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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Ralph Bauer, Niagara Falls, CA;
Margaret L. Skowron, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Martin Barnes, Ransomville, NY (US);
Doruk O. Yener, Grafton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ralph Bauer, Niagara Falls, CA;
Margaret L. Skowron, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Martin Barnes, Ransomville, NY (US);
Doruk O. Yener, Grafton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01F 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A boehmite particulate material is disclosed. The material is formed by a process that includes providing a boehmite precursor and boehmite seeds in a suspension, and heat treating the suspension to convert the boehmite precursor into boehmite particulate material. The boehmite particulate material has an aspect ratio of not less than 3:1.