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Method of producing homogeneous ZnO non-linear powder compositions
Assignee: Siemens Energy Inc
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Filing: 1980-01-07
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Granted: 1981-10-27
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Expires: 2000-01-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of making a ZnO powder composition, which can exhibit non-linear V-I characteristics, comprises the steps of: (1) mixing about 75 mole % to about 98 mole % of small, finely divided, solid ZnO and about 2 mole % to about 25 mole % of at least one small, finely divided, solid additive oxide effective to produce nonlinear characteristics, with an aqueous binder solution comprising an organic, water soluble fugitive binder, to provide a slurry; (2) simultaneously drying, mixing and agglomerating the slurried solids into a mass of larger substantially spherical particles containing the finely divided solids and binder; (3) pressing a mass of the agglomerated particles, to provide a cohesive pressed green body; and then (4) heating the pressed body, first at a temperature rate increase effective to slowly decompose and remove the fugitive binder from the body and then heating at a temperature of between 1,050 DEG C. to about 1,400 DEG C. for a time effective to sinter together the particles of the body, forming ZnO grains; (5) crushing the sintered body to provide finely divided powder particle fragments; (6) passing the particle fragments through a means to measure particle size in a manner effective to provide at least two attached ZnO grain fragments per particle, to provide a non-linear ZnO powder; and optionally, (7) heating the non-linear ZnO particles at a temperature of between 500 DEG C. and 1,050 DEG C. and breaking up any agglomerates, to provide a finely divided powder which will exhibit non-linear V-I characteristics.
Inventors
- 👤 Tapan K. Gupta
- 👤 Herbert E. Pietsch
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 19:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01C; H01C7/00; H01C7/10; H01C7/105; H01C7/108; H01C7/112
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
285 words
A method of making a ZnO powder composition, which can exhibit non-linear V-I characteristics, comprising the steps of: (1) mixing: (a) 75 mole % to 98 mole % of finely divided, ZnO particles and 2 mole % to 25 mole % of finely divided, additive particles effective to produce non-linear V-I characteristics, with (b) an aqueous binder solution comprising an organic, water soluble binder that will decompose at temperatures of between about 150° C. and 600° C., to provide a mixed particle-binder slurry, and then (2) simultaneously dry, mix, agglomerating the slurry to form a mass of larger spherical particles, said particles containing binder, ZnO and additive compound distributed therethrough, and then (3) pressing a mass of the agglomerated particles to provide a consolidated body, and then (4) heating the pressed body: (a) first at a temperature rate increase effective to slowly decompose and remove the binder, and then, (b) between about 1,050° C. and 1,400° C., for a time effective to sinter together the particles of the pressed body, forming additive doped ZnO grains within a body exhibiting non-linear V-I characteristics, and then (5) crushing the sintered body to provide finely divided powder particle fragments, and then (6) passing the finely divided particle fragments from the crushed sintered body through a means to measure particle size, in a manner effective to provide a powder fraction where substantially all of the particles in the powder fraction contain at least two attached additive doped ZnO grain fragments, providing a powder exhibiting non-linear V-I characteristics, where said fragments contain microfractures after crushing, and then (7) heating the non-linear particles at a temperature of between 500° C. and 1,050° C., to eliminate any microfractures without re-sintering the particles.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
285 words
A method of making a ZnO powder composition, which can exhibit non-linear V-I characteristics, comprising the steps of: (1) mixing: (a) 75 mole % to 98 mole % of finely divided, ZnO particles and 2 mole % to 25 mole % of finely divided, additive particles effective to produce non-linear V-I characteristics, with (b) an aqueous binder solution comprising an organic, water soluble binder that will decompose at temperatures of between about 150° C. and 600° C., to provide a mixed particle-binder slurry, and then (2) simultaneously dry, mix, agglomerating the slurry to form a mass of larger spherical particles, said particles containing binder, ZnO and additive compound distributed therethrough, and then (3) pressing a mass of the agglomerated particles to provide a consolidated body, and then (4) heating the pressed body: (a) first at a temperature rate increase effective to slowly decompose and remove the binder, and then, (b) between about 1,050° C. and 1,400° C., for a time effective to sinter together the particles of the pressed body, forming additive doped ZnO grains within a body exhibiting non-linear V-I characteristics, and then (5) crushing the sintered body to provide finely divided powder particle fragments, and then (6) passing the finely divided particle fragments from the crushed sintered body through a means to measure particle size, in a manner effective to provide a powder fraction where substantially all of the particles in the powder fraction contain at least two attached additive doped ZnO grain fragments, providing a powder exhibiting non-linear V-I characteristics, where said fragments contain microfractures after crushing, and then (7) heating the non-linear particles at a temperature of between 500° C. and 1,050° C., to eliminate any microfractures without re-sintering the particles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the additive compound is selected from the group consisting of TiO 2 , Ta 2 O 5 , FeO, In 2 O 3 , B 2 O 3 , Al 2 O 3 , SnO 2 , Sn 3 O 4 , Mo 2 O, SiO 2 , BaO, SrO, PbO, NiO, CaO, MgO, CeF 3 , Bi 2 O 3 , Co 3 O 4 , CoO, MnO, MnO 2 , Cr 2 O 3 and Sb 2 O 3 and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1, where, as a last step, the non-linear ZnO powder is dispersed in a resinous medium, to provide a ZnO stress grading paint composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the aqueous binder solution also contains an organic lubricating wax that will decompose at temperatures of between about 150° C. to about 600° C., wherein the weight ratio of mixed ZnO and additive particles:lubricant is between about 100:0.1 to about 100:4.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the mass is pressed in step (3) at between about 36 kg./sq.cm. to about 1,500 kg./sq.cm., heated in step (4) (1) between 25° C. to about 600° C. at a range of between about 10° C./hr. to about 45° C./hr., to eliminate all of the binder, and wherein the temperature rate increase in step (4) (2), to sinter the particles is between about 75° C./hr. to about 150° C./hr.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein spray-drying is used to simultaneously dry, mix and agglomerate in step (2).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the additive compound is selected from the group consisting of Bi 2 O 3 , NiO, Co 3 O 4 , CoO, MnO, MnO 2 , Cr 2 O 3 , Sb 2 O 3 and mixtures thereof, and wherein the weight ratio of solid particles:binder in the mixing step is between about 100:1 to about 100:10.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
66 words
The method of claim 1, wherein, after sintering of step (4) (b) the ZnO particles form attached, additive doped ZnO grains, which after crushing in step (5) are fragmented and reduced in size up to 1/10 their original diameter, and the powder fraction in step (6) caught in a screening means consists of at least 85% particles having at least two attached, additive doped ZnO grains.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3, where the weight ratio of non-linear ZnO powder:resin solids is between about 20:1 to 2:1.
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