Use of low-temperature plasma for obtaining glass-ceramic material

Presented are physico-chemical investigations of the structure formation in glass- ceramic material, obtained by the innovative melting technique, namely by the low- temperature plasma treatment. The opportunity to extend the resource base of raw materials suitable for the silicate melt production is studied. Utilization of recovering refractory resources is rather difficult due to the impossibility of producing melts therefrom. However, plasma torch heating can provide its utilization. Physico-chemical processes occurred at melt production and its crystallization are studied in this paper. The main conditions of crystal phase formation are shown herein.