TURNING GEOTHERMAL WASTE INTO GLASSES AND GLASS-CERAMICS

Authors
DIAZ C TORRESMARTINEZ LM GARZA L AVALOSBORJA M RINCON JM
Citation
C. Diaz et al., TURNING GEOTHERMAL WASTE INTO GLASSES AND GLASS-CERAMICS, American Ceramic Society bulletin, 72(10), 1993, pp. 81-82
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science, Ceramics
Journal title
American Ceramic Society bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
00027812
Volume
72
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
81 - 82
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7812(1993)72:10<81:TGWIGA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
In this time of economic challenge, the ceramic industry is always loo king for inexpensive sources of raw material for ceramic and glass pro duction. Preliminary tests conducted at the Cerro Prieto geothermal pl ant in Baja California. Mexico show that a new source for silica sand may come from an unexpected source - industrial waste.