19-01-2017 дата публикации
Номер: US20170015836A1
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Copper oxide particles having particular starting size and surface area characteristics can be processed by heat and milling to achieve sizes and particle size distributions that give the copper oxide properties as an infrared reflective pigment without addition of other metals or oxides. 124-. (canceled)25. A method of preparing an infrared reflective copper oxide pigment , comprising: [{'sub': '10', 'i. Dparticle size of 0.25-2 microns,'}, {'sub': '50', 'ii. Dparticle size of 0.5-6 microns,'}, {'sub': '90', 'iii. Dparticle size of 1-30 microns,'}, 'iv. span ΔD of 1-12,', {'sup': '2', 'v. specific surface area of 5-50 m/g,'}, 'vi. a crystallite size of 1-19.5 nanometers,', 'vii. when present in an alkyd melamine paint, exhibit a total solar reflectance over black of less than 17,, 'a. providing starting copper oxide particles that are at least 99% pure CuO and have the following characteristicsb. heating the copper oxide particles at a temperature of 900° F. to 1600° F., for a time of 1-1000 minutes, [{'sub': '10', 'i. Dparticle size of 0.3-2 microns,'}, {'sub': '50', 'ii. Dparticle size of 0.6-3 microns,'}, {'sub': '90', 'iii. Dparticle size of 0.9-5 microns,'}, 'iv. span ΔD of 0.7-3.0,', {'sup': '2', 'v. specific surface area of 2-10 m/g,'}, 'vi. a crystallite size of 19.6-42 nanometers,', 'vii. when present in an alkyd melamine paint, exhibit a total solar reflectance over black of 17 or greater, and', 'viii. has a tint-strength of 60% to 150% relative to V-774 pigment when used in polyvinyl chloride., 'c. milling the copper oxide particles sufficiently to produce finished copper oxide particles having the following characteristics26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the starting copper oxide particles have a specific surface area of 22-39 m/g.27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the starting copper oxide particles exhibit at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of:{'sub': '10', 'a. Dparticle size of 0.3-1.5 microns,'}{'sub': '50', 'b. ...
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