Chemical Analysis of Soda‐Lime‐Silica Glasses for Trace Quantities of Several Colorants

Methods for the analysis of soda‐lime‐silica glasses for trace amounts of CrzO3, COO, NiO, CuO, and selenium are described; the determination of sulfide sulfur in amber glass bottles is also described. The applicable range of these methods is as follows: for Cr 2 O 3 , 2 to 600 pgm.; for COO, 2 to 20 pgm.; for NiO, 5 to 100 pgm.; for CuO, 5 to 80 pgrn.; for selenium, 5 pgm. (approximate minimum); for sulfide sulfur, 0.005 to 0.10%.