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Vigo University School of Technology invents laser glass recycling system

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2024-01-19 14:56:11
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LaserON, a laser industrial application group at the University of Vigo, is leading a European project that aims to revolutionize the glass recycling process by developing a new technology called glass laser conversion, so that everyone can recycle at home. This group is led by Professor Juan Pou and Professor Rafael Comesa ñ a, and is part of Cintecx, leading EverGlass. Its partners come from Slovakia, Germany, and France, as well as representatives from CSIC's Spain. The project, with a duration of three years and a budget of nearly 3 million euros, was selected in the public solicitation of EIC Pathfinder for Horizon Europe.

Professor Juan Pou explained that the current glass recycling process uses technology based on large-scale facilities, which centralize the process. This means that melting several tons of glass using inflexible processes requires high energy consumption, as well as the cost of transporting the glass to large recycling plants. EverGlass suggests developing a new technology based on the use of laser technology for on-site glass recycling. Researchers explain that through this approach, it is possible to produce customized or technological products with lower energy consumption, lower carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, and lower transportation costs.

Researchers explain that users will send waste into new machines and choose the new products they want to obtain. "This will mean a shift from centralized recycling concepts to distributed recycling concepts, in which people will play a crucial role."
Everglass is one of the 53 projects selected by the European Innovation Commission.

Source: Laser Net

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