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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Eyhorn, Altusried, DE;
Assignee:
Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/000 ; B01D 5/334 ; E04B 1/74 ; C03C 3/076 ; C04B 3/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/000 ; B01D 5/334 ; E04B 1/74 ; C03C 3/076 ; C04B 3/500 ;
Abstract
An immobilizing structure for use in immobilizing a ceramic monolith in a catalytic converter employs a molding which comprises finely divided metal oxide and fibers which do not represent a health risk, has a density of 100-240 kg/m , and has a compression to at least 96% of its original thickness at a pressure of 1 bar applied for a period of 5 minutes, and exhibits a recovery of this compression to more than 70% of its initial value within about one minute after removal of the pressure.