UK-India Lab to Lab collaboration in Glass Manufacturing and Research

玻璃是一种可重复使用和可回收的窗户材料，也是塑料容器的可重复使用和可回收的替代品。可持续玻璃是通过在特别大的(低层公寓的大小)高温熔炉中融化沙子来制造的。然而，制造过程的效率非常低，熔化所需的能量高达50%被浪费在这个过程中。印度每年生产约10Mt玻璃，并以6%-10%的复合年增长率增长。印度政府围绕气候变化制定了雄心勃勃的目标，包括到2030年将GDP的排放强度在2005年的基础上降低33%-35%。该项目为期5个月，旨在与印度同行在玻璃制造和研究领域发展密切联系和关系，并在英国和印度的研究中心之间提出合作建议。

Glass is a reusable and recyclable material for windows and a reusable and recyclable alternative to plastic for containers. Sustainable glass is manufactured by melting sand in exceptionally large (the size of a low-rise block of flats), high temperature furnaces. However, the manufacturing process is very inefficient and up to 50% of the energy supplied for melting is lost as waste in the process.India produces ~10MT glass/year and is growing at between 6-10% CAGR. The Indian government has made ambitious targets around climate change, including reducing the emissions intensity of GDP by 33%--35% by 2030 below 2005 levels.This project with a duration of 5 months aims to develop close ties and relationships with counterparts in India in the area of glass manufacturing and research, and produce collaborative proposals between research centres in the UK and in India.