US4173485A
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Production of zinc and alkaline earth metal titanates
Assignee: Kerr-Mcgee Pigments & Co KG GmbH
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Filing: 1978-01-31
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Granted: 1979-11-06
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Expires: 1998-01-31
Abstract
Abstract Titanates of zinc and/or alkaline earth metals are produced by simultaneously adding to a suspension of finely divided TiO 2 , maintained at a substantially constant pH above about 8, a solution of a salt of zinc and/or alkaline earth metal and alkali to form a hydroxide precipitate. Filtration produces a filter cake mixture of TiO 2 and hydroxide and calcination at above 500° C. produces the desired titanate of narrow particle size distribution and desirable optical properties. Non-simultaneous addition results in a non-filterable material. Zinc, magnesium and/or calcium are preferred and doping elements such as aluminum, phosphorus, boron and/or silicon may also be present.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Woditsch
- 👤 Gerhard Winter
- 👤 Gunter Linde
- 👤 Friedhelm Muller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 06:28
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G23/00; C01G23/003; C01G23/006; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/36; C01P; C01P2002/00; C01P2002/30; C01P2002/32; C01P2002/34; C01P2002/50; C01P2002/52; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/51; C01P2004/52; C01P2004/60; C01P2004/62; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/60
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A process for the production of a titanate of at least one member selected from the group consisting of zinc and an alkaline earth metal comprising simultaneously adding a solution of a salt of said member and an alkali solution to a suspension of TiO 2 at a substantially constant pH above about 8, thereby to form a precipitate comprising TiO 2 and the hydroxide of said member, filtering said suspension to recover the solids, and calcining the solids at a temperature above about 500° C. thereby to produce the titanate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A process for the production of a titanate of at least one member selected from the group consisting of zinc and an alkaline earth metal comprising simultaneously adding a solution of a salt of said member and an alkali solution to a suspension of TiO 2 at a substantially constant pH above about 8, thereby to form a precipitate comprising TiO 2 and the hydroxide of said member, filtering said suspension to recover the solids, and calcining the solids at a temperature above about 500° C. thereby to produce the titanate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the TiO 2 suspension is at a pH of about 10 to 12.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein calcination is effected at about 700° to 900° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as claimed in claim 3, wherein said member comprises magnesium and the TiO 2 suspension is at a pH of about 10.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process as claimed in claim 4, wherein the molar ratio of titanium to magnesium is from about 1:0.3 to 1:3, calcination producing at least one of MgTi 2 O 5 , MgTiO 3 and Mg 2 TiO 4 in dependence upon the molar ratio.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a soluble salt of at least one aluminum, phosphorus, boron or silicon is also added simultaneously to precipitate the hydroxide of aluminum or the oxide of phosphorus, boron or silicon in about 0.1 to 10% by weight of TiO 2 , the calcined titanate thereby being doped with aluminum, phosphorus, boron or silicon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as claimed in claim 6, wherein said soluble salt comprises aluminum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as claimed in claim 3, wherein said member comprises calcium and the TiO 2 suspension is at a pH of about 13.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as claimed in claim 3, wherein said member comprises zinc and the TiO 2 suspension is at a pH of about 8.5.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as claimed in claim 3, wherein said member comprises a mixture of zinc and magnesium and the TiO 2 suspension is at a pH of about 10 to 12.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the TiO 2 suspension is a TiO 2 hydrolyzate sludge, the pH is about 10 to 12 and the alkali is sodium hydroxide.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1982-11-05 | 1983-05-07 | 1983-11-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1986-11-05 | 1987-05-07 | 1987-11-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1990-11-05 | 1991-05-07 | 1991-11-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |