Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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An alkali metal alumino-silicate having a composition in terms of mole ratio of oxides as follows: xM.sub.2 O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :ySiO.sub.2 :zH.sub.2 O where x is the number of moles of alkali metal oxide, M is an alkali metal, y is the number of moles of SiO 2 associated with the alkali metal alumino-silicate compositions, and z is the number of moles of bound water, and having the morphology of rimmed particles as depicted in any one of TEM FIGS. 18-23.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
An alkali metal alumino-silicate having a composition in terms of mole ratio of oxides as follows: xM.sub.2 O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :ySiO.sub.2 :zH.sub.2 O where x is the number of moles of alkali metal oxide, M is an alkali metal, y is the number of moles of SiO 2 associated with the alkali metal alumino-silicate compositions, and z is the number of moles of bound water, and having the morphology of rimmed particles as depicted in any one of TEM FIGS. 18-23.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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An essentially x-ray amorphous alkali metal alumino-silicate having a composition in terms of mole ratio of oxides as follows: xM.sub.2 O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :ySiO.sub.2 :zH.sub.2 O where M is the alkali metal, x is the number of moles of alkali metal oxide and is between 0.01 to 2.0, y is the number of moles of SiO 2 in the alkali metal alumino-silicate composition and is an integer greater than 2.0, and z is the number of moles of bound water and is an integer of 1.0 to 5.0, said alkali metal alumino-silicate having attenuated kaolin peaks in the XRD patterns from the kaolin remnants in the compositions and having the characteristic IR scan labelled SAMS shown in any one of FIGS. 3-6 and which are shown by any one of TEM FIGS. 18-23 to be altered kaolin platelets integrated with a rimmed area of essentially amorphous alkali metal silicate base-kaolin clay reaction product.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
152 words
An essentially x-ray amorphous alkali metal alumino-silicate having a composition in terms of mole ratio of oxides as follows: xM.sub.2 O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :ySiO.sub.2 :zH.sub.2 O where M is the alkali metal, x is the number of moles of alkali metal oxide and is between 0.01 to 2.0, y is the number of moles of SiO 2 in the alkali metal alumino-silicate composition and is an integer greater than 2.0, and z is the number of moles of bound water and is an integer of 1.0 to 5.0, said alkali metal alumino-silicate having attenuated kaolin peaks in the XRD patterns from the kaolin remnants in the compositions and having the characteristic IR scan labelled SAMS shown in any one of FIGS. 3-6 and which are shown by any one of TEM FIGS. 18-23 to be altered kaolin platelets integrated with a rimmed area of essentially amorphous alkali metal silicate base-kaolin clay reaction product.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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An alkali metal alumino-silicate of composition of claim 2, where the alkali metal silicate is sodium and having a composition in terms of mole ratio of oxides, as follows: xNa.sub.2 O:Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 :ySiO.sub.2 :zH.sub.2 O where x is the number of moles of sodium oxide and is between 0.01 to 2.0, y is the number of moles of SiO 2 in the alkali metal alumino-silicate composition and is an integer greater than 2.0, and z is the number of moles of bound water and is an integer of 1.0 to 5.0.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the alkali metal alumino-silicate compositions have an oil absorption range of about 40 to above 200 ml/100 g and a surface area of about 2 to 300 m 2 /g.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A composition according to claim 2, wherein the alkali metal alumino-silicate compositions have an oil absorption range of at least about 40 ml/100 g and a surface area range of 2 to 300 m 2 /g.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A composition according to claim 3, wherein the sodium alkali metal alumino-silicate compositions have an oil absorption range of at least about 40 ml/100 g and a surface area range of 2 to 300 m 2 /g.