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Antibacterial Cement additive

Advantages / Salient Technical Features Dt.30.09.2013
• There no existing antibacterial cement additive in • Granted : 349714, 21 October 2020
market.
Application/Uses
Problem being addressed • Protective additive for cement against
• When floor cleaner is applied on a floor it kills the bacteria. The antibacterial cement can be
bacteria. But after some time bacteria regrow on the effectively used as a flooring material As the
surface. But if the floor itself is antibacterial then it liner mater material of water tank which is
will give long lasting protection to the floor. It also exposed to water.
helps reducing floor related infection in rural areas
where the bathroom and toilets are made with plain Scale of Development
cement by giving protection against bacterial growth.
• 7-8 Kg final material produced (Current TRL
Level : 06)
Environmental Considerations (if any)
• It is ecofriendly. Commercialization Status

• NA
Major Raw Materials to be Utilized
• Salts of Zn, Al and Cu
Techno-economics
• NA
IPR Status / Details (India/Abroad)
• Indian Patent-Granted Technology Package
• A process for the preparation of thermally treated
composite of Zn-Al layered double hydroxide having • Can be demonstrated in kg scale , process
antibacterial activity flowsheet
• Indian patent number- 2893 DEL 2013,

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