Recycling Methods Of Waste Glass

Lee 2023-05-07

The world produces millions of tons of waste glass annually, but the recycling rate is not high. The recycling and utilization of waste glass can not only reduce the environmental damage caused by its production process, but also solve the problem of difficult treatment after use. Data shows that using recycled glass to regenerate glass can save 10% to 30% of coal and electricity energy, reduce air pollution by 20%, and reduce mining waste exhaust by 80%. Calculated by one ton, the recovery of one ton of waste glass can save 720 kg of quartz sand, 250 kg of soda ash, 60 kg of feldspar powder, 10 tons of coal and 400 kilowatt hours of electricity. After returning one ton of waste glass to the furnace, 20000 500 gram bottles can be regenerated, saving 20% of the cost compared to using new raw materials for production.

waste glass

At present, the treatment methods for subsequent utilization of waste glass after collection are mainly divided into heating type and mechanical type. The heating type uses a high-temperature melting furnace to melt the broken waste glass, and then uses a rapid wire drawing method to produce glass fibers. Glass fiber is commonly used as a reinforcing material in composite materials, electrical insulation materials and insulation materials, circuit substrates, and other fields. Mechanical type involves pre-treatment such as cleaning, sorting, and drying of waste glass, removing impurities such as metals and soil, and then using a crusher to crush it to a suitable particle size (for waste glass with low purity requirements, it can be directly crushed), waiting for further use, such as making glass products such as glass balls, hollow glass bricks, glass jars, and adding materials to building materials such as glass tiles, artificial marble, and building tiles.

Broken glass

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third-generation European version fine shredder

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