Modern technologies for protecting the environment from wastes of the glass industry

• Published in: Glass and ceramics 1996, Vol.53 (1-2), p.1-5
• Main Author: Kalygin, V. G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0361-7610; 1573-8515
• DOI: 10.1007/BF01171387

A set of measures directed at increasing resources and energy efficiency and creating ecologically safe technologies for glass and other products was developed. Based on a classification of wastes (emissions) from the glass industry and an analysis of the possible turnover of secondary material resources (SMR), several priorities were established, namely, creation of low-waste technologies (pneumatic jet crushing or mixing the ingredients of the glass charge, its compaction in a roller press, etc.); use of SMR as raw components of the charge (secondary processing of industrial and household waste glass into powder or granules, and technological solutions and slimes from dust and gas cleaning systems, etc.); additional cleaning of residual waste; use of SMR as a raw material for new structural, building and varnishing materials. The engineering solutions developed are described and illustrated, and were successfully tested and installed in some factory enterprises.