Glass is one of the most relevant high-performance materials that has the benefit of a favorable environmental footprint compared with that of other commodity materials. Despite the advantageous properties of glasses, polymers are often favored because they can be processed using scalable industrial replication techniques like injection molding (IM). Glasses are generally processed through melting, which is both energy intensive and technologically challenging. We present a process for glassworks using high-throughput IM of an amorphous silicon dioxide nanocomposite that combines established process technologies and low-energy sintering. We produce highly transparent glass using classical IM and sintering, allowing for a potentially substantial reduction in energy consumption. Our strategy merges polymer and glass processing, with substantial implications for glass utilization.

与其他商品材料相比，玻璃是最相关的高性能材料之一，具有有利的环境足迹。尽管玻璃具有优越的性能，但由于可以使用可扩展的工业复制技术（例如注塑（IM））对其进行加工，因此聚合物通常受到青睐。玻璃通常通过熔化进行加工，这既耗费能量又在技术上具有挑战性。我们提出了一种玻璃工厂的工艺，该工艺使用结合了已建立的工艺技术和低能耗烧结的非晶态二氧化硅纳米复合材料的高通量IM。我们使用经典的IM和烧结技术生产高度透明的玻璃，从而可以显着降低能耗。我们的策略将聚合物和玻璃加工相结合，