Posted On Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 By grou
Hydroponics
A growing medium for soil less gardening. Cullet is free flowing and easily sterilized compared with competing materials.
Utility Bedding and Backfill
Aggregate used for filling cavities around underground utility lines including pipes, conduits and fiber optic cables. Cullet does dual service as an aggregate and as a warning marker, alerting construction diggers to the location of utility lines. Cullet is easier to work with than sand in wet conditions.
Posted On Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 By grou
Ground cullet, which is made from silica can be used with sand as
Sand Traps
Used in golf course sand traps.
Sandblasting
Glass fines used for surface finishing.
Septic Fields
Used as a septic field.
Traction Sand
Used by railroads to provide traction under the wheels of trains.
Posted On Saturday, January 10th, 2009 By grou
Ground cullet is used for the following flooring and tile applications
Industrial Flooring
Processed glass used as a substitute for silica sand to create a non-skid surface on flooring. Trials indicate glass performs as well as or better than silica sand. Floor surface has good traction.
Sintered Mosaic Tile
Glass tiles made by combining ground glass with a binder, compressing and heating. It is comparable with melted glass mosaic tiles, but can be produced at much lower temperatures, conserving fuel. The tile will accept a coloring agent. It has lower production costs and requires a lower capital investment than traditional melting processes.
Synthetic Marble
A marble imitation composite made of glass granules in a resin matrix. Cheaper than natural marble and has improved wear and weathering characteristics. The coloring can be closely controlled and shapes can be molded. There is more control of end product consistency than with natural marble.
Terrazzo
An exposed aggregate flooring. Use of cullet in terrazzo enhances its flexural strength and superior abrasion resistance.
Posted On Friday, January 9th, 2009 By grou
Glass-Mica Composite
A mineral composite material suitable for rigid insulation applications. Glass-mica composite has good thermal insulation values and high strength. It is a better insulator and has higher strength than foamglass.
Glass-Polymer-Composite (GPC Sewer Pipe)
A glass-resin composite cast into sewer pipe. Glass-polymer-composite has 2 – 4 times the strength of concrete pipe, is highly resistant to the acidic corrosion often found in sewers, and is not subject to abrupt failures, the hydrostatic leaking and permeability problems of concrete. GPC pipe is easy to machine and easier to install because of its lighter weight.