Description:
New materials/technologies that safely incorporate industrial non-hazardous secondary materials and food processing byproducts as functional replacement for virgin materials. Non-hazardous secondary materials of interest include, but are not limited to, recycled concrete aggregate (RCA); construction and demolition (C&D) asphalt shingles, brick, drywall and window glass; C&D fines; and, rubber tires. The new materials should have properties (e.g., strength and durability) and costs comparable to currently used analogous materials but lower lifecycle impacts than the analogous materials. Food processing byproducts of interest include, but are not limited to, rice husk ash. New products using food processing byproducts should have the costs comparable to the product they are replacing and properties relevant for the sector in which they will be used.
