He is being given this award particularly for his contribution to the creation of fluidized bed paddy dryer and cyclonic rice husk furnace, which have been used and commercialized widely in Thailand as well as in foreign countries.

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The Swach's cartridge, a key component of the system, resembles Edison's electric bulb and is made up of a composite of rice-husk ash (a highly porous material derived out of paddy husk) and fine particles of nano-silver, which inhibits bacteria growth.

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