Ceramics porous body and method of preparing the same
US5618765A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D39/2075
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A ceramics porous body having a high porosity as well as high strength is especially suitable for use as a filter for removing foreign matter from a fluid or as a catalytic carrier. The porous body has a porosity of at least 30% and comprises columnar ceramic grains having an aspect ratio of at least 3. In particular, the porous body comprises Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 grains, of which at least 60% are hexagonal columnar beta-Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 grains. The porous body further comprises at least one compound of a rare earth element in an amount of at least 1 vol.% and not more than 20 vol.% of an oxide of the rare earth element, and optionally at least one compound of elements of the groups IIa and IIIb of the periodic table and transition metal elements in an amount of not more than 5 vol.% of an oxide of each element. A compact of mixed powder obtained by adding the compound powder of the rare earth element to silicon nitride powder is heat treated in a nitrogen atmosphere at a temperature of at least 1500.degree. C., to prepare the silicon nitride ceramic porous body.
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