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​Upcycling glass waste by casting: Controlling and evaluating the influence of defects in the glass bulk by means of a novel production and characterization methodology for recycled cast glass components

Keywords

Cast glass, Structural glass, Glass recycling, Glass waste, Reuse, Architecture, Casting, Glass structures, Glass bricks.

Project duration

01.2024 – 09.2028

Initiated by

Dr. Ir. Telesilla Bristogianni (BK)
Dr. ir. Faidra Oikonomopoulou (BK)

Prof. Dr. Mauro Overend (BK)

Research Team

Dr. Ir. Telesilla Bristogianni (BK)
Dr. ir. Faidra Oikonomopoulou (BK)

Prof. Dr. Mauro Overend (BK)

Wilfried Damen (PhD researcher)

Lara Neuhaus (PhD researcher)

Collaborators

Maltha Recycling, Vlakglas, Corning Inc, Eckersley O’ Callaghan Engineers, MVRDV

About

Glass recycling provides opportunities for recovering materials and reducing production energy demand, but most non-container glass is currently down-cycled or landfilled at end-of-life, because glass production processes cannot accommodate the contamination and compositional variations of waste glass streams. UPCAST GLASS addresses this by: (i) exploring a novel casting process for recycled glass that accommodates recipe variations and contaminants from a broad range of waste glass streams; (ii) developing new methods for assessing the influence of defects in the engineered recycled glass components; (iii) providing a database of material properties and design guidelines for recycling waste glass into high-value products.

 

Funded by

NWO - Open Technology Programme 2022

 

Contact

Dr. Faidra Oikonomopoulou

+31641140976

f.oikonomopoulou@tudelft.nl

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