Abstract
Waste soda-lime glass, alone or mixed with wastes from the manufacturing of glass fibers, was successfully converted into partially crystallized glass foams by a particularly simple and economic processing, consisting of a direct heating of glass powders at temperatures from 900 to 1050 °C. The foaming operated by the oxidation of SiC, inserted as powder additive, was found to depend on a complex combination of processing temperature, soaking time, tendency of the investigated glasses toward devitrification, and amount of MnO2, acting as oxidation promoter. Selected combinations led to foams with a good microstructural homogeneity and mechanical strength, suitable for application as aggregates in lightweight concrete.
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