Published August 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Reaction of zirconium fluoride monohydrate and ammonium bifluoride

  • 1. Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (USA). Optical Sciences Div.

Description

The products obtained from the room-temperature reaction of ammonium bifluoride and zirconium fluoride monohydrate are ammonium heptafluorozirconate [(NH4)3ZrF7], liquid water, and hydrogen fluoride. This paper discusses ammonium bifluoride and zirconium fluoride monohydrate reacted prior to glass batching, producing dry ammonium heptafluorozirconate which was used to prepare a high-quality ZBLAN fluoride glass

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Additional titles

Subtitle (English)
Its effect on fluoride glass preparation and quality

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Journal Volume
72
Journal Issue
8
Series
J. Am. Ceram. Soc.
Journal Page Range
1441-1443
ISSN
0002-7820
CODEN
JACTA