Production of ion exchangeable substances from montmorillonite clay minerals

Claim 1

A METHOD OF PRODUCING ION EXCHANGEABLE SUBSTANCES WHICH COMPRISES: MIXING AN AQUEOUS SOLSUTION OF A WATERSOLUBLE ORGANIC COMPOUND WITH A MONTMORILLONITE CLAY MINERAL WHICH IS UTILIZED AS THE BASAL STRUCTURE, SAID ORGANIC COMPOUND BEING ONE WHICH COMBINES WITH THE MONTMORILLONITE CLAY MINERAL TO FORM AN ORGANIC-MONTMORILLONITE COMPLEX; KNEADING THE MIXTURE SO FORMED, SUBJECTING THE MIXTURE SO KNEADED TO HEATING AT A TEMPERATURE FROM 200 THROUGH 1000 DEGREES C., INCLUSIVE, UNDER A PRESSURE WHICH IS AT LEAST ATMOSPHERIC AND FOR A PERIOD AT LEAST SUFFICIENT TO DECOMPOSE SAID ORGANIC COMPOUND; COOLING THE RESULTING DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT; BOILING THE PRODUCT IN AN ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SULFURIC ACID AND HYDROCHLORIC ACID FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM 30 MINUTES TO 6 HOURS; WASHING THE RESULTING BOILDED PRODUCT WITH WATER SO AS TO REMOVE THE ACID FROM SAID PRODUCT UNTIL THE PH OF SAID PRODUCT IS BETWEEN 5.0 LAND 5.2 AND 5.2; BOILING THE WASHED MATERIAL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM 30 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS IN AN ALKALINE SOLUTION OF AN ALKALINE SUBSTANCE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CAUSTIC SODA, SODIUM CARBONATE, AND CAUSTIC POTASH; WASHING THE PRODUCT SO OBTAINED WITH WATER TO LOWER THE PH VALUE OF SAID PRODUCT TO BETWEEN 10.0 AND 10.2; AND THEN DRYING THE WASHED PRODUCT.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF PRODUCING ION EXCHANGEABLE SUBSTANCES WHICH COMPRISES: MIXING AN AQUEOUS SOLSUTION OF A WATERSOLUBLE ORGANIC COMPOUND WITH A MONTMORILLONITE CLAY MINERAL WHICH IS UTILIZED AS THE BASAL STRUCTURE, SAID ORGANIC COMPOUND BEING ONE WHICH COMBINES WITH THE MONTMORILLONITE CLAY MINERAL TO FORM AN ORGANIC-MONTMORILLONITE COMPLEX; KNEADING THE MIXTURE SO FORMED, SUBJECTING THE MIXTURE SO KNEADED TO HEATING AT A TEMPERATURE FROM 200 THROUGH 1000 DEGREES C., INCLUSIVE, UNDER A PRESSURE WHICH IS AT LEAST ATMOSPHERIC AND FOR A PERIOD AT LEAST SUFFICIENT TO DECOMPOSE SAID ORGANIC COMPOUND; COOLING THE RESULTING DECOMPOSITION PRODUCT; BOILING THE PRODUCT IN AN ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SULFURIC ACID AND HYDROCHLORIC ACID FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM 30 MINUTES TO 6 HOURS; WASHING THE RESULTING BOILDED PRODUCT WITH WATER SO AS TO REMOVE THE ACID FROM SAID PRODUCT UNTIL THE PH OF SAID PRODUCT IS BETWEEN 5.0 LAND 5.2 AND 5.2; BOILING THE WASHED MATERIAL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM 30 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS IN AN ALKALINE SOLUTION OF AN ALKALINE SUBSTANCE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CAUSTIC SODA, SODIUM CARBONATE, AND CAUSTIC POTASH; WASHING THE PRODUCT SO OBTAINED WITH WATER TO LOWER THE PH VALUE OF SAID PRODUCT TO BETWEEN 10.0 AND 10.2; AND THEN DRYING THE WASHED PRODUCT.