The invention relates to sintered abrasive particles of which the chemical composition comprises the weight concentration ranges indicated in the table, to give a total of 100%.

TABLE-US-00001 % Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 % TiO.sub.2 % CaO % MgO % SiO.sub.2 % Al.sub.2O.sub.3 0.5-2.5% 0-2% 0.5-2.5% 0.5-3% 0.5-3% 93-96.5%

The present invention relates to the field of solid materials for adsorption of lithium. In particular, the present invention relates to a novel method for preparing a crystallized and shaped solid material, preferably as extrudates, of formula LiX.sub.x.2Al(OH).sub.3, nH.sub.2O with n being comprised between 0.01 and 10, x being equal to 1 when X is an anion selected from among chloride, hydroxide and nitrate anions, and x being equal to 0.5 when X is an anion selected from among sulfate and carbonate anions, comprising a step a) for precipitation of boehmite under specific temperature and pH conditions, at least one shaping step, preferably by extrusion, said method also comprising a final hydrothermal treatment step, the whole giving the possibility of increasing the adsorption capacity for lithium as well as the adsorption kinetics of the materials obtained as compared with the materials of the prior art when the latter is used in a method for extracting the lithium from saline solutions.

The present invention relates to the field of solid materials for the adsorption of lithium. In particular, the present invention relates to a new method for the preparation of a crystallized and shaped solid material, preferably in extruded form, of formula LiX.sub.x.2Al(OH).sub.3,nH.sub.2O, wherein n is between 0.01 and 10, x is 1 when X is an anion selected from among chloride, hydroxide and nitrate anions, and x is 0.5 when X is an anion selected from among sulfate and carbonate anions, comprising a boehmite precipitation step a) under specific temperature and pH conditions, at least one basic mixing shaping step, wherein the method also comprises a final hydrothermal treatment step, all to increase the lithium adsorption capacity and the kinetics of adsorption of the materials obtained, compared with the materials of the prior art when it is used in a method for lithium extraction from saline solutions.

A composition comprising an aluminum chlorohydrate salt, the aluminum chlorohydrate salt having at least 50 mole % Al.sub.30 polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cation of all polyhydroxyoxoaluminum cations detectable by quantitative .sup.27Al NMR within the aluminum chlorohydrate salt, and a buffer. The composition can optionally include zirconium. Also disclosed are a method of making an aluminum salt using an increased molar concentration of a starting aluminum salt with a buffer, a method of reducing perspiration with the aluminum chlorohydrate salt, and a method of treating water with the aluminum chlorohydrate salt.

[Problem] The aim of the present invention lies in providing a glass ceramic sintered compact in which dielectric loss in a high-frequency region is reduced, without any reduction in sintering density, and also in providing a wiring board employing same. [Solution] A glass ceramic sintered compact containing a glass component, a ceramic filler and a composite oxide, characterized in that the glass component is crystallized glass on which is deposited a diopside oxide crystal phase including at least Mg, Ca and Si, and the composite oxide includes at least Al and Co.

We provide methods and apparatus for preparing crystalline-clad and crystalline core optical fibers with minimal or no breakage by minimizing the influence of thermal stress during a liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) process as well as the fiber with precisely controlled number of modes propagated in the crystalline cladding and crystalline core fiber via precisely controlling the diameter of crystalline fiber core with under-saturated LPE flux. The resulting crystalline cladding and crystalline core optical fibers are also reported.

Provided is a production method of a nitride fluorescent material capable of producing a nitride fluorescent material having a higher emission intensity. The production method is for producing a nitride fluorescent material having a composition containing at least one element M.sup.a selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ca, Ba and Mg, at least one element M.sup.b selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K, at least one element M.sup.c selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Tb and Mn, and Al and N, which includes subjecting a raw material mixture containing elements constituting the composition of the nitride fluorescent material, along with SrF.sub.2 and/or LiF added thereto as a flux, to a heat treatment, wherein the amount of the flux is in a range of 5.0% by mass or more and 15% by mass or less relative to the total amount, 100% by mass of the raw material mixture and the flux.

[Problem] The aim of the present invention lies in providing a glass ceramic sintered compact in which dielectric loss in a high-frequency region is reduced, without any reduction in sintering density, and also in providing a wiring board employing same. [Solution] A glass ceramic sintered compact containing a glass component, a ceramic filler and a composite oxide, characterized in that the glass component is crystallized glass on which is deposited a diopside oxide crystal phase including at least Mg, Ca and Si, and the composite oxide includes at least Al and Co.

We provide methods and apparatus for preparing crystalline-clad and crystalline core optical fibers with minimal or no breakage by minimizing the influence of thermal stress during a liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) process as well as the fiber with precisely controlled number of modes propagated in the crystalline cladding and crystalline core fiber via precisely controlling the diameter of crystalline fiber core with under-saturated LPE flux. The resulting crystalline cladding and crystalline core optical fibers are also reported.

A method of manufacturing an electrically conductive mayenite compound, includes preparing a body to be processed including a mayenite compound; and placing the body to be processed in the presence of carbon monoxide gas and aluminum vapor supplied from an aluminum source without being in contact with the aluminum source and retaining the body to be processed at a temperature range of 1080 C. to 1450 C. under a reducing atmosphere.