8940 results about "Montmorillonite" patented technology

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of esters from alcohols using acetic acid as acetylating agent and clays as catalysts, which comprises the preparation of esters in a single step from the reaction of aliphatic, acyclic, cyclic, heterocyclic, alpha,beta-unsaturated and aromatic alcohols with carbon atoms in the range of C1 to C10 with acetic acid in a molar ratio of 1:3 to 11 using reusable natural montmorillonite / metal ion-exchanged clay catalysts in the solvent medium of aliphatic, aromatic, or chlorinated hydrocarbons at 30-140° C. for a period in the range of 0.02 to 3.0 hrs, and recovering the corresponding esters by simple work-up procedure.

Oxidative sorbents are provided for adsorbing elemental or oxidized mercury from mercury-containing fluids such as flue gas from a coal-burning power utility or the like at a temperature range of about 50 to 350 ° C. The method of preparing and using the oxidative sorbents is also provided. The oxidative sorbent compositions include one or more silicates capable of cation exchange with a plurality of active metal cations and their counter anions. The silicates may include those selected from clays such as montmorillonite, laumonite, bentonite, Mica, vermiculite and kaolinite, and from silica gels, natural and synthetic molecular sieves, zeolites, and ashes from stoker- and pulverized coal-fired boilers. The one or more oxidative metal halides and / or sulfates may be selected from the group consisting of CuCl, CuBr, CuCl2, CuBr2, CuSO4, FeCl2, FeCl3, FeSO4, Fe2(SO4)3, ZnCl2, ZnBr2, NiCl2, and NiSO4. The oxidative sorbents may also include activated carbon.

The present invention is directed to a contaminant removal agent comprising a polyvalent metal sulfide on the surface of an inert substrate. The substrate can be a layered silicate, such as vermiculite, an aluminosilicate such as montmorillonite, or a nonlayered silicate such as a zeolite. The agent removes mercury from process streams. The ion exchange to deposit the polyvalent metal on the substrate is preferably performed at a pH above the pHZPC.

The present invention utilizes a combination of a porous carrier and inorganic material is selected from the group consisting of diatomaceous earth, glass powder or fibers, precipitated or fumed silica, kaolin and montmorillonite clays, and Ca exchanged permutites to make a more effective hemostatic device to treat wounds in mammalian animals. These hemostatic devices provide a lower heat rise to the skin as compared to direct application of zeolites to the skin.

This invention relates to nanocomposites comprised of a functionalized elastomeric polymer, including oligomers which are elastomeric, which contains a particulate dispersion therein of an intercalated, and at least partially exfoliated, swellable clay, such as for example montmorillonite clay. Said clay may be pre-intercalated and thereafter blended with, or intercalated and at least partially exfoliated in situ within, a functionalized elastomer in an aqueous medium, wherein said functionalized elastomer contains at least one functional group selected from acid, acid-salt, anhydride, and protonated amine-modified epoxy groups. The invention further relates to articles of manufacture, including industrial belts and tires, having at least one component comprised of such nanocomposite where such component may be a coating thereon or other integral component. Such tire component may be, for example, a tire tread, tire sidewall and / or tire innerliner.

The present invention is preparation process of polyamide / nanometer montmorillonite base material. The polyamide / nanometer montmorillonite base material comprising montmorillonite 1-30 wt% and polyamide 70-99 wt% is prepared with deionized water in 9-15 times the weight of montmorillonite as the intercalating agent, and through mixing purified montmorillonite with deionized water to form slurry, adding molten polyamide, blending at 210-300 for 10-60 min, and pelletizing. The polyamide / nanometer montmorillonite base material has simple preparation process, low production cost and high stripping performance.

System and method for characterizing formation properties based on NMR measurements. NMR clay measurements of this invention distinguish between interstitial pore water and the water adsorbed by the clay minerals. The measurements can be used to determine the quantity of adsorbed water in different clays and correct previously available data obtained using conventional density and neutron porosity logs. A new petrophysical parameter wetness clay is defined as an intrinsic parameter for clays, and its value is computed for members of the smectite group of clays, such as montmorillonite. The wet clay values for the density, neutron logs based on the adsorbed water in clays are used to enhance the quality and accuracy of the overall log interpretation.

This invention relates to nanocomposites comprised of a functionalized elastomeric polymer, including oligomers which are elastomeric, which contains a particulate dispersion therein of an intercalated, and at least partially exfoliated, swellable clay, such as for example montmorillonite clay. Said clay may be pre-intercalated and thereafter blended with, or intercalated and at least partially exfoliated in situ within, a functionalized elastomer in an aqueous medium, wherein said functionalized elastomer contains at least one functional group selected from acid, acid-salt, anhydride, and protonated amine-modified epoxy groups. The invention further relates to articles of manufacture, including industrial belts and tires, having at least one component comprised of such nanocomposite where such component may be a coating thereon or other integral component. Such tire component may be, for example, a tire tread, tire sidewall and / or tire innerliner.

The invention belongs to the field of adsorbing materials, and relates to an inorganic-inorganic hybrid material, particularly a graphene / clay composite material. The composite material is powdery, is compounded from porous graphene and clay, and has a porous structure; the porous graphene is inserted among clay layers through intercalation reaction; the mass ratio of the porous graphene to the clay is 1:(0.1-10); the specific area of the graphene / clay composite material is 200-250 m<2> / g, and the weight loss within 900 DEG C is 3-6 wt%; and the clay is montmorillonite, vermiculite, illite, kaolin or rectorite. The graphene / clay composite material can be easily dispersed, can be used for comprehensively and efficiently adsorbing heavy metals and organic substances, and has the characteristics of high dispersity and efficient and selective adsorbability for heavy metals and organic substances; the maximum comprehensive removal rate can reach 99%; and thus, the invention has wide prospects in industrialized application.

The invention discloses a nano-biological water body remediation agent for aquaculture and a preparation method thereof. The nano-biological water body remediation agent comprises a carrier and complex bacteria attached to the carrier, wherein the carrier comprises the following ingredients in percentage by weight: 10-70 wt% of nano tourmaline, 10-70 wt% of nano titanium dioxide, 10-70 wt% of modified zeolite and 10-50 wt% of montmorillonite, and the complex bacteria comprise photosynthetic bacteria, denitrifying bacteria, nitrifying bacteria and phosphorus accumulating bacteria. The nano-biological water body remediation agent for aquaculture, disclosed by the invention, is economical and environment-friendly and is simple and convenient to prepare; the adsorption characteristics of the natural mineral materials are cooperated with the degradation characteristics of the microorganisms, so that organics in a water body can be efficiently adsorbed and degraded, and the remediation efficiency of water quality is higher; and the microorganisms can increase the dissolved oxygen in the water body while harmful substances, such as ammonia nitrogen and hydrogen sulfide, are efficiently decomposed, excellent-quality baits can be supplied to aquatic livestock through the propagation of the microorganisms, and the secondary pollution on the water body cannot be caused.

The present invention provides aqueous dispersion compositions comprising one or more than one of each of aqueous dispersions of water-dispersible polymers and aqueous nanocomposite dispersions of at least partially exfoliated layered silicates and water-insoluble polymers to enhance the thermal shock resistance of a waterborne coating, film, or article comprising the composition. Only 2 to 10 phr of the layered silicate, e.g. sodium montmorillonite surprisingly enhances thermal shock resistance. Optional fillers, such as nepheline syenite, may be added. Such compositions may be coated on automotive plastic, TPO or resinous substrates, and provide coatings having a 19 or greater thermal shock resistance according to Ford laboratory test method BI 107-05 when coated on TPO and baked for 15 minutes at from 74 to 90° C. Further, the present invention provides methods of making aqueous nanocomposite dispersions comprising mixing unmodified layered silicate and water insoluble neat resin in water to at least partially exfoliate the clay and subjecting the resulting mixture to high shear.

The invention provides a modified polylactic acid material and a preparation method and application thereof. The modified polylactic acid material comprises the following raw materials in part by weight: 40 to 70 parts of polylactic acid, 10 to 20 parts of thermoplastic polyester elastomer, 10 to 20 parts of plasticizer and 10 to 20 parts of organic or inorganic filler, wherein the thermoplastic polyester elastomer is polyester thermoplastic polyurethane; the plasticizer is one or two of tributyl acetocitrate, epoxidized soybean oil, propylene glycol polyester adipate or dioctyl maleate; and the organic or inorganic filler is one or more of starch, talcum powder, calcium carbonate, mica, montmorillonite, clay or titanium dioxide. The modified polylactic acid material has the advantages of improving the flexibility of a polylactic acid material and reducing the cost of a biodegradable material. A mechanical performance test shows that in the modified polylactic acid material, the tensile strength is 15 to 70 MPa and the fracture tensile rate is 20 to 38 percent.

The invention discloses a full-biodegradable composite as well as a preparation method and application of the full-biodegradable composite. The full-biodegradable composite comprises the following components: 5-40 parts of inorganic filler full-biodegradable masterbatches, 40-80 parts of biodegradable copolyester, 10-40 parts of polylactic acid and 0.1-5 parts of a compatilizer, wherein the inorganic filler full-biodegradable masterbatches comprise the following components: 20-80 parts of the biodegradable copolyester, 20-80 parts of inorganic filler, 0.1-10 parts of a lubricating agent and 0.1-5 parts of the compatilizer; and the inorganic filler is one or a combination of modified kaolin, modified white carbon black and modified montmorillonite. According to the full-biodegradable composite, the modified montmorillonite, the modified kaolin or the modified white carbon black is added as an enhancer, and an epoxy acrylic copolymer is introduced as the compatilizer, so that the compatibility of inorganic filler and matrix resin is enhanced, and the uniform dispersion is achieved; and the masterbatches are added into the matrix resin, so that the problem of relatively low tearing strength of a blend film and a sheet can be effectively improved.

The invention provides nano zero-valent iron with montmorillonite serving as a carrier, and a preparation method and application thereof. The method comprises the steps of dissolving ferrous sulfate, adding soluble starch and montmorillonite particles into the ferrous sulfate solution in proportion, and obtaining mixed liquid; stirring after performing ultrasound treatment to the obtained mixed liquid, and obtaining precursor solution; adding the obtained precursor solution into sodium borohydride or potassium borohydride solution in proportion under the conditions of continuous stirring, continuing stirring for a period of time, performing solid-liquid separation, and obtaining the solid which is the nano zero-valent iron with montmorillonite serving as the carrier. According to the prepared nano zero-valent iron with montmorillonite serving as the carrier, interlayer and surface spaces of montmorillonite can be fully utilized, the activity and the stability are high, polymerization of the nano zero-valent iron can be reduced, and the nano zero-valent iron has remarkable effect when used for treating waste water containing hexavalent chromium.

A special controlled-release fertilizer for long-acting corn and its preparation method. The fertilizer core accounts for 80-92% of the total weight of the fertilizer, wherein the weight sum of nitrogen fertilizer, phosphorus fertilizer and potassium fertilizer calculated by pure nitrogen, phosphorus pentoxide and potassium chloride is the fertilizer 25%-50% of the total weight, the weight ratio is: 2-4:1-2:1-3; the coating coating accounts for 8-20% of the total weight of the fertilizer, including: 69.5-93% sulfur, 530 % polyethylene wax, 0.5-2% leveling agent. Melt sulfur, add montmorillonite and stir evenly, then add leveling agent, stir evenly to form molten sulfur. The molten sulfur and polyethylene wax are simultaneously sprayed on the surface of the fertilizer core to form a slow-release coating layer. The process occupies less land, requires less investment in equipment, and consumes less energy. It has the characteristics that one fertilization can meet the nutrient needs of corn throughout the growth period. The fertilizer effect is long and safe, and fertilization is simple.

The invention discloses an extinguishing agent. The extinguishing agent is formed by mixing and stirring strong hydrophobic solid particles and aqueous solution at high speed, wherein the strong hydrophobic solid particles are one type or more of magnesium hydroxide particles, silicon dioxide particles, calcium carbonate particles, talcum particles, aluminium oxide particles, aluminium hydroxide particles, zinc borate particles, zinc oxide particles, iron sesquioxide particles, titanium dioxide particles, montmorillonite particles, hydrotalcite particles, coal ash particles, diatomite particles, mica particle, attapulgite particles and zeolite particles after hydrophobic modification. The extinguishing agent disclosed by the invention is nontoxic, environmental pollution is less, and secondary loss caused by strong flowability of water can be avoided while playing the advantages of the water as the extinguishing agent and reducing the using amount.

The invention relates to a method for cleanly and efficiently producing a microorganism bactericide, and the method comprises the following steps: adding adsorptive carriers in a liquid yeast culture medium, such as one or more of active carbon, zeolite, medical stone, sepiolite, active soil, diatomite, montmorillonite, attapulgite or all other artificial porous adsorptive materials, carrying outhigh-temperature sterilization together with a culture medium, cooling at a proper temperature, inserting bacteria, fermenting according to proper bacteria breeding conditions, wherein viable bacteria and metabolic product are adsorbed on the carriers after the fermentation is completed; and quickly settling after standing, and collecting a settlement, and drying or drying after pelletizing the settlement. A supernatant fluid after the fermentation product is collected and can be used as recycled water after being subjected to sterilization, or be used for preparing a culture medium for recycling.

The invention provides a pig feed capable of preventing piglets from diarrhea. The pig feed comprises a feed carrier, nano-montmorillonite, acidifier, a probiotic additive, propolis, fish meal, zinc sulfate, chromium nicotinate, methionine, lysine, choline chloride, salt, vitamin A, vitamin E, riboflavin and a traditional Chinese medicine feed additive. The use of the pig feed can decrease diarrhea rate, reduce the occurrence of diseases, promote the fast growth of piglets and increase economic benefits of farmers.

Disclosed is an inorganic medicine, particularly modified montmorillonite, method for preparing the same and use thereof. The said modified montmorillonite means that dioctahedron of natural montmorillonite is not destroyed and basic chemical composition for the same is not changed, and the microstructure stacked from dioctahedron layer is changed to decrease the thickness of stacking layer and to expose and increase the end face charge and the interlayer charge of montmorillonite, thereby resulting in its lower degree of C axis order. The present medical use of montmorillonite is thus significantly strengthened, particularly the reversal treatment effect on chronic atrophic gastritis. Also disclosed are a medicine composition containing modified montmorillonite and the reversal treatment effect of natural montmorillonite on chronic atrophic gastritis.

The present invention relates to a high heat conductivity shaped phase change heat storing material suitable for large scale production, and belongs to the field of phase change material for building. The present invention consists of phase change heat storing material paraffin of phase change temperature 15-70 deg.c in 50-80 wt%; high molecular weight support material polyethylene, polypropylene, SBS and / or SEBS in 10-30 wt%; machining modifier alumina, montmorillonite, diatomite, clay, titania powder, calcium carbonate, bentonite and / or silica in 5-20 wt%; and heat conducting additive metal powder or graphite powder 5-15 wt%. The material may be well produced in large scale, has excellent heat conducting performance and is especially suitable for use in building.

The present invention is a method to accelerate the coagulation of blood through the application of inorganic materials to the wound of a patient on anticoagulant or platelet blocker therapy. The method comprises contacting such wounds with a substance selected from the group consisting of zeolitic molecular sieves and non-zeolitic molecular sieves, diatomaceous earth, glass powder or fibers, precipitated or fumed silica, kaolin and montmorillonite clays and Ca exchanged permutites.

The present invention relates to a biostimulatinq agent comprising natural minerals having ion-exchanges and sorption properties, and also a biologically active vegetable stock, the natural minerals including a clinoptylolite-heulandite zeolite containing not less than 92 wt % of clinoptylolite, and / or montmorillonite clay containing not less than 92 wt % of montmorillonite, and as the biologically active vegetable stock comprises wheat bran, rye bran, oats, Japanese laminaria, madder, birch fungus, and the like.The biostimulating agent of the present invention normalizes the mineral balance of the body, produces higher therapeutical effect, for example, in using it in case of intestinal tract diseases, aterosclerosis, urinary calculosis, produces an immune-modulating and tonic effect.

The present invention provides powder compositions comprising from 20 to 90 phr of one or more than one silicone resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 40° C., from 10 to 80 phr of one or more than one resin chosen from glycidyl functional acrylic resin, mixtures of aromatic epoxy resin or novolac resin with carboxyl functional acrylic resin carboxyl functional polyester resin or glycidyl functional acrylic resin, and one or more than one filler, such as wollastonite, barium sulfate, mica, talc, alumina, layered silicates like montmorillonite, and mixtures thereof. The one or more than one silicone resin may or may not be flaked and may or may not contain silanol groups. The compositions of the present invention provide single layer or multilayer powder coatings that are free of voids larger than 30 μm in diameter, and which may meet the UL Class H (180° C.) certification for electrical insulation applications. Further, the compositions may be used to provide powder coatings, films, moldings, electrical potting compounds and electrical encapsulation compounds.

The invention discloses a mycotoxin detoxification agent for feed and a preparation method and a feed additive thereof, and belongs to the field of feed additives. The mycotoxin detoxification agent can be used for detoxification of feed raw materials and compound feed of mycotoxin polluted corn, grains and the like. The mycotoxin detoxification agent consists of modified montmorillonite, yeast cell wall, chitosan and the like; and the preparation method has simple process. The novel mycotoxin detoxification agent for feed can effectively remove pollution of multiple mycotoxins such as aflatoxin, zearalenone, T2 toxin, vomitoxin and the like in the feed raw materials and the feed of the corn, the grains and the like, and prevent various diseases of livestock and poultry because of eating the mycotoxin polluted feed. The mycotoxin detoxification agent has simple preparation process, stable and controllable quality, convenience in use and low price, meanwhile has the advantages of supplementing nutrients, improving the disease resistance of cultured animal bodies and avoiding adsorbing nutrient elements in the feed, and guarantees the health and safety of the cultured animals.

The invention relates to a preparation method of biological active montmorillonite powder and an application of the biological active montmorillonite powder serving as a feed additive in feed. The preparation method comprises the following steps: adding the montmorillonite powder in a fermentation medium of probiotic so as to carry out fermentation together with the probiotic; and arrying out sedimentation, centrifugation, drying and crushing on fermentation products, thus obtaining the biological active montmorillonite powder containing the probiotic and metabolic product of the probiotic. In the invention, the obtained biological active montmorillonite powder is mixed with a premixed material, a concentrated material, a complete feed or the raw material of the product at 5-50g in each ton of complete feed, after the biological active montmorillonite powder is fed to animals, the growth of the animals can be enhanced, diarrhea can be prevented, especially the growth of weaned pigs isenhanced and the diarrhea of the weaned pigs can be prevented.

The invention discloses a purifying method of pure montmorillonite from natural alta-mud, which is characterized by the following: making the separating and purifying technique of montmorillonite from alpha quartz and square quartz easier; improving the purity of montmorillonite not less than 95%.

The invention discloses a spherical montmorillonite mesoporous composite carrier and a preparation method thereof, a supported benzenesulfonic acid catalyst and a preparation method thereof, an application of the catalyst in an esterification reaction, and a preparation method of ethyl acetate. The spherical montmorillonite mesoporous composite carrier contains montmorillonite and a mesoporous molecular sieve material, average particle size of the spherical montmorillonite mesoporous composite carrier is 30-60 micrometers, the specific surface area is 150-600 square meters / gram, pore volume is 0.5-1.5 milliliters / gram, aperture distribution is trimodal distribution, most probable apertures corresponding to three peaks are 2-4 nanometers, 5-15 nanometers and 10-40 nanometers respectively. The provided supported benzenesulfonic acid catalyst has the advantages of high catalytic activity and repeated usage.

The invention provides a preparation method of an adsorption material with high selectivity on different heavy metal ions. The invention relates to a method of producing a reusable adsorption material with selectivity on such heavy metal ions as copper, chromium, lead, mercury, and the like, wherein inorganic minerals such as montmorillonite and silica are used as modified carriers, and the method comprises the following steps of: 1) pre-treating and thermally activating the carriers; 2) performing surface polymerizing on a template ion carrier; 3) performing crosslinking film covering technology on carrier surface imprinting molecules. The materials can be applied in treatment processes of mixed solutions, production water and wastewater for separating, removing and enriching specific heavy metal ions.

The present invention discloses one kind of nanometer chitosan quaternary ammonium salt / organic montmorillonite composite material and its preparation process. The composite material consists of chitosan quaternary ammonium salt and organic montmorillonite. It is prepared through twice dropping chitosan quaternary ammonium salt solution into organic montmorillonite suspension at 70-80 deg.c and through stirring, and freeze drying. The nanometer composite material combines the bacterium adsorbing and fixing effect of clay and the bacterium inhibiting and killing effect of chitosan quaternary ammonium salt, so that it has high antibiotic performance, broad antibiotic spectrum and long antibiotic period.

The invention discloses a high-performance nanometer polyurethane microcellular elastomer composite material and a preparation method thereof. Organic montmorillonite is added into polyether glycol I, heated and stirred, thus obtaining stably dispersed colloidal fluid; then polyether glycol II, an alcohols chain-extender, a foaming agent, a foam stabilizer and a catalyst are added, fully and evenly mixed, thus obtaining component A. B component is a performed polymer prepared by the reaction of the polyether glycol I, vulcabond or polyisocyanates at the temperature between 60 and 90 DEG C, with NCO percentage controlled between 17 and 26 percent by weight. The components A and B are mixed at high speed according to the weight mixture ratio that A:B equals to 0.5:1 to 3:1 by using a casting machine and at the temperature of 30-55 DEG C, and injected into a mould for injection moulding, consequently, the high-performance nanometer polyurethane microcellular elastomer composite material is obtained. With low cost, the invention improves a plurality of mechanical properties of a polyether polyurethane microcellular elastomer, such as the tensile strength, modulus and tear strength and the like, and broadens the application field of materials. The composite material can be used as shoe parts, bottom materials, bearing tires or shock absorption buffering materials, and the like. With a bi-component system and a casting moulding technology adopted simultaneously, the invention is simple and can be easily controlled, thus bringing convenience to production promotion.