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For the sustainability, chemical treatments such as sol-gel coatings offer a means of increasing the strength of glasses, leading to lighter and more durable products and functionality such as antireflective coating on Photovoltaic panels. The sol-gel coating process involves chemical reactions during the formation of coatings on surfaces. Sol-gel coatings can enhance the strength of glasses and other brittle materials by filling in surface micro-flaws and providing a self-healing effect. And, with chemical engineering durable antireflective coatings on photovoltaic panels can be attained [1,2,3,4]. In this study, our primary focus will be on research and development studies related to strength improvement with sol-gel coating for bottles and durable anti reflective for PV glass. By changing the mold design, glassware can be made lighter. Sol-gel coatings offered a way to improve the strength of glassware by up to 20% without altering the design. Photovoltaic modules are deployed in many different environmental conditions and it is important that the panels have durable anti-reflective coatings As a result, chemical treatments have the potential to provide significant increases in the strength and durability of glass, making glass more sustainable in a variety of applications such as glass container and solar panels.

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