Glass composition with nickel to reduce energy consumption during its melting step

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阅读说明:本技术 具有镍以减少其熔融步骤期间的能量消耗的玻璃组合物 (Glass composition with nickel to reduce energy consumption during its melting step ) 是由 M·伯加尔特斯 于 2019-02-15 设计创作,主要内容包括:本发明涉及一种在高温下具有低热辐射传导率的玻璃组合物。特别地,本发明涉及一种玻璃组合物,所述玻璃组合物包含以相对于所述玻璃组合物的总重量表示的重量百分比计的以下组分:SiO<Sub>2</Sub> 50%-85%;Al<Sub>2</Sub>O<Sub>3</Sub> 0%-30%,B<Sub>2</Sub>O<Sub>3</Sub> 0%-20%;Na<Sub>2</Sub>O 0%-25%;CaO 0%-25%;MgO 0%-15%;K<Sub>2</Sub>O 0%-20%;BaO 0%-20%;总Fe<Sub>2</Sub>O<Sub>3</Sub>为0.002%-0.1%,并且进一步包含总的玻璃组合物的按重量计0.0001%至0.0020%的水平的NiO。(The present invention relates to a glass composition having low thermal radiation conductivity at high temperatures. In particular, the present invention relates to a glass composition comprising the following components, expressed in weight percentages relative to the total weight of the glass composition: SiO 2 2 50%‑85%;Al 2 O 3 0%‑30%,B 2 O 3 0%‑20%;Na 2 O 0%‑25%;CaO 0%‑25%;MgO 0%‑15%;K 2 0% -20% of O; 0% -20% of BaO; total Fe 2 O 3 From 0.002% to 0.1%, and further comprising NiO at a level of from 0.0001% to 0.0020% by weight of the total glass composition.)

1. A glass composition comprising the following components in weight percentages expressed with respect to the total weight of the glass composition:

SiO2 50%-85% Al2O3 0%-30% B2O3 0%-20% Na2O 0%-25% CaO 0%-25% MgO 0%-15% K2O 0%-20% BaO 0%-20% total Fe2O3 0.002%-0.1%

Characterized in that the glass composition further comprises nickel expressed as NiO at a level of 0.0001 to 0.0020% by weight.

2. The glass composition of claim 1, wherein the glass composition comprises nickel, expressed as NiO, at a level of 0.0018% or less.

3. The glass composition of any of claims 1-2, wherein the glass composition comprises nickel, expressed as NiO, at a level > 0.0005%.

4. The glass composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the glass composition comprises total Fe2O3 at a level of 0.002% to 0.06%, preferably 0.002% to 0.04%, more preferably 0.002% to 0.02%.

5. Glass composition according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises the following components, expressed in weight percentages relative to the total weight of the glass composition:

SiO2 55%-78% Al2O3 0%-18% B2O3 0%-18% Na2O 5%-20% CaO 0%-15% MgO 0%-10% K2O 0%-10% BaO 0%-5%

6. glass composition according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises the following components, expressed in weight percentages with respect to the total weight of the glass composition:

SiO2 60%-75% Al2O3 0%-6% B2O3 0%-4% Na2O 5%-20% CaO 0%-15% MgO 0%-10% K2O 0%-10% BaO 0%-5%

7. the glass composition of any of the preceding claims, wherein the glass composition further comprises cobalt.

8. Glass composition according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises cobalt expressed as CoO at a level of 0.00005% to 0.0020%, more preferably of 0.00005% to 0.0015% by weight.

9. The glass composition of any of the preceding claims, wherein the glass composition further comprises chromium.

10. Glass composition according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises chromium expressed as Cr2O3 at a level of 0.0001% to 0.0025%, more preferably 0.0001% to 0.002% by weight.

11. A glass article made from the glass composition of any of the preceding claims.

12. The glass article of claim 12, in the form of a hollow glass article.

13. The glass article of claim 12, in the form of a glass sheet.

14. The glass article of claim 12, in the form of a glass fiber.

15. Use of nickel for reducing energy consumption during a melting process of a glass composition comprising the following components in weight percent:

SiO2 50%-85% Al2O3 0%-30% B2O3 0%-20% Na2O 0%-25% CaO 0%-25% MgO 0%-15% K2O 0%-20% BaO 0%-20% total Fe2O3 0.002%-0.1%

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a glass composition comprising nickel to reduce energy consumption during the melting step thereof.

Background

Reducing the energy consumption in the melting furnace of the glass industry is a major problem both from an economic point of view and from an environmental point of view. Improvements in industrial process steps have been developed, such as further furnace insulation, optimization of combustion … …. However, further improvements to the process steps would require significantly more expensive investments. Another way to reduce energy consumption is to process the glass composition itself by lowering the melting temperature of the glass composition. The melting temperature is defined as the temperature at which the viscosity of the glass is 10 PaS. Therefore, the melting temperature is reduced by reducing the viscosity of the glass composition at high temperatures. Thereby, the energy to be supplied to the furnace can be reduced.

Recently, "ultra-white" or "ultra-transparent" glasses tend to be preferred in the solar or architectural field due to their high light and/or energy transmittance. These glasses contain low amounts of iron and are therefore also often referred to as "low-iron glasses". For industrial soda-lime glass, low-iron glass is characterized by a total iron content (in terms of total Fe)2O3Expressed) below about 0.1 wt%, typically below 600 ppm. However, these low iron glass compositions are characterized by high radiative thermal conductivity and are therefore difficult to heat by radiation of the wavelength emitted inside the glass furnace. For these low iron glass compositions, it would be highly beneficial to increase the radiation absorption of the molten glass at high temperatures in terms of energy consumption.

Lowering the melting temperature of the glass composition has been considered in the art: U.S. Pat. No. 5,071,796 discloses glazing compositions wherein SiO2Has been coated with Na2O and Al2O3Partial replacement leads to a reduction in viscosity at high temperatures. WO 2014/128714 proposes replacing about half of the silica content, and part or all of the calcium oxide content, with a boron component. However, it is difficult to maintain the glass properties, e.g., fining, of such highly modified compositionsTemperature (fining temperature), glass transition temperature, glass durability, or optical properties. Furthermore, some alternative components can be quite expensive and thus limit their industrial application.

Glass compositions comprising nickel are known in the art. Please refer to, for example, US 2013/0316162, US 2014/0017500, US 3,881,905, which describe glass or tempered glass for a display panel; and US 5,888,917, which discloses transparent haze-free coloured glass.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a low-iron glass composition having low thermal radiation conductivity at high temperatures to reduce energy consumption of the production process without impairing the properties of the glass composition in a cost-effective manner.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention relates to a glass composition comprising the following components in weight percentages expressed with respect to the total weight of the glass composition:

SiO2 50%-85%
Al2O3 0%-30%
B2O3 0%-20%
Na2 O 0%-25%
CaO 0%-25%
MgO 0%-15%
K2O 0%-20%
BaO 0%-20%
total Fe2O3 0.002%-0.1%

Wherein the glass composition further comprises nickel, expressed as NiO, at a level of 0.0001% to 0.0020% by weight.

The invention further relates to a glass product made from said glass composition, in particular in the form of a glass plate, a hollow glass product or a glass fiber.

The invention also relates to the use of nickel for reducing the energy consumption during the melting step of the glass composition according to the invention.

Drawings

FIG. 1A shows the absorption coefficient (. kappa.) as a function of wavelength at room temperature for a prior art glass composition (XCL) and a composition of the invention (XCL-Ni)λ). FIG. 1B shows the absorption coefficient (. kappa.) as a function of wavelength at 1200 ℃ for the same prior art glass composition (XCL) and inventive composition (XCL-Ni)λ). FIG. 1B further illustrates the emissivity gradient (dE) of a black body as a function of the same wavelength at a temperature of 1200 deg.Cλ/dT)。

FIG. 2 graphically illustrates the addition of a nickel component to a low iron composition to reduce the relative radiative heat transfer coefficient (Rk)r) The influence of (c). For normalization (Rk)r1) glass composition of 1000ppm Fe2O3(total iron content) and 0ppm NiO.

FIG. 3 showsOut of having 670ppm Fe2O3Starting with a base glass, the increase in specific energy consumption (in%) obtained with a glass composition rich in iron or nickel. Black dots are industrial data which record from 670ppm Fe2O3Initially, with gradual addition of Fe2O3Increase in specific energy consumption. The dashed lines above the black dots are the calculated specific energy increase for glasses containing nickel components (5, 10, and 15ppm levels of NiO), the calculated specific energy increase for glass compositions having a total iron content ranging between 670 and 870 ppm.

Detailed Description

It is an object of the present invention to provide a low-iron glass composition having low thermal radiation conductivity to reduce energy consumption during the production process. It has been surprisingly found that the addition of a small amount of nickel to a low iron glass composition in a cost-effective manner allows for a significant reduction in thermal radiation conductivity while maintaining the mechanical properties, viscosity and chemical durability of the glass composition.

Throughout this document, when ranges are indicated, the endpoints are included. In addition, all integer and subfield values within the value range are expressly included as if explicitly written out. Also throughout this document, the values of contents are expressed as weight percentages, that is to say relative to the total weight of the glass, unless explicitly specified otherwise (for example in ppm). Throughout this document, unless explicitly specified otherwise, the iron content is total and in Fe2O3And (4) showing.

The glass composition of the present invention comprises nickel, expressed as NiO, at a level of from 0.0001% to 0.0020% by weight.

In a preferred embodiment, the glass composition of the present invention contains nickel expressed as NiO at a level of 0.0018% by weight or less, preferably 0.0015% by weight or less, more preferably 0.0010% by weight or less, and ideally 0.0008% by weight or less.

In another preferred embodiment, the glass composition of the present invention contains nickel expressed as NiO at a level of 0.0002% by weight or more, more preferably 0.0003% by weight or more, or even > 0.0005%.

Glass composition package of the inventionContaining total iron (as Fe) at a level of 0.002 to 0.1% by weight2O3Representation). In a preferred embodiment, the glass composition comprises total iron (as Fe) at a level of 0.002 to 0.06%, preferably 0.002 to 0.04%, more preferably 0.002 to 0.02% by weight2O3Representation).

The present invention solves the following technical challenges: by reducing the radiative conductivity (k) of the glass composition in the wavelength corresponding to the energy radiated in the melting furnace at the temperature reached in said furnacer) And thus increase the absorption coefficient (κ)λ) Glass compositions having low thermal radiation conductivity at high temperatures are formulated. It has been surprisingly found that the addition of low amounts of nickel to glass compositions having relatively low amounts of total iron provides such low thermal radiation conductivity. Moreover, this solution (by which the composition is only slightly modified) allows the mechanical and chemical characteristics of the glass composition to be maintained.

Radiation transmission in a molten glass composition can be evaluated by rossland approximation (Rosseland approximation) based on the following assumptions: photon propagation can be modeled by the laws of diffusion, i.e., energy flux F and thermal gradient according to equation I

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Proportional, where z is the glass height, where the scaling factor krIs the radiative heat transfer coefficient.

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Radiative heat transfer coefficient krThe emissivity gradient at all wavelengths can be determined by following equation II

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(rate of change of emissivity with temperature) and absorption coefficient κλAre summed to calculate. For the purposes of the present invention, the emissivity E emitted in the furnaceλAbsorbing to a black body.

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It has been found that, in order to improve heat transfer into the molten glass in the low iron glass composition, the thermal gradient in equation I is increased,this can be achieved by reducing the radiative heat transfer coefficient k of the glass compositionrAnd therefore by increasing its absorption coefficient κλTo be implemented. Furthermore, it has been found that the absorption curve of the glass composition must be matched as much as possible to the emissivity gradient of the energy radiation emitted in the furnace in order to have a significant effect on the radiative thermal conductivity.

The absorption coefficient kappa of the compositions of the prior art and of the invention (according to Table 1 below) was measured at room temperature and at elevated temperatureλ. The high temperature corresponds to the temperature normally reached in glass furnaces.

TABLE 1 Compositions of the prior art Compositions of the invention
Reference to XCL XCL-Ni
SiO2(wt%) 73.0 73.0
Al2O3(wt%) 0.03 0.03
CaO(wt%) 8.25 8.25
MgO(wt%) 4.5 4.5
Na2O(wt%) 13.9 13.9
K2O(wt%) 0.01 0.01
SO3(wt%) 0.32 0.32
Fe2O3 tot(wt%) 0.0102 0.0102
Ni(ppm) 0 19

The absorption coefficient was measured in the laboratory according to the following method: the specific spectrometer was designed to measure the transmittance from 250 to 2800nm at high temperature. A temperature of 1200 c was chosen as representative of the temperature reached in the furnace. The radiation sources are xenon and halogen lamps (from 250 to 2000nm) and ceramic elements (for wavelengths above 2000 nm). The radiation is modulated and split into two beams into a laboratory furnace. One beam's optical path is dedicated to measuring the transmittance of the glass sample, and the other beam does not pass through the sample and serves as a blank. The transmittance detector is a photomultiplier tube or a semiconductor. The glass sample holder was an alumina ring with two sapphire windows. Measurements were made at two different thicknesses of 1mm and 2 mm. Thus, the absorption coefficient was calculated from the two recorded transmission spectra.

The absorption coefficients (κ) of the two low-iron glass compositions described above, namely, XCL without nickel component (prior art composition) and XCL-Ni with low levels of nickel (composition of the invention)λ) Measured at wavelengths from 250nm to 2800 nm. The absorption coefficient was measured as a function of wavelength at room temperature (fig. 1A) and 1200 c (fig. 1B) according to the method described above. FIG. 1B further illustrates the emissivity gradient (dE) of a black body as a function of the same wavelength at the same temperature of 1200 deg.Cλ/dT). For illustrative purposes, only the shape of this latter curve is important, and the values in FIG. 1B are normalized to the function dEλMaximum value of/dT.

As can be seen in FIG. 1A (where the absorption coefficients of the glass compositions are measured at different wavelengths at room temperature), this is due to Fe2+The prior art composition XCL exhibits a strong absorption band centered at 1000 nm. The XCL-Ni composition of the present invention exhibits several strong absorption bands in the visible range and also several peaks centered at 1000 and 2000nm in the infrared spectrum. These peaks explain the slightly higher IR absorption of the nickel-containing glass composition at room temperature compared to the prior art compositions.

Figure 1B illustrates the surprising benefit of the compositions of the present invention. The absorption in the visible range of the composition of the invention (XCL-Ni) is reduced at high temperatures but strongly increases in the infrared (above 1700nm) compared to the reference (XCL, prior art composition), which is highly beneficial for improving the absorption of the radiation emitted in the furnace.

As illustrated below in fig. 1A and 1B, it has surprisingly been found that the compositions of the present invention advantageously absorb both the radiation emitted by the flame and the radiation re-emitted by the refractory material in the furnace. Indeed, the inventive composition comprising a low amount of nickel exhibits an absorption band in the infrared wavelength at high temperature that matches the emissivity gradient of the energy furnace herein absorbing to a black body (fig. 1B).

Using equation II and the absorption coefficient k taken from FIG. 1BλHas calculated the radiative heat transfer coefficient k for low-iron glass compositions characterized by different levels of iron content and different levels of nickel contentr

The relative radiative thermal conductivity Rk has been calculated using equation II (above)r. Absorption coefficient of iron and nickel kappaλDerived from an optical model calibrated to the absorption curves from the measurements in fig. 1A and 1B at room temperature and 1200 ℃. Will krThe values were normalized to contain 1000ppm Fe2O3But not nickel, to obtain a relative radiation thermal conductivity Rkr

FIG. 2 illustrates the addition of nickel to a low iron composition to reduce the relative radiative heat transfer coefficient (Rk)r) The benefits of (1). Figure 2 illustrates that the addition of nickel to the glass composition has a greater effect on the radiation transmission for compositions with lower iron content. It further illustrates that the first few ppm of nickel is most effective in reducing the relative radiative heat transfer coefficient. Increasing the nickel level above 0.002% by weight of the total glass composition did not provide significant incremental benefits.

The computational fluid dynamics model of the glass furnace typically uses an approximation of radiant thermal conductivity as calculated herein. Thus, the data from FIG. 2 can be used by the glass technician to estimate the energy increase as a function of the amount of nickel added to the melt versus a given amount of iron. Fig. 3 shows an alternative estimate based on industrial data, reporting the change in specific consumption (in percent)/amount of iron.

Industrial data has been collected on the energy increase of silicate-based glass compositions at different levels of iron content: please refer to the dots shown in fig. 3. These industry data report 670ppm Fe from the initial level2O3 totGroup (2)Compound start with Fe2O3 totAn increase in the content, an increase in the specific energy consumption (i.e., a decrease in energy). From these industrial data obtained at different iron quantities, the heat transfer coefficient k can be calculatedrAnd thus obtain krIs linked to an increase in specific consumption. In addition, k is based on the measurement of FIG. 2λK can be calculated for glass compositions containing both nickel and ironrAnd applying the same function f to k of these glass compositionsrTranslates into an increase in specific energy consumption, as illustrated in fig. 3. In fact, FIG. 3 shows the energy gains obtained using glass compositions containing various nickel additions (5, 10, and 15ppm NiO) calculated for glass compositions having total iron contents ranging between 670 and 870 ppm. In the presence of 670ppm Fe2O3 totThe 5ppm NiO in the glass composition of (a) will reduce the specific energy consumption by about 1%, which is indeed significant in the current glass melting field. The addition of 10ppm to 15ppm NiO to the same glass composition provided specific energy consumption increases of 1.7% and 2.2%, respectively. For glass compositions with higher iron content, the increase per ppm NiO was lower, but still significant. In the presence of 870ppm Fe2O3 totThe addition of 5ppm to 15ppm NiO in the glass composition of (1) gives an increase in specific energy consumption of 0.7% to 1.5%, respectively.

In a preferred embodiment, the glass composition of the present invention further comprises cobalt expressed as CoO at a level of preferably 0.00005% to 0.0020%, more preferably 0.00005% to 0.0015% by weight. In fact, it has been found that the addition of nickel even at the low levels required by the present invention may slightly affect the optical properties, such as the color of the final product. Depending on the target application/use, this may or may not be a problem. The yellow color imparted by the nickel can be readily neutralized by cobalt addition if desired.

In another embodiment, the glass composition of the present invention further comprises Cr at a level preferably from 0.0001% to 0.0025%, more preferably from 0.0001% to 0.002% by weight2O3Of the representationAnd (3) chromium. Indeed, it has been found that the addition of chromium to the glass composition of the present invention can provide similar benefits to the addition of nickel, since it allows to reduce the radiative thermal conductivity of the corresponding glass composition, but in a less effective way compared to nickel.

In a preferred embodiment, the glass composition of the present invention is free of selenium. By selenium-free is meant herein a glass composition having <3ppm, preferably <2ppm, selenium (expressed as Se). In a more preferred embodiment, the glass composition of the present invention does not include a combination of selenium and cobalt.

The glass composition according to the invention is made of glass which may belong to various classes. The glass may for example be of the soda-lime-silica, aluminosilicate or borosilicate type, or the like.

In addition to iron and nickel, the glass composition of the invention comprises the following components in weight percentages expressed with respect to the total weight of the glass composition:

SiO2 50%-85%
Al2O3 0%-30%
B2O3 0%-20%
Na2O 0%-25
CaO
0%-25%
MgO 0%-15%
K2O 0%-20
BaO
0%-20%

in a preferred embodiment, the glass composition of the invention comprises the following components in weight percentages expressed with respect to the total weight of the glass composition:

more preferably
SiO2 50%-78% 55%-78%
Al2O3 0%-18% 0%-18%
B2O3 0%-18% 0%-18%
Na2O 0%-20% 5%-20
CaO
0%-25% 0%-15%
MgO 0%-10% 0%-10
K2O
0%-10% 0%-10
BaO
0%-5% 0%-5%

Preferred compositions of the invention that are particularly useful for glass sheets and hollow glass articles are of the soda-lime-silica type. Advantageously, according to this preferred embodiment, the composition comprises the following components, in weight percentages expressed with respect to the total weight of the glass composition:

SiO2 60%-75%
Al2O3 0%-6%
B2O3 0%-4%
Na2O 5%-20
CaO
0%-15%
MgO 0%-10%
K2O 0%-10
BaO
0%-5%

other preferred glass compositions of the invention, which are particularly useful for glass fiber applications, comprise the following components in weight percentages expressed with respect to the total weight of the glass composition:

SiO2 50%-75%
Al2O3 10%-30%
B2O3 0%-20%
Na2O 0%-5
CaO
0%-25%
MgO 0%-15%
K2O 0%-5
BaO
0%-5%

the following table shows a description of the glass composition according to the invention considered suitable for glass fibers:

description 1 Description 2 Description 3
SiO2(%) 59-61 52-56 64-66
B2O3(%) - 5-10 -
TiO2(%) - 0-0.8 -
Fe2O3(%) 0.05-0.1 0.05-0.1 0.002-0.1
Al2O3(%) 12.5-13.5 12-16 24-26
CaO(%) 21.5-22.5 16-25 0-0.3
MgO(%) 2.7-3.3 0-5 9-11
Na2O(%) 0.03-0.05 0-2 0-0.3
K2O(%) 0.25-0.60 Is included in Na2In O Is included in Na2In O

The glass compositions of the present invention are of particular interest when used in the manufacture of glass articles, particularly hollow glass articles, glass sheets and/or glass fibers. The hollow glass article may be a glass bottle, a glass flask, a glass jar … …. Glass fibers are glass in the form of fibers used to make various products, such as insulation glass wool, and are typically composed of fine glass fibers that are matt.

In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to an insulated glazing made from the composition of the present invention.

In an alternative preferred embodiment, the present invention is directed to a glass fiber made from the glass composition of the present invention.

Typically, the method for making glass comprises the steps of: (i) melting a batch of starting materials comprising a mixture of glass starting materials and/or cullet in a glass melting furnace/tank; and then shaping the molten glass into a desired shape. The melting step includes providing heat to the starting material or cullet by radiative transfer to achieve melting/melting. Typically, the heat is generated by combustion with preheated air using fossil fuel (i.e., natural gas) through a burner.

For example, to form fibers, molten glass may be drawn continuously from a bushing. To form hollow glass like bottles, molten glass is put into a mold, and then the glass is molded into a glass bottle body by a blow molding technique. The glass sheet may be obtained by a float process, a drawing process, a rolling process or any other process known to produce glass sheets starting from a molten glass composition. In an embodiment according to the invention, the glass sheet is a float glass sheet. The term "float glass sheet" is understood to mean a glass sheet formed by the float glass process which consists in casting molten glass onto a bath of molten tin under reducing conditions.

The invention also relates to the use of nickel for reducing the energy consumption during the melting step of the glass composition according to the invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be further described by way of example. The following examples are provided for illustrative purposes and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Examples of the invention

For the preparation of the glass compositions of the examples: the powder raw materials were mixed together and placed in a melting crucible according to each composition specified below. The feed mixture is then heated in an electric furnace to a temperature that allows the feed to completely melt.

The following glass compositions were made according to the present invention. These glass compositions are particularly suitable for use as glass sheets or hollow glass articles.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SiO2(%) 72.2 72.2 72.3 72.2 72.2 72.2 72.2 72.3
Al2O3(%) 0.62 0.63 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.61 0.62 0.61
Fe2O3(%) 0.075 0.077 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.074 0.073
CaO(%) 8.89 8.91 8.85 8.87 8.84 8.87 8.86 8.67
MgO(%) 4.28 4.26 4.29 4.30 4.30 4.29 4.30 4.21
Na2O(%) 13.50 13.53 13.46 13.48 13.50 13.50 13.52 13.44
K2O(%) 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06
Ni(ppm) 4 5 9 13 3 6 6 8
Co(ppm) - - - - 0.75 1.5 2.5 3.5

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