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Preparation of aminoplast resin particles
Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1979-05-03
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Granted: 1981-08-18
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Expires: 1999-05-03
Abstract
Abstract Aminoplast resin pigments for paper making comprise large surface area (>5m 2 /g) particles, preferably of size below 200 μm, made from an aminoplast resin made by condensing formaldehyde with urea and/or melamine in the presence of 0.2 to 15 moles, per 100 moles of formaldehyde, or sulphite, phosphate, phosphite or borate radicals. The resin may be converted to the particulate form by gelling the resin in extended form by dilution with an aqueous acid, followed by drying, curing, and comminution of the gelled resin. To effect gelation in extended form the resin is preferably diluted to a resin solids content of less than 25% by weight by the addition of sufficient acid to cause gelation within 20 minutes.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard G. C. Henbest
- 👤 John Harrison
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:22
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J3/00; C08J3/12; C08G; C08G12/00; C08G12/02; C08G12/40; D; D21; D21H; D21H17/00; D21H17/20; D21H17/33; D21H17/46; D21H17/47; D21H17/49; C08J2361/00; C08J2361/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S524/00; Y10S524/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A process for the manufacture of particles suitable for use as pigments in paper making which comprises; (A) reacting in an aqueous medium urea, formaldehyde and a source of inorganic oxyacid radicals selected from the group consisting of sulphite, phosphate, phosphite, and borate radicals, said source being present in such a quantity that ther are 0.2 to 15 moles, per 100 moles of formaldehyde, of said oxyacid radicals, to form an aqueous urea-formaldehyde resin solution; (B) adding an aqueous acid to said resin solution, the amount of said acid being sufficient to cause said resin to gel in an extended form of a mass of high area particles lightly bonded together; (C) drying the resultant gelled resin mass; (D) curing said mass by heating at 100° C. to 200° C.; and (E) comminuting said cured gelled resin mass to powder form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A process for the manufacture of particles suitable for use as pigments in paper making which comprises; (A) reacting in an aqueous medium urea, formaldehyde and a source of inorganic oxyacid radicals selected from the group consisting of sulphite, phosphate, phosphite, and borate radicals, said source being present in such a quantity that ther are 0.2 to 15 moles, per 100 moles of formaldehyde, of said oxyacid radicals, to form an aqueous urea-formaldehyde resin solution; (B) adding an aqueous acid to said resin solution, the amount of said acid being sufficient to cause said resin to gel in an extended form of a mass of high area particles lightly bonded together; (C) drying the resultant gelled resin mass; (D) curing said mass by heating at 100° C. to 200° C.; and (E) comminuting said cured gelled resin mass to powder form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the inorganic oxyacid radicals are sulphite radicals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the source of inorganic oxyacid radicals is present in such a quantity that there are 0.5 to 10 moles of said inorganic oxyacid radicals per 100 moles of formaldehyde.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the amount of aqueous acid added is sufficient to give an acidified resin solution having a resin solids content of less than 25% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein the acidified resin solution has a resin solids content between 13 and 22% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the amount of acid added is sufficient to cause the resin to gel within 20 minutes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein the amount of acid, expressed as 100% acid, added is between 5 and 20% by weight of the resin solids.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the cured gelled resin mass is comminuted to a particle size below 200 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the cured resin is comminuted by grinding in water.
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