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Role of sodium sulfate in glass technology

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Sodium sulfate is widely used as a fining agent in high-tonnage glass technology. Since the conditions for redox glassmaking and Fe2+↔Fe3+ equilibrium displacement are formed under the influence of sulfate, the glassmaking process and glass quality largely depend on the quality and particulars of sulfate interaction with a reducing agent. The reactions and stages of sulfate action in the batch and molten glass are examined.

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Translated from Steklo i Keramika, No. 11, pp. 3 – 8, November, 2012.

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Min’ko, N.I., Binaliev, I.M. Role of sodium sulfate in glass technology. Glass Ceram 69, 361–365 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10717-013-9479-8

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