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Reticulated ceramic products
Assignee: Rohm and Haas Co
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Filing: 1993-08-17
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Granted: 1995-03-21
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Expires: 2013-08-17
Abstract
Abstract A reticulated ceramic product is provided having from about 5 to about 95 percent, preferably from about 10 to about 90, percent of the total porosity attributable to mesopores. Reticulated ceramic products provided include silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide and ruthenium oxide. Reticulated ceramic products are prepared using a porous solid matrix as a template. The reticulated ceramic products are useful as chromatographic media, catalysts and adsorbents.
Inventors
- 👤 David W. Whitman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:26
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/28; B01J20/28054; B01J20/28069; B01J20/02; B01J20/0203; B01J20/0211; B01J20/0248; B01J20/0259; B01J20/06; B01J20/08; B01J20/10; B01J20/103; B01J20/28014; B01J20/28016; B01J20/28026; B01J20/28042; B01J20/28045; B01J20/28078; B01J20/2808; B01J20/28083; B01J20/28085; B01J20/28088; B01J20/28092; B01J20/281; B01J20/282; B01J20/283; B01J20/284; B01J20/30; B01J20/305; B01J20/3057; B01J37/00; B01J37/02; B01J37/03; B01J37/036; C; C04; C04B; C04B38/00; C04B38/0045; C04B38/0051; B01J2220/00; B01J2220/50; B01J2220/54; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/0081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A reticulated ceramic product comprising a porous ceramic particle having a total pore volume, wherein the total pore volume comprises (a) mesopore volume at a level of from about 5 to about 95 percent of the total pore volume, and (b) optionally, macropore volume at a level of from 0 to about 95 percent of the total pore volume, and (c) optionally, micropore volume at a level of from 0 to about 60 percent of the total pore volume wherein the sum of the mesopore volume, the micropore volume and the macropore volume is 100 percent of the total pore volume.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A reticulated ceramic product comprising a porous ceramic particle having a total pore volume, wherein the total pore volume comprises (a) mesopore volume at a level of from about 5 to about 95 percent of the total pore volume, and (b) optionally, macropore volume at a level of from 0 to about 95 percent of the total pore volume, and (c) optionally, micropore volume at a level of from 0 to about 60 percent of the total pore volume wherein the sum of the mesopore volume, the micropore volume and the macropore volume is 100 percent of the total pore volume.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The reticulated ceramic product of claim 1, wherein the mesopore volume is from about 10 to about 90 percent of the total pore volume.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The reticulated ceramic product of claim 1, wherein the mesopore volume is from about 20 to about 85 percent of the total pore volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The reticulated ceramic product of claim 1, wherein the ceramic product is an oxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, tin, lead, zirconium, ruthenium, tungsten, yttrium, nickel, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, silicon and boron.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The reticulated ceramic product of claim 1, wherein the ceramic product is selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide and ruthenium oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The reticulated ceramic product of claim 1, wherein the ceramic product is a nitride of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, aluminum, silicon and boron.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The reticulated ceramic product of claim 1, wherein the ceramic product is a carbide of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, tungsten, silicon and boron.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The reticulated ceramic product of claim 1, wherein the ceramic product is a boride of a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium and tungsten.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of making reticulated ceramic products comprising: disposing one or more liquid ceramic precursors throughout a portion of a porous solid matrix selected from the group consisting of porous SiO 2 , zeolites and porous polymer particles, forming a gel from the one or more liquid ceramic precursors disposed throughout said portion of the porous solid matrix, forming a ceramic from the gel, and removing a portion of said porous solid matrix.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of making reticulated ceramic products comprising: disposing one or more liquid ceramic precursors throughout a portion of a porous solid matrix selected from the group consisting of porous SiO 2 , zeolites and porous polymer particles, forming a gel from the one or more liquid ceramic precursors disposed throughout said portion of the porous solid matrix, forming a ceramic from the gel, and removing a portion of said porous solid matrix.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the liquid ceramic precursor is selected from the group consisting of alkoxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates and carboxylates of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of titanium, tin, lead, zirconium, ruthenium, tungsten, yttrium, nickel, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, silicon and boron.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the liquid ceramic precursor is selected from the group consisting of acetoacetonates, carbonyls, nitrosyls, and cyclopentadienyls of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of titanium, tin, lead, zirconium, nickel, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, silicon and boron.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the liquid ceramic precursor is selected from the group consisting of tetraethyl orthosilicate, sodium silicate, zirconium tetrapropoxide, aluminum tri(sec-butoxide), ruthenium III 2,4-pentanedionate, and titanium tetrapropoxide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the porous solid matrix is a porous solid inorganic matrix selected from the group consisting of porous SiO 2 and zeolites.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the porous solid matrix is a porous polymer selected from the group consisting of porous ion-exchange resins and adsorbents.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the porous solid matrix contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of metals and metal oxides.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 9, wherein the porous solid matrix contains one or more compounds which can be converted to metals or metal oxides.
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