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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 16, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
John S Campbell, Gerrards Cross, GB;
Michael E Foulkes, Plymouth, GB;
Assignee:
Cookson Group PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
25218643 ; 25218638 ; 25218233 ; 528374 ;
Abstract
A curing composition for curing a polysulphide polymer, which composition comprises as the curing agent sodium birnessite, Na.sub.4 Mn.sub.14 O.sub.27.9H.sub.2 O. A process for the preparation of sodium birnessite comprises the steps of adding excess in the range of from 25% to 225% of a solution of sodium hydroxide to a solution of manganese (II) chloride or manganese (II) sulphate to form a slurry of manganese (II) hydroxide and passing air free of carbon dioxide therethrough for at least 3 hours or oxygen for 1.5 hours, these steps being carried out at ambient temperature.