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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Joseph William Frisk, St. Paul, MN (US);
Wayne Meredith Boand, St. Paul, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method is provided for making a hydrophilic carbon fiber construction comprising the steps of: a) immersing a carbon fiber construction in an aqueous dispersion of one or more metal oxides, comprising: i) 1-15% by weight metal oxide; ii) 0.01%-5% by weight dispersant; and b) subsequently heating the carbon fiber construction sufficiently to remove substantially all of the dispersant. Typically the entire method can be completed in less than 20 minutes. In addition, a hydrophilic carbon fiber construction made according to the method of the present invention is provided, typically having a loading of metal oxide equivalent to 20-50 mg metal per gram of carbon.