To provide a method for recycling a solar cell module glass, which enables development of other novel applications of a waste glass of a solar cell module while controlling an elution amount of Sb from the waste glass into water. Disclosed is a method for recycling a solar cell module glass, the method comprising: grinding a solar cell module glass into a glass powder; adding at least one foaming agent selected from SiC, CaCO.sub.3 and a seashell, and a particular inhibitor to the glass powder to produce a mixture; and heating the mixture to 700 to 1,100° C. to produce a foam glass.

The invention provides a method to form a melt for making man-made vitreous fibres, in which mineral raw material is melted in a gas-fired cyclone furnace and the mineral charge comprises a material that comprises metallic aluminium.

The present invention provides a red light emitting glass ceramic and a preparation method thereof, and an LED/LD light emitting device. A.sub.2Al.sub.4Si.sub.5O.sub.18:Eu.sup.2+ cordierite of the red light emitting glass ceramic capable of realizing blue light excited red light emission is a crystal phase material, wherein A is at least one of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn and at least comprises Mg. The present invention particularly provides the red light emitting glass ceramic taking a chemical formula A.sub.2Al.sub.4Si.sub.5O.sub.18:Eu.sup.2+ as a crystal phase. The present invention further provides a preparation method of the transparent glass ceramic. The glass ceramic comprising the crystal phase, with the chemical formula of Mg.sub.2Al.sub.4Si.sub.5O.sub.18:Eu.sup.2+, is excited by blue light to emit red light, the internal/external quantum efficiencies reaching up to 94.5%/70.6%, respectively.

The present invention provides a red light emitting glass ceramic and a preparation method thereof, and an LED/LD light emitting device. A.sub.2Al.sub.4Si.sub.5O.sub.18:Eu.sup.2+ cordierite of the red light emitting glass ceramic capable of realizing blue light excited red light emission is a crystal phase material, wherein A is at least one of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn and at least comprises Mg. The present invention particularly provides the red light emitting glass ceramic taking a chemical formula A.sub.2Al.sub.4Si.sub.5O.sub.18:Eu.sup.2+ as a crystal phase. The present invention further provides a preparation method of the transparent glass ceramic. The glass ceramic comprising the crystal phase, with the chemical formula of Mg.sub.2Al.sub.4Si.sub.5O.sub.18:Eu.sup.2+, is excited by blue light to emit red light, the internal/external quantum efficiencies reaching up to 94.5%/70.6%, respectively.

Concrete may be melted to form a glass product. Methods and batch compositions including concrete may be used to produce amorphous silica materials including, but not limited to, glass, container glass, fiber glass, glass bead, glass spheres, sheet or plate glass, glass aggregate, glass sand, abrasives, proppants, foamed glass, and manufactured glass articles. The initial processing steps include preparing a melt batch comprising concrete and, optionally, other components, melting the melt batch, and cooling the melted melt batch. Further processing steps may be utilized to produce the glass article.

Concrete may be melted to form a glass product. Methods and batch compositions including concrete may be used to produce amorphous silica materials including, but not limited to, glass, container glass, fiber glass, glass bead, glass spheres, sheet or plate glass, glass aggregate, glass sand, abrasives, proppants, foamed glass, and manufactured glass articles. The initial processing steps include preparing a melt batch comprising concrete and, optionally, other components, melting the melt batch, and cooling the melted melt batch. Further processing steps may be utilized to produce the glass article.

The disclosure provides a slag wool composition including about 60 to about 80 wt. % blast furnace slag and about 20 to about 40 wt. % basalt, based on the total weight of the inorganic raw materials, wherein the composition has an A/B ratio in a range of about 1.20 to about 1.70. The disclosure further provides a slag wool produced using the slag wool composition of the disclosure, wherein the slag wool has a fiber diameter in a range of about 4.0 microns to about 10.0 microns. The disclosure further provides a method for the manufacture of slag wool.

Methods and a glass manufacturing system are described herein that impact compaction in a glass sheet. For instance, a method is described herein for impacting compaction in a glass sheet made by a glass manufacturing system. In addition, a glass manufacturing system is described herein which manufactures a glass sheet that meets a compaction target. Plus, a method is described herein for maintaining an uniform compaction between glass sheets made by different glass manufacturing systems.

Methods and a glass manufacturing system are described herein that impact compaction in a glass sheet. For instance, a method is described herein for impacting compaction in a glass sheet made by a glass manufacturing system. In addition, a glass manufacturing system is described herein which manufactures a glass sheet that meets a compaction target. Plus, a method is described herein for maintaining an uniform compaction between glass sheets made by different glass manufacturing systems.

A system for preheating batch materials in a glass melting furnace includes a preheater having an outlet through which fluid is exhausted and an inlet that receives fluids exhausted from the furnace and recirculated from the preheater outlet. In one embodiment, a cyclonic separator has an inlet in communication with the preheater outlet and an outlet in fluid communication with a fan. A controller controls the speed of the fan responsive to a drop in pressure between the separator inlet and outlet and a temperature at the separator outlet. In other embodiments, controllers control valves that (i) control the amount of fluids exhausted from the preheater that are delivered to a flue and recirculated to the preheater or (ii) control the amount of fluids diverted to charger for the furnace, in response to temperatures in a duct coupled to the preheater inlet.