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Tin sulfide (Sn₂S₃) chalcogels are one of the most effective non-oxide aerogels evaluated to date for iodine gas capture. Here, this is attributed to the fact that the Sn within the gel network has a strong affinity for chemisorption of iodine to form SnI₄. This study demonstrates an approach for consolidating the raw and iodine-sorbed Sn₂S₃ chalcogels into a chalcogenide glass using GeS₂ as a glass forming additive. The system with both iodine-sorbed and iodine-free Sn₂S₃ chalcogels provides better glass-forming characteristics than Sn-S or Sn-S-I alone, and the quantity of iodine measured in the bulk glass of the consolidated iodine-sorbedmore » Sn₂S₃ chalcogel was at ~45 mass%. Additional experiments were also conducted using microwave sintering and hot isostatic pressing with Sn₂S₃ xerogels.« less