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Porous inorganic materials

US4937209A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 23, 1988
Grant dateJun 26, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H17/68
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is provided a porous cellular material comprising a plurality of cavities each defined by a substantially spherical wall formed of a rigid intermeshing matrix of ceramic needles said wall being pierced by at least one aperture to provide access to the cavity, and the or each aperture having a diameter such that the ratio of the diameter of the aperture to the diameter of the cavity into which the aperture opens is in the range of from 0.1:1 to 1:1.

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