Table 5 – Chromophores chemical elements for glass bottle industry cited by Couri et al. (2020).

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Coloring element

Oxidation state

Main color

Copper

Cu2+

light blue

Chrome

Cr3

green

 

Cr6+

yellow

Manganese

Mn3+

violet

 

Mn4+

black

Iron

Fe3+

yelow-brownish

 

Fe2+

bluish green

Cobalt

Co2+

deep blue or pink

 

Co3+

green

Nickel

Ni2+

brown, yellow, green, blue…

Vanadium

V3+

green, brown

Titanium

Ti3+

violet

Neodymium

Nd3+

yellowish violet

Praseodymium

Pr3+

light green

Gold

Auo

ruby

Cadmium

CdS, CdSe

orange