Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
10 words
A scrubbing agent comprising granulated calcite extracted from glacial limestone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
10 words
A scrubbing agent comprising granulated calcite extracted from glacial limestone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A scrubbing agent according to Claim 1, wherein said granulated calcite essentially contains particles having a particle size of 10 µm or less.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
75 words
A scrubbing agent according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein said granulated calcite comprises the following particle size composition: 32 - 42 ; Me 0.0 - 15.0% 42 - 60 Me ; 0.0 - 15.0% 60 - 80 Me ; 0.0 - 20.0% 80 - 100 Me ; 10.0 - 60.0% 100 - 150 Me ; 15.0 - 35.0% 150 - 200 Me ; 5.0 - 40.0% 200 Me or more ; 5.0 - 30.0%
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A scrubbing agent according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein said scrubbing agent has a pH which is adjusted in the range of from neutrality to weak acidity with the use of one of organic acid and fatty acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A scrubbing agent according to Claim 3, wherein said scrubbing agent has a pH which is adjusted in the range of from neutrality to weak acidity with the use of one of organic acid and fatty acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process for producing a scrubbing agent containing calcite as the main component, comprising: the crushing step of crushing glacial limestone; and the fractionating step of subjecting said glacial limestone in said crushing step to air fractionation to extract a fractionated portion containing calcite as the main component.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
48 words
A process for producing a scrubbing agent containing calcite as the main component, comprising: the crushing step of crushing glacial limestone; and the fractionating step of subjecting said glacial limestone in said crushing step to air fractionation to extract a fractionated portion containing calcite as the main component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
A process for producing a scrubbing agent containing calcite as the main component, comprising: the crushing step of crushing glacial limestone; the suspending step of suspending in water said glacial limestone crushed in said crushing step; the fractionating step of placing a suspension obtained in said suspending step in a stationary manner to collect supernatant liquid thus produced; and the drying step of drying said supernatant liquid.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
A process for producing a scrubbing agent containing calcite as the main component, comprising: the crushing step of crushing glacial limestone; the suspending step of suspending in water said glacial limestone crushed in said crushing step; the fractionating step of placing a suspension obtained in said suspending step in a stationary manner to collect supernatant liquid thus produced; and the drying step of drying said supernatant liquid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to Claim 7, wherein stirring is performed in said suspending step for thirty to forty minutes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process according to Claim 7 or 8, wherein said suspension is placed in a stationary manner in said fractionating step for twenty to forty minutes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to Claim 7 or 8, wherein said suspending step and said fractionating step are repeated a plurality of times.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to Claim 9, wherein said suspending step and said fractionating step are repeated a plurality of times.