the Santa Fe UTN develop materials for construction waste by a most unusual sometimes becomes a health hazard and environmental: the residual chaff left after the ginning cotton crop. It is still in experimental stage, but to surpass rigorous testing, the idea may materialize onto the market and have a concrete application in the construction category.Read Article