Abstract: Silicone rubber compositions are disclosed including a silicone polymer and a silicon-treated carbon black. The silicon-treated carbon blacks include a silicon-containing compound that is distributed through at least a portion of the carbon black aggregate. The silicon-treated carbon black is incorporated within a silicone rubber composition as an alternative reinforcing and extending filler, imparting higher hardness to elastomers formed from the composition, when compared to silicone rubber compositions incorporating an untreated carbon black.

Abstract: Disclosed are elastomeric compounds including an elastomer, a silica coated carbon black, and optionally including a coupling agent. Elastomeric compounds incorporating an elastomer and an oxidized, partially coated carbon black are also disclosed. Also disclosed are silica coated carbon black/elastomeric formulations using a variety of elastomers useful in a variety of product applications.

Abstract: The present invention includes metal oxide foam particles and a method of making the same. A decomposable metal salt feed solution is injected into a hot atomizing gas. The mixture of hot atomizing gas and feed solution is maintained in the reactor until the feed solution converts to metal oxide foam particles. The metal oxide foam particles have a high specific surface area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to alumina oxide particles having an internal foam structure and a method of making the same. The method first creates foam particles of aluminum sulfate and, subsequently, converts the aluminum sulfate to aluminum oxide particles with the same internal foam structure. The aluminum oxide foam particles made by this method have large specific surface areas and pore volumes.

Abstract: The present invention includes metal oxide foam particles and a method of making the same. A decomposable metal salt feed solution is injected into a hot atomizing gas. The mixture of hot atomizing gas and feed solution is maintained in the reactor until the feed solution converts to metal oxide foam particles. The metal oxide foam particles have a high specific surface area.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of producing single, unaggregated magnetic iron oxide particles. An iron or iron and divalent metal halide feed solution is kinetically atomized into a high velocity flame. The feed solution is vaporized and held in a reactor at a temperature and partial pressure of an oxidizing phase sufficient to form either ferrous oxide or magnetite particles. The iron or iron and divalent metal halide vapor reacts with the oxidizing phase vapor and converts to either ferrous oxide vapor or magnetite vapor. Since the vapor phase is beyond equilibrium concentration ferrous oxide or magnetite particles precipitate from the vapor phase. Quenching of the magnetite particles at an enhanced rate to less than 500.degree. C. in a reducing atmosphere renders magnetite and in a oxidizing atmosphere renders maghemite. Quenching of the ferrous oxide particles in a non-oxidizing atmosphere produces magnetite particles.

Abstract: A method for producing fine magnetic particles having the barium or strotium ferrite M-phase crystal structure. An iron and alkaline earth metal halide feed solution is vaporized to form a precursor and oxidizing vapor phase. The precursor and hydrolyzing or oxidizing vapor phases are held in a reactor at a temperature sufficient to effect vaporization of the feed solution yet which is below the melting point of the desired M-phase crystal structure. Small iron oxide particles precipitate from the vapor phase and alkaline earth oxides thereafter. The alkaline earth oxide particles diffuse into the iron oxide particles to form the desired M-phase structure. When the desired width and thickness of the M-phase crystal platelets is achieved, the M-phase particles are cooled by quenching.