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Method of heat-treating a swellable bentonite to increase its thickening power

Assignee: Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC
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Filing: 1950-08-17
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Granted: 1952-09-16
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Expires: 1970-08-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Francis E Hutchins
  • 👤 Cleo J Golding

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 09:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/26; A61K47/00; A61K47/02; A61Q; A61Q19/00; C; C01; C01B; C01B33/00; C01B33/20; C01B33/36; C01B33/38; C01B33/40; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/40; C09C1/42; C10; C10M; C10M5/00; C01P; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/20; C01P2004/80; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/22; C01P2006/80; C01P2006/82; C10M2201/00; C10M2201/02; C10M2201/10; C10M2201/102; C10M2201/103; C10N; C10N2050/00; C10N2050/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 58 words
A PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE THICKENING POWER OF A SWELLABLE BENTONITE WHEN INCORPORATED INTO AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS, THE SAID METHOD COMPRISING MAINTAINING THE BENTONITE IN FLAKE OR POWDER FORM AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST ABOUT 40* C. AND NOT MORE THAN ABOUT 100* C. FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE WEAK WHILE THE BENTONITE CONTAINS ABSORBED WATER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 58 words
A PROCESS FOR INCREASING THE THICKENING POWER OF A SWELLABLE BENTONITE WHEN INCORPORATED INTO AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS, THE SAID METHOD COMPRISING MAINTAINING THE BENTONITE IN FLAKE OR POWDER FORM AT A TEMPERATURE OF AT LEAST ABOUT 40* C. AND NOT MORE THAN ABOUT 100* C. FOR A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE WEAK WHILE THE BENTONITE CONTAINS ABSORBED WATER.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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