Sustainable Manufacturing
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Ten Rules for Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Brick Firing
Rules for brickmakers and field-workers to increase the efficiency of the brick-firing process.
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Mineral Processing: Milling
This brief presents the factors to consider when choosing a grinding application and gives an overview of the equipment available.
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Lime Kiln Designs
Small to medium scale oil fired lime kilns.
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Soap Making
This Technical Brief describes the procedures needed to make a variety of simple soaps and includes a number of recipes for different types of soap.
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A Case Study In Lime Production
A case study in lime production, looking at traditional batch techniques in Chenkumbi, Malawi
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Woodworking
Running a successful woodworking enterprise is dependent on many factors, some of which are covered here.
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Lime Production: 2
Lime has been used in the Malawian building industry for many generations, principally as the cementing agent in renders and to produce a decorative whitewash.
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Lime: An Introduction
Lime has a long tradition of use in construction, agriculture, water and waste treatment.
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Manufacturing the Donkey Cart and Ambulance
This manual aims to give useful information to local fabricators and organizations that support them to help them make donkey carts and a donkey cart ambulance.
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Hydraulic Lime: An Introduction
Hydraulic lime was an important cementitious material before the arrival of Portland cement but it is little used now, except in conservation work.