​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

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Keywords

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

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Project duration

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01.2024 – 09.2028

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Initiated by

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

Prof. Dr. Mauro Overend (BK)

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Research Team

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

Prof. Dr. Mauro Overend (BK)

Wilfried Damen (PhD researcher)

Lara Neuhaus (PhD researcher)

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Collaborators

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

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About

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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

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NWO - Open Technology Programme 2022

 

​Contact

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Dr. Faidra Oikonomopoulou

+31641140976

f.oikonomopoulou@tudelft.nl