US4231893A
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Process for preparing aqueous dispersion of ceria and resulting product
Assignee: Ricardo AEA Ltd
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Filing: 1978-10-25
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Granted: 1980-11-04
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Expires: 1998-10-25
Abstract
Abstract The invention is concerned with the preparation of dispersions and particularly with the preparation of dispersions of cerium compounds. The invention provides for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion of ceria or hydrated ceria by a process which includes acid treatment of cerium IV hydroxide. Aqueous dispersions in accordance with the present invention find application in a number of technical fields (e.g. in the preparation of dense ceria coatings for use in catalysis and protective coatings, for example, for metals and alloys).
Inventors
- 👤 James L. Woodhead
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 21:24
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/74; B01D53/86; B01F; B01F23/00; B01F23/50; B01F23/51; B01F23/511; B01J; B01J13/00; B01J13/0004; B01J13/0047; B01J37/00; B01J37/02; B01J37/024; C; C01; C01F; C01F17/00; C01F17/20; C01F17/206; C01F17/224; C01F17/235; C23; C23D; C23D5/00; C23D5/02; C23D5/10; C01P; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/60; C01P2004/61; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A process for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion of ceria comprising forming a slurry of cerium IV hydroxide with water and an acid, the acid being capable of causing deaggregation of aggregated crystallites in the cerium IV hydroxide, heating the slurry for such a time and at such a temperature that the pH reaches a steady value, the quantity of acid in the slurry being such that the said steady value of pH is below 5.4, thereby to produce a conditioned slurry, separating liquid containing unreacted acid from said conditioned slurry to provide a slurry residue and admixing sufficient water with the resulting slurry residue to produce a sol of ceria.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A process for the preparation of an aqueous dispersion of ceria comprising forming a slurry of cerium IV hydroxide with water and an acid, the acid being capable of causing deaggregation of aggregated crystallites in the cerium IV hydroxide, heating the slurry for such a time and at such a temperature that the pH reaches a steady value, the quantity of acid in the slurry being such that the said steady value of pH is below 5.4, thereby to produce a conditioned slurry, separating liquid containing unreacted acid from said conditioned slurry to provide a slurry residue and admixing sufficient water with the resulting slurry residue to produce a sol of ceria.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the acid is nitric acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the acid is an organic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the quantity of acid is such that the steady value of pH reached after heating is less than 2.8.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process as claimed in claim 4 wherein the steady value of pH is less than 1.5.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cerium IV hydroxide is prepared for use in the process by pecipitation from a cerium salt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process as claimed in claim 6 wherein the cerium IV hydroxide is prepared by dissolving a cerous salt in an acid to give a solution and oxidising to give cerium IV hydroxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process as claimed in claim 7, wherein the oxidising is effected with hydrogen peroxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process as claimed in claim 8 wherein the hydrogen peroxide is mixed with ammonium hydroxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein prior to forming the slurry the cerium IV hydroxide is deionised by use of a hydroxide solution.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process as claimed in claim 10 wherein the cerium IV hydroxide is washed to remove alkali cation concentration after deionising.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
An aqueous dispersion of ceria whenever prepared by a process as claimed in claim 1.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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