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Compositions and methods for filling dried cellulosic fibers with an inorganic filler
Assignee: WASHINGTON, University of
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Filing: 1992-10-07
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Granted: 1994-01-04
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Expires: 2012-10-07
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed a filled cellulosic fiber composition, as well as a method for filling dried cellulosic fibers with an inorganic filler by contacting the dried fibers with a first salt solution, followed by contact with a second salt solution. The first and second salt solutions combine to form a precipitate within the cell wall of the cellulosic fibers. The filled cellulosic fiber composition may be made into a variety of paper products, including paper, having a high filler content. The precipitates of the present invention include carbonates, phosphates, silicates and borates of aluminum, barium, calcium, magnesium and zinc. The first salts include carbonates, phosphates, silicates and borates of sodium, ammonium, potassium and lithium, and the second salts include chlorides, nitrates, and sulfates of aluminum, barium, calcium, magnesium and zinc. In a preferred embodiment, the first salt is sodium carbonate, the second salt is calcium nitrate or calcium chloride, and the precipitate is calcium carbonate.
Inventors
- 👤 G. Graham Allan
- 👤 John P. Carroll
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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CPC Classifications
D; D21; D21H; D21H17/00; D21H17/63; D21H17/70; D21C; D21C9/00; D21H17/67; D21H17/675
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for making a filled cellulosic fiber, comprising contacting a dried cellulosic fiber with a first salt, wherein the first salt is characterized by having an alkaline pH in water; followed by contacting the cellulosic fiber with a second salt such that the first and second salts combine to form calcium carbonate a precipitate within the cellulosic fiber to yield the filled cellulosic fiber and a water-soluble co-product, and wherein the second salt is characterized by having a neutral or acid pH in water.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for making a filled cellulosic fiber, comprising contacting a dried cellulosic fiber with a first salt, wherein the first salt is characterized by having an alkaline pH in water; followed by contacting the cellulosic fiber with a second salt such that the first and second salts combine to form calcium carbonate a precipitate within the cellulosic fiber to yield the filled cellulosic fiber and a water-soluble co-product, and wherein the second salt is characterized by having a neutral or acid pH in water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising washing the filled cellulosic fiber to remove to the water soluble co-product.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising drying the filled cellulosic fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the first salt and the second salt are aqueous solutions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the aqueous solution of the first salt has a pH of greater than 7.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the aqueous solution of the first salt has a pH of greater than 8.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4 herein the aqueous solution of the second salt has a pH of less than 7.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the concentration of the aqueous solution of the first salt and of the second salt ranges from 1M to a saturated solution.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the first salt is selected from water-soluble carbonates, phosphates and silicates of sodium, ammonium, potassium and lithium.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the second salt is selected from water-soluble chlorides and nitrates of calcium.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the first salt is sodium carbonate, and the second salt is calcium chloride or calcium nitrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of making the filled cellulosic fiber into a filled cellulosic product.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the filled cellulosic product is paper.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for making a filled cellulosic fiber from a dried cellulosic fiber, comprising: contacting the dried cellulosic fiber with an alkaline aqueous solution containing a first salt to yield a wetted fiber; contacting the wetted fiber with a neutral or acid aqueous solution containing a second salt such that the first salt and second salt combine to form a calcium carbonate precipitate within the cell wall of the wetted fiber to yield a filled cellulosic fiber and a water soluble co-product; and washing the filled cellulosic fiber with water to remove the water soluble co-product and any unbound or unattached precipitate.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for making a filled cellulosic fiber from a dried cellulosic fiber, comprising: contacting the dried cellulosic fiber with an alkaline aqueous solution containing a first salt to yield a wetted fiber; contacting the wetted fiber with a neutral or acid aqueous solution containing a second salt such that the first salt and second salt combine to form a calcium carbonate precipitate within the cell wall of the wetted fiber to yield a filled cellulosic fiber and a water soluble co-product; and washing the filled cellulosic fiber with water to remove the water soluble co-product and any unbound or unattached precipitate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 14 further including, after the washing step, drying the filled cellulosic fibers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 14 further including, after the washing step, forming paper from the washed, filled cellulosic fiber.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the first salt is selected from water-soluble carbonates, phosphates and silicates of sodium, ammonium, potassium and lithium.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the second salt is selected from water-soluble chlorides and nitrates of calcium.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 14 wherein the first salt is sodium carbonate and the second salt is calcium chloride or calcium nitrate.
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