DE1467260C - Process for the production of inorganic impurities containing only traces of alpha aluminum oxide monohydrate with a boehmite structure - Google Patents

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The invention relates to a process for the production of χ O - (CH ₂ ) ^ H

of inorganic impurities only in traces ent- Al —- O (CH) H

holding α-aluminum oxide monohydrate with Boeh- \ n (CU \ u

with structure in colloidal particle size by loading U- (CH ₂ J ₂ H

act of aluminum oxide monohydrate with a 5 I _{n of} this formula x, y and ζ are numbers between

Acid. 2 and about 100. For use in accordance with the invention

From the USA.-Patent 2 915 475 one of the are z. B. the following alkoxides are suitable: Triethoxy-

known process in which the starting aluminum, diethoxyaluminum-n-butoxide, ethoxy-

material used aluminum oxide monohydrate with butoxy-aluminum-n-pentoxide and tri-n-dodecanoxy-

an acid is treated, the dissociation of which is aluminum. Further features of the aluminum alcohol

constant at 25 ⁰ C must be greater than 0.1. The holate and a method for their extraction are

Products of this process contain relatively large ones described in U.S. Patent 3,053,905.

Amounts of inorganic impurities. As there are for aluminum alkoxides with branched carbon chains

many uses is desirable collo- as a starting material for the inventive method

Ideal aluminum oxide monohydrate of high purity is also suitable.

to use and z. B. for surface coatings powder- The a-aluminum-shaped material used as an intermediate product Aluminum oxide product which easily disperses non-fibrous monohydrate minium oxide Can be used, one must sit in boehmite structure and be in strong hydration The products of this process are often re-cleaned, produced in a more or less humid farm. At Herwas is awkward. In addition, one must with this 20 position of fibrous particles should the moist Processes at relatively high temperatures do not work dried or dried aluminum oxide monohydrate and therefore carry out the treatment in the autoclave. be subjected to treatment in which the The object of the invention was therefore to provide a method for the loss of water content of more than a few percent Production of an a-aluminum oxide monohydrate which amounts to. Namely, it was observed that after To create a boehmite structure that overcomes the disadvantages of this complete or almost complete drying of the intermediate known process, i.e. simple products with the acid treatment rather with particles is to be carried out and easily a product with a leafy or tabular structure from Boehmite the desired properties. 'Intermediate products are obtained as fibrous particles

It has now been found that, surprisingly, structure. Treatments as well as prolonged an α-amine oxide monohydrate with the 30 days of storage or contamination with foreign substances Properties obtained by simply using materials for the formation of sheet-like or short fibers by hydrolysis of aluminum alcoholates of ger products. Very long fibers with a large axially preserved aluminum oxide monohydrate as a starting ratio are best made from freshly formed or material with formic, acetic or propionic acid under carefully hydrated aluminum oxides mechanical processing and, if necessary, preservation. The «-aluminum oxide intermediate from warm treated. alcoholate hydrolysis appears in general

The invention thus relates to a spheroidal or plate-shaped method. The particle size for the production of inorganic impurities, usually between 0.005 and 0.048 microns, only in traces containing «-aluminium oxide-mono- As a result of hydrogen bonds and / or hydrate with boehmite structure in colloidal particles- 40 other strong forces of attraction tend the platelet size by treating alumina monoches to large non-colloidal particles hydrate with an acid, characterized by agglomerating, which show little tendency is that as a starting material by hydrolysis of dispersing in water. Weaker in the presence The hydroxyl groups of the aluminum oxide monohydrate which has been dried in aluminum are protonated, as a result of which as a result turns and with formic, acetic or propionic acid fewer hydroxyl groups for a hydrogen bridge mechanical processing and, if necessary, kenbinding are available. In the case of agglome heating is treated. rated particles only act on the

According to the invention, an aluminum alcoholate is used. B. hydroxyl groups on the surface. Only with opposing

hydrolyzed with water. Acids that are not strong enough or at elevated temperatures are used

fibrous aluminum monohydrate and alcohols protonation leads to disintegration of the

formed, which are subsequently separated. The particle. However, according to the invention, the degradation

Alumina monohydrate is then attached to one of the particles primarily by mechanical means

of the foregoing acids brought into contact until processing or elevated temperature is effected, and

an alumina monohydrate with the desired 55 due to the presence of e.g. B. acetic acid is at

Boehmite structure is formed. According to another, the fragments have little tendency to reglomerate.

Embodiment, the separated, non-fibrous Es will ultimately be weakly positive instead

Aluminum oxide monohydrate treated in such a way that charged colloids are formed.

least a portion of its content of free water suitable as starting material aluminum is removed before it contact with the acid in 60-oxide monohydrates can is brought values by means of their Q-. In both embodiments, the can be defined. Q is the time in minutes, take place which acid treatment in various ways, is required, is calculated by half of the alumina, for example, with vigorous mechanical mixing as Al ₂ O _3, at 100 ° / ₀ of excess concentrated and optionally heating with the acid. trated hydrochloric acid at 98 ⁰ C in aluminum chloride

Convert the starting material 65 used according to the invention. For the production of fibrous pro is an aluminum oxide, which by hydrolysis of ducts, the ß-value of the aluminum oxide should be smaller aluminum alcoholates, especially below 10. If a fibrous product is not made using the formula, obtained:. should be, Q is not critical.

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The products made according to the invention are designed to reduce the final particle size, small, positively charged particles, which are made of aluminum but to cause fresh surfaces g'eminium oxide monohydrate with a boehmite structure and which the acid can act on varying amounts of water, acid and aliphatic and at which particle growth thus takes place. Are composed of alcohol. The 5 "mixing" or "working through" according to the invention means manufactured fibrous products are furthermore that a process takes place which rubbing off the characterized by their dimensions. The largest particle causes roughly the application of sphere dimension is in the range from 300 to 30,000 Å, mills, rod mills, colloid mills, stirring a second in the range of 20 to 400 Å and the high speed or similar treatment smallest in the range from 10 to 50 Å. The fibers in the particle slurry. Stir at high levels in the form of stable equasoles or as a dry, speed with at least 10,000 rpm, is called Free flowing powder made that easily measure in water is preferred because that way while With the formation of stable equasols, the acid is very easily dispersed into contact with the grinding be able. can be held with the particles, though too

According to the claimed 15, grinding in ball mills is very suitable. the Process made fibrous products. It can "work through" at room temperature however, other physical products can also be made. The acid concentration was characteristic can be obtained. In any case, the "working through" should be included during the warming up the aluminum oxide monohydrate particles only trace at least 1 percent by weight, but preferably inorganic impurities (less than 0.05 and 20 at least 5 percent by weight. The treatment is preferred 0.01 percent by weight). So z. B. Lung duration may depend on the particular desired Products vary from very small, loosely agglomerated th product.

Platelets with a maximum average The fibrous material turns out to be in high

Extension of about 300 Å exist. The products grade thixotropic, while the material with a smaller one besides the α-alumina monohydrate contains 35 axial ratio, although it forms a stable sol, with boehmite structure is variable amounts of free and / or less or generally non-thixotropic. Like surface-absorbed acetic acid (generally shown below in the examples, it has been found to be 5 to 25% and preferably 10 to 15%) as well as smaller that a thixotropic product also consists of non-fibrous amounts of water and aliphatic alcohol. In which particles can be produced. This was not to manufacture long this product can expect both moist as 30. Weaker concentrated dispersions of the also dry aluminum oxide monohydrate can be used in the plate-shaped products produced according to the invention. The variables, which mainly show ducts in water. Thixotropic This property, the size and shape of the particles, is time, has so far been regarded as exclusively typical for brine fiber heating and the type of acid treatment, the physical aluminum oxides. The non-fibrous nature of the non-fibrous starting 35-shaped products produced according to the invention are material and the acid concentration. Acetic acid is preferred for acid-suitable as a thixotropic chipping agent, finishing agent treatment. The concentrators for textiles, emulsifying and suspending agents. Affecting acidity in solution, although some applications have not been critical to the fibrous applications suggested for a given product, and the particle size properties of the time required, ie, higher acid products made in accordance with the invention, indicate that concentration requires a shorter heating time. they are competitive with them.
Preference is given to an acid concentration of at least The aqueous dispersion of the invention

at least 1 percent by weight of the alumina. The product can be stored in a dry,

Warming or contact time with the acid affect free flowing powder. It is preferred to the size and shape of the final product in 45, the drying step in a very short and unexpected manner. Many attempts to make "aluminum" time, ie by spray drying or oxide monohydrate, have led to the theory that rapid evaporation, since every drying at above 50 ° C. in the presence of acid, an additional aluminum oxide monohydrate first of all, essentially in one direction, the aluminum oxide product begins to "grow" resulting in a change. The growth goes through a 50 hat. The dried sheet or rod-shaped stage produced according to the invention (lower axial product can easily form a stable ratio) and continues until a long, thin fiber is dispersed in suspension in, for example, water,
is standing. The production of fibrous aluminum was successful. The following examples serve to explain

miniumoxide products with fiber lengths up to 30,000 Å of the invention.

and with an axial ratio of 150: 1 and 55 percentages relate if nothing about it. The axial growth then appears to be essentially given differently, in each case on the weight, lent to be finished. Those produced in a manner known per se

From a freshly prepared aluminum oxide, aluminum alkoxides can be converted into alcohols and aluminum can be converted into a more fibrous (i.e. hydrolysed Iu with larger minium oxide monohydrate. The hydrolysis axial ratio) than from a 60 can be obtained by adding water or dried or aged aluminum oxide. After the use of aqueous acids and bases, such as the termination of the axial growth, an approximately alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hydroxide, aggregation into parallel "bundles" follows. After further acid treatment with nitric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and vinegar, the bundles become shorter. acid. In the present case, water was mixed with a vigorous mechanical content of V ₈ kg of ammonium hydroxide per 100 kg of stirring the aluminum oxide from hydrolysis with water in amounts of 1.5 kg per kg of alkoxide according to the embodiment of the invention. The hydrolysis temperature was about 110 ° C. The process according to the invention is not primarily used. In order to facilitate the separation of the product,

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add varying amounts of ice to the reaction mixture
a third component, usually a. normal

aliphatic alcohol or a hydrocarbon 30 g of a slightly brownish finely divided aluminum solvent, added. In the present case, minium oxide monohydrates (about 88% The remainder 90 kg of butanol per 100 kg of alkoxide used. The 5 water and butanol) with a g value of 17.9 Mi reaction mixture separates essentially in grooves was branched with 150 ml of a 10% acetic acid Phases, namely an upper alcohol-rich, unites. The mixture was as in Example 1 and 2 in aluminum-free phase and a lower water ball mill and grind the resulting sol Aluminum oxide monahydrate phase in the form of a vacuum-dried, the residue under benzene slurry, which still little un-separated io grind and then dried, with a light brown alcohol and / or contains solvents. The upper liches, free flowing powder was obtained which Layer is separated and the aluminum oxide - 13.9% acetic acid and the equivalent of 80% Slurry by filtration to a solid, aluminum oxide monohydrate (corresponding to X-ray highly hydrated Concentrated filter cake, which contained no analysis of the Boehmitt type). A 10% disperser Treatment as the starting material for the 15 sion of the product in water was viscous and a small one The manufacture of fibrous alumina uses little thixotropic properties. After standing for 24 hours, it shuts down can be. But he can also further extraction a small amount of water in the form of a thin and filtration processes are subjected to a top layer. Electron microscopy showed to obtain alcohol-free aluminum oxide. Otherwise a mixture of smaller, somewhat agglomerated platelets it will be used in closed containers 20 and larger particles, which are considered unconverted containers and have been assessed for contamination and starting material.

Drainage protected. . . ,

Example 4

Example 1 . _A mixture of 200 g of 10 "/" acetic acid and the im

Acetic acid (24 g), distilled water (76 g) and 25 Example 2 used dried starting material 200 g of a moist filter cake (prepared as (31.5 g) was 3 hours with a stirrer (two described above) with approximately the following compositions Arched parallel blades with razor replacement: 16% aluminum oxide monohydrate of the Boeh sharp edges) at 15,000 rpm, stirred. It was mittyps, 20 ° / ₀ butanol, 2% higher alcohols, which formed a viscous, highly thixotropic opalescent sol, remainder water) were in a 1.1361 ceramic 30 which, as in the previous examples, worked up (completely λ- Aluminum oxide) ball mill with 25.4 mm tet. The product, a white, free-flowing powder balls filled and ground there for 5 hours. The thick with a content of 21.2% acetic acid contained a homogeneous paste was made with 300 g water from the mill equivalent of 73% aluminum oxide monohydrate. washed. The resulting sol was dried in an X-ray comparator using a standard vacuum oven at 40 to 50 ° C for 60 hours. 35 Boehmite showed the values listed in Table I. The residue was ground under benzene and Table II shows that the starting and product dried to a white free flowing powder. Material inorganic impurities only in Spu-This contained 14% acetic acid and one did not contain berries. The relatively high content of Si in the correct amount of aluminum oxide monohydrate in the product seems to be due to the glass container, Boehmitt type (determined by X-ray analysis). To be the 40 in which the stirring process took place. After powder (1 part) was dispersed in water (9 parts), stirring one part of the product with 9 parts and formed a stable, weakly thixotropic, opaque water became a stable, weakly thixotropic, sol. Obtaining an electron microscopic examination of opalescent Aquasol,
showed that the product of dispersed uniformly.

Was composed of platelets from 200 to 300 Å. 45 Example D

26.7 g of starting material from Example 3 were added

Example 2 together with 200 g acetic acid 10% _w i _e j _m Example 2

treated. The end product was a light tan

The moist filter cake from Example 1 was in the liches, light powder with a content of 15.5% vacuum at 80 ^c C to a solid with a 50% acetic acid and an equivalent of 77% aluminum equivalent of 75% aluminum oxide monohydrate miniumoxide Monohydrate (after X-ray analysis with dried. The solid substance then became dry in boehmite structure). 1 part of the product resulted in grinding with a ball mill. A fine 9 parts of water, a stable, opaque and liquid sol, resulted. Powder with a β value of 7.9 minutes. 31.5 g Under the electron microscope, the Sol 2000 of this powder was mixed with 180 ml of water and 20 ml of 55 to 4000 Å tufts of small plates measuring 200 Å in glacial acetic acid, as described in Example 1, for 6.5 hours in up to 500 Å.

a ball mill. The thick B e i s o i e 1 6

Sol was vacuum dried (60 hours at 40 bis

50 "C) and grind the residue under benzene, a 1-1 Erlenmeyer flask with 200 g of 10% vinegar

dried and as a white free-flowing powder 60 acid and 31.5 g of the starting material from Example 2 obtained which 16.1% acetic acid and an equivalent was added to the treatment tank of an ultrasonic vorvon 78.3% aluminum oxide monohydrate, as inserted by direction (20,000 H). Then the tank X-ray analysis determined of the Boehmitt type, contained. Filled with water to a height of 7.6 cm (the A 10% aquasol of the product was stable and the liquid level in the Erlenmeyer flask was somewhat weakly thixotropic. The electron microscopic 65 below that of the tank). After 24 hours of operation Investigation showed that the dried sol removed from the product, a viscous gel, and as in the uniformly distributed platelets from 100 to 300 Å above examples worked up. Part of the duration. Product, a white, free flowing powder, was made with

9 parts of water dispersed to form a stable liquid opaque sol. Under the electron microscope showed the sol agglomerated a little, but generally evenly distributed 200 to 400 Å platelets. not converted starting material could not be determined. In a control experiment, otherwise the same conditions, the mixture of starting material and acid was left to stand for 48 hours. The product was also a stable liquid sol but showed up under an electron microscope a significant amount of unconverted starting material.

Table I.

X-ray diagram of the product from Example 4 and

Standard boehmite (scanned from 10 °, 20 to 80 ^d , 2 Θ; Cu K α radiation; speed 1 ° / min.)

example rf (A) I / Io Standard boehmite
ASTM 5-0190 I / Io 6.18 100 rf CA) 100 3.166 124 6.11 65 2,346 124 3.164 53 1,860 - 2,346 32 1,848 164 1,860 • 27 1,777 26th 1,850 6th 1.664 17th 1,777 13th 1,448 48 1.662 16 1.435 72 1.453 9 1.404 10 1.434 2 1.309 47 1,390 15th 1.134 28 1,312 5 1.1337

Table II
Trace element analysis in example 4

element Source material Product material (w / o) Mg <0.001 <0.001 Zn <0.001 <0.001 Ba <0.001 <0.00l Approx 0.001 0.004 Mn <0.001 <0.001 Cr <0.001 <0.001 Ti 0.001 <0.001 Si <0.001 0.025 V <0.001 <Ö, 001 B. <0.001 0.0025 K <0.001 0.001 Ag <0.001 <0.001 Sn <0.001 <0.001 Pb <0.001 <0.001 Cu 0.0003 <0.001 Fe <0.001 0.003 Ni <0.001 0.001 N / A . 0.004 0.0002 S. <0.001 0.0004 Cl <0.001 <0.001

The colloidal alumina products made according to the invention can find a variety of uses. The fibrous Products, preferably in dry form, can be mixed with dry lubricants such as graphite, talc, Molybdenum sulphide and powdered mica earth or combinations of such substances mixed and used as Lubricant for metal surfaces in forming processes such as bending, stamping, drawing or casting be used. Fibrous boehmite, d. H. Aluminum oxide monohydrate with the boehmite leaf structure can be both dry and in a suitable Solvents with volatile oils such as kerosene, gasoline and naphtha or with organic ones Solvents such as benzene, carbon tetrachloride mixed and used as a surface lubricant to the

ίο same purpose as previously used will.

Oils can be thickened with fibrous boehmite to form lubricating greases, e.g. B. HC oils, fluorocarbon oils, Silicone and vegetable oils, stearic acid and other long-chain fatty acids, polymeric esters, diesters such as di-2- (ethylhexyl) sebacate, cottonseed oil, whale oil, polyesters, such as polyethylene oxide oils, castor oil and all animal, vegetable and mineral oils as well as synthetic chemicals

typical oil properties. Likewise, hydrophilic oils such as polyethylene oxide and combinations with water-immiscible content can be thickened with the boehmite produced according to the invention. the the amount used depends on the properties

and the viscosity of the oil, the desired The nature of the grease and the nature of the boehmite itself. In general, smaller amounts will be used Boehmite is used as a thickener, but sometimes up to 70% boehmite is in the felt composition applicable.

The products produced according to the invention are advantageous as a dry substance as well as in a suitable one organic solvent dispersed for. To use cosmetics. Fats, ointments, creams, cosmetic emulsions, hair oil, lipsticks, face powders, antiperspirants and deodorants as well as theatrical make-up can by including fibrous boehmite in amounts of about 1 to 20% be improved. In the case of aqueous products of the type mentioned, those produced according to the invention are Products are particularly useful as thickening, emulsifying, dispersing and suspending agents.

Fibrous boehmite can also be used as a carrier for enzymes, viruses, alkaloids and numerous antibiotics and vaccines can be used.

Because of its film-forming properties, the fibrous boehmite is useful in compositions for the treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers, alone or in combination with conventional ones Fabrics. The products can also be used as thickeners for foods, e.g. B. ice cream used will. Such a product can be colored with suitable food colors and both thickening than dyeing.

Printing inks, e.g. B. for letterpress, lithographic and gravure printing processes, can by inclusion of the products produced according to the invention are improved. Because of her . film-forming properties better adhesion to the substrate is achieved and the clarity and sharpness of the printed image are improved.

The products according to the invention can be used in concentrations of 0.5 to 25 ° / ₀ as a conventional thickener, Dispergenten or emulsifiers in aqueous floor polish emulsions or pastes using components such as carnauba, candles, bee or synthetic wax, can be used, or even with natural or synthetic resins.

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After drying, the improved show up then burns out from the mass. These are z. B. orga ^

Gloss and leveling properties with better hardness, niche soluble metal salts such as aluminum acetate or

Slip and slip resistance. Metal stearates suitable.

Fibrous boehmites can also be made into elastomeric powdered metals by incorporating them

Products to increase strength and abrasion- 5 fibrous boehmite improved. To this end

strength at any point in the manufacturing process- the metal is mixed with the boehmite, creating

rens, also during polymer formation, in quantities of the surface with an insulating coating

1 to 30 percent by weight can be added. In all-will see.

however, the fibrous boehmites are common. Fibrous boehmite can also be found in the herin conventional marriage or mixed technology, such as io position use of metal-ceramic structures, in Common for the other fillers, added. The compound with powdered metals such as chrome, Elastomers can be any rubber-like polymeric material - nickel, cobalt, iron. For this purpose, the finely divided be material. . Metal with the fibrous boehmite alone or in

In the same way, as indicated above, combinations with other difficult-to-melt

the products produced according to the invention as substances such as beryllium, chromium or magnesium oxide

Strengthening filler mixed in plastic products and at high temperature in an inert

be applied, e.g. B. in the production of plastic or reducing atmosphere pressed or extruded

Films, coatings, paints, adhesives or other pro-pressed,

ducks Fibrous boehmite yields as thinner, carefully

Likewise, the 20 dehydrated films produced according to the invention on metals can be electrically and

Products practical for the surface treatment of all heat-insulating coatings. So he can in a 2-up

Use materials. The following are listed: Upper 10% igeiri sol are applied to aluminum,, f

surface paints, solid plastic items, paper, gum- which beforehand for the removal of oxides according to possi- '

Secondary goods, textiles and upholstery, like all woven fabrics, have been cleaned. The protective coating will

products including carpets. The surfaces 45 completed by heating in boiling water,

Extremely thin films of fibrous boehmite can be achieved by rubbing in extremely dry

Boehmite or lighter by applying an aqueous can be used to improve the adhesion between

or organic sols. two dissimilar materials by creating high

Likewise, the surfaces of fibers can be increased by adhesion points on the surface. Not only synthetic fibers are to be traded polymer films, lent fibers such as wool, cotton, silk, ramie such as the copolyester of ethylene glycol and tefiber, hemp, alpaca, camel hair, furs, feathers, rephthalic acid or regenerated cellulose and others. Goat hair, horsehair, animal bristles in general 35 carriers, such as metals, glass or other films,
etc. Not only the individual fibers, binders for fibrous ceramic products such as stone but also twisted threads and fabrics can be treated by including wool or glass fibers. As a result of this treatment, dirt 2 to 20% by weight of fibrous boehmite does not deposit or improve on the surface as easily. The boehmite is against silicon containing is held there. Furthermore, the surface is very solid and can even serve as a binder with regard to the electrostatic charge,
modified. Likewise, those produced according to the invention can

The fibrous boehmites can serve as a basis for cracking or other aluminum and tensioning miniumoxide catalysts incorporated into the organic fibers before drawing products. 45 The sols of the fibrous boehmite can be mixed with rates, i.e. about 0.1 to 50%, depending on that of a silicon oxide sol, with the desired effect. The following fiber material should be mentioned: forms a gel which, after drying and dewatering, nylon, acrylic fibers, cellulose acetate, polyvinyl chloride, can be processed into pellets or braids. So polyethylene, rubber, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyester is z. B. chromium oxide on a carrier made of dewatered fibers and all organic substances that can be processed into fibers 50 system aluminum oxide or fibrous Boehmittyps or threads. The boehm with a silicon-aluminum oxide mixed gel, a catalyst, can, for example, refine ethylene, for example by dispersion in the fiber for the low-pressure polymerisation of oil melt, in the polymer latex before thread formation. The formation of the fibrous dispersion in the polymeric solutions before the boehmite can be done in a conventional manner,
dry or wet spinning or inclusion of 55 films from the main polymeric films produced according to the invention before they can be cut into strips or threads material as such or to modify them, or in other ways properties in combination with smaller amounts can be added to the material. inorganic or organic substances are used

Fibrous boehmite will become on top when heated. So the films can e.g. B. by adding half 1000 ⁰ C in a fibrous, anhydrous α-aluminum 60 polyvinyl alcohol, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyester film, rniniumöxyd converted. This fibrous α-aluminum, polyethylene and polyvinyl fluoride are modified, minium oxide is useful in the production of inorganic materials, especially those with difficult to melt material, by mixing and firing metal oxides which are evenly divided into finely fiber-like or plate-like nature. if used to modify the boehmite films, bodies made of pure aluminum oxide can be replaced by 65. Bentonite, attapulgite, WoI pressing of the fibrous boehmite before firing, lastonite, halloysite, kaolin, talc, mica and are stored, preferably including special mica waste, asbestos, etc. 10 to 20%) can be used. Synthetic

Table fibers such as glass fibers, ceramic fibers, finer rock wool products, etc. are also suitable.

Fibrous boehmite is several times more effective than alum in alum resin papers and can at the same time promote the writability of the paper with ink.

The products made in accordance with the present invention are very useful as a filler or in-situ mixes with tobacco in cigarettes. In a concentration of 1 to 10% filter those obtained according to the invention Products have a high percentage of tars, and other undesirable components of smoke and make a mild, free-burning, easy-to-draw cigarette.

Claims (6)

Patent claims: 1. Process for the production of inorganic impurities containing only trace amounts «-Aluminum oxide monohydrate with boehmite structure in colloidal particle size by treatment of aluminum oxide monohydrate with an acid, dadurchgekennzei c h net that as the starting material obtained by hydrolysis of aluminum alcoholates, optionally partially »5 Dried aluminum monohydrate is used and mixed with formic, acetic or propionic acid mechanical processing and, if necessary, heating is treated. 2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the acid treatment with aqueous Acetic acid is carried out. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the aluminum oxide monohydrate used in the process by hydrolysis of an oxidized trialkylaluminum of the formula Al R ₁ R ₂ R ₃ , wherein R ₁ , R ₂ and R _{3 are} alkyl groups with 2 to 100 C atoms have been recovered and, after hydrolysis, have at least partially been freed from any alcohol that is still adhering to them. 4. The method according to at least one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a Treatment time from 1 minute to 8 hours. is applied. 5. The method according to at least one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the mechanical working is carried out by stirring at a very high speed. 6. The method according to at least one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that a used up to an Al content of about 50 percent by weight dried starting material will.