Patent ID: 8821626

Claim:
A kit comprising a shaped article comprising inorganic fibers and an adhesive composition for adhering inorganic fibers, the adhesive composition comprising: colloidal silica, an inorganic component, in addition to the colloidal silica, comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of SiO 2 , CaO and Al 2 O 3 , and no zeolite, the total amounts of SiO 2 , CaO and Al 2 O 3 relative to each other in the adhesive composition being within the FIG. 1 SiO 2 —Al 2 O 3 —CaO state diagram, but excluding range I defined by points A, 8, 18, 19 and 20 in the FIG. 1 SiO 2 —Al 2 O 3 —CaO state diagram, wherein, by weight percent: Point A: SiO 2 (O %) Al 2 O 3 (100%) CaO (0%) Point 8: SiO 2 (20.8%) Al 2 O 3 (79.2%) CaO (0%) Point 18: SiO 2 (46.3%) Al 2 O 3 (35.8%) CaO (17.9%) Point 19: SiO 2 (31.5%) Al 2 O 3 (53.6%) CaO (14.9%) Point 20: SiO 2 (25.2%) Al 2 O 3 (57.5%) CaO (17.3%).