Patent ID: 6855744
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: B82Y,C04B,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An uncarbonized composition of matter produced from ingredients comprising a solvent, a monomer, an anti-foaming agent and a polymeric carbon precursor including a plurality of particles, wherein the composition is substantially free of the monomer, the solvent and the anti-foaming agent and the particles are joined together at their contact points to form a solid monolithic product having a distribution of pores throughout defined by the joining of the particles, wherein the polymeric carbon precursor is selected from group of mesophase pitch, isotropic pitch, solvated pitch, a blend of the aforementioned pitches, phenolics, furans, polyvinyl alcohols, polyacrylonitriles, polyimides, polyaramides polyetheretherketones, polyarylacetylenes, melamines, cyanate-esters, polycyanates, and polyvinylacrylates.