To provide a method capable of producing granules without complicating the production process even if boric acid is not used. The method for producing glass raw material granules has a step of granulating, in the presence of water, a glass raw material composition (A) which comprises from 45 to 75 mass % of silica, from 3 to 30 mass % of aluminum hydroxide and from 0.4 to 4.6 mass % of an alkali metal hydroxide.

Process for the manufacture of a material on the basis of calcium- and/or magnesium carbonate having a reduced decrepitation tendency, wherein a material on the basis of calcium- and/or magnesium carbonate is treated with at least one additive selected among alkali metal compounds and/or acids and/or alkaline earth metal compounds in an amount of 0.05 to 5 wt. % based on the amount of the material on the basis of calcium- and/or magnesium carbonate. Also claimed are the material obtainable by the process and showing reduced decripitation tendency and the use of such material in the manufacture of glass.

A high strength glass fiber is prepared by following steps: weighing raw materials according to a mass percentage of 50-60% silica sol, 24-31% aluminum sol, 8-11% magnesia, 4-5% calcium oxide, 0.1-2% titanium dioxide, 0-0.5% ferric oxide, 0.5-2% niobium pentoxide, 0.5-1.5% antimony trioxide, 0.3-1.5% bismuth nitrate, and 0.1-0.5% boric acid. Deionized water is added. The raw material undergoes mixing by ball milling, spray-drying, calcining, isostatic pressing, melting, and wire-drawing. The invention adopts silicon sol, aluminum sol and bismuth nitrate. Through ball milling and spray-drying, silicon aluminum barium plasmas is evenly coated on surface of other oxide powders. Then nano particles, of silica, alumina and bismuth oxide are obtained by calcining. Under the effect of the high specific surface energy of nano particles, and the close contact of each component, high strength glass fiber is obtained in relatively low fiber drawing temperature while the glass melting temperature and time are significantly reduced.

The present invention relates to pellets for use in the manufacture of glass.

It has been found that conventional cheap waterglass qualities in a strongly acidic medium react to give high-purity silica grades, the treatment of which with a base leads to products which can be processed further to give glass bodies with low silanol group contents.

In order to generate no harmful gas during pouring and reduce a gas defect as one cast metal defect in the manufacture of a three-dimensional lamination-shaped mold, this invention provides a granular material for use in shaping a three-dimensional lamination mold, the granular material being coated with water glass which is activated and cured by a water-soluble ester. The residual water content in the granular material is 1% or less. The water glass is one of a sodium silicate solution, a potassium silicate solution, as alkali metal silicate solutions and a mixture thereof.

In order to well perform recoating regardless of the type of granular material and reuse a refractory aggregate in an unprinted portion without any regeneration process in the manufacture of a three-dimensional lamination-shaped mold, this invention provides a granular material for use in shaping a three-dimensional laminated mold, which is coated with an acid as a catalyst which activates and cures an organic binder for binding the granular material. The acid contains at least one of sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, a sulfonic acid and a carboxylic acid, and is one of a mixture of sulfuric acid and another acid, phosphoric acid only, a mixture of phosphoric acid and another acid, sulfonic acid only, a mixture of sulfonic acid and another acid and a mixture of a carboxylic acid and another acid.

A process for cullet beneficiation by precipitation. A mass of cullet is melted to form a body of molten glass having a heavy metal con ration of greater than 100 ppm. A precipitate agent is introduced into the body of molten glass to form a heavy metal-containing precipitate phase and a liquid beneficiated glass phase within the body of molten glass. The precipitate phase may have a density greater than that of the liquid beneficiated glass phase. Thereafter, the liquid beneficiated glass phase is physically separated from the precipitate phase. The separated liquid beneficiated glass phase has a reduced concentration of heavy metals, as compared to the concentration of heavy metals in the body of molten glass.

The present application relates to boron nitride nanotube (BNNT)-silicate glass composites and to methods of preparing such composites. The methods comprise mixing BNNTs that are coated with a glass former such as boron oxide with a silicate glass precursor to create a mixture; heating the mixture under conditions to obtain a molten silicate glass; and cooling the molten silicate glass under conditions to obtain the BNNT-silicate glass composite.

The present application relates to boron nitride nanotube (BNNT)-silicate glass composites and to methods of preparing such composites. The methods comprise mixing BNNTs that are coated with a glass former such as boron oxide with a silicate glass precursor to create a mixture; heating the mixture under conditions to obtain a molten silicate glass; and cooling the molten silicate glass under conditions to obtain the BNNT-silicate glass composite.