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 ...

Most people have heard of sand blasting, a process used for cleaning parts by spraying a high pressure air and sand mixture. At this speed, the sand becomes abrasive and will remove paint, rust and ...

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. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

November 8, 2011 — The demand for a type of distressed denim created by sandblasting the material with silica sand has led to silicosis and death in Turkish textile workers, researchers report in an ...