Method of making an electronically conductive tectosilicate, and such tectosilicate when made according to the method
US4557858A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49115
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides an electronically conductive tectosilicate which has, trapped within and forming part of its framework structure at the molecular or atomic level, colloidal particles of one or more electronically conducted species, which act to render the tectosilicate electronically conductive. The invention further provides a method of making such electronically conductive tectosilicate, wherein, for example, a zeolite is precipitated from the solution which has an electronically conductive species such as colloidal graphite in suspension therein, so that the colloidal particles of the electronically conductive species are trapped within and form part of the framework structure of the precipitate at the atomic or molecular level. The invention also extends to electronically conductive artifacts, such as electrodes for electrochemical cells, which are made from the electronically conductive tectosilicate by compacting the artifact from particles of the tectosilicate.
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