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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Matthias Buri, Rothrist, CH;
Joachim Schoelkopf, Killwangen, CH;
Michael Kaessberger, Sempach, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Omya International AG, Oftringen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/00 (2006.01); C09C 3/04 (2006.01); C09C 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C 3/041 (2013.01); C09C 1/021 (2013.01); C01P 2006/62 (2013.01); C01P 2006/82 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a process for manufacturing a calcium carbonate product including the steps of (i) contacting calcium carbonate with of one or more zirconium compounds in an aqueous suspension and/or of an aqueous emulsion and/or of an aqueous solution to obtain a calcium carbonate-containing slurry, and (ii) dispersing the calcium carbonate-containing slurry to obtain a calcium carbonate product.