Process for manufacture of metal oxide
US4861572A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 1987 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01P2004/62
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved process for the manufacture of a metal oxide is disclosed. In the process wherein a hydrolyzable organometallic compound is hydrolyzed by an alkaline hydrolyzing agent in an alkaline organic solvent, and thereafter, the metal oxide is formed by a condensation reaction of a metal hydroxide resulting from the hydrolysis of the organometallic compound, the improvement comprises feeding the organometallic compound and the hydrolyzing agent into the organic solvent so that a concentration of the hydrolyzed compound is initially above a critical level of supersaturation, and thereafter, is maintained in a range from above an upper limit of solubility to the critical level of super-saturation. According to the above process, the metal oxide can be obtained in the form of a powder material with a uniform particle size distribution.
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