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Method of making magnetically attractable particles
Assignee: Rio Tinto Alcan International Ltd
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Filing: 1989-11-22
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Granted: 1991-08-13
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Expires: 2009-11-22
Abstract
Abstract Magnetically attractable particles comprise a core of magnetic material encapsulated in a metal oxide coating. They may be made by emulsifying an aqueous solution or dispersion of the magnetic material or precursor, and an aqueous solution or sol of a coating inorganic oxide or precursor, in an inert water-immiscible liquid. The aqueous droplets are gelled, e,g. by ammonia or an amine., recoverd, and heated at 250°-2000° C. The resulting particles are generally smooth spheres below 100 microns in diameter and often of sub-micron size.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean V. Sang
- 👤 Paul Groves
- 👤 Robert E. Burrell
- 👤 Gerard Flynn
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 14:32
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/48; G01N33/50; G01N33/53; G01N33/543; G01N33/54313; G01N33/54326; G01N33/5434; B; B03; B03C; B03C1/00; B03C1/005; B03C1/01; H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/01; H01F1/03; H01F1/12; H01F1/34; H01F1/36; H01F1/44; H01F1/445; G01N2446/00; G01N2446/20; G01N2446/80; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2989
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of making magnetically attractable particles by the use of: a) a precursor salt solution or sol or dispersion of magnetic material, b) a precursor salt solution or sol of a coating inorganic oxide, and c) an inert liquid immiscible with an aqueous solvent used in a) and b), which method comprises emulsifying a) and b) either together or separately in c), converting droplets of the emulsion to a gel, and heating the resulting gel droplets to form magnetically attractable particles comprising the magnetic material encapsulated in the coating inorganic oxide.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method of making magnetically attractable particles by the use of: a) a precursor salt solution or sol or dispersion of magnetic material, b) a precursor salt solution or sol of a coating inorganic oxide, and c) an inert liquid immiscible with an aqueous solvent used in a) and b), which method comprises emulsifying a) and b) either together or separately in c), converting droplets of the emulsion to a gel, and heating the resulting gel droplets to form magnetically attractable particles comprising the magnetic material encapsulated in the coating inorganic oxide.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magnetic material of a) is dispersed throughout the solution or sol b) and the resulting mixture in then emulsified in c).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein a particulate non-magnetic refractory oxide is also dispersed in the solution or sol b).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a solution of the magnetic material precursor a) is mixed with the solution or sol b) and the resulting mixture is then emulsified in c).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
76 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a solution of the magnetic material precursor a) is emulsified in c) and the droplets of the emulsion converted to a gel, then the resulting gel droplets are dispersed in the solution or sol b), and the resulting mixture is emulsified In c), the droplets of the emulsion are converted to a gel, and the resulting gel droplets are heated to form the water dispersable magnetically attractable particles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the solution or sol b) containing the dispersed gel droplets is emulsified in c) in the presence of a surfactant having an HLB number greater than 10.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magnetic material is superparamagnetic.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magnetic material is a "soft" magnetic material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the magnetic material has a low Curie temperature.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein ammonia or an amine is added to the emulsion to convert aqueous droplets thereof to a gel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, therein the gel droplets are heated at a temperature of 250-2000° C.
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