US4545902A
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Flocculants for bauxite (red mud)
Assignee: ChampionX LLC
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Filing: 1984-09-17
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Granted: 1985-10-08
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Expires: 2004-09-17
Abstract
Abstract Acrylic acid copolymers and certain acrylic acid acrylamide terpolymers which contain amounts of 2-AMPS provide superior results when used to remove suspended red mud from aqueous solutions which contain alumina.
Inventors
- 👤 Lawrence J. Connelly
- 👤 Radhakrishnan Selvarajan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 10:23
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/52; C02F1/54; B; B01; B01D; B01D21/00; B01D21/01; C01; C01F; C01F7/00; C01F7/02; C01F7/04; C01F7/06; C01F7/0646; C01F7/0653; C01F7/46; C01F7/47
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
In a process of the type wherein water-soluble acrylic acid polymers are used to treat solutions of alumina and suspended red mud and the suspended red mud is flocculated and settled therefrom, the improvement which comprises using as the water-soluble acrylic acid polymer between 1-50 ppm based on the weight of the solutions of alumina of an acrylic acid copolymer or terpolymer having a molecular weight of at least 1,000,000 from the group consisting of: (a) an acrylic acid copolymer which contains from 1-22% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and from 18-99% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate or (b) an acrylic acid terpolymer which contains from 2.5-7.5% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and from 2.5-7.5% by weight of acrylamide and at least 85.0% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a process of the type wherein water-soluble acrylic acid polymers are used to treat solutions of alumina and suspended red mud and the suspended red mud is flocculated and settled therefrom, the improvement which comprises using as the water-soluble acrylic acid polymer between 1-50 ppm based on the weight of the solutions of alumina of an acrylic acid copolymer or terpolymer having a molecular weight of at least 1,000,000 from the group consisting of: (a) an acrylic acid copolymer which contains from 1-22% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and from 18-99% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate or (b) an acrylic acid terpolymer which contains from 2.5-7.5% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and from 2.5-7.5% by weight of acrylamide and at least 85.0% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
130 words
In a process of the type wherein water-soluble acrylic acid polymers are used to treat solutions of alumina and suspended red mud, and the suspended red mud is flocculated and settled therefrom, the improvement which comprises using as the water-soluble acrylic acid polymer between 1-50 ppm based on the weight of the solutions of alumina of an acrylic acid copolymer of terpolymer having a molecular weight of at least 1,000,000 from the group consisting of: (a) an acrylic acid copolymer which contains from 5-22% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and 78-95% by weight sodium or ammonium acrylate, or (b) an acrylic acid terpolymer which contains from 2.5-7.5% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and from 2.5-7.5% by weight of acrylamide and at least 85.0% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
130 words
In a process of the type wherein water-soluble acrylic acid polymers are used to treat solutions of alumina and suspended red mud, and the suspended red mud is flocculated and settled therefrom, the improvement which comprises using as the water-soluble acrylic acid polymer between 1-50 ppm based on the weight of the solutions of alumina of an acrylic acid copolymer of terpolymer having a molecular weight of at least 1,000,000 from the group consisting of: (a) an acrylic acid copolymer which contains from 5-22% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and 78-95% by weight sodium or ammonium acrylate, or (b) an acrylic acid terpolymer which contains from 2.5-7.5% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and from 2.5-7.5% by weight of acrylamide and at least 85.0% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a process of the type wherein water-soluble acrylic acid polymers are used to treat solutions of alumina and suspended red mud, and the suspended red mud is flocculated and settled therefrom, the improvement which comprises using as the water-soluble acrylic acid polymer between 1-50 ppm based on the weight of the solutions of alumina of an acrylic acid copolymer or terpolymer having a molecular weight of at least 1,000,000 from the group consisting of: (a) an acrylic acid copolymer which contains from 12-22% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and 78-88% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate, or (b) an acrylic acid terpolymer which contains from 2.5-5% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and from 2.5-5% by weight of acrylamide and 90-95% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
In a process of the type wherein water-soluble acrylic acid polymers are used to treat solutions of alumina and suspended red mud, and the suspended red mud is flocculated and settled therefrom, the improvement which comprises using as the water-soluble acrylic acid polymer between 1-50 ppm based on the weight of the solutions of alumina of an acrylic acid copolymer or terpolymer having a molecular weight of at least 1,000,000 from the group consisting of: (a) an acrylic acid copolymer which contains from 12-22% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and 78-88% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate, or (b) an acrylic acid terpolymer which contains from 2.5-5% by weight of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid and from 2.5-5% by weight of acrylamide and 90-95% by weight of sodium or ammonium acrylate.
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