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Electrically-conductive titanium suboxides
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-01-23
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Granted: 1990-06-05
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Expires: 2007-01-23
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing a ceramic material which is electrically conductive by reacting titanium dioxide with intercalated graphite under conditions which effect the reduction of the titanium dioxide, said product comprising an electrically conductive, corrosion-resistant, substoichiometric titanium dioxide combined chemically with an intercalant or residue thereof, for example, a metal such as copper or nickel, and the use thereof in thermal, electrical and electro-chemical applications.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard B. Cass
Bibliographic Details
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US
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2026-11-09 03:17
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23F; C23F13/00; C23F13/02; C23F13/06; C23F13/08; C23F13/12; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/46; C25; C25B; C25B11/00; C25B11/04; C25B11/042; C25B11/047; C25C; C25C7/00; C25C7/02; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/02; H01B1/06; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/64; H01M4/66; H01M4/663; H01M4/664; H01M4/86; H01M4/8605; H01M4/8621; H01M4/90; H01M4/9016; H01M4/9091; H01M8/00; H01M8/10; H01M8/12; H01M2008/1293; H01M2300/00; H01M2300/0002; H01M2300/0005; H01M2300/0008; H01M2300/0017; H01M2300/0065; H01M2300/0068; H01M2300/0071; H01M2300/0074; H01M4/8647; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
52 words
A process for producing a ceramic material which is electrically conductive comprising forming an electrically-conductive, titanium-containing ceramic product by reacting titanium dioxide with intercalated graphite under conditions which effect said reaction and the reduction of the titanium dioxide and recovering said product which includes therein titanium having a valence less than four.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
52 words
A process for producing a ceramic material which is electrically conductive comprising forming an electrically-conductive, titanium-containing ceramic product by reacting titanium dioxide with intercalated graphite under conditions which effect said reaction and the reduction of the titanium dioxide and recovering said product which includes therein titanium having a valence less than four.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said conditions include a temperature of reaction of at least about 1000° C. and a time of reaction of at least about 1 hour.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 2 wherein said temperature is within the range of about 1000° C. to about 1375° C. and said time is within the range of about 1.5 to about 6 hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 3 wherein said temperature is within the range of about 1200° C. to about 1300° C. and said time is within the range of about 2 to about 3 hours.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said dioxide and said graphite are reacted in the form of an unshaped powdered mixture and including recovering said product in the form of a powder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process according to claim 1 including forming a shaped powdered mixture of said dioxide and said graphite and thereafter subjecting said shaped powdered mixture to said conditions of reaction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein said shaped powdered mixture is subjected to said conditions of reaction while in porous form and wherein said porous form of said shaped mixture is subjected to said conditions until a reduced form of product is obtained, thereafter sintering said reduced form of product by raising the temperature thereof and recovering said sintered product.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein said powdered product is formed into a desired shape and is thereafter sintered.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 wherein said conditions of reaction include at least one additional reducing agent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 9 wherein hydrogen is included in the reaction as a reducing agent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 wherein said graphite includes a metal intercalant and wherein the metal of said intercalant is combined chemically with said product under the conditions of reaction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
93 words
A process for producing an electrically-conductive, corrosion-resistant ceramic material which includes titanium in a form having a valence of less than 4 comprising reacting titanium dioxide with intercalated graphite under conditions which effect the reduction of the titanium dioxide, including a temperature of reaction of at least about 1000° C. and a time of reaction of at least about 1 hour, and recovering said material which includes titanium suboxide and metal combined therewith and derived from said intercalated graphite, and present in an amount sufficient to improve the electrical conductance of said suboxide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
93 words
A process for producing an electrically-conductive, corrosion-resistant ceramic material which includes titanium in a form having a valence of less than 4 comprising reacting titanium dioxide with intercalated graphite under conditions which effect the reduction of the titanium dioxide, including a temperature of reaction of at least about 1000° C. and a time of reaction of at least about 1 hour, and recovering said material which includes titanium suboxide and metal combined therewith and derived from said intercalated graphite, and present in an amount sufficient to improve the electrical conductance of said suboxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 12 wherein said temperature is within the range of about 1000° C. to about 1375° C. and said time is within the range of about 1.5 to about 6 hours.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 13 wherein said temperature is within the range of about 1200° C. to about 1300° C. and said time is within the range of about 2 to about 3 hours.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 12, 13, or 14 wherein the reaction is effected under a pressure of about 1.2 to about 4 atmospheres.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 12, 13, or 14 wherein at least one additional reducing agent is included in the reaction.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 16 wherein hydrogen is included in the reaction as a reducing agent.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 12, 13, or 14 including a major amount of titanium dioxide and a minor amount of intercalated graphite.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 18 including about 60 to about 95 wt.% of titanium dioxide and about 5 to about 40 wt.% of intercalated graphite.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 12, 13, or 14 wherein said intercalated graphite includes an intercalant comprising chromium, copper, nickel, platinum, tantalum, zinc, magnesium, ruthenium, iridium, niobium or vanadium or a mixture of two or more of the aforementioned.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 20 wherein the intercalant includes chromium, copper, nickel, platinum, or tantalum or a mixture of two or more of the aforementioned.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 13, 14, or 15 in which the intercalant of the intercalated graphite comprises about 5 to about 20 wt.% of the intercalated graphite.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 22 wherein said intercalant comprises about 6 to about 10 wt.% of the intercalated graphite.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
114 words
A process according to claim 12, 13, or 15 wherein the reaction is effected under a pressure of about 1.2 to about 4 atmospheres in the presence of hydrogen, and including about 60 to about 95 wt.% of titanium dioxide and about 5 to about 40 wt.% of intercalated graphite, the intercalant of the intercalated graphite comprising about 5 to about 20 wt.% of the intercalated graphite and being selected from the group consisting of chromium, copper, nickel, platinum, tantalum, zinc, magnesium, ruthenium, iridium, niobium and vanadium and a mixture of two or more thereof, and wherein said reaction is effected to produce a material having a resistivity of 1.8×10 -4 ohm-cm or lower.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 24 in which the intercalant is selected from the group consisting of chromium, copper, nickel, platinum and tin and a mixture of two or more thereof.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
40 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said graphite includes a metal intercalant and wherein said metal comprises chromium, copper, nickel, platinum, tantalum, zinc, magnesium, ruthenium, iridium, niobium or vanadium, or a mixture of two or more of said metals.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 26 wherein said metal comprises chromium, copper, nickel, platinum or tin, or a mixture of two or more of said metals.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process for producing a ceramic material which is electrically conductive comprising forming electrically-conductive, ceramic titanium suboxide by reacting titanium dioxide with intercalated graphite under reducing conditions which result in the formation of said titanium suboxide.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process for producing a ceramic material which is electrically conductive comprising forming electrically-conductive, ceramic titanium suboxide by reacting titanium dioxide with intercalated graphite under reducing conditions which result in the formation of said titanium suboxide.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 28 wherein said conditions include a temperature of reaction of at least about 1000° C. and a time of reaction of at least about 1 hour.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 29 wherein said temperature is within the range of about 1000° C. to about 1375° C. and said time is within the range of about 1.5 to about 6 hours.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process according to claim 30 wherein said temperature is within the range of about 1200° C. to about 1300° C. and said time is within the range of about 2 to about 3 hours.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
115 words
A process according to claim 28, 29, 30, or 31 wherein the reaction is effected under a pressure of about 1.2 to about 4 atmospheres in the presence of hydrogen, and including about 60 to about 95 wt.% of titanium dioxide and about 5 to about 40 wt.% of intercalated graphite, the intercalant of the intercalated graphite comprising about 5 to about 20 wt.% of the intercalated graphite and being selected from the group consisting of chromium, copper, nickel, platinum, tantalum, zinc, magnesium, ruthenium, iridium, niobium and vanadium and a mixture of two or more thereof, and wherein and reaction is effected to produce a material having a resistivity of 1.8×10 -4 ohm-cm or lower.
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