In collaboration with the University of Southampton, IS-Instruments, University of Newcastle, Glass Technology Services, Breedon and Wienerberger Real-time gas emission monitoring with high sensitivity (ppm) is a prerequisite to the step-changes necessary in UK Foundation Industries (FIs) for reductions in environmental emissions and energy consumption to achieve net zero. Current emissions monitoring techniques impose limitations […]
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Published: September 23rd, 2022
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In collaboration with the Centre for Process Innovation This project explored a method for non-destructive separation of various waste types at an industrially viable scale through instrumentation of a conveyor belt which will help the foundation industries to automate their waste segregation. The project demonstrated a novel idea of integrating a fast THz optical sensor […]
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Published: September 23rd, 2022
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In collaboration with Glass Futures A large amount of high-temperature steelmaking slag (1400~1600 ℃) is produced during pyrometallurgical production. The heat (energy) carried by these slags is released into the atmosphere during the tapping process and is not used effectively. On the other hand, a large amount of heat is required to remelt the cold […]
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Published: September 23rd, 2022
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In collaboration with Luxfer MEL Technologies In a circular economy, by-products retain some value since they may feed into other production processes but feasibility of their use hinges on the availability of symbiotic manufacturing sectors as well as cost effective repurposing strategies. These do not exist for most by-products from the Foundation Industries and waste […]
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Published: March 23rd, 2022
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In collaboration with the Materials Processing Institute Over 2 billion tonnes of diverse alkali solid wastes (i.e., biomass ash, cement kiln dust, steel slag) are generated from Foundation Industries worldwide annually and are primarily disposed of through landfills and stockpiling. The volume of these is expected to double in the next few decades, which has […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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In collaboration with SAICA The UK is home to ~ 50 Pulp and Paper Mill companies with over 80 associated businesses. The pulp industry is one of the UK’s most energy intensive industries and requires novel decarbonisation processes to maximise energy and mass efficiency. As part of the paper recycling process, over 10% of input […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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In collaboration with Morgan Advanced Materials Coal Tar Pitch (CTP) is a residue formed from the distillation of coal tar and is widely used as a carbonisable/graphitisable binder to form carbon electrodes (e.g. for aluminium smelting), seals, specialty graphites for electric brushes and current collectors (e.g. wind turbine generators & rail pantograph systems), and molten […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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In collaboration with Kelvin Thermotech, Mantec Technical Ceramics and the Boro Foundry SANDTHERM demonstrated the technical and economic feasibility of using waste foundry sand (WFS) as a thermal energy storage (TES) material for medium-high temperature waste heat recovery applications. It deployed, operated and monitored a waste heat storage and reuse unit using TES materials containing […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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In collaboration with CR Plus Ltd. and BSI The project extends the multifaceted sustainability modelling from steel to other FIs. Consultation with each sector was conducted to review the existing SIAM framework and adapt measurements concerning circularity, direct/indirect energy consumption maps, economic drivers versus policy constraints and proportional representation of workers, working conditions and wealth […]
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Published: February 11th, 2022
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In collaboration with British Glass, Glass Futures, Calumite Ltd and the Materials Processing Institute Energy-intensive industries such as glass manufacturing and steelmaking face significant challenges in reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions. For example, heat during blast furnace hot metal and slag tapping dissipates into the atmosphere and is currently not recovered/utilised and, in glass […]
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Published: November 3rd, 2021
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