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Industrial scale verification of technology for reuse of lead
Proposal Information
Background In 2012 the Swedish government decided to mandate the County Boards of Kalmar and Kronoberg respectively to strengthen tourism and develop the glass industry within Kingdom of Crystal. In December 2014 the government decided to extend the mission to the end of 2017. Early in the mission the problem with contaminated glassworks sites was identified as one of the key obstacles for further development of tourism and industrialization. The remediation of glass landfills is urgent; about 40 glassworks areas have been evaluated as high risk in Sweden. The pace of the remediation is expected to be increased as the total costs are reduced if profits can be made from sales of various new glass products/raw materials and metals. A successful technological and market development will prevent humans, animals and vegetation in the region from being exposed to toxic substances and will benefit tourism as well as the creation of new businesses. It’s likely that the viability of a more sustainable way to remediate than current "dig and dump" solution will require economy of scale. Excavation is needed to reuse these areas. The existing method is to remove the material and redeposit at prepared site. To reuse the glass and extracting mainly lead is more expensive but sustainable. Key elements of the EU KIC project In laboratory scale a technique has been developed that separates lead and glass. The lead content of the glass can be decreased from 30 to
Duration of Project
Max 3 years
Partners Involved
RISE, Ragn Sells, SGU
Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha
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