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US 6,470,710 B1Granted
Method for melting glass
AssigneeAsahi Glass Company, Limited
InventorsYusuke Takei, Kenji Oda
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Abstract
Glass raw material is fed to a glass furnace to prepare molten glass. At least one metal compound from one of the following metals: aluminum, titanium, silicon, zinc, magnesium, iron, chromium, cobalt, cerium or calcium is supplied to a foam layer formed on the molten glass to diminish or extinguish the foam layer.
Claims11
A method for melting glass, comprising:
- melting glass raw material fed to a glass furnace to prepare molten glass;
- wherein at least one metal compound which is a compound of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, titanium, silicon, zinc, magnesium, cobalt and calcium is supplied to a foam layer formed on the molten glass to diminish or extinguish the foam layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.