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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
John D. Bass, Union City, CA (US);
Robert D. Miller, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Bobby E. Feller, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method may include exposing a porous, carbon-containing material to a fuel source and an oxidizing agent; allowing the porous, carbon-containing material to adsorb at least some of the fuel source; and heating the porous, carbon-containing material to a temperature at which combustion of the adsorbed fuel source occurs, so that the porous, carbon-containing material is homogeneously oxidized throughout its thickness. Another method may include exposing a microporous, carbon-containing material to a fuel and an oxidizing agent, allowing the microporous, carbon-containing material to adsorb at least some of the fuel, and heating the microporous, carbon-containing material to a temperature at which combustion of the fuel occurs, to seal pores of the microporous, carbon-containing material adjacent to its surface.