Kenneth J. Ewing, J. Sanghera, R. Miklos
Aug 1, 1989
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Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Abstract
The products obtained from the room-temperature reaction of ammonium bifluoride and zirconium fluoride monohydrate are ammonium heptafluorozirconate ((NH/sub 4/)/sub 3/ZrF/sub 7/), 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.