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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raj P Singh, Sayre, PA (US);
Michael J Miller, Towanda, PA (US);
Assignee:
Osram Sylvania Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G / ; C01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423464 ; 423592 ; 423 63 ; 423 65 ; 423 66 ;
Abstract
Highly pure tantalum compounds are made by slurrying hydrated ammonium tantalum oxide or tantalum hydroxide with concentrated sulfuric acid followed by dissolution with concentrated hydrofluoric acid. After diluting the concentrated acidic solution with water, a soluble potassium compound is added to precipitate a highly pure potassium fluorotantalate. Further steps are used to convert the highly pure potassium fluorotantalate into a highly pure tantalum oxide.