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Poly(silicic acid)
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1978-12-22
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Granted: 1980-10-28
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Expires: 1998-12-22
Abstract
Abstract Particulate, porous, water-insoluble amorphous poly(silicic acid) which is characterized by an average pore diameter of at least 100 A and a surface area of 500 to 850 m 2 /g, by an average pore diameter of 50 A to about 300 A and a surface area of greater than 850 m 2 /g, or by a pore volume of 1.5 ml/g to about 8.5 ml/g and a surface area of greater than 850 m 2 /g; process for preparing particulate, porous, water-insoluble, amorphous poly(silicic acid) by acidifying an appropriate aqueous silicate solution, allowing the silicic acid thus formed to polymerize to poly(silicic acid), freezing the acidified solution, and thereafter thawing the acidified solution and isolating therefrom, washing, drying and recovering particulate poly(silicic acid), said process further characterized in that: (a) the amount of silicate in the aqueous silicate solution is such that the SiO 2 content of the acidified solution is about 4 to 25 weight % and such that the acidified solution contains about 15 to 150 weight %, based on the weight of SiO 2 , of at least one water-soluble compound which is precipitable from the acidified solution at -10° to -200° C. and which is inert to the silicate, silicic acid and poly(silicic acid); (b) the aqueous silicate solution is acidified to a pH of about 3 to 9; and (c) the acidified solution is cooled to a temperature of about -10° to -200° C. until it is frozen to separate substantially all of the chemically unbound water as substantially pure ice and to precipitate water soluble compound within the pores of the poly(silicic acid) particles being formed.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter Mahler
- 👤 William O. Forshey, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 18:18
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/02; B01J20/10; B01J20/103; C; C01; C01B; C01B33/00; C01B33/113; C01B33/12; C01B33/126; C01B33/128
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
Particulate, porous, water-insoluble hydrophilic, thermally stable, amorphous poly(silicic acid) which is of the empirical formula [Si 3 O 5 (OH) 2 ]·(H 2 O) n wherein n is a fractional or whole number within the range about 0 to 6 and which is characterized by an average pore diameter of 60 A to about 300 A and a surface area of greater than 850 m 2 /g.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
Particulate, porous, water-insoluble hydrophilic, thermally stable, amorphous poly(silicic acid) which is of the empirical formula [Si 3 O 5 (OH) 2 ]·(H 2 O) n wherein n is a fractional or whole number within the range about 0 to 6 and which is characterized by an average pore diameter of 60 A to about 300 A and a surface area of greater than 850 m 2 /g.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
Poly(silicic acid) of claim 1 which is substantially free of alkali metal ions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
Poly(silicic acid) of claim 1 which has been compacted into granules or pellets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
Poly(silicic) acid of claim 1 which has been subdivided so as to have a particle size of about 1 to 10μ.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
Particulate, porous, water-insoluble, amorphous poly(silicic acid) which is of the empirical formula [Si 3 O 5 (OH) 2 ]·(H 2 O) n wherein n is a fractional or whole number within the range about 0 to 6 and which is characterized by a pore volume of 1.8 ml/g to about 8.5 ml/g and a surface area of greater than 850 m 2 /g.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
Particulate, porous, water-insoluble, amorphous poly(silicic acid) which is of the empirical formula [Si 3 O 5 (OH) 2 ]·(H 2 O) n wherein n is a fractional or whole number within the range about 0 to 6 and which is characterized by a pore volume of 1.8 ml/g to about 8.5 ml/g and a surface area of greater than 850 m 2 /g.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
Poly(silicic acid) of claim 4 wherein the pore volume is 2.0 ml/g to about 8.5 ml/g.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
208 words
Process for preparing particulate, porous, water-insoluble, hydrophilic, thermally stable, amorphous poly(silicic acid) by acidifying an appropriate aqueous silicate solution, allowing the silicic acid thus formed to polymerize to poly(silicic acid), freezing the acidified solution, and thereafter thawing the acidified solution and isolating therefrom, washing, drying and recovering particulate poly(silicic acid), said process further characterized in that: (a) the amount of silicate in the aqueous silicate solution is such that the SiO 2 content of the acidified solution is about 4 to 25 weight % and such that the acidified solution contains about 15 to 150 weight %, based on the weight of SiO 2 , of at least one water-soluble compound which is precipitable from the acidified solution at -10° to -200° C. and which is inert to the silicate, silicic acid and poly(silicic acid); (b) the aqueous silicate solution is acidified to a pH of about 3 to 9; (c) the acidified solution is cooled to a temperature of about -10° to -200° C. until it is frozen to separate substantially all of the chemically unbound water as substantially pure ice and to precipitate water soluble compound within the pores of the poly(sililic acid) particles being formed; said acidified solution being in gelled form prior to cooling.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
208 words
Process for preparing particulate, porous, water-insoluble, hydrophilic, thermally stable, amorphous poly(silicic acid) by acidifying an appropriate aqueous silicate solution, allowing the silicic acid thus formed to polymerize to poly(silicic acid), freezing the acidified solution, and thereafter thawing the acidified solution and isolating therefrom, washing, drying and recovering particulate poly(silicic acid), said process further characterized in that: (a) the amount of silicate in the aqueous silicate solution is such that the SiO 2 content of the acidified solution is about 4 to 25 weight % and such that the acidified solution contains about 15 to 150 weight %, based on the weight of SiO 2 , of at least one water-soluble compound which is precipitable from the acidified solution at -10° to -200° C. and which is inert to the silicate, silicic acid and poly(silicic acid); (b) the aqueous silicate solution is acidified to a pH of about 3 to 9; (c) the acidified solution is cooled to a temperature of about -10° to -200° C. until it is frozen to separate substantially all of the chemically unbound water as substantially pure ice and to precipitate water soluble compound within the pores of the poly(sililic acid) particles being formed; said acidified solution being in gelled form prior to cooling.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
Process of claim 7 wherein the gel is aged and granulated before the acidified solution is cooled to -10° to -200° C.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
Process of claim 8 wherein the gel is aged 5 to 30 minutes; in (a), the weight % of water-soluble compound is 20 to 120; in (b), the pH is 4 to 7; and, in (c), the temperature is about -15° to -80° C.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
Process of claim 7 wherein the silicate is an alkali metal silicate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
10 words
Process of claim 10 wherein the silicate is sodium silicate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
Process of claim 7 wherein the water-soluble compound is a salt of an alkali or alkaline earth metal, ammonium or quaternary ammonium cation and a mineral acid anion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process of claim 12 wherein the mineral acid is sulfuric, hydrochloric or nitric acid.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
10 words
Process of claim 16 wherein the compound is sodium sulfate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process of claim 7 wherein the washing of particulate product includes use of an aqueous ammonium salt solution.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
Process of claim 7 wherein the washing of particulate product is by countercurrent washing.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
Process of claim 10 wherein the acidification of the aqueous silicate solution takes place in a mixing nozzle.
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