cullet

Japanese: cullet
cullet

…The main raw materials for glass are silica sand (SiO 2 ) , soda ash (Na 2 CO 3 ) , limestone (CaCO 3 ) , red lead (Pb 3 O 4 ) , boric acid (B 2 O 3 ) , and borax (Na 2 B 2 O 7 ) . Small amounts of sodium nitrate (NaNO 3 ) , sodium sulfate (Na 2 SO 4 ) , and arsenic acid (As 2 O 3 ) are added as fining agents to remove bubbles from the molten glass or as dissolution promoters. In addition to these powdered raw materials, scrap glass of the same composition called cullet is added. Cullet is one of the important raw materials because it promotes dissolution. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "cullet" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ガラスの主たる原料は,ケイ砂SiO2,ソーダ灰Na2CO3,石灰石CaCO3,鉛丹Pb3O4,ホウ酸B2O3,ホウ砂Na2B2O7などであり,そのほかに,溶融ガラス中の気泡を除去するための清澄剤,あるいは溶解促進剤として,硝酸ソーダNaNO3,硫酸ソーダNa2SO4,亜ヒ酸As2O3などが少量添加される。これらの粉体原料のほかに,カレットculletと称する同じ組成のくずガラスが加えられる。カレットは溶解を促進する作用をもつため,重要な原料の一つである。…

※「cullet」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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