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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1978
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward Michalko, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP Inc., Des Plaines, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252453 ; 2524 / ;
Abstract
An improved method of preparing silica-alumina macrospheres is disclosed. An alkali metal silicate solution is acidified with a strong mineral acid and a weak organic acid. The resulting silica sol is admixed with an acidic alumina sol and urea and the mixture is dispersed as droplets in a hot oil bath with the formation of firm spheroidal hydrogel particles. The method insures the formation of firm hydrogel particles which will retain their structural integrity during further processing. The hydrogel spheres are aged, washed, dried and calcined in accordance with prior art methods.