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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1980

Filed:

Dec. 18, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:

Donald E Stowell, Oklahoma City, OK (US);

John F Scamehorn, Austin, TX (US);

Larry L Bendig, Ponca City, OK (US);

Assignee:

Conoco, Inc., Ponca City, OK (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264 13 ; 264 42 ;
Abstract

A method for increasing the pore volume of alumina powder produced by spray drying alumina slurries by heating the slurry to a temperature near the boiling point of water and a pressure up to the critical point of water then introducing the slurry to a spray drying chamber through a small orifice, thereby creating a backpressure in excess of slurry vapor pressure and up to the critical point of water.


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