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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry L Hench, Gainesville, FL (US);
Shi-Ho Wang, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501 12 ; 25231501 ; 2523156 ; 264 42 ;
Abstract
Sol-gel monoliths containing SiO.sub.2 and optionally B.sub.2 O.sub.3, Na.sub.2 O, Li.sub.2 O, TiO.sub.2, Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and mixtures thereof, and a transition metal having an atomic number from 21-28 made by mixing water, a SiO.sub.2 precursor, a non-precipitating salt of a transition metal and mellitic acid to form a sol, gelling the sol, aging the gelled sol, drying the aged gelled sol and densifying by heating to from about 500.degree. C. to about 1350.degree. C.