Claims
- 1. An adsorbent for use in an insulated glass window comprising:
- a binder having a rod morphology, said binder comprising a clay selected from the group consisting of attapulgite, kaolin, sepiolite, halloysite, palygorskite, kaolinite, bentonite, montmorillonite, illite, volclay and mixtures thereof and a molecular sieve zeolite, wherein said binder and said molecular sieve zeolite are combined to form a particle comprising a cenosphere having an average bulk density less than about 0.64 gm/cc said particle comprising at least about 20 weight percent of said binder and having a diameter ranging from about 1.68 mm (10 mesh) to about 0.074 mm (200) mesh.
- 2. The adsorbent of claim 1 wherein said cenosphere particles is spray dried.
- 3. The adsorbent of claim 1 wherein said cenosphere particle comprises an average bulk density ranging from about 0.64 to about 0.32 gm/cc.
- 4. The adsorbent of claim 1 wherein said binder comprises at least 20 wt. % halloysite clay.
- 5. The adsorbent of claim 1 wherein said molecular sieve zeolite is selected from the group consisting of zeolite 3A, zeolite 4A, zeolite 13X, and mixtures thereof.
- 6. The adsorbent of claim 3 wherein the cenospheres range in diameter from about 0.841 mm (20 mesh) to about 0.10 mm ( 140 mesh).
- 7. The adsorbent of claim 1 wherein the adsorbent has an average bulk density less than about 0.5 gm/cc (31 pounds/cubic foot).
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/237,738, filed on May 4, 1994, and issued on Feb. 27, 1996 as U.S. Pat. No. 5/493,821.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Masters, K., Spray Drying Handbook, 5th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1991, pp. 37-39, 333-336, & 346-348. |
Divisions (1)
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May 1994 |
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