Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body, which comprises molding a starting mixture comprising (i) a zeolite of an alkaline earth metal form having an SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio not higher than 3.0 or an amorphous calcination product formed by calcining said zeolite and (ii) a boron compound selected from the group consisting of boron oxide and boron compounds capable of being converted to boron oxide by firing, and firing the molded body at a temperature lower than 1000° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body, which comprises molding a starting mixture comprising (i) a zeolite of an alkaline earth metal form having an SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio not higher than 3.0 or an amorphous calcination product formed by calcining said zeolite and (ii) a boron compound selected from the group consisting of boron oxide and boron compounds capable of being converted to boron oxide by firing, and firing the molded body at a temperature lower than 1000° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body according to claim 1, wherein the zeolite of an alkaline earth metal form is a zeolite represented by the following general formula [I]: (iM.sup.1 O.jM.sub.2.sup.2 O).lAl.sub.2 O.sub.3.mSiO.sub.2.nH.sub.2 O[I] wherein M 1 represents an alkaline earth metal ion, M 2 represents an alkali metal ion or an ammonium ion, i, j, l and m are numbers satisfying the requirements of i+j=1, j=0 to 0.15, l=0.9 to 1.1, m=1.5 to 3.0 and m/l=1.5 to 3, and n is 0 or a positive number.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
87 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate according to claim 1, wherein the zeolite of an alkaline earth metal form is a zeolite represented by the following general formula [II]: (kCaO.pMgO.qM.sub.2.sup.2 O).lAl.sub.2 O.sub.3.mSiO.sub.2.nH.sub.2 O[II] wherein M 2 represents an alkali metal ion or an ammonium ion, k, p, q, l and m are numbers satisfying the requirements of k+p+q=1, p/k=0.05 to 1, q=0 to 0.15, l=0.9 to 1.1, m=1.5 to 3.0 and m/l=1.5 to 3.0, and n is 0 or a positive number.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body according to claim 1, wherein the starting mixture is an amorphous calcination product having an SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 molar ratio not higher than 3, which is obtained by mixing the boron compound to the zeolite of an alkaline earth metal form and calcining the mixture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body according to claim 1, wherein the boron compound is mixed in an amount of 0.1 to 20% by weight as B 2 O 3 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body according to claim 1, wherein the boron compound is boron oxide, boric acid, boron nitride or boron carbide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body according to claim 1, wherein the boron compound is dissolved in a solvent and is mixed in the liquid state with the zeolite of an alkaline earth metal form or the amorphous calcination product obtained by calcining said zeolite.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body according to claim 7, wherein the solvent is water.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body according to claim 1 wherein the firing is carried out at a temperature of from about 850° to about 950° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to claim 9 wherein the firing is conducted for from about 1 to about 10 hours.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body according to claim 1 wherein the starting mixture comprises the boron compound and a zeolite of calcium form or an amorphous calcination product thereof and the resulting sintered body is an anorthite.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for the preparation of an alkaline earth metal aluminosilicate sintered body according to claim 1 wherein the starting mixture comprises the boron compound and a zeolite of magnesium form or an amorphous calcination product thereof, and wherein the resulting sintered body is a cordierite.