US5023071A
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Process for forming metal oxide powders from the metal alkoxide
Assignee: Akzo America Inc
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Filing: 1990-04-30
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2010-04-30
Abstract
Abstract Metal oxide powders, which are chemically uniform and free-flowing, can be formed by dissolving a metal alkoxide in a non-polar organic solvent, adding water to the resulting composition and then emulsifying the blend of water and solvent containing the alkoxide to cause hydrolysis of the alkoxide. The hydrolysis reaction forms the desired metal oxide as a precipitate which can be recovered by a simple filtration process.
Inventors
- 👤 Fawzy G. Sherif
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:18
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G25/00; C01B; C01B13/00; C01B13/14; C01B13/32; C01B13/328; C01F; C01F7/00; C01F7/02; C01F7/34; C01F7/36; C01G25/02; C01P; C01P2002/00; C01P2002/50; C01P2002/52; C01P2002/54; C01P2004/00; C01P2004/60; C01P2004/61; C01P2006/00; C01P2006/10; C01P2006/12; C01P2006/20; C01P2006/80
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
70 words
A process for forming metal oxide powders useful in forming plasma spray coatings which comprises dissolving a metal alkoxide in a, rather than polar, organic solvent, adding water and then emulsifying the blend of water and non-polar organic solvent containing the metal alkoxide dissolved in the emulsion thus formed to cause hydrolysis of the alkoxide with formation of the metal oxide as a precipitate, and recovering the metal oxide precipitate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
70 words
A process for forming metal oxide powders useful in forming plasma spray coatings which comprises dissolving a metal alkoxide in a, rather than polar, organic solvent, adding water and then emulsifying the blend of water and non-polar organic solvent containing the metal alkoxide dissolved in the emulsion thus formed to cause hydrolysis of the alkoxide with formation of the metal oxide as a precipitate, and recovering the metal oxide precipitate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein a carboxylic acid is added to the solvent containing the metal alkoxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein a non-ionic surfactant agent is present in the blend of water and solvent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal alkoxide is a mixture of the alkoxides of zirconium and yttrium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
A process as claimed in claim 4 wherein the metal alkoxide ratio for zirconium is from 60-98% wt, as expressed as ZrO 2 , and for yttrium is from 40-2%, as expressed as Y 2 O 3 .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process as claimed in claim 1 wherein the metal alkoxide is a mixture of the alkoxides of aluminum, zirconium and yttrium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
A process as claimed in claim 6 wherein the metal alkoxide ratio for aluminum is about 60-98% wt, expressed as Al 2 O 3 , for zirconium is about 40-2% wt, expressed as ZrO 2 , and for yttrium is about 10-0.2%, expressed as Y 2 O 3 .
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