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Patent US8216675 - Methods for producing sintered particles from a slurry of an alumina ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsSintered, substantially round and spherical particles prepared from a slurry of a calcined, uncalcined or partially calcined raw material having an alumina content of more than 55% by weight, and a mullite growth promoter in an amount of from about 2 to about 10% dry weight of the total solids in the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8216675?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8216675 - Methods for producing sintered particles from a slurry of an alumina-containing raw materialAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8216675 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/563,352Publication dateJul 10, 2012Filing dateSep 21, 2009Priority dateMar 1, 2005Also published asCA2599025A1, CA2599025C, CN101171091A, CN101171091B, EP1861210A2, US7615172, US20060219600, US20100059224, WO2006094074A2, WO2006094074A3Publication number12563352, 563352, US 8216675 B2, US 8216675B2, US-B2-8216675, US8216675 B2, US8216675B2InventorsThomas C. Palamara, Brett Allen WilsonOriginal AssigneeCarbo Ceramics Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (96), Classifications (34), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods for producing sintered particles from a slurry of an alumina-containing raw material
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