US4101521A
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Process for the manufacture of highly disperse solids consisting of crosslinked urea-formaldehyde polycondensation products
Assignee: Novartis AG
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Filing: 1976-06-03
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Granted: 1978-07-18
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Expires: 1996-06-03
Abstract
Abstract To manufacture highly disperse solids of crosslinked urea-formaldehyde polycondensation products consisting of primary particles with an average diameter not greater than 1 micron, an aqueous solution consisting essentially of water and a precondensate of urea and formaldehyde is converted into a crosslinked gel by the addition of sulphamic acid or a water-soluble ammonium hydrogen sulphate, in the course of which the molar ratio of formaldehyde:urea should be greater than 1.2 and not greater than 2.0 not later than at the time of the formation of the gel. The resulting gel is comminuted, dried and disintegrated. The powders are suitable for use as pigments, carriers and absorbents.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Renner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 06:23
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/12; C08L; C08L61/00; C08L61/20; C08L61/22; C08L61/24; C08J2361/00; C08J2361/20; C08J2361/22; C08J2361/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A process for the manufacture of highly disperse insoluble and infusible solids of crosslinked urea-formaldehyde polycondensation products consisting of primary particles having an average diameter of not greater than 1 micron which consists essentially of (A) forming an aqueous solution consisting essentially of water and a precondensate of urea and formaldehyde (B) mixing said aqueous solution with a sufficient amount of sulphamic acid to achieve gel formation at a temperature of from 30° to 70° C to form a crosslinked gel, the molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea being from greater than 1.2 to 2.0 not later than at the time of gel formation, and (C) comminuting drying and deagglomerating the resulting gel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A process for the manufacture of highly disperse insoluble and infusible solids of crosslinked urea-formaldehyde polycondensation products consisting of primary particles having an average diameter of not greater than 1 micron which consists essentially of (A) forming an aqueous solution consisting essentially of water and a precondensate of urea and formaldehyde (B) mixing said aqueous solution with a sufficient amount of sulphamic acid to achieve gel formation at a temperature of from 30° to 70° C to form a crosslinked gel, the molar ratio of formaldehyde to urea being from greater than 1.2 to 2.0 not later than at the time of gel formation, and (C) comminuting drying and deagglomerating the resulting gel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution of a precondensate is one obtained by precondensation of more than 1.2 mols of formaldehyde with 1 mol of urea.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as claimed in claim 2, wherein the aqueous solution of a precondensate is one obtained by precondensation of about 1.5 mols of formaldehyde with 1 mol of urea.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution of a precondensate is one manufactured by precondensation of the reaction components in the pH range of 6 to 9 and in the temperature range of 40° - 100° C.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
68 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution of a precondensate is one obtained by reaction of the reaction components over a period of time so chosen that while the bulk of the formaldehyde has reacted with the urea, the compatibility with water of the precondensate is nevertheless still sufficiently great to permit it to be homogeneously mixed with a solution of the sulphamic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the comminuted gel is freed of at least the bulk of the catalyst acid by washing with water and/or by treatment with alkali.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the resulting gel, after comminution, is suspended in water, neutralized, dehydrated and finally deagglomerated.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dry polycondensation product is deagglomerated by means of a high speed pin mill.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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