E-BRICK

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E-BRICK

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Cigarette butts in the composition of traditional bricks

E-Brick incorporates cigarette butts into building elements, namely bricks. Advantages: a lighter product with better insulation properties and reduces by 60% the energy consumption required for its production. This innovative project aims to integrate cigarette beatas in the composition of traditional bricks – coming from the EcoPontas of the Chamber of Guimarães – through manufacturing processes executed in the Waste Recovery Center. In essence, we are talking about reuse and recycling of municipal waste, leveraging related activities that, through research and development, can give rise to new products. It has already been proven, in several international scientific studies, that the composition of cigarette butts has advantages in the incorporation of bricks, particularly contributing to the reduction of the clay needed for the manufacture of bricks, and the reuse of cigarette butts as waste. In addition, the beatas reduce the energy resources in the production of bricks, which improves the energy efficiency of the processes. In a way, they can reduce almost 60% the energy consumption required for brick production, making the final product lighter and with better insulation properties, that is, reduces future costs with heating and cooling of built environments.