Abrasive blasting is a technique that has been in existence since 1870 when the first abrasive blasting process was patented by Benjamin Chew Tilghman. Abrasive blasting is the operation of forcibly ...

An EHU study, now published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, has found a way of using mussel shells, which usually end up in landfills, in the textile industry.

The tons of discarded mussel shells generated by the seafood industry may be organic, but they're still very slow to biodegrade in landfills. They may soon find new life, however, sandblasting jeans ...

For years, the wastes from burning coal and producing copper have enjoyed a second life, used in sand-blasting to remove paint, rust and grime from ship’s hulls, storage tanks, bridge trusses and ...

LAS CRUCES — Glass recycling in Las Cruces was introduced on Earth Day in 2014 … that’s when the South Central Solid Waste Authority began accepting glass bottles and jars for crushing into glass ...

There are two approaches that can be taken when considering starting a sandblasting service. The first approach is to operate a sandblasting service from a fixed location. The second approach is to ...

Researchers from the University of the Basque Country (EHU), working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have shown that ground mussel shells can be used as an effective and ...