Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A process for making a water soluble, astringent aluminum-zirconium complex comprising reacting: a. an aluminum compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum halide, basic aluminum halide, basic aluminum sulfate, basic aluminum nitrate, basic aluminum sulfamate, basic aluminum phenolsulfonate, and mixtures thereof; and b. a freshly prepared basic zirconium compound comprising a basic zirconium-amino acid gel, said compounds being added in such amounts as to yield in the complex an Al/Zr mole ratio of about 10:1 to 1:10.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A process for making a water soluble, astringent aluminum-zirconium complex comprising reacting: a. an aluminum compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum halide, basic aluminum halide, basic aluminum sulfate, basic aluminum nitrate, basic aluminum sulfamate, basic aluminum phenolsulfonate, and mixtures thereof; and b. a freshly prepared basic zirconium compound comprising a basic zirconium-amino acid gel, said compounds being added in such amounts as to yield in the complex an Al/Zr mole ratio of about 10:1 to 1:10.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said compounds are reacted in aqueous medium to yield an aqueous solution containing about 5 to 20 weight percent (solids basis) of said complex, and the pH of said solution is at least about 3.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said freshly prepared basic zirconium-amino acid gel has the general empirical formula: Zr(OH).sub.x A.sub.4-x wherein A is an amino acid and x is greater than 0 and less than 4 and need not be an integer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein x is about 2 to 3.5.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein the amino acid is selected from the group consisting of glycine, DL-valine, β-alanine, arginine, L-(-)-proline, and mixtures thereof, and the amino acid comprises greater than one percent by weight of the total complex formed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein a buffer is also added to maintain the pH of a 5 to 20 weight percent aqueous solution of the complex at at least about 3.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein the basic zirconium-amino acid gel is precipitated from the reaction of a water soluble salt of the amino acid with a water soluble zirconium oxy or zirconium hydroxy salt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 1 which also includes reacting a zirconium compound selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxy salts, zirconium hydroxy salts, trioxodizirconyl hydroxy salts, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 1 which also includes reacting a magnesium compound selected from the group consisting of megnesium halide, magnesium sulfate, magnesium-amino acid salts, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 1 which also includes reacting a zinc compound selected from the group consisting of zinc halide, zinc sulfate, zinc nitrate, zinc phenolsulfonate, zinc sulfamate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said basic zirconium-amino acid gel is a wet gel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
67 words
A process for making a water soluble, astringent aluminum-zirconium complex comprising reacting: a. an aluminum compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum halide, lower basic aluminum halide, and mixtures thereof, b. a basic zirconium carbonate gel, and c. an amino acid, said compound and said gel being added in such amounts as to yield in the complex an Al/Zr mole ratio of about 4:1 to 1:4.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
67 words
A process for making a water soluble, astringent aluminum-zirconium complex comprising reacting: a. an aluminum compound selected from the group consisting of aluminum halide, lower basic aluminum halide, and mixtures thereof, b. a basic zirconium carbonate gel, and c. an amino acid, said compound and said gel being added in such amounts as to yield in the complex an Al/Zr mole ratio of about 4:1 to 1:4.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process for making a water soluble, astringent zirconium complex comprising reacting in aqueous solution: a. a zirconium compound selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxy salts, zirconium hydroxy salts, trioxodizirconyl hydroxy salts, and mixtures thereof; b. a freshly prepared basic zirconium compound comprising a basic zirconium-amino acid gel; and c. a buffer such that a stable solution containing five to twenty weight percent of the complex will have a pH above about 3.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
75 words
A process for making a water soluble, astringent zirconium complex comprising reacting in aqueous solution: a. a zirconium compound selected from the group consisting of zirconium oxy salts, zirconium hydroxy salts, trioxodizirconyl hydroxy salts, and mixtures thereof; b. a freshly prepared basic zirconium compound comprising a basic zirconium-amino acid gel; and c. a buffer such that a stable solution containing five to twenty weight percent of the complex will have a pH above about 3.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 13 wherein said buffer is selected from the group consisting of urea, amino acids, alkaline and hydroxy salts of amino acids, and alkaline earth salts.