Process for the treatment of clay materials to provide slurries having improved rheological properties
US5707912A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S106/04
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Clay materials, such as kaolin, containing expandable layer-silicates are chemically treated with a source of magnesium cations, followed by a pH adjustment, to provide a slurry product having improved rheological properties.
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