WO2011024913A1 - 造粒体の製造方法およびガラス製品の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing a granule and a method for producing a glass product, and particularly relates to a method for producing a granule having excellent strength and a method for producing a glass product that are suitably used in glass production by an air melting method. .
- a glass product is manufactured by using a glass melting furnace to convert a glass raw material into molten glass, and then molding the molten glass into a predetermined shape and solidifying it.
- a glass melting furnace to convert a glass raw material into molten glass, and then molding the molten glass into a predetermined shape and solidifying it.
- it is necessary to maintain a molten state for an extremely long time, and enormous energy consumption is inevitable.
- the granulated body is usually supplied to an air heating device that melts the granulated body made of a glass raw material mixture by a method of air-transporting the granulated body.
- the granulation body used in the air melting method can be manufactured using a spray dry granulation method (spray drying method) (for example, Patent Document 1).
- a spray dry granulation method for example, Patent Document 1
- a method for producing particles a method is known in which slurry is supplied as droplets in a heated atmosphere to obtain an aggregate of primary particles, and the aggregate is melted and spheroidized and solidified to obtain secondary particles. (For example, refer to Patent Document 2).
- the composition of the molten glass obtained by the air melting method will fluctuate and the composition of the molten glass will become non-uniform.
- the glass composition of the glass product obtained by molding and solidifying the molten glass also becomes non-uniform.
- the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, has excellent strength, is less likely to generate fine powder even when air-flowed to an air heating device, and is a granulated glass raw material that is suitably used in glass production by the air melting method It aims at providing the manufacturing method of a body.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a glass product made of high-quality glass having a uniform composition.
- This inventor repeated earnest research in order to solve the said subject.
- a predetermined glass raw material containing boric acid is dispersed in a liquid medium that can dissolve boric acid such as water.
- Preparing a raw material slurry in which at least a part of boric acid is dissolved in a liquid medium, and removing the liquid medium contained in the raw material slurry by a spray dry granulation method to produce a granulated body of glass raw material The present inventors have found that the strength of the granulated body can be improved.
- the present inventor conducted further research, and made the content of boric acid contained in the raw material slurry in the range of 5 to 30% by mass with respect to the solid content of the raw material slurry, and the pH of the raw material slurry was 6. 6 or more, by preparing a raw material slurry in which boric acid is sufficiently dissolved in the liquid medium, fine powder is hardly generated even if it is conveyed to an air heating device by air flow, and glass manufacturing by the air melting method
- the present inventors have found that a granulated body having sufficient strength can be obtained when used in the present invention, and conceived the present invention. That is, the present invention employs the following configuration in order to achieve the above object.
- the method for producing a glass raw material granule according to the present invention is a raw material slurry containing a glass raw material containing boric acid and a boric acid-soluble liquid medium, and the amount of boric acid in the raw material slurry is based on the solid content of the raw material slurry.
- the method for producing a glass raw material granule of the present invention is a raw material slurry containing a glass raw material containing boric acid, a pH adjuster, and a boric acid-soluble liquid medium, and the amount of boric acid in the raw material slurry is the raw material slurry.
- the raw material slurry is 5 to 30% by mass with respect to the solid content of the raw material, and the pH of the raw material slurry is 7 or more, and the glass raw material granule is produced from the raw material slurry by the spray dry granulation method And a step of performing.
- the manufacturing method of the glass product of this invention includes the process of heating the glass raw material granulated body manufactured by said manufacturing method into molten glass, and the process of shape-solidifying the said molten glass.
- the glass raw material granule obtained by the production method of the present invention is less likely to produce fine powders even when conveyed by air, and has sufficient strength when used for glass production by the air melting method.
- This effect is presumed to be obtained by the following function of boric acid as a binder. That is, in the method for producing a granulated body of the present invention, since the raw material slurry contains a specific amount of boric acid and the pH of the raw material slurry is 6.6 or more, boric acid is used during the preparation of the raw material slurry. It is sufficiently dissolved in the liquid medium of the raw slurry.
- Boric acid dissolved in the liquid medium of the raw material slurry is sent to the surface from the inside of the granulated body and deposited on the surface of the granulated body by removing the liquid medium in the step of producing the granulated body. .
- the boric acid thus precipitated on the surface of the granulated body is presumed to solidify by drying and to function as a binder.
- the manufacturing method of the glass product of this invention includes the process of heating the granulated body manufactured by the manufacturing method of the granulated body of this invention, and making it into molten glass, and the process of shape-solidifying the said molten glass.
- This is a method that uses a material having sufficient strength as a granulated body, so that it is difficult to generate fine powder even if the granulated material is conveyed by air flow, and a molten glass with a uniform composition is obtained, and a high quality with a uniform glass composition. Glass products can be obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a photograph of granulated bodies and glass particles of Example 3, Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2.
- FIG. 2 is a photomicrograph of the granulated body of Example 1.
- FIG. 3 is a photomicrograph of the granulated body of Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing the relationship between the stirring time of the raw slurry and the pH of the raw slurry.
- the glass raw material granulated body manufactured using the manufacturing method of the present invention manufactures a glass product made of glass (borosilicate glass) having a composition containing a boron component. It is the glass raw material granule for borosilicate glass manufacture aiming at.
- glass refers to oxide-based glass, each component in the oxide-based glass is expressed as an oxide, and the mass ratio of each component is expressed in terms of oxide.
- Borosilicate glass is an oxide glass containing silicon oxide as a main component and containing a boron component.
- the boron component in the borosilicate glass is boron oxide (a general term for boron oxides such as diboron trioxide (B 2 O 3 )), which is hereinafter represented by B 2 O 3 , and the mass ratio of boron oxide in the glass is B Expressed in terms of 2 O 3 .
- Main components in the glass are similarly represented by oxides such as SiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, Na 2 O, and the mass ratio is represented in terms of oxide.
- the borosilicate glass in the present invention refers to an oxide-based glass containing silicon oxide as a main component and containing 1% by mass or more of boron oxide in terms of the oxide.
- the glass raw material used for the production of the glass raw material granule includes the above oxide or a compound that can be converted into an oxide as described above due to thermal decomposition, etc. , Hydroxides, carbonates, nitrates and halides.
- Examples of raw materials that can be converted to boron oxide in glass include boric acid, boron oxide, and colemanite (Ca-Borbite) [CaB 3 O 4 (OH) 3 .H 2 O].
- the glass raw material is preferably adjusted so as to be a borosilicate glass having a boron oxide content of 1 to 30% by mass in terms of mass percentage based on oxide, and the boron oxide content is 2 to 20% by mass. It is more preferable that the borosilicate glass is adjusted.
- a glass raw material containing boric acid is used to produce a borosilicate glass having a boron oxide content in the above range.
- Boric acid is a general term for boron oxyacids such as orthoboric acid (H 3 BO 3 ), but in the present invention, it refers to orthoboric acid (H 3 BO 3 ).
- Boric acid is water-soluble and readily dissolves in water, particularly warm water. Boron oxide reacts gradually with water to become boric acid and dissolves in water. Colemanite has low solubility in water and the like, and does not become a boric acid source in the present invention.
- the boric acid source of the raw material slurry (the amount of boric acid in the raw material slurry is 5 to Boron oxide can also be used as 30 mass). That is, when boron oxide in the raw material slurry is dissolved in water and changed to boric acid, boric acid derived from boron oxide can be included as boric acid in the raw material slurry.
- the raw material slurry may contain a boron compound that is not dissolved in a liquid medium such as colemanite.
- a boron compound not dissolved in a liquid medium such as colemanite does not become a boric acid source in the raw slurry. That is, the amount of boric acid in the raw slurry is a content excluding boron compounds that are not dissolved in a liquid medium such as colemanite.
- a boron compound that is not dissolved in a liquid medium such as colemanite becomes a boron oxide source of borosilicate glass. Therefore, when producing a borosilicate glass having a high boron oxide content, it is preferable that colemanite is contained in the raw material slurry.
- the amount of boron component (amount in terms of oxide) in the glass raw material used for producing the borosilicate glass usually needs to be larger than the content of boron oxide in the target borosilicate glass. This is because boron oxide tends to volatilize from the molten glass. Therefore, in order to produce a borosilicate glass having a target boron oxide content, the amount of boron component in the glass raw material is adjusted in consideration of the volatile content of boron oxide.
- the borosilicate glass targeted in the present invention is preferably a borosilicate glass having a small amount of alkali components (alkali metal oxides such as sodium and potassium) or substantially free of alkali components (that is, alkali-free).
- alkali metal oxides such as sodium and potassium
- alkali-free alkali-free
- a borosilicate glass having the following composition (1) in terms of oxide-based mass percentage is preferable.
- the following R represents an alkali metal.
- metal oxides other than the following, non-metal oxides (such as sulfur oxides), halogens, and the like may be contained in small amounts.
- SiO 2 40 to 85% by mass, Al 2 O 3 : 1 to 22% by mass, B 2 O 3 : 2 to 20% by mass, MgO: 0 to 8% by mass, CaO: 0 to 14.5% by mass, SrO : 0 to 24% by mass, BaO: 0 to 30% by mass, R 2 O: 0 to 10% by mass (1).
- a more preferable borosilicate glass is an alkali-free glass having an alkali component (R 2 O) content of 0.1% by mass or less in the composition (1).
- the glass raw material used for manufacture of a glass raw material granule is adjusted so that it may become the borosilicate glass of the said composition (1).
- a composition of such a glass raw material hereinafter, also referred to as a glass mother composition
- a raw material mixture of a metal oxide source having a composition ratio of a target borosilicate glass in terms of oxide is used except for a boron oxide source.
- the boron oxide source is an amount that is larger than the boron oxide content of the target borosilicate glass by an amount that considers volatile matter.
- the following metal oxide source and a raw material mixture of the composition ratio can be exemplified.
- SiO 2 40 to 60% by mass, Al 2 O 3 : 5 to 20% by mass, H 3 BO 3 : 5 to 30% by mass, CaB 3 O 4 (OH) 3 .H 2 O (Collemanite): 0 to 15 % By mass, Mg (OH) 2 : 0 to 5% by mass, CaCO 3 : 0 to 10% by mass, SrCO 3 : 0 to 15% by mass, SrCl 2 ⁇ 6H 2 O: 0 to 5% by mass, BaCO 3 : 0 ⁇ 30% by weight.
- the glass raw material granule in the present invention is used as a raw material for producing a glass product by a glass melting method or an air melting method using a general Siemens furnace type glass melting furnace.
- a glass raw material granulated material is melted in a high temperature gas phase atmosphere to form molten glass particles, and the molten glass particles generated in the gas phase atmosphere are accumulated on the furnace bottom to form a glass melt.
- the glass melt stored at the bottom of the glass melting furnace is taken out from the glass melting furnace as molten glass, and thereafter, the molten glass is formed and solidified into a glass product in the same manner as in the case of manufacturing a normal glass product. .
- the glass composition of the molten glass particles is approximately equal to the glass composition of the molten glass, and the glass composition of the molten glass is approximately equal to the glass composition of the target glass product formed by molding and solidifying the molten glass.
- the glass composition of molten glass particles or glass is almost equal to the glass composition of glass products from molten glass (molten glass particles, glass melt at the furnace bottom, molten glass taken out from the glass melting furnace, etc.) Since volatile components such as boron oxide are volatilized, it means that the glass composition of the molten glass and the glass composition of the glass product obtained from the molten glass are not completely the same.
- individual molten glass particles produced by melting individual glass raw material granules in a high-temperature gas phase atmosphere have substantially the same glass composition.
- the necessity of homogenizing the glass composition of the glass melt that is an aggregate thereof is reduced. If the glass composition of the individual molten glass particles is different, the glass composition of the glass melt that is the aggregate is initially non-uniform, requiring time and energy to homogenize the glass melt. .
- the glass mother composition (composition of the raw material slurry) of the individual glass raw material granule is also made a uniform composition.
- the average particle diameter of the glass raw material granule is preferably in the range of 30 to 1000 ⁇ m, more preferably in the range of 50 to 450 ⁇ m, and still more preferably in the range of 70 to 400 ⁇ m.
- the average particle diameter of the glass raw material granule is 30 ⁇ m or more, not only can the scattering to the flue during melting in the air be reduced, but also the surface area per unit weight is reduced, which occurs during melting. This is preferable because volatilization of boric acid from the surface can be reduced.
- the average particle diameter of the glass raw material granule is 1000 ⁇ m or less because vitrification sufficiently proceeds to the inside of the granule.
- the granulated body In order to make the granulated body into molten glass particles in a shorter time, it is preferably 400 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 200 ⁇ m or less.
- the average particle diameter of the glass raw material granulated body can be adjusted according to conditions such as the composition and viscosity of the glass raw material slurry, conditions of the spray dry granulation method, and the like.
- the average particle diameter of particles such as glass raw material granules and glass raw material particles means an average particle diameter obtained by measurement by the following measurement method.
- a 50% diameter also referred to as D50 or median diameter
- a particle size distribution curve measured using a wet laser diffraction scattering method.
- the diameter is equal to the larger side and the smaller side).
- the diameter was set to 50% in the particle size distribution curve measured using a dry laser diffraction scattering method.
- the manufacturing method of the glass raw material granulated body of this invention is equipped with the process of preparing a raw material slurry, and the process of manufacturing a glass raw material granulated body from a raw material slurry by the spray-dry granulation method.
- the raw material slurry contains the glass raw material containing boric acid described above, a pH adjuster as necessary, and a boric acid-soluble liquid medium (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as a liquid medium).
- a liquid medium in addition to water, alcohols such as methanol and ethanol can be used, and a mixed medium of water and such an alcohol can also be used.
- a liquid medium in which the solubility of boric acid is higher than that of water is preferable.
- the liquid medium is not limited to water.
- the raw material slurry is obtained by dispersing a glass raw material containing boric acid in a liquid medium and, if necessary, a pH adjuster. Part or all of boric acid contained in the glass raw material is dissolved in the liquid medium. Further, a part or all of the glass raw material other than boric acid may be dissolved in the liquid medium (that is, a water-soluble compound can be used as the glass raw material) or may not be dissolved. Usually, the main glass raw material is water-insoluble. After mixing the liquid medium and the glass raw material containing boric acid, it is preferable to continue the mixing operation such as stirring for a while. It is considered that boric acid dissolves in the liquid medium while continuing this mixing operation.
- the pH of the slurry rises while this mixing operation is continued.
- a mixing means having a function of crushing glass raw material particles for example, a pulverizing means such as a ball mill, the dissolution rate of boric acid can be increased and the glass raw material can be made into finer particles.
- the time for continuing the mixing operation is not particularly limited as long as a raw material slurry having a pH of 6.6 or more is obtained, but is preferably 30 minutes or more, and more preferably 1 hour or more. It is considered that a sufficient amount of boric acid is dissolved in the liquid medium by continuing the mixing operation for 1 hour or more.
- the pH of the slurry immediately after mixing the liquid medium and the glass raw material containing boric acid is less than 6.6, it is preferable to continue the mixing operation until the pH reaches 6.6 or higher to obtain the raw slurry.
- the upper limit of the time for continuing the mixing operation is not particularly limited. However, since it is not economical when the mixing operation is too long, the time for continuing the mixing operation is suitably 24 hours or less, preferably 12 hours or less.
- the pH of the obtained raw material slurry is preferably 7 or more, more preferably 8 to 12 when a pH adjuster is used.
- the pH in this case is a value when the mixing operation is continued for 1 hour from the time when the liquid medium and the glass raw material containing boric acid are mixed.
- the solubility of boric acid depends on the pH of the raw slurry. A sufficiently high solubility can be obtained by setting the pH of the raw slurry to 7 or more. Moreover, it is preferable to raise the pH of the raw slurry to 8 or higher because the solubility of boric acid is further increased. Further, even when boron oxide is used as the boric acid source, it is considered that when the pH of the raw material slurry is 6.6 or more, it reacts with water more quickly and turns into boric acid and dissolves in the raw material slurry.
- the pH of the raw material slurry is preferably 12 or less, and more preferably 10 or less. By setting the pH to 12 or less, it is difficult to cause inconveniences such as a decrease in the types of usable pH adjusting agents and a decrease in the handleability of the raw slurry, which is preferable.
- Particularly preferred raw material slurry has a pH of 8-10.
- boric acid may be neutralized in the raw material slurry having a pH of 7 or higher. However, as long as the neutralized salt is dissolved, there is no hindrance to the effects of the present invention.
- any material can be used as long as the pH of the raw material slurry can be 7 or more, and is not particularly limited. However, depending on the type of glass obtained using the granulated body, etc. It is preferable to determine.
- the amount of the pH adjuster is appropriately determined according to the type of the glass raw material and the glass mother composition, the amount of the glass raw material, the amount of boric acid, the type and amount of the liquid medium, the type of the pH adjuster, and the like.
- a basic alkali metal compound When producing a borosilicate glass containing an alkali metal oxide, a basic alkali metal compound can be used as a pH adjuster.
- the basic alkali metal compound is preferably one that can be used as a glass raw material.
- Such a basic alkali metal compound can be regarded as a part or all of the alkali metal source of the glass raw material.
- Examples of the basic alkali metal compound that can be used as the glass raw material include alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide and alkali metal carbonates such as sodium carbonate.
- an alkali-free borosilicate glass When producing an alkali-free borosilicate glass, it is difficult to use an alkali metal compound as a pH adjuster.
- a basic nitrogen compound containing no metal atom When producing an alkali-free borosilicate glass, it is preferable to use a basic nitrogen compound containing no metal atom as a pH adjuster.
- a highly volatile compound is used as the basic nitrogen compound, the basic nitrogen compound does not remain in the glass raw material granule. Further, when a basic nitrogen compound having low volatility is used and the basic nitrogen compound remains in the glass raw material granule, the basic nitrogen compound decomposes and disappears when the granulated body is melted.
- ammonia or a water-soluble amine compound As a basic nitrogen compound used as a pH adjuster, ammonia or a water-soluble amine compound is preferable.
- water-soluble amine compound water-soluble alkanolamine, N-alkylalkanolamine and the
- a raw material slurry having a pH of 6.6 or more can be prepared without using a pH adjuster.
- the mixing operation is continued until the pH reaches 6.6 or more.
- the pH of the slurry immediately after mixing the liquid medium and the glass raw material containing boric acid is usually 5.5 to 6.5.
- the pH of the slurry rises while continuing the mixing operation of mixing the liquid medium and the glass raw material containing boric acid. This is considered to be because glass raw materials other than boric acid react with boric acid to neutralize boric acid.
- an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound is used as a part of the raw material of the borosilicate glass, and an alkaline earth metal compound is usually used as the raw material even if it is an alkali-free borosilicate glass.
- these metal compounds basic compounds such as hydroxides and carbonates gradually react with boric acid to neutralize boric acid while continuing the slurry mixing operation, thereby increasing the pH of the slurry. I think that. It is considered that the amount of boric acid dissolved in the aqueous medium increases with the increase in pH.
- the mixing operation of mixing the liquid medium and the glass raw material containing boric acid is continued until the pH of the slurry becomes 6.6 or more, whereby the pH becomes 6.6.
- the above raw material slurry is obtained.
- pH of the raw material slurry obtained is 9 or less normally.
- the time until the pH of the slurry becomes 6.6 or more varies depending on the amount of boric acid, the type and composition of glass raw materials other than boric acid (for example, the type and amount of the basic compound), the mixing operation conditions, and the like.
- a raw material slurry having a pH of 7 or more can be obtained without using a pH adjuster.
- the time until the pH of the slurry becomes 6.6 or more becomes too long it is preferable to use a pH adjuster. Moreover, it is preferable to use a pH adjuster also when it is necessary to perform mixing operation for a short time.
- the pH adjuster is not used, as long as the pH of the raw material slurry is 6.6 or more, the time for mixing the liquid medium and the glass raw material containing boric acid and continuing stirring is preferably 30 minutes or more, preferably 1 hour or more. More preferred.
- the mixing operation time of the slurry for adjusting the pH to 6.6 or more is affected by the amount of boric acid, the type of glass raw material, and the particle size of each glass raw material, but the pH is set to a predetermined value of 6.6 or higher.
- the time for continuing the mixing operation for adjusting the raw slurry is preferably 2 hours or more, and more preferably 4 hours or more. It is considered that a sufficient amount of boric acid is dissolved in the liquid medium by continuing mixing and stirring for 1 hour or more, preferably 2 hours or more.
- the time for continuing the mixing operation is preferably 12 hours or less in consideration of the productivity of the glass raw material granule.
- the glass raw material contained in the raw material slurry is made of a glass raw material having a glass base composition of borosilicate glass.
- the amount of boric acid in the raw slurry is 5 to 30% by mass with respect to the solid content of the raw slurry.
- Solid content means the component remove
- Solid content is a component which comprises a granulated body, and most consists of a glass raw material of a glass mother composition. When a high-boiling pH adjuster is used, it may be left in the granulated body, but the amount is small.
- the pH adjuster used as a glass raw material may be used, and such pH adjuster is regarded as a glass raw material.
- the content of boric acid with respect to the solid content of the raw material slurry is 5% by mass or more, a function as a binder of boric acid can be sufficiently obtained, and a granulated body having sufficient strength can be obtained. Can be sufficiently suppressed when air is conveyed in a gas phase atmosphere. Further, when the content of boric acid with respect to the solid content of the raw material slurry is 30% by mass or less, the content of boric acid is too much and the degree of freedom of the composition of the glass produced using the granulated body is limited. This is preferable because there is little risk of losing.
- the total amount of boric acid in the raw material slurry does not need to be dissolved in the liquid medium.
- boric acid that is not dissolved in the liquid medium may exist in the raw material slurry having a large amount of boric acid.
- the amount of boric acid in the raw material slurry is required to be at least 5% by mass relative to the solid content, and if it is less than 5% by mass, the effect of the present invention is not exhibited. Therefore, it is considered that at least 5% by mass of boric acid needs to be dissolved.
- boric acid has extremely high solubility in warm water compared to cold water. Therefore, even if undissolved boric acid is present in the raw slurry, in the step of producing a granulated body from the raw slurry, the high-temperature liquid medium that moves from the inside of the particles in the course of particle formation to the surface is not It is considered that the dissolved boric acid is newly dissolved and moves to the particle surface together with the boric acid dissolved in the raw slurry.
- the amount (mass) of the liquid medium contained in the raw material slurry is not particularly limited as long as it can produce a granulated body using a spray dry granulation method described later, but the solid content of the raw material slurry (corresponding to almost all glass raw material) And the liquid medium (solid content (mass): liquid medium (mass)) is preferably in an amount ranging from 1: 2 to 1: 0.5.
- the ratio of the solid content to the liquid medium is within the above range, it is possible to produce a glass raw material granulated body by the spray dry granulation method. As the particle diameter of the glass raw material granule to be obtained increases, the viscosity of the raw material slurry increases.
- the ratio of the solid content and the liquid medium is within the above range, the average particle diameter of the glass raw material granule to be produced is in the desired range, and the viscosity of the raw material slurry is easily and efficiently obtained by the spray dry granulation method. It is preferable that it is appropriately determined so as to be within a range in which the glass raw material granulate can be produced.
- the average particle diameter of the glass raw material in the raw material slurry after preparation of the raw material slurry is preferably 50 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 30 ⁇ m or less, particularly 20 ⁇ m. The following is preferable.
- the average particle diameter of the glass raw material in the raw material slurry after preparation of the raw material slurry is preferably 1/100 to 1/3, more preferably 1/50 to 1/5, of the average particle diameter of the glass raw material granulated body. More preferably, it is particularly preferably 1/30 to 1/8. Even when such a glass raw material is used, it is preferable to perform a step of making glass raw material particles fine before preparing the raw material slurry.
- the pH adjuster added as necessary, and the liquid medium.
- an appropriate amount of a dispersant may be contained.
- the dispersant include “Celna D305” (trade name: manufactured by Chukyo Yushi Co., Ltd.) and “A-6114” (trade name: manufactured by Toa Gosei Co., Ltd.), which are 40% by mass aqueous solution of ammonium polycarboxylate. Can be preferably used.
- additives such as a viscosity modifier and a surfactant can be appropriately contained in the raw slurry.
- the total amount of these additives is preferably 3% by mass or less, more preferably 2% by mass or less, based on the raw material slurry.
- These additives are preferably volatilized or decomposed and volatilized before the glass raw material granule is melted, and do not affect the glass composition.
- colloidal silica can be contained in the raw material slurry as an additive for improving the strength of the glass raw material granulated body. Since colloidal silica functions as a binder for glass raw material granulates, for example, by using part of silicon oxide contained in the glass raw material as colloidal silica, the strength of the granulates can be further improved. be able to. Even if the amount of colloidal silica added is increased, the strength improvement effect is saturated. Therefore, in consideration of economy, the amount of colloidal silica is preferably 10% by mass or less, and preferably 5% by mass or less based on the solid content of the raw material slurry. More preferred.
- the raw material slurry is prepared by mixing a glass raw material, a pH adjuster added as necessary, and a liquid medium by an appropriate means.
- the mixing slurry having high stirring efficiency such as a high-speed mixer is used for an appropriate time. It is preferable to stir.
- a pulverizing means such as a ball mill that can pulverize the insoluble glass raw material in the glass raw material while stirring.
- the boric acid contained in the raw slurry is partly or wholly dissolved in the liquid medium, but may be dissolved at any stage in the process of preparing the raw slurry.
- a glass raw material containing boric acid, a raw material slurry material, a pH adjuster, and a liquid medium are all placed in a ball mill container, and the insoluble glass raw material in the glass raw material is dispersed in the liquid medium.
- the soluble glass raw material and part or all of boric acid may be dissolved in the liquid medium. In this case, since the dispersion of the glass raw material in the liquid medium and the dissolution of boric acid in the liquid medium can be simultaneously performed, the raw material slurry can be efficiently prepared.
- a raw material obtained by removing boric acid from a glass raw material, which is a raw material slurry, and a liquid medium are placed in a ball mill container and mixed for a predetermined time to dissolve insoluble glass raw material in the glass raw material in the liquid medium.
- boric acid may be added and mixed for a predetermined time to efficiently dissolve boric acid.
- the pH of the raw material slurry can be increased and boric acid can be sufficiently dissolved without using a pH adjuster, the raw material slurry can be adjusted efficiently.
- the stirring time is long, there is an effect of crushing the insoluble glass raw material and the like, so that the raw material slurry can be adjusted even if the particle diameter of each component in the glass raw material is increased.
- the cost for preparing a glass raw material having a small particle diameter increases as the particle diameter decreases, and this is also effective from the viewpoint of raw material cost.
- the spray-dry granulation method is a method in which raw material slurry is sprayed to form particles, and a liquid medium or the like is removed from the raw material slurry particles by evaporation (vaporization) to form particles made of the solid content of the raw material slurry.
- a spray dry granulation method a known or publicly known method can be used.
- a method of supplying hot air can be used, and the hot air inlet temperature and outlet temperature of the spray drying apparatus are not limited, but the hot air inlet temperature is 200 ° C.
- the outlet temperature is 100 ° C. or higher.
- Granulation is preferable because the glass raw material granule can be sufficiently dried.
- the spray dry granulation method is excellent in mass productivity and can control the particle size of the granulated material with high accuracy. This is a method capable of producing a granulated body having a homogeneous glass mother composition while maintaining a relatively good mixed state.
- the glass raw material particles produced by the production method described above are heated to form molten glass, and the molten glass is molded and solidified to obtain a glass product.
- a normal melting method using a Siemens type glass melting furnace is also effective, and it is preferable to apply the air melting method. Below, the case where an air melting method is used is demonstrated.
- an air current conveying method of conveying with an air current such as air should be used. Is convenient and easy to use.
- the transport method is not limited to this, and other transport methods can be used. Since the glass raw material granule obtained by using the production method of the present invention has high strength, it is preferable because it is less broken even when it is conveyed by other methods as well as air flow conveyance.
- the glass raw material granulated material produced by the conventional production method has low strength, not only air current conveyance but also other methods, in many cases, particles or particles at the time of particle conveyance Particles are destroyed by collision with the inner wall of the conveyance path.
- the method of melting the glass raw material granulated material in a high-temperature gas phase atmosphere to form molten glass particles is not particularly limited, but it is possible to produce glass raw material using a thermal plasma arc or an oxyfuel flame.
- a method using an air heating apparatus for heating the particles may be used.
- the molten glass particles that fall under its own weight in a gas phase atmosphere are usually received in a heat-resistant container provided in the lower part of the gas phase atmosphere and accumulated to obtain a glass melt. The method is adopted.
- a method for forming and solidifying the molten glass taken out from the glass melt into a glass product a method for producing a plate glass product such as a float method or a down draw method, or a fiber glass product such as a melt spinning method is used.
- a manufacturing method, a method of manufacturing glass products of various shapes such as a mold forming method, and the like can be used.
- Example 1 Using a ball mill equipped with a 10 liter container containing 10 kg of 20 mm diameter balls made of alumina, a raw material slurry was prepared as shown below to produce a granulated body.
- the glass raw materials having the compositions shown in Table 1 and Table 2, the pH adjusting agents shown in Table 1 and Table 2, and water as the liquid solvent are used in the proportions (glass raw materials: water) shown in Table 1 and Table 2.
- the raw material slurries of Examples 1 to 12 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 having the pH shown in Table 1 and Table 2 were prepared by placing in a ball mill container and stirring for 1 hour.
- the glass composition target values after melting are SiO 2 : 60% by mass and Al 2 O 3 : 17% by mass on the oxide basis.
- the target values of the glass composition after melting were SiO 2 : 50% by mass, Al 2 O 3 : 10% by mass, and B 2 O 3 : 15% by mass on the oxide basis.
- BaO Prepared to be 25% by mass.
- the glass composition after melting was almost as targeted in Examples 1-2, 4-12.
- Table 3 shows the average particle diameters of the glass raw materials (raw materials 1) shown in Tables 1 and 2.
- soluble strontium chloride and boric acid are dry laser diffraction / scattering particle size / particle size distribution measuring equipment (Microtrac MT3300: trade name, Nikkiso Co., Ltd.)
- the average particle size was measured using a company-made product.
- the average particle size was measured using a wet laser diffraction / scattering type particle size distribution analyzer (LA950-V2: trade name, manufactured by Horiba, Ltd.).
- the average particle diameter of SiO 2 of Example 5 was 0.02 [mu] m.
- Example 1 to 12 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 were produced.
- Conditions A and B shown in Tables 1 and 2 are shown below.
- Condition A Spray dryer drying chamber diameter ⁇ 2000 mm (Okawara Kako Co., Ltd.) Atomizer speed 10,000rpm Inlet temperature 250 ° C, outlet temperature 130 ° C Slurry supply rate 15-20kg / hr
- Condition B Spray dryer drying chamber diameter 2600 mm (Pris Co., Ltd.) Atomizer speed 12000rpm Inlet temperature 300 ° C, outlet temperature 120 ° C Slurry supply rate 20-25kg / hr
- the strength of each of the granulates of Examples 1 to 12 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 thus obtained was evaluated by the following evaluation method. That is, the glass raw material granulates were collided with each other, and the degree of destruction (disintegration) of the granulates was evaluated by measuring the change in the particle size distribution of the granulates. More specifically, first, granulation immediately before entering the measurement chamber of the particle size distribution measuring device using a particle size distribution measuring device (microtrac MT3300 described above) that measures the particle size distribution using a laser diffraction / scattering method.
- a particle size distribution measuring device microtrac MT3300 described above
- the body was blown with compressed air at a compressed air pressure of 0 psi (0 kPa) or 50 psi (345 kPa), and the particle size distribution at a compressed air pressure of 0 psi (0 kPa) and the particle size distribution at a compressed air pressure of 50 psi (345 kPa) were measured. Then, using the particle size distribution at a compressed air pressure of 0 psi (0 kPa) and the particle size distribution at a compressed air pressure of 50 psi (345 kPa), the correlation coefficient of both in the range of particle size 0.972 to 322.8 ⁇ m is obtained. Calculated. The results are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
- the number of samplings for obtaining each particle size distribution is the value of the average opening for the classification of the standard sieve opening corresponding to the particle diameter of 0.972 to 322.8 ⁇ m and the upper and lower limit values of each opening classification. 68 points were added. Specifically, the correlation coefficient between the two obtained particle size distributions was calculated using the CORREL function, which is a built-in function of EXCEL2002SP3 manufactured by Microsoft Corporation.
- the granulates of Examples 1 to 12 were those of Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 in which the content of boric acid contained in the glass raw material was less than 5% by mass. It can be seen that the correlation coefficient is close to 1 and the strength is excellent as compared with the granulated bodies of Comparative Example 3 and Comparative Example 4 in which the pH of the raw slurry is less than 7.
- Example 2 The granulates of Example 3, Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 produced in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1 were conveyed by air into the gas phase atmosphere of an air heating apparatus, and an oxygen burner was used in the gas phase atmosphere.
- the glass particles of Example 3, Comparative Example 1, and Comparative Example 2 were obtained by heating to form molten glass particles and then solidifying the liquid molten glass particles.
- the melting conditions were a burner heat amount of 38 kW and a feed rate of 50 to 60 g / min, which is a feed rate for putting the granulated material into the flame of an oxygen burner.
- the temperature of the molten glass at that time was estimated to be about 1700-1900 ° C.
- FIG. 1 A photograph of the granules and glass particles of Example 3, Comparative Example 1, and Comparative Example 2 obtained in this manner is shown in FIG.
- the glass particles of Example 3 did not contain fine powder, but the glass particles of Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 contained fine powder. From this, it can be seen that the granulated body of Example 3 has sufficient strength that fine powder is not generated even when air-conveyed. Moreover, since the granule of the comparative example 1 and the comparative example 2 has inadequate intensity
- Example 3 The surfaces of the granulated bodies of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 produced in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1 were observed. The results are shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 2 is a photomicrograph of the granulated body of Example 1, and FIG. 3 is a photomicrograph of the granulated body of Comparative Example 1. Moreover, the elemental amount of the surface was measured by conducting the elemental analysis using the Auger electron spectroscopy for the surface of the granulated body of Example 1 and Comparative Example 1 manufactured in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1. The results are shown in Table 4. Here, the element amount ratio of each component is an atomic percentage (atomic%).
- the surface of the granulated body of Example 1 contained more B than the surface of the granulated body of Comparative Example 1.
- the boric acid dissolved in the raw material slurry for obtaining the granulated body was removed from the inside of the granulated body by removing the solvent in the step of producing the granulated body. It is presumed that this was caused by being sent out to the surface of the granulated body.
- the surface of the granulated body of Example 1 has less surface irregularities than the surface of the granulated body of Comparative Example 1, and the surface is a glassy substance. A state of being covered with is observed. This is presumably because boric acid precipitated on the surface of the granulated body functions as a binder surrounding the granulated body.
- Example 4 Using a ball mill equipped with a 1 liter container containing 1 kg of a 10 mm diameter ball made of alumina, a raw slurry was prepared and the slurry pH was measured as shown below. In this experiment, a glass material having an average particle diameter shown in Table 5 (raw material 2) was used separately from those having an average particle diameter shown in Table 3 (raw material 1). The average particle size was measured by the same method as that for raw material 1. In the experiments shown in Table 6 below (Examples and Comparative Examples), no pH adjuster is used.
- a glass raw material having the composition shown in Example 13 of Table 6 and water as a liquid solvent were put in a ball mill container at a ratio (glass raw material: water) shown in Example 13 of Table 6 and stirred for 15 hours.
- the slurry was sampled 10 minutes later, 1 hour later, 2 hours later, 3 hours later, 4 hours later, 5 hours later, 10 hours later, and 15 hours later, and the change in pH was measured.
- the results are shown in FIG. 4 (Case I).
- the raw material of Case I is the case where the raw material system (raw material 1) shown in Table 3 is used.
- Example 14 of Table 6 a glass raw material having the composition shown in Example 14 of Table 6 and water as a liquid solvent were placed in a ball mill container at a ratio of 1: 1.2 (glass raw material: water), and pulverized and mixed for 15 hours. .
- the slurry was sampled 10 minutes later, 1 hour later, 2 hours later, 3 hours later, 4 hours later, 6 hours later, and 15 hours later, and the change in pH was measured.
- FIG. 4 (Case II).
- the raw material of this Case II is a case where the raw material system (raw material 2) shown in Table 5 is used.
- the pH of the slurry immediately after mixing was 5.7 (Case II) to 6.0 (Case I), but in any case, the pH of the slurry was from 6.6 by ball milling for 2 hours or more. It turned out to be higher. With the ball mill, it is considered that CaCO 3 and SrCO 3 as alkaline components were dissolved in water and the pH was raised without adding a pH adjuster.
- Example 5 A raw material slurry was prepared as shown below using a ball mill equipped with a container having a capacity of 20 m 3 in which boulders made of silica stone having a diameter of 50 to 70 mm were accommodated so as to be about 50% of the volume, and a slurry pH was set.
- a slurry pH was set.
- the glass raw material systems shown in Examples 13 and 14 of Table 6 (Raw Material 1 and Raw Material 2 respectively)
- the glass raw materials having the compositions shown in Table 6 and the water as the liquid solvent are in the proportions (glass Raw materials: water) were placed in a ball mill container and pulverized and mixed for 8 hours and 12 hours, respectively, to prepare raw material slurries of Examples 13 and 14 having pH values shown in Table 6.
- Example 14 using the glass raw material 2, the average particle diameter of the glass raw material in the raw material slurry after preparation of the raw material slurry was 15 ⁇ m. This measurement was performed with LA950-V2 manufactured by Horiba, Ltd.
- the target values of the glass composition are SiO 2 : 60% by mass, Al 2 O 3 : 17% by mass, B 2 O 3 : 8% by mass, MgO: 3% by mass, and CaO: on the oxide basis.
- the target values of the glass composition after melting were SiO 2 : 58% by mass and Al 2 O 3 : 17% by mass on the basis of oxide so that 4% by mass and SrO: 7.6% by mass were obtained.
- the correlation coefficient was calculated in the particle size range of 0.972 to 995.6 ⁇ m.
- the number of samplings for obtaining each particle size distribution is as follows: the size of the standard sieve opening corresponding to the particle size of 0.972 to 995.6 ⁇ m, and the average opening for the upper and lower limit values of each opening division. The value was 81 points.
- the reason for changing the measurement of the correlation coefficient in this way is as follows. In the case of spraying conditions A and B, the average particle diameter is about 70 to 100 ⁇ m, and the amount of granules of 300 ⁇ m or more is extremely small, so it is sufficient to take the correlation coefficient in the range of 1 to 300 ⁇ m.
- the granule diameter is large, and a sieve with a 1 mm sieve may be used, and taking a correlation coefficient in the range of 1 to 997 ⁇ m actually improves the characteristics of the granules. It is thought to reflect.
- Example 6 Granulation was performed by changing the average granule diameter of Example 13 and changing the spray drying condition C to the spray drying condition A.
- the granulation results are shown in Example 15 in Table 6.
- Comparative Example 6 in Table 6 shows the results obtained by setting the grinding time by the ball mill to about 1 hour with respect to Example 15.
- the average particle diameter of the glass raw material in the slurry of Example 15 was 13 ⁇ m, and the average particle diameter of the glass raw material of Comparative Example 6 was 35 ⁇ m. From these results, it can be seen that the pH becomes 6.7 or more and the correlation coefficient becomes sufficiently large by increasing the pulverization time even under different spray drying conditions.
- the glass raw material: water is slightly different at 1: 2, 1: 1.5, and 1: 1, respectively. The effect on strength is small.
- Example 7 Granulation was carried out by changing the glass raw material system (raw material 2) of Example 15 to the raw material 1 shown in Table 5. The granulation results are shown in Example 16 of Table 6. Further, Comparative Example 5 in Table 6 shows the results obtained by setting the grinding time by the ball mill to 1 hour with respect to Example 16. From these results, it can be seen that even with different raw material systems, increasing the pulverization time increases the pH to 7.8 or more and the correlation coefficient is sufficiently large. In Examples 15 and 16, and Comparative Example 5, the glass raw material: water was 1: 1.5, 1: 1, and 1: 1, respectively, and slightly different in the case of Example 15; If it is a difference, the influence on the strength of the granulated body is small.
- Example 8 Granulation was carried out by changing the pulverization time of 8 hours in Example 13 to 4 hours in Table 6. The granulation results are shown in Example 17 in Table 6. From the result of this granulation, as shown in FIG. 4, the increase in pH is obtained by increasing the pulverization time, the pH becomes 8.1 or more in 4 hours, and the correlation coefficient becomes sufficiently large. I understand. In Examples 13 and 17, the glass raw material: water is 1: 1.5 and 1: 1, respectively, which are slightly different from each other. small.
- the granulated product produced according to the present invention is used as a glass raw material for producing molten glass by an air melting method or the like.
- the obtained molten glass is molded into glass products of various shapes by molding means such as a float bath, a fusion molding machine, a roll-out molding machine, a blow molding machine, and a press molding machine.
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この問題を解決するために、ガラス原料の混合物からなる微細粒子(造粒体)を高温の気相雰囲気中で加熱し溶かして溶融ガラス粒子とし、次いで溶融ガラス粒子を集積して液体相(ガラス融液)を形成する気中溶融法と呼ばれる技術を用いるガラス製品の製造方法が提案されている(例えば、特許文献1、非特許文献1参照)。
また、気中溶融法において用いられる造粒体は、スプレードライ造粒法(噴霧乾燥法)などを用いて製造できることが知られている(例えば、特許文献1)。
また、粒子の製造方法としては、スラリーを液滴として加熱雰囲気中に供給し、一次粒子の集合体を得、この集合体を溶融するとともに球形化し、固化させて二次粒子を得る方法が知られている(例えば、特許文献2参照)。
また、本発明は、組成の均一な高品質なガラスからなるガラス製品の製造方法を提供することを目的としている。
また、本発明者は、さらに研究を重ね、原料スラリー中に含まれるホウ酸の含有量を原料スラリーの固形分に対して5~30質量%の範囲にするとともに、原料スラリーのpHを6.6以上として、ホウ酸が液状媒体中に充分に溶解している状態の原料スラリーを調製することにより、気中加熱装置に気流搬送しても微粉が生成されにくく、気中溶融法によるガラス製造に用いる場合に充分な強度を有する造粒体が得られることを見出し、本発明を想到した。
すなわち、本発明は、上記の目的を達成するために以下の構成を採用した。
本発明の製造方法を用いて製造するガラス原料造粒体(以下、造粒体と略記する場合がある)は、ホウ素成分を含む組成のガラス(ホウケイ酸ガラス)からなるガラス製品を製造することを目的とする、ホウケイ酸ガラス製造用のガラス原料造粒体である。
本発明においてガラスとは酸化物系ガラスをいい、酸化物系ガラス中の各成分は酸化物で表示し、各成分の質量割合は酸化物換算で表す。ホウケイ酸ガラスは、酸化ケイ素を主成分とし、かつホウ素成分を含有する酸化物系ガラスである。ホウケイ酸ガラス中のホウ素成分は酸化ホウ素(三酸化二ホウ素(B2O3)等のホウ素酸化物の総称)であり、以下B2O3で表し、ガラス中の酸化ホウ素の質量割合はB2O3換算で表す。ガラス中の主な成分は、同様に、SiO2、Al2O3、MgO、CaO、SrO、BaO、Na2O等の酸化物で表し、その質量割合は酸化物換算で表す。本発明におけるホウケイ酸ガラスは、上記酸化物換算で1質量%以上の酸化ホウ素を含む、酸化ケイ素を主成分とする酸化物系ガラスをいう。
ガラス原料は、酸化物基準の質量百分率表示で酸化ホウ素含有量が1~30質量%のホウケイ酸ガラスとなるように調整されたものであることが好ましく、酸化ホウ素含有量が2~20質量%のホウケイ酸ガラスとなるように調整されたものであることがより好ましい。本実施形態においてはガラス原料としてホウ酸を含有するものを使用し、酸化ホウ素含有量が上記範囲のホウケイ酸ガラスを製造する。
ガラス原料造粒体の製造に用いられる後述する原料スラリーの液状媒体として水を使用する場合は、原料スラリーのホウ酸源(原料スラリー中のホウ酸量が原料スラリーの固形分に対して5~30質量)として酸化ホウ素を用いることもできる。すなわち、原料スラリー中の酸化ホウ素が水に溶解してホウ酸に変化している場合には、原料スラリー中のホウ酸として酸化ホウ素由来のホウ酸を含むことができる。
本発明におけるガラス原料造粒体は、一般的なシーメンス炉型のガラス溶融炉を利用したガラス溶融法や気中溶融法でガラス製品を製造するための原料として使用される。気中溶融法では、ガラス原料造粒体を高温の気相雰囲気中で溶解させて溶融ガラス粒子とし、その気相雰囲気中で生成した溶融ガラス粒子を炉底に集積してガラス融液とする。ガラス溶融炉の底に貯留されたガラス融液はガラス溶融炉から溶融ガラスとして取り出され、その後は通常のガラス製品の製造の場合と同様に、溶融ガラスを成形すると共に固化してガラス製品とする。
ガラス原料粒子の場合は、湿式によるレーザー回析散乱法を用いて測定された粒径分布曲線における50%径(D50またはメジアン径ともいう。粉体をある粒子径から2つに分けたとき、大きい側と小さい側が等量となる径)とした。ガラス原料造粒体の場合は、乾式によるレーザー回折散乱法を用いて測定された粒径分布曲線における50%径とした。
いわゆるガラスバッチやガラスカレットを原料とする一般のガラス溶融炉を利用したガラス溶融法では、本発明の製造方法で得たガラス原料造粒体を、ガラスバッチのかわりにガラス溶融炉に投入すればよい。本発明のガラス造粒体のように、微粉が生じにくく強度の強いガラス原料造粒体は、通常のガラス溶融法に利用する場合でも効果が認められる。
本発明のガラス原料造粒体の製造方法は、原料スラリーを調製する工程と、スプレードライ造粒法により原料スラリーからガラス原料造粒体を製造する工程とを備えている。
液状媒体としては水を用いることが好ましい。液状媒体としては、水以外に、メタノール、エタノール等のアルコールを使用することができ、また、水とこのようなアルコールとの混合媒体を使用することもできる。水以外の液状媒体としては、ホウ酸の溶解度が水よりも高い液状媒体が好ましい。以下の説明では、ホウ酸可溶性液状媒体として水を使用する場合について主として説明するが、液状媒体は、水に限定されるものではない。
液状媒体とホウ酸を含むガラス原料とを混合した後、しばらくの間攪拌等の混合操作を続けることが好ましい。この混合操作を続けている間にホウ酸が液状媒体に溶解すると考えられる。また、通常、この混合操作を続けている間にスラリーのpHが上昇する。さらに、混合手段としてガラス原料粒子を破砕する作用を有する混合手段、例えばボールミル等の粉砕手段、を用いることにより、ホウ酸の溶解速度を高めるとともに、ガラス原料をより微細な粒子にすることができる。
混合操作を続ける時間は、pHが6.6以上の原料スラリーが得られる限り、特に限定されないが、30分以上が好ましく、1時間以上がより好ましい。混合操作を1時間以上続けることにより、十分な量のホウ酸が液状媒体に溶解すると考えられる。また、液状媒体とホウ酸を含むガラス原料とを混合した直後のスラリーのpHが6.6未満の場合は、pHが6.6以上となるまで混合操作を続けて原料スラリーを得ることが好ましい。混合操作を続ける時間の上限は特に限定されないが、あまりに長時間の場合は経済的でないので、混合操作を続ける時間は24時間以下が適当であり、12時間以下が好ましい。
なお、pH7以上の原料スラリー中では、ホウ酸が中和されていることも考えられるが、中和塩が溶解している限り本発明の作用効果の発揮に支障はない。また、本発明における原料スラリー中のホウ酸量の算出においては、例え、ホウ酸が中和されて中和塩として存在していても中和塩が溶解している限り、ホウ酸とみなして計算する。
pH調整剤としては、原料スラリーのpHを7以上にすることができるものであれば如何なるものを用いてもよく、特に限定されないが、造粒体を用いて得られるガラスの種類などに応じて、決定することが好ましい。また、pH調整剤の量は、ガラス原料やガラス母組成の種類、ガラス原料の量、ホウ酸の量、液状媒体の種類や量、pH調整剤の種類などに応じて、適宜決定される。
液状媒体とホウ酸を含むガラス原料とを混合した直後のスラリーのpHは、通常、5.5~6.5である。しかし、液状媒体とホウ酸を含むガラス原料とを混合する混合操作を続けている間にスラリーのpHが上昇する。これは、ホウ酸以外のガラス原料がホウ酸と反応してホウ酸を中和するためであると考えられる。ホウケイ酸ガラスの原料の一部として、通常、アルカリ金属化合物やアルカリ土類金属化合物が使用され、無アルカリのホウケイ酸ガラスであっても通常アルカリ土類金属化合物が原料として使用される。これら金属化合物のうち水酸化物や炭酸塩などの塩基性化合物は、スラリーの混合操作を続けている間にホウ酸と徐々に反応してホウ酸を中和し、これによりスラリーのpHが上昇すると考えられる。このpHの上昇に伴い、ホウ酸の水性媒体に対する溶解量も上昇すると考えられる。したがって、pH調整剤を使用しない場合であっても、液状媒体とホウ酸を含むガラス原料とを混合する混合操作をスラリーのpHが6.6以上となるまで続けることにより、pHが6.6以上の原料スラリーが得られる。なお、pH調整剤を使用しない場合、得られる原料スラリーのpHは通常9以下である。
スラリーのpHが6.6以上となるまでの時間は、ホウ酸量、ホウ酸以外のガラス原料の種類や組成(例えば、上記塩基性化合物の種類や量)、混合操作条件等により変化する。また、pH調整剤を使用することなく、pHが7以上の原料スラリーを得ることもできる。スラリーのpHが6.6以上となるまでの時間があまりに長くなる場合は、pH調整剤を使用することが好ましい。また、混合操作を短時間で行う必要がある場合にも、pH調整剤を使用することが好ましい。
pH調整剤を使用しない場合、原料スラリーのpHが6.6以上となる限り、液状媒体とホウ酸を含むガラス原料とを混合して攪拌を続ける時間は30分以上が好ましく、1時間以上がより好ましい。pHを6.6以上とするためのスラリーの混合操作時間は、ホウ酸の量、ガラス原料の種類、各ガラス原料の粒子サイズにより影響を受けるが、pHを6.6以上の所定の値の原料スラリーを調整するための混合操作を続ける時間は2時間以上が好ましく、4時間以上が好ましい。1時間以上、好ましくは2時間以上混合攪拌を続けることにより、十分な量のホウ酸が液状媒体に溶解すると考えられる。混合操作を続ける時間は、ガラス原料造粒体の生産性を考慮すると12時間以下が好ましい。
あるいは、原料スラリーの材料である、ガラス原料からホウ酸を除いた原料と、液体媒体とを、ボールミルの容器に入れ、所定時間混ぜ合わしてガラス原料中の不溶解性のガラス原料を液状媒体中に分散させ、原料スラリーのpHを増加させた後に、ホウ酸を投入して、所定時間混ぜ合わせて、ホウ酸を効率よく溶解させてもよい。この場合、pH調整剤を利用しないで、原料スラリーのpHを増加させ、ホウ酸を充分に溶解できるので、効率良く原料スラリーを調整できる。また、この場合には、攪拌時間が長いだけ、不溶解性のガラス原料などを粉砕する効果もあるため、ガラス原料中の各成分の粒子径を大きくしても、原料スラリーを調整できる。この場合には、粒子径の小さいガラス原料を準備する費用はその粒子径が小さくなるほど大きくなるため、原料コストの面からも効果がある。
本実施形態のガラス製品の製造方法は、上述した製造方法によって製造されたガラス原料粒子を加熱して溶融ガラスとし、溶融ガラスを成形固化してガラス製品とする。
ガラス原料粒子を加熱して溶融ガラスするに際し、シーメンス型のガラス溶融炉を利用する通常の溶融方法でも効果があり、気中溶融法を適用することが好ましい。以下では、気中溶融法を用いる場合について説明する。
アルミナからなる直径20mmのボールが10kg収容された容量10リットルの容器を備えたボールミルを用いて、以下に示すように、原料スラリーを調製し、造粒体を製造した。
まず、表1および表2に示す組成のガラス原料と、表1および表2に示すpH調整剤と、液状溶媒としての水とを、表1および表2に示す割合(ガラス原料:水)でボールミルの容器に入れ、1時間攪拌することにより、表1および表2に示すpHの実施例1~12、比較例1~4の原料スラリーを調製した。なお、実施例1~2、4~5、8~12及び比較例1~2は、溶解後のガラス組成の目標値が酸化物基準でSiO2:60質量%、Al2O3:17質量%、B2O3:8質量%、MgO:3質量%、CaO:4質量%、SrO:7.6質量%、BaO:0.065質量%、Fe2O3:0.055質量%となるように調合した。また、実施例6~7及び比較例4は、溶解後のガラス組成の目標値が酸化物基準でSiO2:50質量%、Al2O3:10質量%、B2O3:15質量%、BaO:25質量%となるように調合した。溶解後のガラス組成は、実施例1~2、4~12においてほぼ目標通りとなった。
条件A:スプレードライヤー乾燥室径 φ2000mm(大川原化工機(株)製)
アトマイザー回転数 10000rpm
入口温度 250℃、出口温度 130℃
スラリー供給量 15~20kg/hr
条件B:スプレードライヤー乾燥室径 φ2600mm((株)プリス製)
アトマイザー回転数 12000rpm
入口温度 300℃、出口温度 120℃
スラリー供給量 20~25kg/hr
すなわち、ガラス原料造粒体同士を衝突させて、造粒体の破壊(崩壊)の程度を造粒体の粒度分布の変化を測定することにより評価した。より詳細には、まず、レーザー回折・散乱法を用いて粒径分布を測定する粒径分布測定装置(前記したマイクロトラックMT3300)を用い、粒径分布測定装置の測定室に入る直前の造粒体に圧縮空気圧0psi(0kPa)または50psi(345kPa)の圧縮空気を吹き込んで、圧縮空気圧0psi(0kPa)での粒径分布と、圧縮空気圧50psi(345kPa)での粒径分布とを測定した。その後、圧縮空気圧0psi(0kPa)での粒径分布と、圧縮空気圧50psi(345kPa)での粒径分布とを用いて、粒径0.972~322.8μmの範囲での両者の相関係数を算出した。その結果を表1および表2に示す。なお、各粒径分布を求める場合のサンプリング数は、粒径0.972~322.8μmに対応する標準ふるいの目開きの区分と、目開きの各区分の上下限値に対する平均目開きの値を加えた68点とした。具体的には、得られた2つの粒径分布に対する累積パーセントのデータに対して、マイクロソフト社製EXCEL2002SP3の組み込み関数であるCORREL関数を利用して、両者の相関係数を算出した。
実験例1と同様にして製造した実施例3、比較例1および比較例2の造粒体を、気中加熱装置の気相雰囲気中に空気搬送し、気相雰囲気中で酸素バーナーを用いて加熱して溶融ガラスの粒子とし、その後、その液状の溶融ガラス粒子を固化させることにより実施例3、比較例1および比較例2のガラス粒子を得た。溶解条件は、バーナー熱量38kW、造粒体を酸素バーナーの炎に入れる投入速度であるフィード量50~60g/minで実施した。その際の溶融ガラスの温度は、約1700~1900℃であると推定された。
図1に示すように、実施例3のガラス粒子には微粉が含まれていないが、比較例1および比較例2のガラス粒子には微粉が含まれていた。
このことより、実施例3の造粒体は、空気搬送しても微粉が生成されない充分な強度を有していたことが分かる。また、比較例1および比較例2の造粒体は、強度が不十分であるために、空気搬送によって微粉が生成されたことが分かる。
実験例1と同様にして製造した実施例1および比較例1の造粒体の表面を観察した。その結果を図2および図3に示す。図2は、実施例1の造粒体の顕微鏡写真であり、図3は、比較例1の造粒体の顕微鏡写真である。
また、実験例1と同様にして製造した実施例1および比較例1の造粒体の表面を、オージエ電子分光法を用いて元素分析することにより、表面の元素量を測定した。その結果を表4に示す。ここで各成分の元素量比は原子百分率(atomic%)である。
また、図2および図3に示すように、実施例1の造粒体の表面は比較例1の造粒体の表面と比較して、表面の微細な凹凸が少なく、表面がガラス状の物質で覆われている様子が観察される。これは、造粒体の表面に析出したホウ酸が、造粒体を取り囲んで結合剤として機能していることによるものと推定される。
アルミナからなる直径10mmのボールが1kg収容された容量1リットルの容器を備えたボールミルを用いて、以下に示すように、原料スラリーを調製し、スラリーpHを測定した。この実験においては、ガラス原料として、表3に示す平均粒子径のもの(原料1)とは別に表5に示す平均粒子径のもの(原料2)を用いた。平均粒子径は、原料1と同様の方法によって測定した。なお、以下の表6の実験(実施例および比較例)では、pH調整剤は利用していない。
表6の実施例13に示す組成のガラス原料と、液状溶媒としての水とを、表6の実施例13に示す割合(ガラス原料:水)でボールミルの容器に入れ、15時間攪拌した。途中10分後、1時間後、2時間後、3時間後、4時間後、5時間後、10時間後、15時間後にスラリーのサンプリングを行い、pHの変化を測定した。結果を図4(CaseI)に示す。なお、このCaseIの原料は表3に示す原料系(原料1)を利用した場合である。
同様に、表6の実施例14に示す組成のガラス原料と、液状溶媒としての水とを、1:1.2の割合(ガラス原料:水)でボールミルの容器に入れ、15時間粉砕混合した。途中10分後、1時間後、2時間後、3時間後、4時間後、6時間後、15時間後にスラリーのサンプリングを行い、pHの変化を測定した。結果を図4(CaseII)に示す。なお、このCaseIIの原料は表5に示す原料系(原料2)を利用した場合である。
混合直後(途中10分後)のスラリーのpHは5.7(CaseII)~6.0(CaseI)であったが、2時間以上のボールミルによって、いずれの場合でもスラリーのpHは6.6よりも高くなることが判った。ボールミルに伴って、特にpH調整剤を添加しなくても、アルカリ成分であるCaCO3やSrCO3が水中に溶け出し、pHが上昇したと考えられる。
ケイ石からなる直径50~70mmの玉石が容積の約50%になるように収容された容量20m3の容器を備えたボールミルを用いて、以下に示すように、原料スラリーを調製し、スラリーpHを測定した。
表6の実施例13、および14に示すガラス原料系(それぞれ原料1、原料2)を用い、表6に示す組成のガラス原料と、液状溶媒としての水とを、表6に示す割合(ガラス原料:水)でボールミルの容器に入れ、それぞれ8時間、および12時間粉砕混合することにより、表6に示すpHの実施例13、および14の原料スラリーを調製した。なお、ガラス原料2を用いた実施例14において、原料スラリー調製後の原料スラリー中のガラス原料の平均粒子径は15μmであった。この測定は、株式会社堀場製作所のLA950-V2で行った。また、実施例13は、ガラス組成の目標値が酸化物基準でSiO2:60質量%、Al2O3:17質量%、B2O3:8質量%、MgO:3質量%、CaO:4質量%、SrO:7.6質量%となるように、また実施例14は、溶解後のガラス組成の目標値が酸化物基準でSiO2:58質量%、Al2O3:17質量%、B2O3:9質量%、MgO:3質量%、CaO:4質量%、SrO:8質量%となるように調合した。溶解後のガラス組成は、実施例13、および14においてほぼ目標通りとなった。
次に表6に示す条件Cでスプレードライ造粒法により、実施例13、および14の原料スラリーに含まれる溶媒を除去し、実施例13、および14の造粒体を製造した。表5に示す条件Cを以下に示す。
条件C:スプレードライヤー乾燥室径 φ7000mm((株)マエダマテリアル製)
加圧ノズル方式 ノズル系 φ2mm×7本
入口温度 500℃、出口温度 200℃
なお、実施例13、および14においては、相関係数の算出方法を実施例1~12等と異なる方法を採用した。すなわち、実施例13、および14に対しては、粒径0.972~995.6μmの範囲で相関係数を算出した。その他の条件は他の記載例と同様である。この場合、各粒径分布を求める場合のサンプリング数は、粒径0.972~995.6μmに対応する標準ふるいの目開きの区分と、目開きの各区分の上下限値に対する平均目開きの値を加えた81点とした。このように相関係数の測定を変えた理由は以下のとおりである。スプレー条件AやBの場合は平均粒径が70~100μm程度で、300μm以上の顆粒は極めて量が少ないため、1~300μmの範囲で相関係数をとれば十分であった。他方、スプレー条件Cの場合は顆粒径が大きく、また1mmの篩で篩分けしたものを使用していることもあり、1~997μmの範囲で相関係数をとることが実際に顆粒の特性を反映していると考えられる。
実施例13の平均顆粒径を変え、スプレードライ条件Cをスプレードライ条件Aに変更して造粒を行った。その造粒の結果を、表6の実施例15に示す。また、実施例15に対して、ボールミルによる粉砕時間を1時間程度にしたものを、表6の比較例6に示す。実施例15のスラリー中のガラス原料の平均粒子径は13μm、比較例6のガラス原料の平均粒子径は35μmであった。これらの結果から、異なるスプレードライ条件によっても、粉砕時間を増やすことによってpHが6.7以上になり、相関係数も十分に大きくなることがわかる。なお、実施例14、15および比較例6において、ガラス原料:水は、それぞれ1:2、1:1.5、および1:1で若干異なるが、この程度の差であれば造粒体の強度に対する影響は小さい。
実施例15のガラス原料系(原料2)を、表5の原料1に変更して造粒を行った。その造粒の結果を、表6の実施例16に示す。また、実施例16に対して、ボールミルによる粉砕時間を1時間にしたものを、表6の比較例5に示す。これらの結果から、異なる原料系によっても、粉砕時間を増やすことによってpHが7.8以上になり、相関係数も十分に大きくなることがわかる。なお、実施例15、16、および比較例5において、ガラス原料:水は、それぞれ1:1.5、1:1、および1:1で、実施例15の場合で若干異なるが、この程度の差であれば造粒体の強度に対する影響は小さい。
実施例13の粉砕時間8時間を、表6の4時間に変更して造粒を行った。その造粒の結果を、表6の実施例17に示す。この造粒の結果から、図4で示したように、粉砕時間が長くなることによってpHの上昇が得られ、4時間でpHが8.1以上になり、相関係数も十分に大きくなることがわかる。なお、実施例13、および17において、ガラス原料:水は、それぞれ1:1.5、および1:1で、両者で若干異なるが、この程度の差であれば造粒体の強度に対する影響は小さい。
なお、2009年8月28日に出願された日本特許出願2009-198477号の明細書、特許請求の範囲、図面及び要約書の全内容をここに引用し、本発明の明細書の開示として、取り入れるものである。
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- ホウ酸を含むガラス原料とホウ酸可溶性液状媒体とを含む原料スラリーであって、原料スラリー中のホウ酸量が原料スラリーの固形分に対して5~30質量%であり、かつ原料スラリーのpHが6.6以上である、原料スラリーを調製する工程と、
スプレードライ造粒法により前記原料スラリーからガラス原料造粒体を製造する工程と、
を備えることを特徴とするホウケイ酸ガラス製造用のガラス原料造粒体の製造方法。 - 原料スラリーがさらにpH調整剤を含む、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 原料スラリーのpHが7以上である、請求項1または2に記載の製造方法。
- 原料スラリーのpHが6.6以上となるまでホウ酸可溶性液状媒体中でホウ酸とガラス原料を接触させて原料スラリーを調製する、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- ガラス原料の一部が、アルカリ金属およびアルカリ土類金属から選ばれる金属の水酸化物または炭酸塩である、請求項4に記載の製造方法。
- ホウ酸を含むガラス原料とホウ酸可溶性液状媒体とを混合して原料スラリーを調製する手段がボールミルである、請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記ガラス原料造粒体の平均粒子径が30~1000μmである、請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記ホウ酸可溶性液状媒体が水である、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の製造方法。
- 原料スラリーのpHが8~12である、請求項1~8のいずれか一項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記ガラス原料が、酸化物基準の質量百分率表示で酸化ホウ素含有量が1~30質量%のホウケイ酸ガラスとなるように調整されたものである、請求項1~9のいずれか一項に記載の製造方法。
- 前記ガラス原料が、酸化物基準の質量百分率表示で下記組成(1)のホウケイ酸ガラス(ただし、下記Rはアルカリ金属を表す。)となるように調整されたものである、請求項1~10のいずれか一項に記載の製造方法。
SiO2:40~85質量%、Al2O3:1~22質量%、B2O3:2~20質量%、MgO:0~8質量%、CaO:0~14.5質量%、SrO:0~24質量%、BaO:0~30質量%、R2O:0~10質量%・・・(1)。 - 請求項1~11のいずれか一項に記載の製造方法によって製造されたガラス原料造粒体を、加熱して溶融ガラスとする工程と、
前記溶融ガラスを成形固化する工程と、
を含むことを特徴とするガラス製品の製造方法。 - 請求項12に記載のガラス原料造粒体を溶融ガラスとする工程が、前記ガラス原料造粒体を、気相雰囲気中で溶融させて溶融ガラス粒子とする工程と、
前記溶融ガラス粒子を集積してガラス融液とする工程と、
を含むことを特徴とするガラス製品の製造方法。 - 前記ガラス原料造粒体を気流で搬送して前記気相雰囲気に導入する、請求項13に記載のガラス製品の製造方法。
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