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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2014
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Douglas Munroe Beall, Painted Post, NY (US);
David Jack Bronfenbrenner, Painted Post, NY (US);
Margaret Kathleen Faber, Corning, NY (US);
Sriram Rangarajan Iyer, Painted Post, NY (US);
Patrick David Tepesch, Corning, NY (US);
Douglas Richard Wing, Corning, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for firing a green honeycomb ceramic body in a kiln may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body in four stages. The first stage may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from room temperature to a first temperature that at a first heating rate that is greater than or equal to about 75° C./hr. The second stage may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from the first temperature to a second temperature at a second heating rate that is less than or equal to the first heating rate. The third stage may include heating the green honeycomb ceramic body from the second temperature to a hold temperature at a third heating rate that is less than or equal to the first heating rate. The fourth stage may include holding the green honeycomb ceramic body at the hold temperature to remove residual carbon.