Rapidox Sensor Technology For Glass Melt Redox Measurement

The redox state of a glass melt greatly influences the processing and properties of the glass. Glass colour and workability are also affected by the redox state of the glass. Electrochemical cells have been used to measure the redox state of molten glass online and in the laboratory. The Rapidox System, commercialized by Heraeus Electro-Nite in 1997, represents the culmination of over three years of research directed at development of an industrial measuring system and procedures to characterize the redox state of glass melts.