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US 5,470,435 AGranted
Process for preparing water soluble polyaluminosilicates
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsJohn D. Rushmere, Robert H. Moffett
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Abstract
An improved method for the production of water soluble polyaluminosilicate microgels, formed by the reaction of solutions of alkali metal silicates with solutions of acids containing dissolved aluminum compounds, is provided.
Claims4
A process for making paper comprising the steps of
- (a) adding to an aqueous paper furnish containing pulp and optionally inorganic filler 0.01-1% by weight, based on the dry weight of the furnish, of a water soluble polyparticulate polyaluminosilicate microgel having a mole ratio of alumina:silica of between 1:10 and 1:1500 prepared by a process comprising the steps of
- (i) acidifying an aqueous solution of an alkali metal silicate containing 0.1-6% by weight of SiO.sub.2 to a pH of 2-10.5 by adding an aqueous acidic solution containing sufficient aluminum salt to provide said mole ratios;
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- (ii) diluting the product of step (i) with water prior to gelation to a SiO.sub.2 content of .ltoreq.2% by weight;
- and at least approximately 0.001% by weight based on the dry weight of the furnish of a water soluble cationic polymer;
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- (b) forming and drying the product of step (a).
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A process for making paper comprising the steps of
- (a) adding to an aqueous paper furnish containing pulp and optionally inorganic filler a water soluble polyparticulate polyaluminosilicate microgel consisting essentially of microgels having mole ratios of alumina:silica of between 1:25 and 1:1500 wherein aluminum ions are present both intra- and interparticle, wherein the particles of the microgel have diameter of 1-2 nm and water such that the microgels are present at .ltoreq.2% by weight based on SiO.sub.2 content and at least approximately 0 001% by weight based on the dry weight of the furnish of a water soluble cationic polymer;
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- (b) forming and drying the product of step (a).
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