Method for removing acids from organophosphate functional fluids
US4808742A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J20/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for reducing the acidity and moisture content of used organophosphate functional fluids. The used functional fluid is contacted with a solid composite adsorbent and then separated from the adsorbent. The composite adsorbent is preferably a powder having an average particle size of about 20-500 microns and total pore volume of at least about 0.40 cm.sup.3 /g and it comprises about 40-90 wt % alumina and about 10-60 wt % Y zeolite wherein the molar ratio of SiO.sub.2 to Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 is about 4.5-6.0. The adsorbent is produced by agglomerating particles of activated alumina and Y zeolite into a composite agglomerate, aging the agglomerate, activating at an elevated temperature, and then comminuting to form a powder.
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