GLASS TECHNOLOGY-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GLASS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PART A

Jianyong Guo

Filament-laying techniques originated in the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) and flourished in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), before being introduced to the Boshan region of China. After this technology was introduced to Boshan, glass artisans in the area used the well-developed local methods of glass production to pull out ultra-fine glass filaments, replacing original fibre or silk f…

Ziyan Wang

This paper is linked to a Year 2 doctoral practice-based research project, which explores the negative impacts on mental health and well-being of too-fast pace of life and work-related stress through craft. Existing research shows that the benefits of craft on mental health arise through the making process itself, creativity and self-expression, with foundations in psychology, …

Manoj Choudhary

Achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 to limit global warming to 1??5°C is one of humanity’s most critical challenges. Every energy-intensive sector, including glass manufacturing, must play a part in reaching this goal. This paper, based on the AGC/Professor Michael Cable Memorial Lecture, presents a comprehensive analysis of the technical challenges and strategies for d…

D. Petrov, S.Yaitskiy, L. Bragina

This paper provides an overview of environmental issues related to the production of optical glass and float glass, along with proposed solutions. It explores methods that can optimise production efficiency while reducing the overall ecological footprint. These solutions aim to promote a more environmentally friendly and socially responsible approach to glass manufacturing. The…

Shiqing Xu, Shimin Liu, Gaorong Han

The influences of bubbling tube length, gas volume and position on glass flow are analyzed and optimized by numerical simulation. The results show that the effect of bubbling on the relatively stationary layer in circulation I is related to the tube length and gas volume of bubbling. Larger bubbling gas volume indicates that the range of action below the bubbling nozzle is deep…

Colin Brain

On 6th October 1672 the group of diners at Lord Salisbury’s table included Robert Hooke, the Royal Society’s curator of experiments. He noted in his diary ‘Discoursd after dinner of new glasses...’. This interest in innovative glasses was not an isolated or transient one. The previous year Robert Boyle had argued that it was important that ‘curious people’ should understand ‘tr…

Hong Li, Gülin Demirok

E-glass fibre glass products have found a wide range of applications in composite markets, including automobile parts, printed circuit boards, construction materials, wind turbine blades, pipes, etc. One of the commonly used major ingredients of E-glass batch is kaolin, which provides sources of silica and alumina. This paper focuses on the evaluation of alternative silicate mi…

Guglielmo Macrelli, Arun K. Varshneya, Stefan Karlsson, John C. Mauro

This is the fourth in this series of “Lessons Learned and Yet to be Learned” on topics related to glass strength.In this paper we pick up the topic of stronger glass products from our earlier publication and expand to discussing commercial technologies. Included in this discussion are a brief historical perspective of the initial technologies and update to newer technologies wi…

Barsheek Roy, Andreas Rosin, Thorsten Gerdes, Stefan Schafföner

Aqueous corrosion of soda–lime–silica (SLS) glass surfaces is a ubiquitous phenomenon, demanding a thorough under- standing of the underpinning structural chemistry. Here we unveil the fugacious behaviour of water molecules within the disseminated voids of the subsurface silicate network of SLS glass. The surface nanostructural modifications caused by the exposure of the glass …

Jianyong Guo

This paper introduces the relationship between inheritance, cultural legacy and innovation in traditional art and the historical development of traditional Chinese inner-painted snuff bottles. Although, the traditional Chinese inner-painted snuff bottles are a folk handicraft, it is an integral part of China's intangible cultural heritage and an indispensable and significant ca…

B. Smith, J. Mucciaccio, T. Caplice, Luke Wadle et al.

X-ray detectors are commonly used for medical, crystallography and space physics applications. Most of the current x-ray detectors use cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) as the active medium. This report investigates high density semiconducting and scintillating glasses as potential alternatives to CZT. For the semiconducting glasses, samples composed of xCuO– ((1–x)/2)PbO–((1–x)/ 2 …

Edda Rädlein

Aiming at circular economy we must provide strategies for reuse of EoL (end of life) glass products, for maintenance and increase high material recycling quotas and be open for new technologies. The well-established returnable bottle system in Germany is an almost perfect example for product recycling, albeit in a confined market segment for certain beverages. On the other hand…

Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co. Ltd, Jianwei Li

To establish a comprehensive numerical model for automotive glass forming, firstly, this paper conducts material tests of 3·2 SG glass to obtain detailed material properties. Through thermal expansion experiments, the thermal expansion coefficients including glassy and liquid states are obtained; then by using three-point bending stress relaxation and differential scanning calo…

Michael Noble

The conventional view that George Ravenscroft’s patent of 1674 was granted for the invention of lead glass has been questioned in recent years, the wording in the patent entry book stating, quite simply, ‘A grant to George Ravenscroft Gent. of the sole use and benefit of his invention of Cristaline Glass resembling Rock Cristall, for drinking glasses, for the term and space of …

Michael Noble

The conventional view that George Ravenscroft’s patent of 1674 was granted for the invention of lead glass has been questioned in recent years, the wording in the patent entry book stating, quite simply, ‘A grant to George Ravenscroft Gent. of the sole use and benefit of his invention of Cristaline Glass resembling Rock Cristall, for drinking glasses, for the term and space of …

Daniel J. Backhouse, A. Guilbot, Alex Scrimshire, James D. Eales et al.

The energy intensive and CO 2 -generating nature of commercial mineral wool and glass production necessitates advances and changes in materials and processes. The derivation of raw materials from waste products arising from biomass energy generation offers the possibility of a two-fold environmental benefit: partial replacement of carbonate raw minerals in production, leading t…

Jianwei Li

To establish a comprehensive numerical model for automotive glass forming, firstly, this paper conducts material tests of 3·2 SG glass to obtain detailed material properties. Through thermal expansion experiments, the thermal expansion coefficients including glassy and liquid states are obtained; then by using three-point bending stress relaxation and differential scanning calo…

Kamil Prus

The #Rooswijk1740 project is funded and led by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (Ministry of Educa- tion, Science and Culture), in collaboration with project partner Historic England and UK-contractor MSDS Marine. The oxide compositions of 17 glass bottles recovered from the Rooswijk, a Dutch East India Company (VOC) Indiaman lost in 1740 on the Goodwin Sands, we…

Trevor Gledhill

he archaeological digs carried out into Castleford’s past have revealed a great amount of glass fragments. More than 2400 pieces of vessel glass were found from a minimum of 238 vessels, more than 800 pieces of bottle glass from a minimum of 48 containers, more than 200 pieces of glass and frit beads, 46 gaming counters and 50 tesserie were found. From the catalogued finds by t…

Zuochun Li, Guihe Wang, Feng Huang

Sulphuric acid–water glass slurry is a type of chemical slurry. The gel time of sulfuric acid–water glass slurry is affected by many factors. However, few researchers have addressed the influence of temperature. Through a series of laboratory tests, the viscosity and gel time of sulfuric acid–water glass slurry were studied at temperatures of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80°C, w…