Abstract:
A process for producing balls of cobalt containing tungsten carbide, the process comprising forming droplets of a liquid mixture comprising: particles of tungsten carbide; guar gum; a dissolved cobalt salt; and a non-ionic wetting agent; contacting the droplets for not more than 1 hour with a base to precipitate a cobalt species, thereby forming droplets of a gel precipitate, placing the droplets of the gel precipitate in a vessel having a thermal conductivity not exceeding 100 cal/sec/cm.sup.2, and heating the vessel in a reducing atmosphere to remove the guar gum and to sinter the tungsten carbide and cobalt, thereby forming sintered balls of cobalt containing tungsten carbide.
Abstract:
Disclosed is process for the preparation of alumina-containing particles, comprising the steps of (a) mixing an aluminum oxide hydrosol containing a hydrate of alumina or activated alumina and an additive component selected from a high molecular weight natural organic material which is insoluble in aqueous solution up to a temperature of 50.degree. C. and carbon with a solution of hydrolyzable base to form a mixture; (b) introducing the mixture in dispersed form into a water-immiscible liquid having a temperature of from about 60 to 100.degree. C., whereby gel particles are formed; (c) aging the gel particles in the liquid at the temperature and subsequently in an aqueous ammonia solution; (d) recovering the aged particles; and (e) calcining the recovered particles.
Abstract:
An insoluble basic aluminum sulfate characterized by an SO.sub.3 /Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mole ratio of from about 0.6 to about 0.4 and a particle size of from about 1 to about 10 microns is commingled with acidic silica sol to form a stable suspension which is convertible to spheroidal particles by the oil-drop method.
Abstract:
A method for preparing uniform, spherical microspheres from an aqueous liquid sol feed stock, particularly of a fertile and/or fissionable nuclear fuel material. In the method, a jetstream of the liquid feed stock is provided, uniformly periodic varicose instabilities are induced in the jetstream, a concurrent, caoxial stripping flow of inert fluid is provided surrounding the jetstream to enhance the varicose instabilities in order to cause the uniform dispersion of the jetstream into uniform spherical droplets, and the uniform droplets are subsequently solidified.The present invention is directed to methods for manufacturing uniform microspheres of inorganic materials, and more particularly, is directed to such methods for generating large numbers of small microspheres by sol-gel processes and to methods which are particularly suitable in the preparation of uniform solid microspheres of fertile or fissionable nuclear fuel materials.
Abstract:
As compositions of matter non-agglomerating microspheres of oxides in the 5 to 500 micron size range. The particles have a uniform crystallite structure with a grain size of 1 micron or less, and a sigma value derived from the equation Sigma D/Ds of about 1 to 1.3.
Abstract translation:作为5至500微米尺寸范围内的氧化物的物质非附聚微球的组合物。 颗粒具有晶粒尺寸为1微米或更小的均匀微晶结构,并且由方程式Sigma = D / Ds得到约1至1.3的σ值。
Abstract:
Relatively spherical pigment particles of uniform size are obtained by mixing a coacervatable material with an aqueous dispersion of water insoluble pigment particles and an ionic surfactant causing coacervation of said system and effecting agglomeration of said pigment particles. The pigments can be agglomerated to any desired size and are useful in preparing toner compositions for electrophotography. Such toners comprise a core of said uniform substantially spherical pigment particles overcoated and substantially completely surrounded by a thermoplastic resinous coating.
Abstract:
This invention relates to an improved packing material for chromatographic columns, prepared from a powder of uniform-sized porous microspheres composed of a plurality of interconnected colloidal oxide particles.
Abstract:
A METHOD FOR PREPARING PARTICLES OF METAL HYDROXIDE GELS BY TREATING A CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF AT LEAST ONE HYDROLYZABLE METAL SALT, THE HYDROXIDE OF WHICH IS ONLY SLIGHTLY SOLUBLE IN WATER, SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH AMMONIA AND HEAT. THE SOLID SUBSTANCE THUS OBTAINED IS SEPARATED, WASHED AND HEATED THEREBY CONVERTING THE SOLID SUBSTANCE TO METAL OXIDE PARTICLES. THE HYDROLYZABLE METAL SALT STARTING MATERIALS ARE CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS ANION-DEFICIENT METAL SALT SOLUTIONS, HAVING A RATIO OF CONJUGATED BASE TO METAL LOWER THAN THAT OF THE NORMAL SALT. WHEN A NITRATE-DEFENDANT URANYL NITRATE SOLUTION IS MIXED WIT AN AMMONIA-RELEASING AGENT, THEN DISPERSED IN A HOT PHASE IMMISCIBLE WITH THE AQUEOUS PHASE, THE RESULTING SOLIDIFICATION PRODUCES MICROSPHERES OF URANYL NITRATE, WHICH ARE USEFUL AS FUEL CELLS IN NUCLEAR REACTORS.
Abstract:
POROUS, ABRASION-RESISTANT BEAD-LIKE CATALYST SUPPORTS FOR REACTIONS IN FLUIDISED BEDS CONTAINING IN A MATRIX OF A SILICON DIOXIDE GELMIXED WITH 0.1 TO 3% BY WEIGHT OF MAGNESIUM OXIDE A SILICON DIOXIDE FILLER WITH A SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA OF 20 TO 200 M.2/G. ACCORDING TO BET IN QUANTITIES OF FROM 20 TO 60% BY WEIGHT AND AN ARGILLACEOUS MINERAL FROM THE GROUP COMPRISING KAOLINITE, MONTMORILLONITE AND ATTAPULGITE IN QUANTITIES OF FROM 5 TO 30% BY WEIGHT, BOTH QUANTITIES BEING RELATED TO THE DRY GRANULATED MATERIAL. THE CATALYST SUPPORTS ARE OBTAINED BY SUSPENDING THE SILICON DIOXIDE FILLER AND THE ARGILLACEOUS MINERAL IN THE AFORESAID QUANTITIES IN AN AQUEOS, STABLE SILICON DIOXIDE SOL WITH A SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA OF 150 TO 400 M.2/G. ACCORDING TO BET AND GELLING THE LIQUID SUSPENSION BY THE ADDITION OF HYDRATED FINALLY DIVIDED MAGNESIUM OXIDE IN QUANTITIES OF 0.1 TO 3% BY WEIGHT AND FEEDING THIS GELLABLE MIXTURE IN DROPLET FORM INTO A LIQUID WHICH IS IMMISCIBLE WITH WATER AND FINALLY SEPARATING THE SULPHATED GRANULATED MATERIAL FROM THE LIQUID AND DRIVING AND HARDENING THE BEAD-LIKE GRANULATED MATERIAL FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES AT A TEMPERATURE OF FROM 500 TO 1000*C.