Zugl.: Trier, Univ., Diss., 2004

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1994. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 36).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 2008. / Typescript. Accompanying CD-R contains the thesis as 11 Microsoft Word documents. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 33).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1983.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 78 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-66).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1983.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2000. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 86 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-84).

Glass has been made and used for centuries but South African artists, isolated for the last three decades, are only now becoming aware of the potential of hot or warm glass as an art medium. In antiquity glass objects were created using various processes but the 'factory' tradition began with the discovery of the blowing iron in the first century AD. The invention of the tank furnace in the late 1950s revolutionised modem production, enabling individual artists to make glass in private studios without blowing teams. The research describes ancient.. glassmaking processes and indicates how they have been explored, adapted and used by contemporary artists world wide, challenging craft orientated paradigms, and proving that glass is a viable and important sculpture medium. The practical research demonstrates the application of many processes and relates technical issues to sculptural concepts which are realized through the physical and material properties of glass. / Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology / M.A. (Fine Art)

Resumo: Neste trabalho, obteve-se uma matriz porosa com alto teor de sílica a partir de vidros Pyrex® utilizando-se o tratamento hidrotérmico. A matriz porosa é formada principalmente por dois processos: (i) reação da água no estado supercrítico com a rede vítrea e, (ii) separação e lixiviação de fases. A matriz apresenta-se macroporosa, possuindo também baixa percentagem de micro e mesoporos. Através de técnicas espectroscópicas verifica-se que a matriz apresenta grupos silanóis de superfície, os quais foram utilizados em reações de funcionalização. A espectroscopia de ressonância magnética nuclear de 29Si, MAS RMN, indica a presença de grupos ordenados, (SiO)4Si, no interior da matriz e do grupo (SiO)3Si(OAl). Os espectros de 29Si, CPMAS RMN, indicam que a matriz porosa é constituída de átomos de silício localizados em dois ambientes químicos diferentes, (SiO)3Si(OH), e (SiO)4Si. Pelo espectro de 27Al MAS RMN confirma-se a presença do grupo Al-O-Si, o qual é responsável pela formação de sítios ácidos de Brönsted. Pela análise dilatométrica verifica-se que a contração máxima da matriz foi de 6% em 1365oC, aumentando a densidade do material, o tamanho médio dos poros, devido a consolidação de micro e mesoporos, diminuindo assim a área superficial. A matriz cristaliza-se em 950oC como α-cristobalita pertencente ao grupo espacial P41212. A matriz obtida foi então utilizada como suporte para complexos luminescentes. O complexo diaquatris(tenoiltrifluoroacetonato)európio(III), [Eu(tta)3(H2O)2], impregnado ou ancorado na matriz, apresenta emissões com alargamento não-homogêneo indicando que há interações entre o complexo e a superfície da matriz...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In the present work, porous silica matrix has been obtained from Pyrex glass by hydrothermal treatment under saturated steam condition. The formation process was principally investigated using scanning and transmission electron microscopies and Raman spectroscopy. The results indicate that the process of phase separation takes place on edge of vitreous sample at lower temperature than of glass-transition temperature at room atmosphere. This process occurs due to the glass hydration by hydrothermal treatment that diminishes both viscosity and glass transition temperature. The segregated orthoborate phase was leached out by water in supercritical condition. The formation and leaching of this phase together with essential reactions between water and silica at supercritical condition contribute to obtain a porous silica matrix. The matrix has a high percentage of porosity, an interconnected macroporous structure, a low percentage of micro and mesopores and also a good thermal stability. It is non-crystalline and after thermal treatment it presented X-ray pattern characteristic of cristobalite and a low contraction of volume. The chemical analysis shows a high concentration of silicon and low concentrations of aluminum and boron. The chemical environments of silicon and aluminum atoms into the porous silica matrix were investigated by solid state NMR spectroscopy. The 29Si MAS NMR spectrum exhibits a broad signal at -110 ppm, typical of an ordered silica phase. The chemical nature of surface was better understood with application of the 1H - 29Si CPMAS NMR technique. This technique leaded to a strong and selective... (Complete abstract, click electronic access below) / Orientador: Marian Rosaly Davolos / Coorientador: Miguel Jafelicci Junior / Banca: Aldo José Gorgatti Zarbin / Banca: Hermi Felinto de Brito / Banca: Henrique Eisi Toma / Banca: Sandra Helena Pulcinelli / Doutor