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Aqueous gelable compositions having extended gelation time and methods of preparing same

US4110230A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 6, 1975
Grant dateAug 29, 1978
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Expiry dateOct 6, 1995

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S507/935
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Aqueous gelable compositions comprising water, a polymer, a polyvalent metal compound wherein the metal can be reduced to a lower polyvalent valence state, a reducing agent, and a complexing agent for complexing with newly reduced ions of said metal and increasing the gelation time of said compositions; and methods of preparing said compositions.

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