Refractory particles in cullet recovered from municipal refuse. Technical report

Technical Report · Thu Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5375240

Duckett, E J

A potential new source of cullet for container manufacture is the galss contained in municipal solid waste (MSW). However, this cullet may be contaminated with particles of refractory materials which may survive a container glass furnace and cuase stone formations in the bottles. This report addresses the problem of refractory contamination as a potential barrier to the increased use of glass recovered from MSW. It reviews the causes of stones in container glass; the nature of the refractory particles found in cullet recovered from MSW; the behavior (both expected and observed) of refractory particles in the glass furnace; and some approaches available for either removing refractory particles from the recovered cullet or minimizing the effects of the refractory contaminants.

• Research Organization: National Center for Resource Recovery, Inc., Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5375240
• Report Number(s): PB-300523
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320604* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Municipalities & Community Systems-- Municipal Waste Management-- (1980-)
CONTAINERS
GLASS
IMPURITIES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
MUNICIPAL WASTES
PROCESSING
RECOVERY
RECYCLING
REFRACTORIES
SOLID WASTES
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES