Method of dispersing barium hydroxide in a non-volatile carrier

Claim 1

(1) THE PROCESS OF FORMING A STABLE, FLUID DISPERSION OF BARIUM HYDROXIDE IN A NON-VOLATILE CARRIER WHICH COMPRISES: A. ADMIXING UNDER ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS OF TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE (1) ONE PART BY WEIGHT OF AN OIL-SOLUBLE DISPERSING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF SULFONIC ACIDS, METAL SULFONATES, AMMONIUM SULFONATES AND AMINE SULFONATES; (2) A VOLATILE HYDROCARBON SOLVENT FOR SAID OIL-SOLUBLE DISPERSING AGENT, THE VOLUME OFSAID VOLATILE SOLVENT BEING FROM 3 TO 10 TIMES THE COMBINED VOLUME OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS; (3) ABOUT 1 TO ABOUT 6.25 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF A NONVOLATILE CARRIER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSILICATE ESTERS, AND POLYALKYLENE DIESTERS, SILICATE ESTERS, AND POLYALKYLENE GLYCOLS; (4) AN ALCOHOLIC SOLUTION OF AN OIL-INSOLUBLE BARIUM INORGANIC BASE WHEREIN THE ALCOHOL ISA MONOHYDRIC ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL CONTAINING FROM 1 TO 3 CARBON ATOMS AND THE ANION OF SAID BASE IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OXIDE AND HYDROXIDE RADICALS AND CHARACTERIZED FURTHER IN THAT THE AMOUNT OF SAID INORGANIC BASE VARIES FROM ABOUT 11/2 TO 7 TIMES THAT REQUIRED TO REACT WITH THE SULFONIC ACID WHERE THIS MATERIAL IS USED AS DISPERSINGAGENT AND 1/2 TO 6 TIMES THE NUMBER OF CHEMICAL EQUIVALENTS OFTHE DISPERSING AGENT WHERE SAID DISPERSING AGENT IS A SALT OF A SULFONIC ACID; (5) 0.025 TO 0.75 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF WATER; B. REMOVING THE RESIDUAL SOLVENTS AND WATER BY EVAPORATION TO CONDENSE FROM SUCH A MASS, OIL-INSOLUBLE BARIUM HYDROXIDE IN PARTICLES THE DIAMETERS OF WHICH ARE LESS THAN 0.25 MICRON.