As the global demand for natural gas continues to rise and environmental regulation targets are becoming increasingly stringent, glass manufacturers are faced with the challenge of reducing costs for melting glass under a variety of operating constraints without compromising glass quality and productivity. This enabled a stronger demand among glass manufacturers to invest in innovative waste heat recovery schemes and energy-and emission reduction technologies. This article describes how Air Liquide's Alglass HeatOx technology was implemented at its 200/tpd tableware furnace in Bulgaria.
Origin
Sisecam R&D, Turkey
Journal Title
77 Conf On Glass Problems 38 1 2017 73-83
Sector
Domestic glass
Class
D 1428