Research
Title : | Microwave melting of glass: A potential method for tailoring glass properties |
Area of research : | Chemical Sciences, Material Sciences |
Focus area : | Tailoring glass properties |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Ashis Kumar Mandal, Scientist, CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Ahmedabad |
Timeline Start Year : | 2020 |
Timeline End Year : | 2022 |
Contact info : | ashis@cgcri.res.in |
Details
Executive Summary : | Objective: Developing filter glasses i.e. IR absorbing, UV Transmitting glasses etc. To prepare safety goggles using heat absorbing glass melted in MW heating in air; To investigate optical properties of glass doped with transition metal and rare earth elements; To optimize volatility loss of selective elements (B2O3) in glasses; To explore surface modification for improvement of mechanical property. Summary: Crystalline anatase form of TiO2 doped fibers and transparent glass-ceramics containing Co(II) doped. |
Organizations involved
Implementing Agency : | CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Ahmedabad Funding Agency :Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India | Source (more info) :https://csirprojects.anusandhan.net/ | |