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Superparamagnetic fluids and methods of making superparamagnetic fluids
Assignee: Consolidated Chemical Consulting Co
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Filing: 1990-06-08
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Granted: 1991-11-12
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Expires: 2010-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A superparamagnetic fluid having a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid and coated magnetic particles coated with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said organic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both. A method of making a superparamagnetic fluid, including providing an aqueous suspension of coated magnetic particles coated with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said orgaic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both. The coated magnetic particles are then separated from water in the aqueous suspension and then dispersed in a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid to form a superparamagnetic fluid.
Inventors
- 👤 John E. Wyman
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:16
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01F; H01F1/00; H01F1/44; H01F1/442
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 53
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A superparamagnetic fluid in a stable colloid form comprising: (a) a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid; (b) magnetic particles coated with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said organic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both; and (c) an ashless polymer which increases the viscosity of said superparamagnetic fluid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A superparamagnetic fluid in a stable colloid form comprising: (a) a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid; (b) magnetic particles coated with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said organic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both; and (c) an ashless polymer which increases the viscosity of said superparamagnetic fluid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 1, wherein said organic acid is an aliphatic acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in a linear chain.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 1, wherein said organic acid is an aromatic acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in a linear chain.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 2, wherein said aliphatic acid is selected from the group consisting of erucic acid, gadoleic acid, 11-eicosenoic acid, cetoleic acid, brassidic acid, selacholeic acid, ximenic acid, lumequeic acid, arachidonic acid, methyl tetracosanoic acid, 20-ethyl docosanoic acid, 2-methyl behenic acid, 2-methyl arachidic acid and 2-methyl cerotic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 3, wherein said aromatic acid is selected from the group consisting of 4-(3-ethyl-8,13-dimethylhexadecyl) benzoic acid, 4-(9-octadecenyl) benzoic acid, 3-(8-hexadecenyl) benzoic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
69 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 1, wherein said amino acid acylated with a fatty acid is represented by formula I: ##STR3## wherein R 1 is a branched or unsaturated fatty acid radical derived from fatty acids with 12-22 carbon atoms; R 2 is R 1 , a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with 1 to 22 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 1 to 11.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 6, wherein said fatty acid radical is derived from an acid selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, isostearic acid, erucic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 6, wherein said amino acid acylated with a fatty acid is oleoyl sarcosine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 1, wherein said ashless polymer is used to increase the apparent colloid stability in a magnetic field gradient.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 1, wherein said non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid has a viscosity ranging from 2-20 centistokes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 1, wherein said non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid is a poly (alpha olefin) oil having a viscosity ranging from 2-10 centistokes.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of making a superparamagnetic fluid in a stable colloid form comprising the steps of: (a) providing an aqueous suspension of magnetic particles coated with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said organic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both; (b) separating said coated magnetic particles from water in said aqueous suspension; (c) adding an ashless polymer which increases the viscosity of said superparamagnetic fluid; and (d) dispersing said coated magnetic particles in a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid to form a superparamagnetic liquid.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
127 words
A method of making a superparamagnetic fluid in a stable colloid form comprising the steps of: (a) providing an aqueous suspension of magnetic particles coated with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said organic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both; (b) separating said coated magnetic particles from water in said aqueous suspension; (c) adding an ashless polymer which increases the viscosity of said superparamagnetic fluid; and (d) dispersing said coated magnetic particles in a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid to form a superparamagnetic liquid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein said coated magnetic particles are separated from water in said aqueous suspension by adding a fugitive carrier to said coated magnetic particles in an amount sufficient to coagulate magnetic particles into a water repellant granular mass.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 13, further comprising rinsing said separated coated magnetic particles with water to remove by-product inorganic salts.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 12, wherein said organic acid is an aliphatic acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in a linear chain.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 12, wherein said organic acid is an aromatic acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in a linear chain.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method according to claim 15, wherein said aliphatic acid is selected from the group consisting of erucic acid, gadoleic acid, 11-eicosenoic acid, cetoleic acid, brassidic acid, selacholeic acid, ximenic acid, lumequeic acid, arachidonic acid, methyl tetracosanoic acid, 20-ethyl docosanoic acid, 2-methyl behenic acid, 2-methyl arachidic acid, and 2-methyl cerotic acid.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 16, wherein said aromatic acid is selected from the group consisting of 4-(3-ethyl-8,13-dimethylhexadecyl) benzoic acid, 4-(9-octadecenyl) benzoic acid, 3-(8-hexadecenyl) benzoic acid.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 12, wherein said amino acid acylated with a fatty acid is represented by formula I: ##STR4## wherein R 1 is a branched or unsaturated fatty acid radical derived from fatty acids with 12-22 carbon atoms; R 2 is R 1 , a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group with 1 to 22 carbon atoms; and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 11.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 19, wherein said fatty acid radical is derived from an acid selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, isostearic acid, erucic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 19, wherein said amino acid acylated with a fatty acid is oleoyl sarcosine.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 12, wherein said ashless dispersant is used to increase the apparent colloid stability in a magnetic field gradient.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 12, wherein said non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid has a viscosity ranging from 2-20 centistokes.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 12, wherein said hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid is a poly (alpha olefin) oil having a viscosity ranging from 2-10 centistokes.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of rinsing said coated magnetic particles with a water-miscible solvent prior to said dispersing step, wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol and acetone.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 12, further comprising the step of refining said superparamagnetic fluid by subjecting it to a magnetic field gradient to remove those particles which are too large to be stabilized in said magnetic field gradient.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A process for making a superparamagnetic fluid in a stable colloid form comprising: (a) precipitating magnetic particles from an aqueous solution; (b) forming coated magnetic particles by contacting said precipitated magnetic particles in an aqueous suspension with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said organic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both; (c) separating said coated magnetic particles from water by adding a fugitive carrier to said coated magnetic particles in an amount sufficient to coagulate said coated magnetic particles into a water repellant granular mass; (d) rinsing said coated magnetic particles with water to remove by-product inorganic salts; (e) adding an ashless polymer which increases the viscosity of said superparamagnetic fluid; and (f) adding said coated magnetic particles to a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid or a mixture of a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid and fugitive carrier to disperse said coated magnetic particles to form a superparamagnetic liquid.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A process for making a superparamagnetic fluid in a stable colloid form comprising: (a) precipitating magnetic particles from an aqueous solution; (b) forming coated magnetic particles by contacting said precipitated magnetic particles in an aqueous suspension with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said organic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both; (c) separating said coated magnetic particles from water by adding a fugitive carrier to said coated magnetic particles in an amount sufficient to coagulate said coated magnetic particles into a water repellant granular mass; (d) rinsing said coated magnetic particles with water to remove by-product inorganic salts; (e) adding an ashless polymer which increases the viscosity of said superparamagnetic fluid; and (f) adding said coated magnetic particles to a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid or a mixture of a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid and fugitive carrier to disperse said coated magnetic particles to form a superparamagnetic liquid.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 27, wherein said organic acid is an aliphatic acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in a linear chain.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 27, wherein said organic acid is an aromatic acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in a linear chain.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 28, wherein said aliphatic acid is selected from the group consisting of erucic acid, gadoleic acid, 11-eicosenoic acid, cetoleic acid, brassidic acid, selacholeic acid, ximenic acid, lumequeic acid, arachidonic acid, methyl tetracosanoic acid, 20-ethyl docosanoic acid, 2-methyl behenic acid, 2-methyl arachidic acid, and 2-methyl cerotic acid.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 29, wherein said aromatic acid is selected from the group consisting of 4-(3-ethyl-8,13-dimethylhexadecyl) benzoic acid, 4-(9-octadecenyl) benzoic acid, 3-(8-hexadecenyl) benzoic acid.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 27, wherein said amino acid acylated with a fatty acid is represented by formula I: ##STR5## wherein R 1 is a branched or unsaturated fatty acid radical derived from fatty acids with 12-22 carbon atoms; R 2 is R 1 , a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group with 1 to 22 carbon atoms; and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 11.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 32, wherein said fatty acid radical is derived from an acid selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, isostearic acid, erucic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 32, wherein said amino acid acylated with a fatty acid is oleoyl sarcosine.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 27, wherein said ashless polymer is used to increase the apparent colloid stability in a magnetic field gradient.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 27, wherein said non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid has a viscosity ranging from 2-20 centistokes.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 27, wherein said hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid is a poly (alpha olefin) oil having a viscosity ranging from 2-10 centistokes.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 27, further comprising the step of rinsing said coated magnetic particles with a water-miscible solvent prior to said dispersing step, wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol and acetone.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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The method according to claim 27, wherein the ratio of said non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid to said fugitive carrier in said mixture is in the range of 10-80% by volume.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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A superparamagnetic fluid consisting essentially of: (a) a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid; (b) magnetic particles coated with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said organic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both; and (c) an ashless polymer which increases the viscosity of said superparamagnetic fluid.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
88 words
A superparamagnetic fluid consisting essentially of: (a) a non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid; (b) magnetic particles coated with at least one acid selected from the group consisting of an organic acid containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms in the chain connected to the carboxyl group, wherein the chain contains at least 19 carbon atoms, and an amino acid acylated with a fatty acid, provided that said organic and amino acids are branched, unsaturated, or both; and (c) an ashless polymer which increases the viscosity of said superparamagnetic fluid.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 40, wherein said organic acid is an aliphatic acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in a linear chain.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
25 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 40, wherein said organic acid is an aromatic acid having at least 20 carbon atoms in a linear chain.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 41, wherein said aliphatic acid is selected from the group consisting of erucic acid, gadoleic acid, 11-eicosenoic acid, cetoleic acid, brassidic acid, selacholeic acid, ximenic acid, lumequeic acid, arachidonic acid, methyl tetracosanoic acid, 20-ethyl docosanoic acid, 2-methyl behenic acid, 2-methyl arachidic acid and 2-methyl cerotic acid.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 42, wherein said aromatic acid is selected from the group consisting of 4-(3-ethyl-8,13-dimethylhexadecyl) benzoic acid, 4-(9-octadecenyl) benzoic acid, and 3-(8-hexadecenyl) benzoic acid.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
69 words
The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 40, wherein said amino acid acylated with a fatty acid is represented by formula I: ##STR6## wherein R 1 is a branched or unsaturated fatty acid radical derived from fatty acids with 12-22 carbon atoms; R 2 is R 1 , a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group with 1 to 22 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 1 to 11.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
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The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 45, wherein said fatty acid radical is derived from an acid selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, isostearic acid, erucic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
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The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 45, wherein said amino acid acylated with a fatty acid is oleoyl sarcosine.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
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The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 40, wherein said non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid has a viscosity ranging from 2-20 centistokes.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
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The superparamagnetic fluid according to claim 40, wherein said non-polar hydrocarbon oil carrier liquid is a poly (alpha olefin) oil having a viscosity ranging from 2-10 centistokes.
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