Synthetic mineral microparticles for retention aid systems
AssigneeMinerals Technologies Inc.
InventorDonald Kendall Drummond
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Abstract
A process for the production of a synthetically produced bentonite-type inorganic microparticle. The synthetic microparticle produced according to the process of the present invention is particularly useful in papermaking processes where retention, water drainage, sheet formation and tangible cost saving opportunities are important.
Claims4
A process for producing a slurry of synthetic mineral microparticles comprising adding an about 1 percent to about 10 percent by weight aqueous salt solution of an aluminum (III) cation and an anion, to an about 1 percent to about 10 percent by weight aqueous meta-silicate solution while stirring at ambient temperature;
- and forming synthetic mineral microparticles having a particle size in the range of from about 30 to about 3,000 nanometers from the solutions.
A process for producing a slurry of synthetic mineral microparticles, comprising combining an about 1 percent to about 10 percent by weight aqueous meta-silicate solution with an about 1 percent to about 10 percent by weight aqueous borate solution, adding an about 1 percent to about 10 percent by weight salt solution of an aluminum (III) cation and an anion to the solution of meta-silicate and borate, while stirring at ambient temperature;
- and forming aluminoboratosilicate synthetic mineral microparticles having a particle size in the range of from about 30 to about 3,000 nanometers from the solutions.
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