Abstract
The effects of the reducing atmosphere during glass melting and the iron content in glass on the ultraviolet (UV) transmission property of borosilicate and silicate glasses were studied. The reducing atmosphere is controlled by the amount of citric acid in each glass batch. The effects of reducing atmosphere on the glass UV transmittance were examined in terms of the distribution of trigonal boron (BO3) and tetrahedral boron (BO4) units and iron reduction index (IRI). Our study reveals that the reducing atmospheres not only had a significant effect on the boron-oxygen structure of alkali-borosilicate glass, but also on the UV transmittance. In addition, IRI has a significant effect on the UV transmittance at a wavelength of 254 nm, with a relative change up to 461%. The iron oxidation state was found to affect the UV absorption coefficient of ferric ion (Fe(III) has about four times greater than that of ferrous ion (Fe(II)) at 254 nm.
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