IP Library Granted Patent US 8,936,772
Granted Patent B2
US 8,936,772 · App. 12/756,548 · Granted Jan 20, 2015

Silica containing particle

Inventors: Bruce A. Keiser (Plainfield, IL); Nicholas S. Ergang (Glen Ellyn, IL); Richard Mimna (Aurora, IL)
Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
B01J37/03A23L2/80B01J21/08B01J21/12B01J35/1019B01J35/1042B01J35/1047B01J35/1061B82Y30/00C01B33/12C01B33/18C09D1/02C01P2004/62C01P2004/64C01P2006/12C01P2006/14
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Patent No.
US 8,936,772
App. No.
12/756,548
Granted
Jan 20, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A silica containing composition is disclosed. The silica composition comprising a compound having the following formula (SiO 2 ) x (OH) y M z O a F: wherein M optionally exists and said M is at least one of the following metal or metalloid cations: boron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, titanium, vanadium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, silver, cadmium, tin, platinum, gold, and bismuth; wherein F optionally exists and said F is at least one of the following: a functionalized organosilane, a sulfur-containing organosilane, an amine-containing organosilane, and an alkyl-containing organosilane at a surface area coverage of 0.01-100%; and wherein the molar ratio of y/x is equal to 0.01-0.5, the molar ratio of x/z is equal to 0.1-300, and the molar ratio of a/z is dependent on the nature of the metal oxide formed.

Claims (11)

1. A composition comprising a compound having the following formula (SiO 2 ) x (OH) y M z O a : wherein M is at least one of the following: boron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, titanium, vanadium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, silver, cadmium, tin, platinum, gold, and bismuth; and wherein the molar ratio of y/x is equal to 0.01-0.5, the molar ratio of x/z is equal to 0.1-300, wherein the compound has a pore volume of greater than 0.8 cc/g but less than or equal to about 2.0 cc/g, and wherein the composition has a particle size of 5 to 200 μm containing aggregated nanoparticles having particle sizes ranging from 3 to 500 nm.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the compound comprises 3% to 15% by weight in an aqueous-based slurry.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the compound comprises 15% to 40% by weight in a wet cake form.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the compound comprises 40% to 99% by weight in a powder form.

5. The composition of claim 4 , wherein the compound has a surface area of 30 m 2 /g to 800 m 2 /g.

6. A product produced from drying a composition at a temperature of 100° C. to 350° C., wherein said composition is a composition comprising a compound having the following formula (SiO 2 ) x (OH) y M z O a : wherein M is at least one of the following: boron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, titanium, vanadium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, silver, cadmium, tin, platinum, gold, and bismuth; and wherein the molar ratio of y/x is equal to 0.01-0.5, the molar ratio of x/z is equal to 0.1-300, wherein the compound has a pore volume of greater than 0.8 cc/g but less than or equal to about 2.0 cc/g, and wherein the composition has a particle size of 5 to 200 μm containing aggregated nanoparticles having particle sizes ranging from 3 to 500 nm.

7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio is selected from the group consisting of 0.56, 3.5, and 5.5.

8. A composition comprising a compound having the following formula (SiO 2 ) x (OH) y M z O a : wherein M is at least one of the following: boron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, titanium, vanadium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, silver, cadmium, tin, platinum, gold, and bismuth; and wherein the molar ratio of y/x is equal to 0.01-0.5, the molar ratio of x/z is equal to 0.1-300, wherein the compound has a pore volume of greater than 0.8 cc/g but less than or equal to about 2.0 cc/g, and wherein the composition has a particle size of 5 to 200 μm containing aggregated nanoparticles having particle sizes of about 500 nm.

9. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the compound comprises 3% to 15% by weight in an aqueous-based slurry.

10. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the compound comprises 15% to 40% by weight in a wet cake form.

11. The composition of claim 8 , wherein the compound comprises 40% to 99% by weight in a powder form.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2017
From: NALCO COMPANY LLC
To: ECOLAB USA INC.
Reel/Frame 042849/0888 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 15, 2017
From: NALCO COMPANY
To: NALCO COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 042820/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2014
From: KEISER, BRUCE A.; ERGANG, NICHOLAS S.; MIMNA, RICHARD
To: NALCO COMPANY
Reel/Frame 032989/0152 →
Continuity (1)
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