1. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
Organizers:
Supporters:
JORGE VELASCO, HEAD OF CERAMIC AREA, COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT/ RAQUEL
DE RIVAS (SUSTAINABLE ALCUBLAS S.L.)
Cerámica Innova 4: From research to market

2. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
Title of the project and acronym: Climate change
adaptation of the structural ceramic industry by using
recycled glass as flux (LIFE CLAYGLASS).
Organizers:
Funding programme: LIFE +
Call: 2012
Supporters:
Budget: 1.977.222 €
50% UE Co-funding
Length: START 01/09/2013
End 31/08/2016
Website of the project: www.lifeclayglass.es
JORGE VELASCO, HEAD OF CERAMIC AREA, COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT/ RAQUEL
DE RIVAS (SUSTAINABLE ALCUBLAS S.L.)
Cerámica Innova 4: From research to market

3. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
Consortium:
– Co-ordinator: AITEMIN (Technological partner)
Organizers:
– Partners and roles:
• Ladrillos Mora S.L. (Technological partner)
Supporters:
• Reciclajes Pozo-Cañada S.L. (Dissemination partner)
• Asociación REINICIA (Strategic partner)
• Aristotle University Thessaloniki (Validation partner)
JORGE VELASCO, HEAD OF CERAMIC AREA, COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT/ RAQUEL
DE RIVAS (SUSTAINABLE ALCUBLAS S.L.)
Cerámica Innova 4: From research to market

4. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
Background: The project would like to tackle
Organizers:
environmental problems related to the effects of the
greenhouse gas emissions that are produced during the
production of structural ceramics for constructions,
especially those of stoneware and clinker bricks.
Supporters:
In addition we will intent to provide a new usage for
the recycled glass, so that we can tackle to
environmental problems at the same time.
JORGE VELASCO, HEAD OF CERAMIC AREA, COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT/ RAQUEL
DE RIVAS (SUSTAINABLE ALCUBLAS S.L.)
Cerámica Innova 4: From research to market

5. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
Organizers:
Abstract: The influence of the recycled glass adition
to the ceramic raw materials will be studied, in order
to decrease the firing temperature of the stoneware
Supporters:
manufacturing. The project includes three levels of
experimentation, lab, pilot plant and industrial plant,
using different kinds of raw material, both clay and
glass.
JORGE VELASCO, HEAD OF CERAMIC AREA, COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT/ RAQUEL
DE RIVAS (SUSTAINABLE ALCUBLAS S.L.)
Cerámica Innova 4: From research to market

6. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
Objectives: The main goal of the project is the
Organizers:
reduction of the environmental impact in the structural
ceramic sector through the introduction in the raw
materials of glass as a flux. The use of glass causes a
reduction of firing temperature, since the glass start to
Supporters:
melt at lower temperature than the ones used in
stoneware production.
Results: Energy saving 10-15%, by decreasing the
firing temperature about 100 or 150 ºC. Reducing de
JORGE VELASCO, HEAD
CO2RIVAS (SUSTAINABLEOF CERAMICS.L.) COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT/ RAQUEL
emissions in ALCUBLAS AREA,
10-15%.
DE
Cerámica Innova 4: From research to market

7. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
Expected results
Organizers:
The use of recycled glass as a raw material suggests the
transformation of a waste into resource thereby
diversifying and broadening the possibilities of its use at
Supporters:
the end of its useful life. In this sense the use of glass as
flux reduces the quality requirements of the source
material, making it possible to use glass of any kind,
composition, colour that for other processes are nonviable (glass from WEEE, glass from end of life vehicles,
JORGE VELASCO, HEAD OF CERAMIC AREA,
glass mixed in municipal solid COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT/ RAQUEL
waste).
DE RIVAS (SUSTAINABLE ALCUBLAS S.L.)
Cerámica Innova 4: From research to market

8. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
Specific objectives:
Organizers:
 Cost reduction of the stoneware brick manufacturing
process for two reasons: 1) decrease in the energy
requirements, 2) decrease of the price of source raw
Supporters:
material. All this brings about a 15% saving in the
manufacturing costs.
 Cost reduction of glass recycling by reducing the
requirements for its reuse and increasing the energy
recovery possibilities of the same.
JORGE VELASCO, HEAD OF CERAMIC AREA, COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT/ RAQUEL
DE RIVAS (SUSTAINABLE ALCUBLAS S.L.)
Cerámica Innova 4: From research to market

9. 4th Technology-Business Networking Event
HABITAT, CONSTRUCTION, ARCHITECTURE & CERAMICS
Organizers:
Supporters:
JORGE VELASCO, HEAD OF CERAMIC AREA, COORDINATOR OF THE PROJECT/ RAQUEL
DE RIVAS (SUSTAINABLE ALCUBLAS S.L.)
Cerámica Innova 4: From research to market