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Casting process
Assignee: Huntsman Ethyleneamines Ltd
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Filing: 1988-06-01
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Granted: 1990-04-10
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Expires: 2008-06-01
Abstract
Abstract A casting process for the preparation of whiteware ceramic articles employs a polyalkylene polyamine, such as tetraethylene pentamine, as an additive to increase the casting rate. The additive can be employed, e.g., in slip casting, vacuum casting and pressure casting. Optionally, the addtive includes a binder such as a styrene butadiene latex in an amount effective to maintain the green strength of the articles prepared in the casting process.
Inventors
- 👤 Brian D. Koblinski
- 👤 Alfredo C. Tamez
- 👤 Alan P. Croft
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:29
CPC Classifications
B; B28; B28B; B28B1/00; B28B1/26; C; C04; C04B; C04B33/00; C04B33/28; C04B33/24; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/16; C08K5/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A casting process comprising preparing a slip from a slip medium and a particulate material which is suspended in a slip medium and cast into a whiteware article selected from the group consisting of sanitary ware, china, artware, and giftware, by placing the slip into a mold, removing a portion of the slip medium through the mold, and recovering the whiteware cast part, wherein the slip comprises a polyalkylene polyamine having an average molecular weight of less than about 1000 in an amount sufficient to increase the casting rate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A casting process comprising preparing a slip from a slip medium and a particulate material which is suspended in a slip medium and cast into a whiteware article selected from the group consisting of sanitary ware, china, artware, and giftware, by placing the slip into a mold, removing a portion of the slip medium through the mold, and recovering the whiteware cast part, wherein the slip comprises a polyalkylene polyamine having an average molecular weight of less than about 1000 in an amount sufficient to increase the casting rate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the casting is conducted under superatmospheric pressure or subatmospheric pressure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the casting is conducted at about ambient pressure.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the amount of particulate material in the slip is from about 5 to about 95 weight percent based on the weight of the slip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the amine comprises tetraethylenepentamine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the amount of polyalkylene polyamine is from about 0.05 to about 0.5 weight percent of the slip.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the slip further comprises a binder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 7 wherein the binder is a latex and the polyalkylene polyamine is tetraethylenepentamine.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
A slip casting process comprising (a) admixing a polyalkylene polyamine having an average molecular weight of less than about 1000 with a slip medium in an amount sufficient to increase the cast rate of the slip casting process; (b) admixing a particulate material with the admixture of step (a) to form a slip; (c) casting the slip into a whiteware article selected from the group consisting of sanitary ware, china, artware and giftware; and (d) recovering the whiteware cast article.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
A slip casting process comprising (a) admixing a polyalkylene polyamine having an average molecular weight of less than about 1000 with a slip medium in an amount sufficient to increase the cast rate of the slip casting process; (b) admixing a particulate material with the admixture of step (a) to form a slip; (c) casting the slip into a whiteware article selected from the group consisting of sanitary ware, china, artware and giftware; and (d) recovering the whiteware cast article.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 9 further comprising admixing in step (a) a binder in an amount sufficient to maintain or improve the green strength of the cast article.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the binder comprises a styrene-butadiene latex.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the slip medium comprises water.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the amount of polyalkylene polyamine is from about 0.0001 to about 1 weight percent of the slip.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the amount of the polyalkylene polyamine is less than the amount of polyalkylene polyamine which would convert the slip to a gel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the polyalkylene polyamine comprises branched or cyclic polyamines or mixtures thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
84 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the polyalkylene polyamine comprises at least one compound of the formula: H.sub.2 N[(CH.sub.2).sub.n (CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --NH).sub.m ].sub.p H wherein n can be from zero to about 6, m can be from 1 to about 6, and p can be from 1 to about 15, with the proviso that n and m can vary independently within a molecule from one repeating unit to the next, and the average molecular weight of the polyalkylene polyamine is less than about 1,000.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 16 wherein each n is zero.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 16 wherein m is from about 3 to about 6 and p is 1.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 16 wherein the amount of polyalkylene polyamine is from about 0.1 to about 0.3 weight percent.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 16 wherein the polyamine comprises branched or cyclic isomers of the compound of the formula, or mixtures thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process of claim 10 wherein the amount of binder is from about 0.05 to about 0.5 weight percent of the slip.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 21 wherein the amount of binder is 0.1 to about 0.3 weight percent of the slip.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 16 wherein the weight ratio of polyalkylene polyamine to binder is from about 95:5 to about 5:95.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process of claim 23 wherein the weight ratio of polyalkylene polyamine to binder is from about 70:30 to about 30:70.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 24 wherein the weight ratio of polyalkylene polyamine to binder is from 50:50.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the particulate material is selected from the group consisting of ball clays, kaolin clays, feldspar, flint and mixtures thereof.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the particulate material is selected from the group consisting of ball clays, kaolin clays, feldspar, flint and mixtures thereof.
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