Patent ID: 9593257
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: C01B,C09D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A process for producing a metal-containing particle having an organofunctional grafted thereto, the method comprising: forming a metal containing particle by: (a) forming a first phase comprising a mixture of water, a metal source, wherein the metal source comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Fe, Al, Zr, Nb, Y, B, Ce, V, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Ge, Mn, Mg, Cr, Fe, V, a rare earth metal, or a combination of two or more thereof, a first catalyst, a first surfactant, and a first alcohol; (b) adding the first phase to a second phase comprising water, a second alcohol, and a second surfactant to form a blend; (c) treating the blend with a phase enhancer; and (d) treating the blend from (c) with a second catalyst to form metal-containing particles comprising one or more surface hydroxyl groups; and grafting a reactive precursor to the particles, wherein the reactive precursor comprises a metal component selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Fe, Al, Zr, Nb, Y, B, Ce, V, Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Ge, Mn, Mg, Cr, Fe, V, a rare earth metal, or a combination of two or more thereof.