Module for use as a filter, catalytic converter, or heater, and method for the manufacture thereof
US6863706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/12042
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In order to achieve the object of providing a module having improved mechanical characteristics as well as a wide range of application, it is proposed that the module include at least one layer having open porosity, having an outer side facing a medium flowing into the module and an inner side facing away from the inflowing medium, manufactured from a material that can be sintered, selected from a group including metals, metal oxides, metal compounds, and/or metal alloys.
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