Claims
- 1. A deacidification dispersion medium, comprising:alkaline particles being a basic metal compound selected from the group consisting of oxides, hydroxides, and salts; and an inert medium that includes a carrier and an associated surfactant, the carrier including a sufficient amount of hydrofluoroether to increase the dispersion of the alkaline particles relative to a perfluorinated carrier, the surfactant being soluble in the hydrofluoroether to form the deacidification dispersion medium.
- 2. The deacidification medium of claim 1, wherein the metal compound includes a cation selected from the group consisting of magnesium, zinc, sodium, potassium, and calcium.
- 3. The deacidification medium of claim 1, wherein the surfactant is perfluoropolyoxyether alkanoic acid.
- 4. The deacidification medium of claim 1, wherein the hydrofluoroether is nonafluoromethoxybutane.
- 5. The deacidification medium of claim 1, wherein the surfactant is present in amounts between 6.25×10−4 and 3.84×10−2 weight percent.
- 6. The deacidification medium of claim 1, wherein the alkaline particles are present in amounts between about 0.01 and 0.6 weight percent.
- 7. The deacidification medium of claim 1, wherein the carrier includes an amount of a perfluorinated compound.
- 8. A deacidification medium, comprising:alkaline particles being a basic metal compound selected from the group consisting of oxides, hydroxides, and salts; and an inert dispersion medium that includes a carrier and an associated surfactant, the carrier including one of a hydrofluoroether or the combination of a perfluorinated compound and hydrofluoroether, the hydrofluoroether being present in a sufficient amount to increase the dispersion of the alkaline particles relative to a perfluorinated carrier, the surfactant being soluble in the hydrofluoroether to form the deacidification dispersion medium.
- 9. The deacidification medium of claim 8, wherein the metal compound includes a cation selected from the group consisting of magnesium, zinc, sodium, potassium, and calcium.
- 10. The deacidification medium of claim 8, wherein the surfactant is perfluoropolyoxyether alkanoic acid.
- 11. The deacidification medium of claim 8, wherein the hydrofluoroether is nonafluoromethoxybutane.
- 12. The deacidification medium of claim 8, wherein the surfactant is present in amounts between 6.25×10−4 and 3.84×10−2 weight percent.
- 13. The deacidification medium of claim 8, wherein the alkaline particles are present in amounts between about 0.01 and 0.6 weight percent.
- 14. A method of forming a deacidification dispersion medium, comprising:dispersing alkaline particles in an inert medium that includes a carrier and an associated surfactant to form the deacidification dispersion medium, the alkaline particles being a basic metal compound selected from the group consisting of oxides, hydroxides and salts, the carrier including one of a hydrofluoroether or the combination of a perfluorinated compound and hydrofluoroether, the hydrofluoroether being present in a sufficient amount to increase the dispersion of the alkaline particles relative to a perfluorinated carrier, the surfactant being soluble in the hydrofluoroether.
- 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the surfactant is perfluoropolyoxyether alkanoic acid.
- 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the hydrofluoroether is nonafluoromethoxybutane.
- 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the surfactant is present in amounts between 6.25×10−4 and 3.84×10−2 weight percent.
- 18. The method of claim 14, wherein the alkaline particles are present in amounts between about 0.01 and 0.6 weight percent.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/054,690, filed Apr. 3, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,080,448.
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