Tetraethyl orthosilicate-based glass composition and method
Abstract
A tetraethyl orthosilicate-based, sol-gel glass composition with additives selected for various applications. The composition is made by mixing ethanol, water, and tetraethyl orthosilicate, adjusting the pH into the acid range, and aging the mixture at room temperature. The additives, such as an optical indicator, filler, or catalyst, are then added to the mixture to form the composition which can be applied to a substrate before curing. If the additive is an indicator, the light-absorbing characteristics of which vary upon contact with a particular analyte, the indicator can be applied to a lens, optical fiber, reagant strip, or flow cell for use in chemical analysis. Alternatively, an additive such as alumina particles is blended into the mixture to form a filler composition for patching cracks in metal, glass, or ceramic piping.
- Inventors:
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- Aiken, SC
- North Augusta, SC
- Martinez, GA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870992
- Patent Number(s):
- 5637507
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- tetraethyl; orthosilicate-based; glass; composition; method; sol-gel; additives; selected; various; applications; mixing; ethanol; water; orthosilicate; adjusting; ph; acid; range; aging; mixture; temperature; optical; indicator; filler; catalyst; added; form; applied; substrate; curing; additive; light-absorbing; characteristics; vary; contact; particular; analyte; lens; fiber; reagant; strip; flow; cell; chemical; analysis; alternatively; alumina; particles; blended; patching; cracks; metal; ceramic; piping; alumina particles; chemical analysis; optical fiber; flow cell; glass composition; various applications; tetraethyl orthosilicate; sol-gel glass; tetraethyl orthosilicate-based; /436/422/427/428/501/
Citation Formats
Wicks, George G, Livingston, Ronald R, Baylor, Lewis C, Whitaker, Michael J, and O'Rourke, Patrick E. Tetraethyl orthosilicate-based glass composition and method. United States: N. p., 1997.
Web.
Wicks, George G, Livingston, Ronald R, Baylor, Lewis C, Whitaker, Michael J, & O'Rourke, Patrick E. Tetraethyl orthosilicate-based glass composition and method. United States.
Wicks, George G, Livingston, Ronald R, Baylor, Lewis C, Whitaker, Michael J, and O'Rourke, Patrick E. Wed .
"Tetraethyl orthosilicate-based glass composition and method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870992.
@article{osti_870992,
title = {Tetraethyl orthosilicate-based glass composition and method},
author = {Wicks, George G and Livingston, Ronald R and Baylor, Lewis C and Whitaker, Michael J and O'Rourke, Patrick E},
abstractNote = {A tetraethyl orthosilicate-based, sol-gel glass composition with additives selected for various applications. The composition is made by mixing ethanol, water, and tetraethyl orthosilicate, adjusting the pH into the acid range, and aging the mixture at room temperature. The additives, such as an optical indicator, filler, or catalyst, are then added to the mixture to form the composition which can be applied to a substrate before curing. If the additive is an indicator, the light-absorbing characteristics of which vary upon contact with a particular analyte, the indicator can be applied to a lens, optical fiber, reagant strip, or flow cell for use in chemical analysis. Alternatively, an additive such as alumina particles is blended into the mixture to form a filler composition for patching cracks in metal, glass, or ceramic piping.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997}
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