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Method of producing a cellular ceramic body
Assignee: Corning Glass Works
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Filing: 1983-01-27
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Granted: 1984-09-18
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Expires: 2003-01-27
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a method of producing a cellular ceramic body of high mechanical strength and exhibiting a density less than 15 lbs/ft 3 . A crystal-containing gel, prepared from a selected, synthetic, lithium and/or sodium, water-swelling mica, is ion exchanged with a large cation to flocculate the gel and the floc is drained and provided with a gas producing agent. The floc is then molded to desired shape and subjected to gas-producing radiation to cellulate the molded body. The cellulating agent may be retained water, one or more chemical blowing agents, a combustible substance or a vaporizable substance. The floc, in slurry form, may have a thickener added to produce a paste prior to molding. It may also have a plasticizer and/or a binder added as modifiers.
Inventors
- 👤 Shy-Hsien Wu
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B26/00; C04B26/02; C04B26/04; C04B28/00; C04B28/02; C04B30/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S65/00; Y10S65/901; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2993; Y10T428/2996
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of preparing a cellular ceramic body of high mechanical strength and exhibiting a density of less than 15 lbs/ft 3 which comprises, (a) forming a crystal-containing gel from a synthetic, lithium and/or sodium, water-swelling mica selected from the group of fluorhectorite, hydroxyl hectorite, boron fluorphlogopite, hydroxyl boron phlogopite, and solid solutions among those and between those and other structurally-compatible species selected from the group of talc, fluortalc, fluorpolylithionite, polylithionite, phlogopite, and fluorphlogopite, (b) contacting the gel with a source of a large cation to cause an ion exchange between the lithium and/or sodium ions of the mica crystals and the large cations, and to flocculate the ion-exchanged solids content of the gel, (c) draining the floc, (d) providing a gas-producing agent dispersed in the floc, (e) molding the floc into a body of desired shape, and (f) subjecting the molded body to gas-producing radiation to simultaneously dry the shaped body and generate gas from the gas-producing agent.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
159 words
A method of preparing a cellular ceramic body of high mechanical strength and exhibiting a density of less than 15 lbs/ft 3 which comprises, (a) forming a crystal-containing gel from a synthetic, lithium and/or sodium, water-swelling mica selected from the group of fluorhectorite, hydroxyl hectorite, boron fluorphlogopite, hydroxyl boron phlogopite, and solid solutions among those and between those and other structurally-compatible species selected from the group of talc, fluortalc, fluorpolylithionite, polylithionite, phlogopite, and fluorphlogopite, (b) contacting the gel with a source of a large cation to cause an ion exchange between the lithium and/or sodium ions of the mica crystals and the large cations, and to flocculate the ion-exchanged solids content of the gel, (c) draining the floc, (d) providing a gas-producing agent dispersed in the floc, (e) molding the floc into a body of desired shape, and (f) subjecting the molded body to gas-producing radiation to simultaneously dry the shaped body and generate gas from the gas-producing agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the gel contains lithium fluorhectorite crystals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the gel is contacted with a source of exchangeable potassium ions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the floc is drained by filtration and a damp filter cake is formed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the gasproducing agent is water retained in the drained floc, and the molded floc is subjected to microwave radiation to convert the water to steam.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the gasproducing agent is at least one chemical blowing agent that decomposes rapidly under thermal treatment and the body is heated at least to the decomposition temperature for the agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the gasproducing agent is a combustible material and the body is heated at least to the combustion temperature.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the foaming agent is a vaporizable material and the body is heated to at least the vaporization temperature.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the damp floc is compressed to a body of desired shape and that body is heated under load to cause controlled foam cell development.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the floc is mixed with a thickener to form a paste that is molded to desired shape and heated to an elevated temperature to cellulate the body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 wherein the thickener is methyl cellulose or a derivative thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 wherein the thickener is dissolved in an aqueous solvent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method in accordance with claim 10 wherein the thickener is dissolved in an organic solvent.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method in accordance with claim 13 wherein the organic solvent is formamide or a derivative thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the waterswelling mica disintegrates and is dispersed in an organic polar liquid to form a gel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein a binder is added to the floc.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein the binder is polyvinyl alcohol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein a plasticizer is added to the floc.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method in accordance with claim 18 wherein the plasticizer is ethylene glycol.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein two distinct ionexchanged flocs are provided, one containing an added gasproducing agent and the other being without such addition, and three coincident layers of floc are formed in a drainage device, the first and third layers being formed with the floc free from a gas-producing agent, and the second layer being formed from the floc containing a gas-producing agent.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 10 wherein a hydraulic cement glass is incorporated in the floc prior to molding and firing.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method in accordance with claim 21 wherein the cement glass addition, based on the floc, does not exceed 20%.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method in accordance with claim 22 wherein the cement glass addition does not exceed 10% of the floc.
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