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Alumina-titania composite powder and process for preparing the same
Assignee: Kureha Corp
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Filing: 1986-09-26
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Granted: 1988-05-24
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Expires: 2006-09-26
Abstract
Abstract Alumina-titania composite powder comprising spherical particles each of which contains about 30 to 80 wt % of γ- phase or δ-phase alumina and about 70 to 20 wt % of titania comprising rutile-phase in the majority and is substantially free from X-phase (3Al 2 O 3 -TiO 2 ) and aluminum titanate-phase. These alumina-titania composite powders are prepared by blowing a vapor mixture of AlCl 3 and TiCl 4 into a burning flame to effect oxidation, which is characterized in that a temperature of a mixing section, where a combustible gas, an oxidizing gas, AlCl 3 gas, TiCl 4 gas and a carrier gas are mixed and subjected to combustion, is kept at about 1450° C. or higher and lower than a melting point of aluminum titanate; a temperature of an outlet portion of a reacting section connected to the mixing section is kept at about 800° C. or higher; and an average total gas retention time in the mixing section and the reacting section are 20 to 500 msec.
Inventors
- 👤 Saburo Hori
- 👤 Yoshio Ishii
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-05 01:21
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G23/00; C01G23/003; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/46; C04B35/462; C04B35/478; C01P; C01P2002/00; C01P2002/70; C01P2002/72; C01P2002/77; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/01; C01P2004/04; C01P2004/30; C01P2004/32; C01P2004/60; C01P2004/61
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
Alumina-titania composite powder comprising spherical particles, each of which contains about 30 to 80 wt % of δ-phase or γ-phase alumina and about 70 to 20 wt % of titania comprising rutile-phase in the majority, is substantially free from α-phase and amorphous alumina, and is substantially free from X-phase (3Al 2 O 3 -TiO 2 ) and aluminum titanate-phase.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
Alumina-titania composite powder comprising spherical particles, each of which contains about 30 to 80 wt % of δ-phase or γ-phase alumina and about 70 to 20 wt % of titania comprising rutile-phase in the majority, is substantially free from α-phase and amorphous alumina, and is substantially free from X-phase (3Al 2 O 3 -TiO 2 ) and aluminum titanate-phase.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
Alumina-titania composite powder according to claim 1, wherein the lattice constant C o of the rutile-phase titania is 2.9580 Å or less.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
Alumina-titania composite powder according to claim 1, wherein the average particle diameter is 25 to 100 nm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
Alumina-titania composite powder according to claim 1, wherein the average crystal diameter of rutile-phase titania is smaller than both of the average particle diameter of the composite powders and 30 nm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
177 words
A process for preparing an alumina-titania composite powder comprising spherical particles, each of which contains about 30 to 80 wt. % of δ-phase or γ-phase alumina and about 70 to 20 wt. % of titania comprising rutile-phase in the majority, is substantially free from α-phase and amorphous alumina, and is substantially free from X-phase (3Al 2 O 3 -TiO 2 ) and alumina titanate-phase comprising the steps of: (a) blowing a vapor mixture of AlCl 3 and TiCl 4 into a burning flame to effect oxidation, (b) maintaining the temperature of a mixing section, where a combustible gas, an oxidizing gas, AlCl 3 gas, TiCl 4 gas and a carrier gas are mixed and subjected to combustion at about 1450° C. or higher and lower than the melting point of aluminum titanate, (c) maintaining the temperature of an outlet portion of a reacting section connected to the mixing section of about 800° C. or higher, and (d) providing an average total gas retention time in the mixing section and the reacting section of 20 to 500 msec.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
177 words
A process for preparing an alumina-titania composite powder comprising spherical particles, each of which contains about 30 to 80 wt. % of δ-phase or γ-phase alumina and about 70 to 20 wt. % of titania comprising rutile-phase in the majority, is substantially free from α-phase and amorphous alumina, and is substantially free from X-phase (3Al 2 O 3 -TiO 2 ) and alumina titanate-phase comprising the steps of: (a) blowing a vapor mixture of AlCl 3 and TiCl 4 into a burning flame to effect oxidation, (b) maintaining the temperature of a mixing section, where a combustible gas, an oxidizing gas, AlCl 3 gas, TiCl 4 gas and a carrier gas are mixed and subjected to combustion at about 1450° C. or higher and lower than the melting point of aluminum titanate, (c) maintaining the temperature of an outlet portion of a reacting section connected to the mixing section of about 800° C. or higher, and (d) providing an average total gas retention time in the mixing section and the reacting section of 20 to 500 msec.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
201 words
A process for preparing an alumina-titania composite powder comprising spherical particles, each of which contains about 30 to 80 wt % of δ-phase or γ-phase alumina and about 70 to 20 wt % of titania comprising rutile-phase in the majority, is substantially free from α-phase and amorphous alumina, and is substantially free from X-phase and amorphous alumina, and is substantially free from X-phase (3Al 2 O 3 -TiO 2 ) and alumina titanate-phase comprising the steps of: (a) blowing a vapor mixture of AlCl 3 and TiCl 4 into burning flame to effect oxidation, process further comprises (b) maintaining the temperature of a mixing section, where a combustible gas, an oxidizing gas, AlCl 3 gas, TiCl 4 gas and a carrier gas are mixed and subjected to combustion, at about 1450° C. or higher and lower than the melting point of aluminum titanate, (c) maintaining the temperature of an outlet portion of a reacting section connected to the mixing section at about 800° C. or higher, (d) providing an average total gas retention time in the mixing section and the reacting section of 20 to 500 msec, and (e) subjecting the resustling composite powders to calcination at 700° to 900° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
201 words
A process for preparing an alumina-titania composite powder comprising spherical particles, each of which contains about 30 to 80 wt % of δ-phase or γ-phase alumina and about 70 to 20 wt % of titania comprising rutile-phase in the majority, is substantially free from α-phase and amorphous alumina, and is substantially free from X-phase and amorphous alumina, and is substantially free from X-phase (3Al 2 O 3 -TiO 2 ) and alumina titanate-phase comprising the steps of: (a) blowing a vapor mixture of AlCl 3 and TiCl 4 into burning flame to effect oxidation, process further comprises (b) maintaining the temperature of a mixing section, where a combustible gas, an oxidizing gas, AlCl 3 gas, TiCl 4 gas and a carrier gas are mixed and subjected to combustion, at about 1450° C. or higher and lower than the melting point of aluminum titanate, (c) maintaining the temperature of an outlet portion of a reacting section connected to the mixing section at about 800° C. or higher, (d) providing an average total gas retention time in the mixing section and the reacting section of 20 to 500 msec, and (e) subjecting the resustling composite powders to calcination at 700° to 900° C.
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