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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1997
Michael Lee White, Attleboro, MA (US);
Sunita Singh Baghel, Rensselaer, NY (US);
Luisito Alvarez Tolentino, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mark Kromer Barr, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
David Cheney DeMoulpied, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William Lee Gately, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Jan-Willem Goedmakers, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Jeffrey David Hallen, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Edward Francis Kennedy, Waterford, NY (US);
Bang Mo Kim, Scotia, NY (US);
Ray Walton Shade, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Matthew David Butts, Clifton Park, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The instant invention relates to a novel process for the hydrolysis of the by-products produced during the manufacture of methyldichlorosilanes comprising combining the by-products with an aqueous medium, optionally comprising a surfactant, at a pH range of at least about 7 and at a temperature of above about 0.degree. C. to produce a solid material in which copper and other metals are retained in a solid phase thereby resulting in a product with a high copper content.