A New Low Cost Surface Treatment For Significant Chemical And Mechanical Improvements In Glasses

A new, cheap surface treatment has been developed as an online process for hot glass surfaces that is suitable for all mass glass production processes. Mechanical strength, hydrolytic resistance and other properties are greatly improved and the possibility of developing a strategic tool to improve the economics of the glass industry appears to exist. Industrial tests carried out in production and on a semi-industrial scale have proven that the use of AlCl3 and mould equipment made from Al could give similar results in an online process as in the laboratory with many advantages. These low cost techniques are applicable to any kind of glass: container. float, tubing, fibre, enamel, and to any kind of composition.