Patent ID: 6013313
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: B01J,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of making a thermally-decomposable matrix containing at least one inorganic component uniformly and homogeneously distributed throughout the matrix comprising combining an amount of at least one organic matrix-forming reagent selected from the group consisting of those organic reagents in which the sum of the number of hydroxy and carboxy groups contained therein is at least two, an amount of said at least one inorganic component and a solvent that is capable of suspending the inorganic component and the organic matrix-forming reagent; mixing, thereby forming a uniform suspension; and thereafter, removing the solvent by means that avoids causing precipitation or agglomeration of the at least one inorganic component, thereby forming a matrix comprising organic molecules cross-linked by hydrogen bonding, ionic bonding, or electrostatic or dipole interactions so that relative movement among such molecules is impeded.