Abstract: There is provided macrostructures of porous inorganic material which can have controlled size, shape, and/or porosity and a process for preparing the macrostructures. The macrostructures comprise a three-dimension network of particles of porous inorganic materials. The process for preparing the macrostructures involves forming an admixture containing a porous organic ion exchanger and a synthesis mixture capable of forming the porous inorganic material and then converting the synthesis mixture to the porous inorganic material. After formation of the composite material, the porous organic ion exchanger can be removed from the composite material to obtain the macrostructures.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 13, 2005
Date of Patent:
August 22, 2006
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventors:
Per Johan Sterte, Lubomira Borislavova Tosheva, Valentin Panov Valtchev, Svetlana Ivanova Mintova