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Recycled glass-based cladding nears manufacture

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A new type of fire-resistant cladding, developed by RMIT University researchers and using 83 per cent recycled glass, is currently being commercialised.

Results of the long-running project are being patented by materials technology company Livefield and heading towards manufacture, according to a statement from the university on Thursday.

The solution – panels of which have been installed at RMIT’s Bundoora campus (pictured) – uses recycled glass, plus plastic binders and fire-retardant materials.

The new cladding overcomes previous issues of brittleness attached to glass-based claddings, and has met the key AS1530.1 standard for non-combustibility, according to research lead Associate Professor Dilan Robert.

“Experiments have proven that our claddings are fire-safe, water-resistant and cheap, and meet structural and environmentally sustainable requirements,” said Robert.  

“Livefield is keen to upscale the manufacturing process of the recycled class composite cladding, with further research support from RMIT.”

Though recycled glass is increasingly being seen in roads and elsewhere, only about half of glass packaging in Australia is recycled, with this number much higher in some other countries. Worldwide, only about 21 per cent of glass made is recycled glass.

The work by Robert and his team saw input and support from a Cooperative Research Centres Project grant, the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Transformation of Reclaimed Waste Resources to Engineered Materials and Solutions for a Circular Economy (TREMS), Sustainability Victoria and others.

Picture: supplied

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