US4615736A
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Preparation of metal powders
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc
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Filing: 1985-05-01
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Granted: 1986-10-07
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Expires: 2005-05-01
Abstract
Abstract A process is disclosed for the preparation of metallic products from metal salts admixed with solvent wherein at least one of the metal salt and the solvent is easily reducible. The admixture is heated under hypercritical conditions of temperature and pressure to produce metallic products and a hypercritical fluid. The hypercritical fluid is subsequently removed from the reaction zone and the metallic product is collected. The metallic product includes pure metals selected from the group of silver, gold, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, mercury, arsenic, rhenium, tellurium, iridium, osmium, and copper, and alloys and mixtures thereof. The metallic product ordinarily exists as finely divided powders which may be highly porous.
Inventors
- 👤 John N. Armor
- 👤 Emery J. Carlson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 01:06
CPC Classifications
B; B22; B22F; B22F9/00; B22F9/16; B22F1/00; B22F1/06; B22F9/18; B22F9/24; B22F2998/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of producing metallic powders comprising the steps of: (a) admixing a metal salt of a metallic material selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, mercury, rhenium, arsenic, tellurium, iridium, osmium, copper, and mixtures thereof and an organic solvent; (b) placing the admixture in a container and applying heat and pressure sufficient to convert the admixture to a fluid phase and a metallic product; (c) segregating the fluid phase from the metallic product; and (d) collecting the metallic product.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of producing metallic powders comprising the steps of: (a) admixing a metal salt of a metallic material selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, mercury, rhenium, arsenic, tellurium, iridium, osmium, copper, and mixtures thereof and an organic solvent; (b) placing the admixture in a container and applying heat and pressure sufficient to convert the admixture to a fluid phase and a metallic product; (c) segregating the fluid phase from the metallic product; and (d) collecting the metallic product.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the solvent is an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 5 alcohols.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the metallic product comprises a metal or an alloy selected from the group consisting copper, gold, silver, platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, osmium, mercury, rhenium, arsenic, tellurium, iridium, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 3 wherein the solvent is methanol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the temperature is maintained at least about 25° C. above the critical temperature of the solvent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the fluid phase comprises at least one of formic acid, formaldehyde and methyl formate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the metal salt is a copper salt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A metallic product selected from the group of copper and copper alloys comprising porous cubic agglomerates comprised of generally spherical particles of about 1 μm in diameter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A metallic product selected from the group of copper and copper alloys comprising porous cubic agglomerates comprised of generally spherical particles of about 1 μm in diameter.
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