Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
232 words
In a process for the preparation of a particulate, at least inchoately catalytically active composition affixed to the surface of a finely divided solid particulate carrier material by the steps of forming an aqueous medium initially containing said carrier material homogeneously suspended in an aqueous solution of at least one water soluble compound of at least one metal capable of forming said catalytically active composition, which will form a water insoluble compound of said metal upon an increase of the hydroxyl ion concentration in said aqueous medium, and a hydrolzable agent which upon heating will develop hydroxyl ions in said aqueous medium, heating and stirring said aqueous medium so as to gradually and homogeneously increase the hydroxyl ion concentration throughout said aqueous medium thereby effecting the precipitation of said water insoluble compound substantially homogeneously onto said carrier material, separating said carrier material, having said water insoluble compound deposited thereon, from the remaining aqueous solution of said aqueous medium, the improvement wherein said carrier material has a particle size of less than 10 microns, said hydrolyzable agent is a compound forming cyanate ions in said aqueous medium, and said aqueous medium, initially formed at a temperature of less than about 20° C., is heated to a temperature of between about 20° C. and 50° C. to hydrolyze said cyanate ions thereby gradually and homogeneously raising the hydroxyl ion concentration within said aqueous medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
232 words
In a process for the preparation of a particulate, at least inchoately catalytically active composition affixed to the surface of a finely divided solid particulate carrier material by the steps of forming an aqueous medium initially containing said carrier material homogeneously suspended in an aqueous solution of at least one water soluble compound of at least one metal capable of forming said catalytically active composition, which will form a water insoluble compound of said metal upon an increase of the hydroxyl ion concentration in said aqueous medium, and a hydrolzable agent which upon heating will develop hydroxyl ions in said aqueous medium, heating and stirring said aqueous medium so as to gradually and homogeneously increase the hydroxyl ion concentration throughout said aqueous medium thereby effecting the precipitation of said water insoluble compound substantially homogeneously onto said carrier material, separating said carrier material, having said water insoluble compound deposited thereon, from the remaining aqueous solution of said aqueous medium, the improvement wherein said carrier material has a particle size of less than 10 microns, said hydrolyzable agent is a compound forming cyanate ions in said aqueous medium, and said aqueous medium, initially formed at a temperature of less than about 20° C., is heated to a temperature of between about 20° C. and 50° C. to hydrolyze said cyanate ions thereby gradually and homogeneously raising the hydroxyl ion concentration within said aqueous medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said aqueous medium is heated to a temperature of between about 30° C. and 45° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said hydrolyzable agent is an alkali or ammonium cyanate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the amount of cyanate ion initially present in said aqueous medium is 1 to 10 times the quantity required to transform substantially all of said water soluble compound initially present in said aqueous medium into said water insoluble compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The process of claim 4, wherein the amount of cyanate ion initially present in said aqueous medium is 2 to 4 times the quantity required to transform substantially all of said water soluble compound initially present in said aqueous medium into said water insoluble compound.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
55 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said carrier material is a finely divided, highly porous silica or alumina, and said catalytically active composition includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of the elements nickel, cobalt, iron or copper, oxides of such elements, or any combination with each other or with other metals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said separated carrier material, having said insoluble compound deposited thereon, is washed and dried and thereafter calcined at a temperature of between about 200° and 500° C., thereby forming a metal oxide as such catalytically active composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The proces of claim 1, wherein said separated carrier material, having said insoluble compound deposited thereon, is washed and dried and thereafter reduced at a temperature less than 500° C., thereby forming a metal as such catalytically active compound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said water soluble compound of a metal is selected from the group consisting of soluble nitrates, chlorides and sulfates of said metal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said aqueous solution initially contains up to 15% by weight of ions of said at least one metal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said water soluble compound of a metal is a soluble cyanate of said metal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said carrier material has a particle size of less than 5 microns and a specific surface from about 200 m 2 /g to 750 m 2 /g.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 1, wherein said carrier material, having said insoluble compound deposited thereon, is washed and thereafter dried at a pressure of less than atmospheric pressure.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A particulate catalytically active composition affixed to the surface of a solid particulate carrier material produced in accordance with the improved process of claim 1.