The clean glass product that is formed as a result of the vitrification process has many potential uses. These uses must be investigated in detail and experimental items made and evaluated. The following list is a result of considering existing products that potentially could be made from the molten glass product. This is a speculative list and is not complete. The product that has the most potential for profit is to use the molten glass to make rockwool. Click on button below for more information about rockwool.  

 

It has been definitely established that the material can be cast into attractive and useful items such as the paperweight desk ornament that was done as a souvenir of the Project. Also, pieces of the glass have been made into attractive jewelry.  Click on button below to see picture of paperweight.

Uses In Construction

Has proven successful as aggregate in asphalt and concrete construction. Click on button below for more information on testing for this use.

Crushed - as substitute for gravel in asphalt/ concrete, in drainfields and french drains.

Cast in sheets and annealed - use as paving blocks like slate for walkways, wall coverings in bathrooms, etc.

Cast in small individual tiles and annealed - use like ceramic tiles for bathrooms, counters, swimming pools, spa’s, etc.

Cast in small individual tiles and annealed - use like slate or terra cotta for roofing.

Cast as short section of pipe (with or without holes) and use as drain pipe substitute for terra cotta.

Cast in regular rectangular shapes and annealed - Use for decorative walls, fences, walkways, etc.

Cast in irregular smaller shapes like field stone and anneal - Use as decorative facing for fireplaces,  interior walls, fences, etc.

  Industrial Uses

Have air or nitrogen  bubbles blown into it to make it very light, similar to volcanic rock pumice; saw or form into blocks and use for insulation. Should have very high "R" value and high heat resistance.

Form and anneal and use as replacement for glass electrical insulators on power poles/towers.

Use by General Homeowners

Crushed - as decorative mulch, to replace gravel, around plants and for walkways.

Cast and annealed - as birdbaths, planters , flower pots, bird feeders, etc.

Cast and annealed - various shape as borders for flower beds - replace landscape timbers.

 Farm Use and Pets

 Watering or feeding pans, troughs, trays, etc.

 Cast and anneal as general glass containers.

Other General Business Uses

Cast into sheets and used as counter tops much as granite.

Cast into various shapes and anneal - Carve letters and symbols with abrasive blasting to make signs, markers, monuments, etc. Very similar to engraving on granite markers.

Cast into small letters and numbers and anneal. Could be used for signs, house numbers, etc.

Cast into shapes for large and small picture frames and anneal.

Cast and anneal into a variety of furniture knobs, handles, etc.

For further information about the process or about the opportunities in partnering with AJT Enterprises, Inc. contact:

AJT Enterprises, Inc.
2419 Santee River Road
St. Stephen, South Carolina 29479

(843) 567-4633;  (843) 567-4833 Fax

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