{"title":"Suppressing the thermal conduction in glass–ceramic foams by controlling crystallization","authors":"Line Thomsen, Yuanzheng Yue, Martin B. Østergaard","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16694","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16694","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Glass-based insulating materials have attracted considerable attention owing to their tailorable properties. It is known that the thermal conductivity of glass ceramics can be greatly influenced by varying their crystallinity. However, the mechanism of such influence in glass–ceramic foams remains poorly understood. In this study, we demonstrate our new findings regarding the correlation between thermal conductivity and crystallinity in silicate glass–ceramic foams. The foams were produced by mixing ZrO<sub>2</sub>-containing soda-lime glass powder with CaCO<sub>3</sub> as foaming agent and foam them using a thermochemical approach. ZrO<sub>2</sub> was introduced as a nucleation agent. The crystallinity of the foams was varied by adjusting the heating protocol, i.e., by varying temperature, time, and number of heating cycles. The glass–ceramic foams exhibited relative crystallinities of <30%. The identity of the crystalline phases in the glass–ceramic foams varies with crystallinity. Specifically, cristobalite diminished, but devitrite grew with increasing crystallinity. It was observed that the crystallinity had a nonmonotonic impact on the thermal conductivity of the glass–ceramic foams. The optimum crystallinity for achieving the lowest thermal conductivity was 8–10%, resulting in an approximately 20% lower thermal conductivity compared to noncrystalline. Our findings have implications for the future design of glass–ceramic foams.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"16 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143530172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microstructure and ion-exchange properties of transparent glass–ceramics containing Mg2SiO4 crystals","authors":"Kangkang Geng, Yunlan Guo, Chao Liu","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16693","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16693","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Transparent glass–ceramics (GCs) with excellent mechanical properties is a growing demand in the field of optoelectronic devices. In this work, Mg<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> nanocrystals embedded transparent GCs were prepared using the melt-quenching method. The effects of the TiO<sub>2</sub> content on the structural and crystallization properties of glass were examined, and the influence of Mg<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> crystallization on the depth of layer (DOL) for K–Na ion-exchange was also investigated. The introduction of TiO<sub>2</sub> was advantageous for the enhanced bulk crystallization of Mg<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> nanocrystals within the glass matrix. With an increase in the TiO<sub>2</sub> content, the size of Mg<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> nanocrystals decreased, leading to an improvement in the transmittance of the GCs. Crystallization of Mg<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>4</sub> nanocrystals promoted the increase in Vickers hardness and ion-exchange DOL obviously, and the Vickers hardness can further be improved by ion-exchange. Ion-exchange resulted in the transformation of NaAlSiO<sub>4</sub> into KAlSiO<sub>4</sub>. Results reported here are valuable for the design and preparation of GCs with excellent mechanical and ion-exchange properties.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Deng, Elliott Wakelin, Erhan Kilinc, Paul A. Bingham
{"title":"A survey of commercial soda–lime–silica glass compositions: Trends and opportunities I—Compositions, properties and theoretical energy requirements","authors":"Wei Deng, Elliott Wakelin, Erhan Kilinc, Paul A. Bingham","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16691","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16691","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This research aimed to investigate the compositions of commercial soda–lime–silica glasses currently present in the UK market, as there is a lack of recent research on the subject, with the most recent studies now being over 20 years old. This study involved sampling and analyzing the compositions of over 30 commercial soda–lime–silica container and float glass samples, primarily from the UK market, in 2022 to 2023. Based on the results, the characteristics of these commercial glasses has been evaluated using multiple property models and analysis methods. In the first part, we illustrated the opportunities for glass manufacturers to modify or adjust their glass compositions to enable lower melting temperatures, thereby reducing energy demand and fuel carbon emissions. This can help the glass industry meet its net zero carbon emissions targets. It de-risks compositional modifications for a glass manufacturer by highlighting that other manufacturers have already successfully commercially implemented such changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijag.16691","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Toshiyuki Kajioka, Koji Ikegami, Toshimasa Kanai, Hiromitsu Kozuka
{"title":"Anti-glare performance of sol-gel-derived spray coatings prepared with various water-to-alkoxide ratios","authors":"Toshiyuki Kajioka, Koji Ikegami, Toshimasa Kanai, Hiromitsu Kozuka","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16692","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16692","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We fabricated anti-glare (AG) coatings on glass sheets by spraying alkoxide-derived silica sols and demonstrated that the water-to-alkoxide ratio is one of the key factors for improving AG performance and sol stability. We synthesized silica sols using tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), water, nitric acid, and denatured ethanol and sprayed them on sheets of chemically strengthened glass. The molar ratios of water to TEOS (r) were 3, 7, and 14. The sol with r = 7 provided a higher arithmetic-mean height (Sa), smaller autocorrelation length (Sal), and better optical properties (lower gloss, higher haze, and lower sparkle level) than the sol with r = 3. An excessive amount of water at r = 14 yielded a large Sal and a high sparkle level. As the storage time of the sols increased, higher r values caused a more pronounced increase in Sa. Although none of the sols showed noticeable temporal changes during dynamic light scattering measurements, solutions with higher r values exhibited a more remarkable reduction in the retention time during liquid chromatography with a styrene-divinylbenzene matrix. Hence, an excessive amount of water was thought to cause hydrophilization of the polymerized species during storage.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142759830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enthalpy relaxation of sodium aluminosilicate glasses from thermal analysis","authors":"Brittney M. Hauke, John C. Mauro","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16688","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16688","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The sodium aluminosilicate (NAS) glass family is important for many different industrial applications, but glass relaxation has not yet been thoroughly studied in this system. Thermal analysis techniques such as differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC) can provide insight into the enthalpy relaxation of glass by measuring the glass transition temperature (<i>T</i><sub>g</sub>), activation energy, and enthalpy of relaxation. MDSC is mostly used to study nonoxide and low <i>T</i><sub>g</sub> glasses, and there is much debate about whether the nonreversing heat flow analysis method is accurate. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper using MDSC to study these NAS compositions, and one of few papers to report MDSC on high <i>T</i><sub>g</sub> oxide glasses. We report on one set of modulation conditions that obtain a linear response using Lissajous curves, as well as comparing the activation energy calculated from DSC with the enthalpy of relaxation obtained from MDSC. Our results show that the activation energy and enthalpy of relaxation do not give the same compositional minimum in relaxation, and therefore more work is needed to investigate the validity of the nonreversing heat flow approach for high <i>T</i><sub>g</sub> oxide glasses.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijag.16688","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Deng, Elliot Wakelin, Erhan Kilinc, Paul A. Bingham
{"title":"A survey of commercial soda–lime–silica glass compositions: Trends and opportunities II—Principal component analysis (PCA) of glass compositions","authors":"Wei Deng, Elliot Wakelin, Erhan Kilinc, Paul A. Bingham","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16689","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16689","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the first part of the study, we sampled and investigated the composition of commercial glasses in the UK market from 2022 to 2023, as well as property data provided by various models. In this part, we utilize principal component analysis (PCA) to conduct a comparative analysis, integrating these data with the composition of commercial glass documented in previous literature. The widely held belief that the composition of commercial soda–lime–silica glasses has remained essentially unchanged over the past 30+ years is challenged by this research. The differences in composition of current commercial glass compositions compared to glasses from 30 to 40 years ago have been quantified. This not only sheds light on the direction of travel and reasons for adjustments to UK glass compositions over recent decades, but it also provides insights and predictions into the future trends.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijag.16689","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hong Li, Gülin Demirok, Perla Ibarra-Munoz, Yingcheng Zhang, Ilkay Sökmen, Banu Arslan, Ann Jose, Ashutosh Goel
{"title":"Effects of alternative natural silicates on the kinetics of batch-to-melt conversion for E-Glass fiber","authors":"Hong Li, Gülin Demirok, Perla Ibarra-Munoz, Yingcheng Zhang, Ilkay Sökmen, Banu Arslan, Ann Jose, Ashutosh Goel","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16690","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16690","url":null,"abstract":"<p>For the fiberglass industry making E-Glass fiber products predominantly, reduction in glass batch melting energy can be achieved by using alternative raw materials that improve the kinetics of the batch-to-melt (B<i>t</i>M) conversion process. The present study evaluates the effects of the following five types of natural silicate minerals: kaolin (comprising low [<5 wt%] and high [>50 wt%] “free” quartz), pyrophyllite, anorthosite, and wollastonite, on the B<i>t</i>M conversion process using a reference commercial E-Glass composition. The study used isothermal heat treatment of individual silicate minerals and batch samples containing them, infrared spectroscopy, powder x-ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to characterize the stages of the BtM conversion process in detail. Based on the results of this study, a simplified reaction scheme or mechanism is proposed to account for the effect of batch chemistry on the B<i>t</i>M kinetics, namely, “free SiO<sub>2</sub>” + “free CaO” → CaSiO<sub>3</sub> controls the kinetics of the batch melting. Relative to the E-Glass control batch made using kaolin, sand, and limestone, the DSC tests showed the benefits of using pyrophyllite (replacing kaolin and sand), anorthosite (replacing kaolin and some limestone), and wollastonite (replacing limestone) in lowering the B<i>t</i>M conversion energy (from room temperature [RT] to 1200°C) between 20% and 50%.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142762729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chenxi Jiang, Yanhang Wang, Hanzhen Zhu, Qilong Liao, Fu Wang
{"title":"Effect of boron oxide on the structure and properties of Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2 transparent glass-ceramics","authors":"Chenxi Jiang, Yanhang Wang, Hanzhen Zhu, Qilong Liao, Fu Wang","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16687","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16687","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Transparent lithium aluminum silicon glass-ceramics are prepared via heat treatment and the effect of boron oxide (B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) content on the structure and properties of Li<sub>2</sub>O-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-SiO<sub>2</sub> glass-ceramics is investigated. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results reveal that the parent glass containing B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> exhibits a higher concentration of bridging oxygen (BO). With an increase in B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> content, the relative amount of BO changes from 76.64% to 79.86% and then to 79.52%. Simultaneously, the second crystallization peak temperature T<sub>P2</sub> of the samples increases from 715°C to 720°C and then to 724°C by differential scanning calorimeter analysis. The X-ray diffractometer and scanning electron microscope results indicate that the addition of B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> facilitates grain growth, while an increase in B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> substitution for Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> hinders the precipitation of LiAlSi<sub>4</sub>O<sub>10</sub> but promotes quartz formation. The glass containing 2 wt% B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> with the heat treatment of 560°C/ 4 h+ 680°C/2 h shows a Vickers Hardness value of approximately 7.75 GPa, and a transmittance at 550 nm reaching ∼85%.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142179920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of bottom deformation on median crack repropagation after wheel scribing in glass","authors":"Kumiko Murakami, Souta Matsusaka, Sho Itoh, Hirofumi Hidai, Mitsuru Kitaichi","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16686","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16686","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Wheel scribing on glass generates a vertical crack with a periodic stripe pattern beneath the wheel (hereafter referred to as the first crack). After the passage of the scribing wheel, sometimes seconds later, the first crack is repropagated with a smooth surface (the second crack). The second crack propagates to 90% or more of the glass thickness under suitable scribing conditions, facilitating the breaking process. The mechanism of secondary crack propagation has not been sufficiently explained in previous studies. Therefore, this study used analytical and experimental methods to examine stress distribution and crack propagation behavior during wheel scribing. Finite element analysis suggests that the increase in the stress intensity factor contributing to the propagation of the second crack was due to not only the crack opening force but also the bottom deformation of the glass specimen. An analytical model accounting for the bottom deformation can simulate the characteristic behavior, such as rapid deepening when the scribing load exceeds a specific threshold value, of the second crack. This study indicates that the elastoplastic deformation caused by wheel contact induces the deformation of the entire specimen, and the state of the bottom constraints is important for controlling the second crack.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijag.16686","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142179921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technoeconomic feasibility of photovoltaic recycling","authors":"Beatrice Crespo, Cailean Cavanaugh, Arron Potter, Stuart Yaniger, Gabrielle Gaustad, Collin Wilkinson","doi":"10.1111/ijag.16679","DOIUrl":"10.1111/ijag.16679","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Photovoltaic (PV) modules are a key technology to aid the imminent transition from carbon-based energy. End-of-life crystalline silicon PV modules produce a waste stream that is predominantly landfilled due to the recycling challenges associated with PV reuse economics. Current practices recycle the aluminum frame and repurpose the junction box but landfill the rest of the module. The primary challenge in recycling the remaining module is finding a technoeconomically viable method for separating the silicon and glass from the ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) layers. This issue will rapidly expand with time as it is estimated that flat glass production for solar panels is currently unable to meet the demand for PV. Current literature suggests that chemical, thermal, and mechanical delamination offer economically feasible solutions under ideal circumstances. In this work we evaluate these methods using end-of-life panels and assess the economic viability. The technoeconomic study presented here suggests the most economically viable option for disposing of end-of-life solar panels, given current technology, is landfilling. Thermal delamination may offer an alternative route in the future. Financial incentives, which can be quantified with this work, may be required to kickstart PV recycling to help bridge externalities around environmental impact.</p>","PeriodicalId":13850,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Applied Glass Science","volume":"15 4","pages":"381-390"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141881161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}