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A method of controlling reaction paths of glass batch components added to a resident glass melt is provided, including the steps of providing a plurality of raw material batch components according to a batch recipe, selectively combining a portion of the batch components into a first combination mat

A method of controlling reaction paths of glass batch components added to a resident glass melt is provided, including the steps of providing a plurality of raw material batch components according to a batch recipe, selectively combining a portion of the batch components into a first combination material having a melting temperature in a range of 60 to 90% of a resident melt temperature (K) and a viscosity3 a melt viscosity/100, and selectively combining another portion of the batch components into a second combination material having a reaction temperature in a range of 60 to 100% of the resident melt temperature, the second combination material being capable of forming an intermediate compound via a solid state reaction before reacting with the glass melt. The first and second combination materials and any remaining batch components are mixed and introduced into a glass melter.

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I claim: 1. A method of controlling the reaction paths of glass batch components added to a glass melt residing in a glass melter, said glass melt having a melt viscosity ηm at a resident melt temperature Tm (K), comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of raw material batch components i

I claim: 1. A method of controlling the reaction paths of glass batch components added to a glass melt residing in a glass melter, said glass melt having a melt viscosity ηm at a resident melt temperature Tm (K), comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of raw material batch components in amounts according to a batch recipe, said plurality of raw material batch components comprising at least one glass-former material and at least one of a modifier material; combining a first portion of said plurality of raw material batch components to provide a first combination material having a melting temperature which is in a range of 60 to 90% of said resident melt temperature Tm and a viscosity at said melting temperature that is greater than or equal to said melt viscosity ηm/100; combining a second portion of said plurality of raw material batch components to provide a second combination material having a reaction temperature in a range of 60 to 100% of said resident melt temperature, such that said second combination material is capable of forming an intermediate compound via a solid state reaction prior to reacting with said glass melt; mixing said first combination material, said second combination material and any remaining portion of said plurality of raw material batch components to form a batch mixture; and introducing said batch mixture into the glass melter. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first plurality of discrete reaction members. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said second combination material comprises a second plurality of discrete reaction members. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material is a pre-reacted to a temperature proximate a specific reaction temperature of said first combination material, cooled and ground to form a plurality of pre-reacted particulates prior to said mixing step. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said second combination material is pre-reacted, and ground to form a plurality of pre-reacted particulates prior to said mixing step. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a frit. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said second combination material comprises a frit. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein said plurality of raw material batch components further comprise an intermediate material. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises at least a portion of at least one of said glass-former material and at least a portion of at least one of said modifier material. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein said second combination material comprises at least a portion of at least one of said glass-former material and at least a portion of another of said modifier material. 11. The method of claim 8, wherein said first combination material comprises at least a portion of said intermediate material and at least a portion of at least one of said modifier material. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein said second combination material comprises at least a portion of at least one of said glass-former material and at least a portion of at least one of said modifier material. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first plurality of discrete reaction members and said second combination material comprises a second plurality of discrete reaction members. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first plurality of discrete reaction members and said second combination material comprises a second pre-reacted material. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first plurality of discrete reaction members and said second combination material comprises a second frit. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first pre-reacted material and said second combination material comprises a second plurality of discrete reaction members. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first pre-reacted material and said second combination material comprises a second pre-reacted material. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first pre-reacted material and said second combination material comprises a second frit. 19. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first kit and said second combination material comprises a second plurality of discrete reaction members. 20. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first kit and said second combination material comprises a second pre-reacted material. 21. The method of claim 1, wherein said first combination material comprises a first kit and said second combination material comprises a second frit. 22. A method of controlling the reaction paths of glass batch components added to a glass melt residing in a glass melter, said glass melt having a melt viscosity ηm at a resident melt temperature Tm (K), comprising the steps of; providing a plurality of raw material batch components in amounts according to a batch recipe, said plurality of raw material batch components comprising at least one of a glass-former material and at least one of a modifier material; selectively combining a first portion of said plurality of raw material batch components to provide a first combination material having a melting temperature in a range of 60 to 90% of said resident melt temperature Tm and a viscosity at said melting temperature that is greater than or equal to said melt viscosity ηm/100; mixing said first combination material and a remaining portion of said plurality of raw material batch components to form a batch mixture; and introducing said batch mixture into the glass melter. 23. The method of claim 22, further comprising a step of selectively combining a second portion of said plurality of raw material batch components to provide a second combination material having a melting temperature which is in a range of 60 to 90% of said resident melt temperature Tm and a viscosity at said melting temperature that is greater than or equal to said melt viscosity ηm/100. 24. The method of claim 22, wherein said first combination material comprises a first plurality of discrete reaction members. 25. The meted of claim 23, wherein said second combination material comprises a second plurality of discrete reaction members. 26. The method of claim 22, wherein said first combination material comprises a first pre-reacted material. 27. The method of claim 23, wherein said second combination material comprises a second pre-reacted material. 28. The method of claim 22, wherein said first combination material comprises a first frit. 29. The method of claim 23, wherein said second combination material comprises a second frit. 30. The method of claim 22, wherein said plurality of raw material batch components further comprise an intermediate material. 31. The method of claim 23, wherein said plurality of raw material batch components further comprise an intermediate material. 32. The method of claim 22, wherein said first combination material comprises at least a portion of at least one of said glass-former material and at least a portion of at least one of said modifier material. 33. The method of claim 23, wherein said second combination material comprises at least a portion of at least one of said glass-former material and at least a portion of another of said modifier material. 34. The method of claim 30, wherein said first combination material comprises at least a portion of said intermediate material and at least a portion of at least one of said modifier material. 35. The method of claim 31, wherein said second combination material comprises at least a portion of at least one of said glass-former material and at least a portion of at least one of said modifier material. 36. The method of claim 23, wherein said first combination material comprises a first plurality of discrete reaction members and said second combination material comprises a second plurality of discrete reaction members. 37. The method of claim 23, wherein said first combination material comprises a first plurality of discrete reaction members and said second combination material comprises a second pre-reacted material. 38. The method of claim 23, wherein said first combination material comprises a first plurality of discrete reaction members and said second combination material comprises a second flit. 39. The method of claim 23, wherein said first combination material comprises a first pre-reacted material and said second combination material comprises a second plurality of discrete reaction members. 40. The method of claim 23, wherein said first combination material comprises a first pre-reacted material and said second combination material comprises a second pre-reacted material. 41. The method of claim 23, wherein said first combination material comprises a first pre-reacted material and said second combination material comprises a second frit. 42. The method of claim 23, wherein said first combination material comprises a first frit and said second combination material comprises a second plurality of discrete reaction members. 43. The method of claim 23, wherein said first combination material comprises a first frit and said second combination material comprises a second pre-reacted material. 44. The method of claim 23, wherein said first combination material comprises a first frit and said second combination material comprises a second frit.