Drying trommel in a glass recycling plant

The company Soluciones Integrales de Combustion has installed a natural gas burner at the glass drying trommel in a glass recycling plant. The process thus allows to increase the life cycle of the recovered glass, giving it a new use, and reinforcing the circular economy.

The glass drying trommel will operate in a recycling plant for this material through the installation of a gas burner. Glass recycling consists of the process by which glass waste is converted into materials that will be used for the creation of new products. Recycling glass allows reducing the amount of waste that is taken to landfill, which means savings in both raw materials and energy compared to making glass from new raw materials. 

Glass recycling

One of the main advantages of glass is that it can be recycled and reused as many times as necessary without losing characteristics or properties. The crushing of the powder material, called calcine, is subjected to high temperatures, to which sand, sodium hydroxide and limestone are added to make new products. According to data published by wikipedia, each kilogram of recycled material can be reused and recycled successively.

The use of recycled glass helps to save the energy of its production (up to 60%), it is less expensive, it helps to reduce the waste finally sent to waste plants and landfills and reduces the consumption of raw materials. In addition, recycled glass requires 26% less energy than its manufacture from scratch and reduces emissions to the atmosphere by 20%.

Comprehensive solutions for drying processes

In the area of combustion, Soluciones Integrales de Combustion offers comprehensive solutions that allow maximizing the efficiency of thermal and Steam installations, carrying out proactive maintenance and achieving significant savings, both in materials, downtime and energy consumed.  To achieve this objective, the company provides tailored advice to the plant need, as well as the needed equipment supplies and services, and also provides commissioning and maintenance services for the installation.