ASTM D5359-98

Standard Specification for Glass Cullet Recovered from Waste for Use in Manufacture of Glass Fiber

SCOPE
1.1 This specification describes glass cullet recovered from municipal waste destined for disposal. The recovered cullet is intended for use in the manufacture of glass fiber used for insulation-type products.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Sep-1998
• ICS: 81.040.10 - Raw materials and raw glass
• Technical Committee: D34 - Waste Management
• Drafting Committee: D34.03 - Treatment, Recovery and Reuse

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D5359-98(2004) - Standard Specification for Glass Cullet Recovered from Waste for Use in Manufacture of Glass Fiber
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1998
• Referred By: ASTM E2129-18 - Standard Practice for Data Collection for Sustainability Assessment of Building Products
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-1998

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 5359 – 98
Standard Specification for
Glass Cullet Recovered from Waste for Use in Manufacture
of Glass Fiber
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 5359; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
TABLE 1 Chemical Composition
1. Scope
Grade 1 2 3
1.1 This specification describes glass cullet recovered from
Use Range 0 to5%in batch 5 to 15 % in batch >15 % in batch
municipal waste destined for disposal. The recovered cullet is
intended for use in the manufacture of glass fiber used for
Oxide Weight 6Range Weight 6Range Weight 6Range
% % % % % %
insulation-type products.
SiO 68–77 NA 68–77 1.00 68–77 1.00
2. Referenced Documents Al O 0–7 NA 0–7 0.50 0–7 0.50
2 3
CaO 5–15 NA 5–15 0.50 5–15 0.50
2.1 ASTM Standards:
MgO 0–5 NA 0–5 0.50 0–5 0.50
Na O 8–18 NA 8–18 0.50 8–18 0.50
C 162 Terminology of Glass and Glass Products
K O 0–4 NA 0–4 0.50 0–4 0.50
D 4129 Test Method for Total and Organic Carbon in Water
Fe O <0.5 NA <0.5 0.05 <0.5 0.05
2 3
by High-Temperature Oxidation and Coulometric Detec-
Cr O <0.2 NA <0.15 0.03 <0.1 0.02
2 3
SO <0.4 NA <0.3 0.03 <0.2 0.02
tion 3
All other <0.5 NA <0.3 0.05 <0.1 0.02
E 688 Test Methods for Waste Glass as a Raw Material for
oxides
A
Glass Manufacturing
C <0.15 NA <0.10 0.02 <0.05 0.01
H O <0.5 NA <0.5 0.05 <0.5 0.05
LOI <0.45 NA <0.30 0.05 <0.15 0.03
3. Terminology
A
Carbon is determined directly by instrumental method such as Coulometrics,
3.1 For definitions of terms used in this specification, refer
Inc. Model 5010 Coulometer. Test Method D 4129 uses this instrumentation for
to Terminology C 162.
total and organic carbon in water. The instrument can be readily adapted to solid
materials such as cullet.
4. General Requirements
4.1 Glass cullet from municipal waste is primarily soda-
lime bottle glass and shall be one of three grades depending
means a change in the glass FeO content. This affects the heat
upon the total usage rate requirement of the user. The three
transfer in the melt and can affect furnace efficiency and glass
grades shall satisfy the following chemical composition, color
quality. See Table 2.
mix, contamination, and particle size requirements as listed in
4.4 Contaminants—Free metals, magnetic or nonmagnetic,
Section 4:
are not oxidized in the glass melting process and, therefore, are
4.2 Chemical Composition—See Table 1.
insoluble. Metals will pool on the furnace floor and leak
4.3 Color Mix—Color is an indicator of the oxidation state
through joints causing premature wear of refractories and
of container cullet. SO gas solubility in the glass melt is a
3 electrical shorts, which can lead to glass leaks. Some metals
function of the glass oxidation state. Changes in the oxidation
will attack and destroy precious metal skimmers and thermo-
state of cullet added to the fiberglass batch can shift the glass
couples and molybdenum electrodes. Examples are silver, tin,
oxidation state causing the release of dissolved SO gas, which
3 lead, and aluminum.
can upset the furnace. A change in the glass oxidation state also
4.4.1 Other inorganic materials and refractories will not
melt in the gla
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