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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin Snowden, Milledgeville, GA (US);
Jose M Rodriguez, Eatonton, GA (US);
Kuan-Ting Wu, Sandersville, GA (US);
Assignee:
ECC International Inc., Roswell, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106465 ; 106464 ; 106499 ; 1621811 ; 162183 ; 1621812 ;
Abstract
An improved form of calcium carbonate which is acid tolerant to enable its use as a filler material in the making of neutral to weakly acid paper, and a process for producing this acid tolerant calcium carbonate are provided. This acid tolerant calcium carbonate comprises a mixture of calcium carbonate with at least about 0.1 percent, based on the dry weight of the calcium carbonate, of sodium aluminate together with at least about 0.1 percent, based on the dry weight of the calcium carbonate, of one or more weak acids.