According to this conference paper, about 30% fuel savings and 20% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been demonstrated in an oxy-fuel fired container glass furnace combined with batch/cullet preheating, compared with a state-of-the art regenerative furnace. An advanced oxy-fuel fired glass melting furnace with a new batch/cullet preheater is projected to reduce the specific fuel consumption further to 2.65 GJ/mton and specific CO2 emissions to 237 Kg/ton.
Glass production
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Publication dateObjective
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Type of National planObjectiveMitigationSectorsCountryMoldova
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According to this article, the economic and legislative needs to recycle ever more materials from the waste stream is the reason for a modern materials recycling facility, but to date it has struggled to recover high-quality glass. A technique designed by the UK company Krysteline provides a solution to this situation and could pave the way for new types of glass recycling equipment.
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Type of National planObjectiveMitigationSectorsCountryBhutan
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Type of National planObjectiveMitigationSectorsCountryMoldova
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Scientists at the RWTH Aachen University invented a straightforward method for the separation of amines produced via homogeneous catalyzed processes allowing the reutilization of the catalyst. Product Switch is particularly attractive for industrially relevant Buchwald-Hartwig (B-H) coupling reactions (enantioselective) catalytic hydrogenation of imines and enamines reduction of amides nitriles and nitro- compounds as well as for hydroamination and hydroaminoìmethylation reactions.
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Fujitsu developed a photocatalytic material called titanium apatite in which a part of calcium ions in apatite crystals are substituted by titanium ions and which has similar photocatalytic properties as titanium dioxide. It also has the characteristics of apatite which is a bone component so that it excels in absorbing organic matter. As a result titanium apatite can absorb and capture microbes and viruses to inactivate and decompose them. It also has an anti-allergenic effect.
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Technology
CIGS thin film solar cell module has a light absorbing layer made of Cu(In1-xGax)Se2 (CIGS)compound. The module conversion efficiency is over 13% with the commercial products and has reached 15% with prototype. The cell including the CIGS layer is formed on a large glass substrate by sputtering technology. For this reason it is relatively easy to produce a large-area module. And the effect of partial shade on the module to decrease the power generation is lower than crystalline silicon.