Abstract: A colorant for a high redox glass composition comprising: total iron (Fe2O3) 0 to 1.1 weight percent; and from 0.0001 to 0.15 weight percent of at least one of the following: Cu nanostructures, Au nanostructures, or Ag nanostructures, wherein the weight percents are based on the total weight of the glass composition. The colorant of the invention can be used to make glass compositions having various colors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 21, 2008
Date of Patent:
February 9, 2010
Assignee:
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
Inventors:
Mehran Arbab, Larry Shelestak, Songwei Lu