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Method for increasing bulk density of fillers
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1988-02-09
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Granted: 1988-10-25
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Expires: 2008-02-09
Abstract
Abstract There is provided a method for increasing the bulk density of low bulk density materials by intimately admixing a low bulk density material and an organic or organopolysiloxane liquid and thereafter removing substantially all of said organic or organopolysiloxane liquid, for example, by evaporation.
Inventors
- 👤 John S. Razzano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:32
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09C; C09C1/00; C09C1/28; C09C1/30; C09C1/3009; C04; C04B; C04B18/00; C04B18/02; C08; C08K; C08K9/00; C08K9/04; C08K9/06; C09C1/40; C09C1/407; C09C1/44; C09C1/48; C09C1/56; C09C3/00; C09C3/04; C09C3/046; C01; C01P; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/10; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for increasing the bulk density of fumed silica comprising: (A) adding to a suitable mixing vessel: (1) a low bulk density fumed silica, and (2) at least 60% by weight based on the weight of (1) of organopolysiloxane liquid effective for densifying said low bulk density material; (B) mixing said low bulk density material and said organopolysiloxane liquid for an amount of time effective to decrease the volume of said low bulk density material; and (C) removing substantially all of said organopolysiloxane liquid from said low bulk density material so as to provide a material substantially free of agglomerates and grit and having an increased bulk density.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for increasing the bulk density of fumed silica comprising: (A) adding to a suitable mixing vessel: (1) a low bulk density fumed silica, and (2) at least 60% by weight based on the weight of (1) of organopolysiloxane liquid effective for densifying said low bulk density material; (B) mixing said low bulk density material and said organopolysiloxane liquid for an amount of time effective to decrease the volume of said low bulk density material; and (C) removing substantially all of said organopolysiloxane liquid from said low bulk density material so as to provide a material substantially free of agglomerates and grit and having an increased bulk density.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the organopolysiloxane liquid is a non-polar liquid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the organopolysiloxane liquid is selected from the group consisting of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, octamethyltrisiloxane and decamethyltetrasiloxane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 wherein organopolysiloxane liquid is octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1 wherein in step (A) the organopolysiloxane liquid is added to the mixing vessel by spraying while the low bulk density material is turbulently mixed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the low bulk density fumed silica was previously partially densified.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 6 wherein partial densification was effected by mechanical means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein removal of substantially all of the organopolysiloxane liquid is effected by evaporation.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
65 words
A method for increasing the bulk density of fumed silica, comprising: (A) adding to a suitable mixing vessel: (1) 100 parts by weight fumed silica and (2) at least 60 parts by weight octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane; (B) mixing said fumed silica and said octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane for about one minute; and (C) evaporating substantially all of said octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane so as to provide fumed silica having an increased bulk density.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
65 words
A method for increasing the bulk density of fumed silica, comprising: (A) adding to a suitable mixing vessel: (1) 100 parts by weight fumed silica and (2) at least 60 parts by weight octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane; (B) mixing said fumed silica and said octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane for about one minute; and (C) evaporating substantially all of said octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane so as to provide fumed silica having an increased bulk density.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 9, further comprising after step (C), treating said fumed silica with octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane by heating at a temperature of at least 250° C.
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