Lamp having amalgam contained in a porous silicate mass

摘要

Mercury vapor discharge lamps in which the amalgam is contained in a porous (solid-state) silicate mass which is secured to an internal surface of the lamp. The invention also provides electrode-containing components for fluorescent lamps wherein the component has an amalgam-forming composition contained in a silicate mass secured to a portion of the said component. The invention further provides a method of manufacturing said electrode-containing component and said lamp.