Patent ID: 7858552

Claim:
A process for adhering a catalyst selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, zinc sulfide, strontium titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, tungsten (VI) oxide, cadmium sulfide, iron (III) oxide, tin (IV) oxide, aluminum oxide and mixtures of two or more of such catalysts to a polymeric support material, wherein the process comprises the following steps: A. forming a dispersion of the catalyst in an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of acetone, toluene, carbon tetrachloride, 3-pentanone, cyclohexanone, chlorobenzene, o-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene, tetrachloroethane, dichloromethane, methyl ethyl ketone, benzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, 2-propanol dimethyl ketone, acetonitrile, dimethyl formamide, phenol, methanol, tetrahydrofuran and mixtures of two or more of such organic solvents; B. applying the dispersion to an acrylic polymer support material; and C. evaporating the organic solvent, wherein the surface of an acrylic polymer support material is softened by the organic solvent, which permits the catalyst to adhere to the softened surface of the polymeric support material.