Imertech Sas

Imerys Pigments, Inc.

Imerys USA, Inc.

Graham M Pring

Matthew Cheeseman

Douglas Wicks

Christopher R L Golley

Christopher Paynter

Desmond Charles Payton

Andrew Findlay

Janet Preston

Nigel Victor Jarvis

David Taylor

Kalena Stovall

Parvin Golbayani

Ricardo M Perez

Nigel V Jarvis

Gavin Butler-Lee

Christopher RL Golley

A composition comprising at least one inorganic particulate material such as calcium carbonate, use of a said composition in a barrier coating composition or in a paper coating composition, a method for making said composition, a method for making a paper coating composition and a method for making a coated product.

Mineral compositions

The present application relates to aqueous slurries comprising precipitated calcium carbonates having a bimodal particle size distribution with a first maximum in particle size distribution and a second maximum in particle size distribution, as well as methods for making them and their uses.

Bimodal precipitated calcium carbonate slurries suitable for paper and board applications, methods for making the same and their uses

A process for treating a sulfurous fluid to form gypsum and magnesium carbonate, whereby the sulfurous fluid is scrubbed with a sequestrating agent to yield a scrubbed fluid, gypsum and magnesium sulfate. The flue gas desulfurized gypsum is isolated from the magnesium sulfate solution by filtration or centrifugation. The magnesium sulfate is reacted with a carbonate salt to produce a magnesium carbonate whereby the reaction conditions are controlled to control the properties of the magnesium carbonate produced.

Process for treating a sulfurous fluid to form gypsum and magnesium carbonate

The present invention provides high brightness kaolins exhibiting a Brightness (GE) of at least about 90.0. The hydrous kaolin pigments of the present invention may also have, inter alia, a steepness index (d/d&#xd7;100) of at least about 39 and/or a titania concentration less than or equal to about 0.40% by weight of the pigment on a dry basis. (062) The hydrous kaolin pigment is produced by a process comprising: a) forming an aqueous suspension of a hydrous kaolin clay; b) forming a primary product by subjecting the suspension to classification or a combination of classification and griding; c), separating the kaolin from impurities by selective flocculation; and d) defining the separated kaolin. (063) The hydrous kaolins of the present invention allow coated papers to be produced at high brightness while maintaining acidic conditions on a paper machine. The invention pigmets exhibit brightness levels unexpectedly higher, e.g., about 2 to about 2.5 or more (GE) units brighter, than exhibited by previous high brightness hydrous kaolin pigments, without sacrificing other important paper properties. Paper coated with the inventive pigmants have high brightness, high whiteness, and high fluorescence levels. The present invention encompasses these pigments, compositions comprising them, and any application in which they are used.

Kaolin pigment having high brightness and narrow particle size distribution and method of preparation therefor

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