Abstract:
This invention relates to the immobilization of toxic, e.g., radioactive, materials in a silicate glass or silica gel matrix for extremely long periods of time. Toxic materials, such as radioactive wastes containing radioactive cations, which may be in the form of liquids, or solids dissolved or dispersed in liquids or gases, are incorporated into a glass or silica gel matrix, having alkali metal, Group Ib metal and/or ammonium cations bonded to silicon atoms of said glass or silica gel through divalent oxygen linkages, by a process which involves the ion exchange of said toxic or radioactive cations with said alkali metal, Group Ib metal and/or ammonium cations to bind said toxic or radioactive cations to silicon atoms of said glass or silica gel through said silicon-bonded divalent oxygen linkages. Thereafter, the resulting glass or silica gel now characterized by toxic or radioactive cations bonded to silicon atoms through divalent oxygen linkages can be stored, or packaged in suitable containers, or disposed of as by burial, and/or sintered to collapse the pores thereof.
Abstract:
A process for producing transparent high-annealing-point 96% silica glass comprising the steps of depositing a carbon film on the pore walls of the glass, heating the glass and film under non-oxidizing conditions, and removing the carbon film by oxidation, is described.
Abstract:
Thermally stable, mechanically strong microporous glass articles with large pore volumes, surface areas, and varying pore sizes, and methods for making such articles are disclosed. In particle form, such as beads, the microporous glass articles are useful as catalyst supports in applications such as petroleum catalytic refiners, chemical processes and motor vehicle catalytic mufflers. The mechanical strength and the dimensional stability of the microporous glass articles at elevated temperatures can be improved if the articles are preshrunk, such as by brief exposure to high temperatures, before their intended use, and can be improved even further if treated with certain metal oxides.
Abstract:
Thermally stable, mechanically strong microporous glass articles with large pore volumes, surface areas, and varying pore sizes, and methods for making such articles are disclosed. In particle form, such as beads, the microporous glass articles are useful as catalyst supports in applications such as petroleum catalytic refiners, chemical processes and motor vehicle catalytic mufflers. The mechanical strength and the dimensional stability of the microporous glass articles at elevated temperatures can be improved if the articles are preshrunk, such as by brief exposure to high temperatures, before their intended use, and can be improved even further if treated with certain metal oxides.
Abstract:
1. A METHOD FOR MAKING A LOW ALKALI-CONTAINING POROUS GLASS ARTICLE HAVING A HIGH THERMAL STABILITY COMPRISING: (A) HEATING A PHASE-SEPARABLE ALKALI-BOROSILICATE GLASSS TO A TEMPERATURE SUFFFICIENT TO SEPARATE THE GLASS INTO TWO PHASES, ONE OF WHICH IS A BORATE-RICH PHASE AND IS SOLUBLE IN AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION, (B) A FIRST LEACHING OF THE PHASE-SEPARATED GLASS WITH WATER FOR A TIME AND AT A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO REMOVE A MAJOR PORTION OF THE BORATE-RICH PHASE TO FORM A POROUS GLASS HIGH IN SILICA, (C) A SUBSEQUENT LEACHING OF THE PREVIOUSLY LEACHED POROUS GLASS WITH AN ACID FOR A TIME AND AT A TEM-
PERATURE SUFFICIENT TO REMOVE SUFFICIENT ALKALI AND BORATE NOT REMOVAL IN THE FIRST LEACHING TO PROVIDE A LOW ALKALI-BORATE CONTAINING MICROPOROUS GLASS STRUCTURE HAVING A HIGH THERMAL STABILITY.
Abstract:
A system and process for forming a curved glass laminate article is provided. The process and system utilizes co-sagging of a stack of glass sheets of different thicknesses and different glass materials. During co-sagging the thicker glass layer is placed on top of the thinner glass layer. In this process, shape mismatch is avoided by selecting/controlling the glass materials of the sheets of glass such that the viscosity of the lower, thinner sheet during co-sagging is greater than the viscosity of the thicker glass sheet.
Abstract:
Disclosed in the present application is a lithium-aluminosilicate glass. The lithium-aluminosilicate glass includes, by mole percent of oxides, the following components: SiO2, 62-68 mol %; Al2O3, 9-14 mol %; Na2O, 6-10 mol %; K2O, 0.2-0.7 mol %; and Li2O, 8.0-14.0 mol %; where (Li2O+Na2O+MgO)/Al2O3 is 1.7-2.5. By means of controlling the mole percents of SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O, and Li2O, as well as the range of the ratio (Li2O+Na2O+MgO)/Al2O3, it is consequently ensured that the obtained lithium-aluminosilicate glass, upon chemical strengthening, has high strength, satisfies a requirement of a client with respect to “film-peeling electrostatic voltage”, and further has uniquely advantageous effects of a lower melting temperature and being able to save energy and reduce energy consumption.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to highly temperable colored glass compositions. The colored glass compositions have high coefficients of thermal expansion and high Young's moduli that advantageously absorb in the ultraviolet and/or blue wavelength ranges. Methods of making such glasses are also provided.
Abstract:
A vitrifiable feed material for producing flint glass by way of a process that uses submerged combustion melting includes a base glass portion, an oxidizing agent, and a decolorant. The base glass portion includes an SiO2 contributor, an Na2O contributor, and a CaO contributor to provide SiO2, Na2O, and CaO, respectively, to a glass melt when melted therein. The oxidizing agent may be a sulfate compound in an amount ranging from 0.20 wt % to 0.50 wt % as expressed as SO3 based on the total weight of the vitrifiable feed material, and the decolorant may be selenium in an amount ranging from 0.008 wt % to 0.016 wt % or manganese oxide in an amount ranging from 0.1 wt % to 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the vitrifiable feed material.