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Organic-based porous microspheres for HPLC
Assignee: Fleet Capital Corp
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Filing: 1989-02-24
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2009-02-24
Abstract
Abstract Porous organic microspheres for use in HPLC are formed by coacervating a colloidal silica sol in a uniform mixture of the sol and a polymerizable organic material. The silica particles which formed the sol are removed from the microspheres with ammonium bifluoride. The remaining organic microspheres are rigid, have uniform pore sizes and distribution, and do not swell or shrink in the presence of the solvents used in HPLC.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard W. Stout
- 👤 Henry J. Leibu
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:00
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/28; B01J20/28054; B01J20/28088; B01J20/2809; B01D; B01D15/00; B01D15/08; B01D15/26; B01D15/34; B01D15/36; B01D15/361; B01D15/363; B01J20/28002; B01J20/28004; B01J20/28011; B01J20/28014; B01J20/28016; B01J20/28019; B01J20/281; B01J20/282; B01J20/285; B01J41/00; B01J41/04; B01J41/05; B01J41/20; G; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N2030/022; G01N2030/027
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A process for forming porous organic microparticles comprising the steps of: a. forming a sol of inorganic colloidal particles in a polar liquid, the colloidal particles having hydroxylated surfaces and being dispersible in the polar liquid; b. forming a mixture of the sol with a polymerizable organic material comprising formaldehyde and a second organic material selected from the group consisting of urea and melamine; c. polymerizing the organic material in said mixture to cause coacervation of the organic material and said colloidal particles into microparticles having a diameter of about 0.5 to about 20 microns; and d. subjecting the microparticles so formed to a solution of a reagent of suitable composition and of sufficient strength to remove all of the inorganic component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A process for forming porous organic microparticles comprising the steps of: a. forming a sol of inorganic colloidal particles in a polar liquid, the colloidal particles having hydroxylated surfaces and being dispersible in the polar liquid; b. forming a mixture of the sol with a polymerizable organic material comprising formaldehyde and a second organic material selected from the group consisting of urea and melamine; c. polymerizing the organic material in said mixture to cause coacervation of the organic material and said colloidal particles into microparticles having a diameter of about 0.5 to about 20 microns; and d. subjecting the microparticles so formed to a solution of a reagent of suitable composition and of sufficient strength to remove all of the inorganic component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
A process of claim 1 wherein the microparticles are spherical.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the inorganic particles are composed of materials selected from the group consisting of silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, ferric oxide, tin oxide, or antimony oxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the inorganic particles are silica and the reagent is ammonium bifluoride.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the inorganic colloidal particles are selected to be uniform sized and the mixture of the sol and polymerizable organic material is uniform.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the organic microparticles are urea formaldehyde and the process includes the additional step of derivatizing the surface of the microparticles using one of the group consisting of chloroformates, isocyanates, and iodoacetates.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the inorganic colloidal particles are selected to be uniform sized and the mixture of the sol and polymerizable organic material is uniform.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the microparticles formed by coacervation are collected, washed and dried prior to being subjected to a reagent.
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