Glass container composition

摘要

A glass container and related methods of manufacturing. The glass container has a glass composition including soda-lime base glass materials, and an oxide of vanadium for good ultraviolet light blocking properties and an oxide of selenium to decolor the glass for good clarity and decolorization. The glass composition of the glass container also may include an oxide of sulfur.

主权项

1. In a flint glass container, an improvement for blocking UV light penetration into the container while providing decolorization in container glass,
wherein the container glass includes an oxide of vanadium and an oxide of selenium present in the container glass and wherein the oxide of vanadium is present in a retained amount ranging between 0.01 wt % and 0.14 wt % and the oxide of selenium is present in a retained amount ranging between 0.0125 wt % and 0.025 wt %.