Patent ID: 6139814
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: C01B,C01G,C01P

Abstract:
A method for making thermally stable, high-surface-area, metal oxide materials, the steps of the method comprising:absorbing a liquid solution of metal oxide precursors which are selected from the group consisting of water soluble salts of a metal and which are capable of being converted to the metal oxide upon heating, onto a crystalline or microcrystalline, porous structured organic templating material capable of being combusted at elevated temperatures and being cellulose materials having an average pore volume in the mesoporous range selected from the group consisting of filter paper, chromatography paper and microcrystalline cellulose powder;heating said organic templating material containing said absorbed liquid solution to vaporize the liquid, convert said metal oxide precursors to metal oxides, and combust said organic templating material.