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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2009
Timothy L. Allen, Midland, MI (US);
Todd R. Bryden, Midland, MI (US);
Kevin E. Howard, Midland, MI (US);
Steven R. Lakso, Sanford, MI (US);
Peter C. Lebaron, Hope, MI (US);
Jamie L. Lovelace, Bay City, MI (US);
Juliana G. Serafin, Charleston, WV (US);
Sten A. Wallin, Midland, MI (US);
Timothy L. Allen, Midland, MI (US);
Todd R. Bryden, Midland, MI (US);
Kevin E. Howard, Midland, MI (US);
Steven R. Lakso, Sanford, MI (US);
Peter C. Lebaron, Hope, MI (US);
Jamie L. Lovelace, Bay City, MI (US);
Juliana G. Serafin, Charleston, WV (US);
Sten A. Wallin, Midland, MI (US);
Dow Technology Investments, LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides porous body precursors and shaped porous bodies. Also included are catalysts and other end-use products based upon the shaped porous bodies and thus the porous body precursors. Finally, processes for making these are provided. The porous body precursors, comprise one or more topography-enhancing additives, i.e., additives that are capable of at least marginally enhancing one or more of surface area, aspect ratio, pore volume, median pore diameter, surface morphology, etc. Downstream products need not necessarily comprise the topography-enhancing additives in order to exhibit the benefits of their inclusion in the porous body precursors.