Journal of Engineering Studies and Research (Jul 2020)

FOAM GLASS GRAVEL MADE OF RECYCLED GLASS WASTE AND SILICON CARBIDE BY MICROWAVE HEATING

  • LUCIAN PAUNESCU,
  • MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU,
  • SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE

DOI
https://doi.org/10.29081/jesr.v26i3.221
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 3

Abstract

Read online

The paper presents recent achievements in the microwave use for manufacturing foam glass gravel from recycled glass waste and silicon carbide. The aim was to obtain a product with physical and mechanical characteristics almost similar to those of industrially manufactured materials by conventional heating techniques, but with a higher energy efficiency. A foam glass with the thermal conductivity of 0.075 W/m·K and the compressive strength of 7.5 MPa was experimentally obtained. The specific energy consumption was of 1.0 kWh/kg comparable with the industrial processes and it could reach values up to 25% lower by using a high power industrial microwave equipment.

Keywords