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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Advanced Fuel Research, Inc., East Hartford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Joseph E. Cosgrove, Columbia, CT (US);
Michael A. Serio, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Marek A. Wójtowicz, Manchester, CT (US);
Andrew E. Carlson, Higganum, CT (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/20 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/30 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/20 (2013.01); B01J 20/28045 (2013.01); B01J 20/3078 (2013.01); B01J 2220/4812 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
High purity carbon sorbent monoliths, particularly effective for the removal of trace-contaminants such as ammonia, formaldehyde, and methyl mercaptan from a gas flow, are fabricated by 3D-printing polymer monoliths, pre-oxidizing them in a flow of air at a temperature below the melting point of the polymer precursor, carbonizing them, and subsequently activating them to a weight loss of about 20 percent. The pre-oxidation step effectively prevents polymer-monolith swelling and melting during carbonization.