Patent ID: 9421524
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B01J,B22F,C01B,C01G,C01P,C22C,C23C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hollow porous body, comprising: a plurality of macropores defined by a wall, the macropores having a diameter of from greater than about 0.1 μm, wherein the macropores interconnect, forming a continuous network of pores that spans the body comprising a first continuous void phase, permitting the flow of liquid or gas into and through the body, wherein the wall of the macropores comprise a continuous layer of metal and/or metal oxide, wherein the body is a hollow body such that the hollow porous body further comprises a second continuous void phase separated from the first continuous void phase by a third continuous separating phase, the third continuous separating phase being the wall of the macropores, wherein the first continuous void phase and the third continuous separating phase are bicontinuous with respect to one another, and wherein the first continuous void phase and the second continuous void phase are bicontinuous with respect to one another.