Dross from magnesium alloying and paper sludge mills are two major waste streams from the metals and paper sectors. Currently, both wastes are downcycled through hydroxilation reactions or aerobic digestion […]
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Published: March 23rd, 2022
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Over 2 billion tonnes of diverse alkali solid wastes are generated from Foundation Industries worldwide annually and are primarily disposed of through landfills and stockpiling. The volume of these is […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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The paper industry is one of the UK’s more energy-intensive industrial sectors, accounting for roughly two-thirds of the overall energy used in a typical UK industry. The UK Government has […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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Coal Tar Pitch is widely used as a carbonisable/graphitisable binder to form carbon electrodes, seals and molten metal-conveying components for the ferrous metal industries. However, coal tar pitch is fossil-derived […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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The aim of this project is to demonstrate an efficient waste heat capture, storage and reuse technology based on waste foundry sand, a currently disregarded waste from the casting industry […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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This project will build on pre-existing work of the Sustainable Investment Assurance Model (SIAM), originally funded by SUSTAIN in 2020 to develop a case study for the steel industry. The […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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This project aims to use the waste heat from blast furnaces to convert various industry wastes into high value raw materials for the glass and cement industries to reduce energy […]
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Published: November 3rd, 2021
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This project aims to develop and exploit modern advancements in machine learning to improve the efficiency of float glass production. It is part of a suite of activities that the […]
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Published: November 3rd, 2021
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The processing of pulp and paper products yields a significant amount of waste referred to as pulp and paper mill sludge (PPMS or PMS) which represent some of the most […]
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Published: November 3rd, 2021
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This project will utilise heat pipe technology to develop an innovative waste heat recovery system that can capture wasted radiative heat from hot slabs (wall temperatures >500°C). The recovered heat […]
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Published: November 3rd, 2021
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