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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2018
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, Llc, Kansas City, MO (US);
George Bohnert, Harrisonville, MO (US);
Jamie Messman, Kansas City, MO (US);
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, Kansas City, MO (US);
Abstract
An improved superhydrophobic coating and a process of making it is provided herein. More particularly, a robust superhydrophobic coating is produced by using carbon dioxide to enhance the integration of a binder material into the superhydrophobic coating. The carbon dioxide may be used to infiltrate and fill the interstitial voids of a superhydrophobic material, such as diatomaceous earth. Consequently, occupying these voids in the superhydrophobic material effectively blocks other components (e.g., binders) from entering the voids. As a result, the coating formulations of the present invention are more robust and may strongly adhere to the substrates to which they are applied.