Chemical and Optical Degradation of Some Glass Formulated from Common Municipal Solid Waste; Decorated Glass

One of the most efficient ways to get rid of increasing amounts of municipal wastes in the world is to recycle it. Since it contains large amounts of alkalis such as Ca, Al, P, Fe besides to Si ions. They can be used in the glass industry by adding cheap materials such as cullet or borax. Some of th...

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Published in:SILICON 2018-09, Vol.10 (5), p.2031-2042
Main Authors: El-Alaily, N. A., Abou Hussein, E. M., Ezz ElDin, F. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Borax
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Corrosion
Environmental Chemistry
Glass industry
Inorganic Chemistry
Iron
Lasers
Materials Science
Microhardness
Municipal solid waste
Municipal waste management
Optical Devices
Optical properties
Optics
Original Paper
Photonics
Polymer Sciences
Recycling
Solid waste management
Solid wastes
Ultraviolet radiation
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Summary:One of the most efficient ways to get rid of increasing amounts of municipal wastes in the world is to recycle it. Since it contains large amounts of alkalis such as Ca, Al, P, Fe besides to Si ions. They can be used in the glass industry by adding cheap materials such as cullet or borax. Some of the important characteristics of the prepared glass such as its chemical durability either in acidic or alkaline solutions, optical properties, density, microhardness and its surface morphology were examined. The prepared samples were exposed to different irradiation doses of UV in order to reexamine their properties to find out their effects which imitate the sun light effect. The results showed that the prepared glasses have good properties, which enabled them to be used as windows or as a building front faces or in decoration purposes.
ISSN:1876-990X
1876-9918
DOI:10.1007/s12633-017-9717-8