Process for producing anionic clay using two types of alumina compounds
US6376405B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01P2004/32
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An economical and environment-friendly process for the synthesis of anionic clays with carbonate and/or hydroxide anions as the charge-balancing interlayer species is disclosed. The process involves reacting a slurry including an aluminum source and a magnesium source, the aluminum source including two types of aluminum-containing compounds, preferably aluminum trihydrate and/or thermally treated calcined aluminum trihydrate. There is no necessity to wash or filter the product. It can be spray dried directly to form microspheres or it can be extruded to form shaped bodies. The product can be combined with other ingredients in the manufacture of catalysts, absorbents, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, detergents, and other commodity products.
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