GLASS FOAM FABRICATION METHOD Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: manufacture of building materials.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to building materials with low heat conductivity and density values. Fabrication of glass foam comprises preliminary heat treatment at temperature below foaming temperature of starting mixture prepared from broken glass powder, carbon-containing gasifier, and sodium and/or potassium silicate aqueous solution, pausing at this temperature to complete foaming process, and subsequent cooling. Starting mixture is prepared at temperature not superior to 70°C by consecutively mixing sodium and/or potassium silicate aqueous solution (30-70%), not sorted broken glass powder (25-65%), and carbon-containing gasifier (4-9%), after which mixture is treated at 450-550°C until removal of water, including chemically bound one, is completed. Resulting product is cooled and then heated to foaming temperature (750-830°C).

EFFECT: improved quality of glass foam at low labor and powder consumption.

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