Silica pigment particulates
DCFirst Claim
1. Dry, dust-free and non-dusting, solid and homogeneous atomized precipitated silica particulates essentially spheroidal in geometrical configuration, said particulates having a mean particle size in excess of 150 microns, a fill density in compacted state in excess of 0.200, a BET surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g, and a CTAB surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g.
1 Assignment
Litigations
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Dry, freely-flowing, water-insoluble but readily dispersible, solid and homogeneous silica pigment particulates essentially spheroidal in geometrical configuration and having a mean particle size in excess of 80μ, preferably in excess of 150μ, are prepared by atomizing to dryness a pulverulent aqueous suspension of silica having a solids contact in excess of 18%. Such silica pigment particulates, advantageously comprised of precipitated silica, are well adapted as reinforcing fillers for elastomeric matrices.
33 Citations
28 Claims
- 1. Dry, dust-free and non-dusting, solid and homogeneous atomized precipitated silica particulates essentially spheroidal in geometrical configuration, said particulates having a mean particle size in excess of 150 microns, a fill density in compacted state in excess of 0.200, a BET surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g, and a CTAB surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g.
- 5. A shaped article comprising an elastomeric matrix, said elastomeric matrix having well dispersed therein an effective reinforcing amount of dry, dust-free and non-dusting, solid and homogeneous atomized precipitated silica particulates essentially spheroidal in geometrical configuration, said particulates having a mean particle size in excess of 150 microns, a fill density in compacted state in excess of 0.200, a BET surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g, and a CTAB surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g.
- 9. Dry, dust-free and non-dusting, solid and homogeneous atomized precipitated silica particulates essentially spheroidal in geometrical configuration, said particulates having a mean particle size in excess of 150 microns, being free flowing to an extent of at least 10 times greater than in powder form, and said particulates having a fill density in compacted state in excess of 0.200, a BET surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g, and a CTAB surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g.
- 12. A shaped article comprising an elastomeric matrix, said elastomeric matrix having well dispersed therein an effective reinforcing amount of dry, dust-free and non-dusting, solid and homogeneous atomized precipitated silica particulates essentially spheroidal in geometrical configuration, said particulates having a mean particle size in excess of 150 microns, being free flowing to an extent of at least 10 times greater than in powder form, and said particulates having a fill density in compacted state in excess of 0.200, a BET surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g, and a CTAB surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g.
-
16. A process for the preparation of precipitated silica particulates which are essentially spheroidal in geometrical configuration, said particulates having a mean particle size in excess of 150 microns, a fill density in compacted state in excess of 0.200, a BET surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g, and a CTAB surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g, comprising:
-
(i) formulating an aqueous slurry of precipitated silica having a content in dry solids in excess of 18% and said aqueous slurry having a pH of at least 4, and (ii) spraying to dryness said aqueous slurry by use of a liquid pressure nozzle, with the liquid pressure nozzle spraying being conducted at a pressure ranging from about 20 to 40 bars. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
-
-
23. A process for the preparation of precipitated silica particulates which are essentially spheroidal in geometrical configuration, said particulates having a mean particle size in excess of 150 microns, a fill density in compacted state in excess of 0.200, a BET surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g, and a CTAB surface area ranging from 100 to 350 m2 /g, comprising:
-
(i) formulating an aqueous slurry of precipitated silica having a content in dry solids in excess of 18% and said aqueous slurry having a pH of at least 4.5, and (ii) spraying to dryness said aqueous slurry by use of a liquid pressure nozzle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
-
Specification