申请人:EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
公开号:EP0720046A2
公开(公告)日:1996-07-03
A process for buffering concentrated aqueous slurries comprising the steps of:
providing a particulate solid substance comprising a weak acid functional group, having effective pKa1 > 1 and less than 1% by weight aqueous solubility at pH = pKa1;
providing an aqueous solution consisting essentially of water or a mixture of water with water-miscible solvent, at pH less than the greater of 7 and pKa1 + 2;
providing a buffering salt of a weak acid, where the weak acid associated with this buffering salt has pKa2 and wherepKa1 - 2 ≦ pKa1'; and combining said aqueous solution, said particulate solid substance, and said buffering salt to form a slurry;
wherein said process is essentially devoid of any step comprising the addition of any weak acid, other than that arising from reaction between said buffering salt and said particulate solid substance, having greater than 2% by weight aqueous solubility at pH = pKa1 is disclosed.
An aqueous-based slurry comprising:
a particulate solid substance comprising a weak acid functional group having effective pKa1 > 1 and less than 1% by weight aqueous solubility at pH = pKa1;
an aqueous continuous phase at pH < pKa1 + 3;
a buffering salt of a weak acid, where the weak acid associated with this buffering salt has pKa1' and wherepKa1 - 2 ≦ pKa1'; and where the incremental molar ionic strength in the continuous phase of said slurry resulting from said buffering salt is less than 0.04 mol/L is disclosed.
A process for dispersing a particulate solid substance in a continuos aqueous phase comprising the steps of:
providing a comminution reactor;
providing a particulate solid substance comprising a weak acid functional group, having effective pKa1 > 1 and less than 1% by weight aqueous solubility at pH = pKa1;
providing an aqueous solution consisting essentially of water or a mixture of water with water-miscible solvent, at pH less than the greater of 7 and pKa1 + 2;
providing a buffering salt of a weak acid, where the weak acid associated with this buffering salt has pKa1' and wherepKa1 - 2 ≦ pKa1'; providing milling media;
combining said particulate solid substance, said aqueous solution, said buffering salt, and said milling media in said comminution reactor to produce a multiphase mixture; and
milling said mixture to produce a reduced particle size slurry of said particulate solid substance is disclosed.
一种缓冲浓缩水浆的工艺,包括以下步骤
提供一种含有弱酸官能团的颗粒状固体物质,其有效 pKa1 > 1,且在 pH = pKa1 时的水溶性小于 1%(按重量计);
提供一种主要由水或水与水混溶溶剂的混合物组成的水溶液,pH 值小于 7 和 pKa1 + 2 中的较大值;
提供弱酸缓冲盐,其中与该缓冲盐相关的弱酸具有 pKa2 且 pKa1 - 2 ≦ pKa1';以及 将所述水溶液、所述颗粒状固体物质和所述缓冲盐混合形成浆液;
其中所述工艺基本上不包括添加任何弱酸的步骤,但所述缓冲盐和所述颗粒状固体物质之间的反应所产生的弱酸除外,本发明公开了在 pH = pKa1 时水溶性大于 2% (按重量计)的弱酸。
一种水基浆料,包括
含有弱酸官能团的颗粒状固体物质,其有效 pKa1 > 1,在 pH = pKa1 时的水溶性小于 1%(重量比);
在 pH < pKa1 + 3 时的连续水相;
弱酸的缓冲盐,其中与该缓冲盐相关的弱酸具有 pKa1',且 pKa1 - 2 ≦ pKa1';以及由所述缓冲盐产生的所述浆液连续相中的摩尔离子强度增量小于 0.04 mol/L。
一种在连续水相中分散颗粒固体物质的工艺,包括以下步骤
提供一个粉碎反应器;
提供一种包含弱酸官能团的颗粒状固体物质,其有效 pKa1 > 1,在 pH = pKa1 时的水溶性小于 1%(按重量计);
提供一种主要由水或水与水混溶溶剂的混合物组成的水溶液,pH 值小于 7 和 pKa1 + 2 中的较大值;
提供弱酸缓冲盐,其中与该缓冲盐相关的弱酸具有 pKa1',且 pKa1 - 2 ≦ pKa1'; 提供研磨介质;
在所述粉碎反应器中将所述颗粒固体物质、所述水溶液、所述缓冲盐和所述研磨介质混合,以产生多相混合物;以及
公开了研磨所述混合物以产生所述颗粒状固体物质的粒径减小浆料的方法。