Ceramic porous material and method of making same
US5645891A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B2111/00801
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention is a mesoporous ceramic membrane having substantially uniform pore size. Additionally, the invention includes aqueous and non-aqueous processing routes to making the mesoporous ceramic membranes. According to one aspect of the present invention, inserting a substrate into a reaction chamber at pressure results in reaction products collecting on the substrate and forming a membrane thereon. According to another aspect of the present invention, a second aqueous solution that is sufficiently immiscible in the aqueous solution provides an interface between the two solutions whereon the mesoporous membrane is formed. According to a further aspect of the present invention, a porous substrate is placed at the interface between the two solutions permitting formation of a membrane on the surface or within the pores of the porous substrate. According to yet another aspect of the present invention, mesoporous ceramic materials are formed using a non-aqueous solvent and water-sensitive precursors.
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