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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183299 | Method for producing ceramic nanoparticles The invention provides a method for producing ceramic nanoparticles, which comprises hydrolyzing a ceramic material in a thin film fluid formed between processing surfaces arranged to be opposite to each other so as to be able to approach to and separate from each o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8093303 | Process for dewatering a mineral slurry concentrate and increasing the production of a filter cake The present invention provides a process for dewatering a mineral slurry concentrate and increasing the production of the resulting filter cake consisting essentially of mixing an aqueous mineral slurry concentrate with an effective amount of a nonionic surfactant a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8003707 | Metal-rich siliceous compositions and methods of producing same A modified sol-gel method to create metal-rich siliceous material, such as colloidal silica or aluminosilicate particles is disclosed. Initially, the metal salt of choice is added to a silicic acid solution or a silicic acid solution containing aluminum salt. The al... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7514476 | Stable concentrated metal colloids and methods of making same Metal-containing colloids are manufactured by reacting a plurality of metal ions and a plurality of organic agent molecules to form metal complexes in a mixture having a pH greater than about 4.25. The metal complexes are reduced for at least 0.5 hour to form stable... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7495032 | Method for processing ceramic powder suspension A method for processing a ceramic powder suspension includes providing a dispersant having the following structure: wherein R1 is an H+ ion, an Na+ ion, an NH4+ ion or ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7425582 | Stabilized dispersions comprising excipient surface-modified organic nanoparticles and medicament particles In one aspect, the invention provides a stable dispersion comprising a continuous phase comprising a continuous liquid phase and a plurality of organic nanoparticles; and a dispersed phase comprising particles dispersed in the continuous phase. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7351355 | Purifying agent for purifying soil or ground water, process for producing the same, and method for purifying soil or ground water using the same A purifying agent for purifying soil or ground water which comprises a water suspension containing iron composite particles comprising α-Fe and magnetite, and having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 0.50 μm, an S content of 3500 to 10000 ppm and an Al conte... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348365 | Colloid solution of metal nanoparticles, metal-polymer nanocomposites and methods for preparation thereof A metal nanoparticle colloid solution, metal-polymer nanocomposites, and methods for preparing the same are provided. The metal nanoparticle colloid solution and the metal-polymer nanocomposites can be prepared with a variety of polymeric stabilizers and have unifor... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7312252 | Nanoparticulate anionic clays A composition of matter comprising anionic clay having the general formula [M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2]x+(x/n)An−·yH2O (I) or [M1+M3+ | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300672 | Titanium-group metal containing high-performance water, and its producing method and apparatus Produce titanium-group metal micro-dispersion water that contains ion vapor of titanium-group metal in micro-dispersed state and that can be used as a material for health products, medical products, cosmetics, etc., by using an apparatus comprising a water tank, a h... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288134 | Dumbbell-like nanoparticles and a process of forming the same Dumbbell-shaped or flower-shaped nanoparticles and a process of forming the same, wherein the process comprises forming a mixture of a nanoparticle with a precursor in a first solvent, wherein the nanoparticle comprises a hydrophobic outer coating; heating the mixtu... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258745 | Method for fabricating hafnia films The present invention comprises a method for fabricating hafnia film comprising the steps of providing a substrate having a surface that allows formation of a self-assembled monolayer thereon via covalent bonding; providing an aqueous solution that provides homogene... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7157024 | Metal oxide particle and process for producing same The present invention relates to a metal oxide particle comprising tin atom, zinc atom, antimony atom and oxygen atom, having a molar ratio SnO2:ZnO:Sb2O5 of 0.01–1.00:0.80–1.20:1.00 and having a primary particle diameter of 5 to... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144840 | TiOmaterial and the coating methods thereof The present invention relates to a titanium dioxide material for coating on a substrate and method of making the same. The coated material is resistant to delamination and can be used for air-purification purposes. ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7087544 | Nano-ceramics and method thereof Disclosed herein is a method to produce ceramic materials utilizing the sol-gel process. The methods enable the preparation of intimate homogeneous dispersions of materials while offering the ability to control the size of one component within another. The method al... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7053125 | Controlled dispersion of colloidal suspension by comb polymers Comb polymers are used as dispersants to increase the stability of colloidal suspensions containing multivalent or high concentrations of monovalent ions. Stabilized colloidal suspensions and methods of forming stabilized colloidal suspensions are described, includi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049347 | Method for making fine and ultrafine spherical particles of zirconium titanate and other mixed metal oxide systems Disclosed is a method for making amorphous spherical particles of zirconium titanate and crystalline spherical particles of zirconium titanate comprising the steps of mixing an aqueous solution of zirconium salt and an aqueous solution of titanium salt into a mixed ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033415 | Methods of controlling nanoparticle growth The invention provides new types of plasmon-driven growth mechanism for silver nanostructures involving the fusion of triangular nanoprisms. This mechanism, which is plasmon excitation-driven and highly cooperative, produces bimodal particle size distributions. In t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018963 | Water-soluble surfactant composition A water-soluble surfactant composition includes an aliphatic diol and a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether. A 0.1 wt % aqueous solution of the surfactant composition has a contact angle of at most 60 degrees and a dynamic surface tension at both 1 Hz and 10 Hz of at most 5... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008965 | Aqueous colloidal dispersion of a compound of cerium and at least one other element chosen from among the rare earths, transition metals, aluminum, gallium and zirconium preparation process and use The invention relates to an aqueous colloidal dispersion of a compound of cerium and at least one other element M chosen from among the rare earths other than cerium; titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, aluminium, gallium and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6972301 | Process for producing organically modified metal oxides and products thereof A process of producing an organically modified metal oxide wherein an aqueous slurry of a metal oxide which can be peptized in the presence of an acid is admixed with an aqueous slurry of an oregano silage having the formula RySiX4-y, the mixtu... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6953503 | Method of manufacturing molded body, slurry for molding, core for molding, method of manufacturing core for molding, hollow ceramic molded body, and light emitting container A slurry for molding an article is provided wherein a source powder including at least one of a ceramic powder and a metal powder is dispersed, introduced into a forming mold, cured in the forming mold to form the molded article, and at least a part of the forming m... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6918954 | Colloidal silicate dispersion, method for its preparation and its use The present invention is directed to a colloidal aqueous silicate dispersion containing silica and alumina, the molar ratio between silica and alumina being 2-12, as well as to a method for its preparation. Said method is characterized by dissolving a particulate mi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6857824 | Sealing composition and its use The present invention relates to a method for sealing rock or soil comprising inserting a sealing composition obtained by mixing a silica sol and at least one gelling agent, wherein the silica sol has an S-value higher than about 72%, a method for preparing the seal... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6844026 | Preparation of particles by hydrolysis of a metal cation in the presence of a polymer A subject matter of the invention is a process for the preparation of particles comprising at least one metal ion, which comprises the stage of bringing into contact a precursor a metal cation, optionally partially hydrolyzed, with at least one water-soluble comb co... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6808769 | Dispersion, coating composition, and recording medium The present invention provides an aqueous dispersion containing at least two powder types selected from one or more metal oxide powders and/or one or more non-metal oxide powder. The present invention also provides a coating composition containing this dispersion, a... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6773470 | Suspensions for use as fuel for electrochemical fuel cells A fuel composition for fuel cells includes a polar solvent such as water, a first portion of a first fuel dissolved in the solvent at a saturated concentration, and a second portion of the first fuel suspended in the solvent to serve as a reservoir of fuel as the di... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6689818 | Dispersant compositions A dispersant composition comprising (A) 20-80% by weight of an acetylene glycol or ethoxylated acetylene glycol and (B) 20-80% by weight of a graft product of an allyl alcohol-maleic anhydride-styrene copolymer with a polyoxyalkylene monoalkyl ether, comp... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6645612 | High solids hBN slurry, hBN paste, spherical hBN powder, and methods of making and using them The present invention relates to a method for making a hexagonal boron nitride slurry and the resulting slurry. The method involves mixing from about 0.5 wt. % to about 5 wt. % surfactant with about 30 wt. % to about 50 wt. % hexagonal boron nitride powde... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6616860 | Biopolymer composite ion-exchanger with high cesium selectivity and its manufacturing method The present invention provides an easy-to-handle biopolymer composite ion-exchanger with high cesium selectivity, and method for manufacturing this ion-exchanger with ease and good reproducibility, and relates to a cesium separation/recovery agent compris... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6599388 | Method for manufacturing a binder and use thereof The invention concerns a method for making a binder, especially for mineral wool products comprising the steps of dissolving a particulate mineral material having a glassy amnorphous structure in an aqueous solution, nucleating and stabilizing the so obta... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6582505 | Dispersion of pigments Aqueous pigment dispersions include branched alcohol alkoxylates of formula (I) as set forth in the specification and claims. The total dispersant used may include at least 40% by weight of the branched alcohol alkoxylate. The pigment dispersion is effect... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6552091 | Block-copolymeric polyalkylene oxides containing styrene oxide, obtained by alkoxylation, and their use The invention relates to block-copolymeric polyalkylene oxides containing styrene oxide, obtained by alkoxylation, and their use as low-foam pigment wetting agents in aqueous pigment pastes with or without cosolvent and in aqueous and low-solvent coating ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6531304 | Method for modifying the dispersion characteristics of metal organic-prestabilized or pre-treated nanometal colloids The present invention relates to a process for modifying the dispersing properties of organometallic-prestabilized or organometallic-pretreated nanometal colloids by reacting reactive metal-carbon bonds in the protective shell to prepare nanometal colloid... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6500871 | Process for preparing colloids of particles coming from the hydrolysis of a salt of a metal cation Process for preparing mineral particles in the form of colloids in aqueous dispersion of controlled size from a precursor, comprising: a) the step of putting the said precursor, which is a mineral salt of a metal cation, into aqueous solution; b) the comp... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6436250 | Slurry and method for producing refractory boride bodies and coatings for aluminium electrowinning cell apparatus A refractory boride body or coating made of a boride of titanium, chromium, vanadium, ziconium, hafnium, niobium, tantalum, molybednum and cerium is produced from a slurry of the refractory boride or a precursor in a collidal carrier preferably composed o... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6416818 | Compositions for forming transparent conductive nanoparticle coatings and process of preparation therefor A process produces a substantially stable aqueous dispersion of metal or metal oxide particles suitable for use in forming a transparent conductive coating. The process comprises the steps of (a) adding a nanocrystalline material to water, the nanocrystal... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6166095 | Method of preparing a drilling fluid comprising structured surfactants A pourable aqueous composition for use as, or for dilution to form, a drilling mud comprises a least 2% by weight of a water soluble polyvalent metal salt of an alkyl polyoxyalkylene sulphuric or carboxylic acid, and at least 1% by weight of a correspondi... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6140376 | Dispersed aqueous suspensions A method of producing a dispersed aqueous suspension of an inorganic particulate material which includes the steps of (a) preparing an aqueous suspension of calcium carbonate particles having a particle size distribution such that at least 35% by weight h... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6135372 | Hydroxy-carboxylic acid grinding aids A grinding composition is disclosed for the grinding particulate metal containing minerals containing as a grinding aid at least one hydroxy-carboxylic acid of five to six carbon atoms, containing at least three hydroxyl groups and from one to two carboxy... | 10/24/2000 |
