Hybrid sol-gel coated glass containers

摘要

A method of coating an exterior surface of a glass container 110 that includes the steps of providing a hybrid sol-gel 15 having a solids content of greater than 90% by volume and being formed from a composition including at least one silane and at least one solvent, heating the hybrid sol-gel 15 to produce a heated hybrid sol-gel 15 having a target viscosity between 0.025 Pa•s and 0.05 Pa•s, coating an exterior glass surface of a glass container with the heated hybrid sol-gel 15, and heating the coated exterior glass surface of the glass container to cross-link the hybrid sol-gel 15 and result in a transparent coating on the exterior glass surface of the glass container having greater than 90% silicate-based material by weight.