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All-electric melter

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-001078

Glass melting furnace in which all the heat required for melting is provided by electric current from electrodes submerged in the molten glass, although some fossil fuel may be charged to the furnace as raw material only.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-001078
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBuilt environments
References40 CFR 60.291 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001078",
  "term": "All-electric melter",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "All-Electric Melter",
  "definition": "Glass melting furnace in which all the heat required for melting is provided by electric current from electrodes submerged in the molten glass, although some fossil fuel may be charged to the furnace as raw material only.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 60.291 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/all-electric-melter/"
}

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