Treated porous material
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsXue Chen, Stephen W. King
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Abstract
A treated cellulosic material comprising a cellulosic material having a porous structure defining a plurality of pores, at least a portion of the pores containing a treating agent comprising a thermoset comprising a cured epoxy resin. The present disclosure further describes a method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising (a) providing a cellulosic material; and (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with an aqueous dispersion, the aqueous dispersion comprising an epoxy resin and an emulsifying agent.
Claims6
A method for preparing a treated cellulosic material comprising:
- (a) providing a cellulosic material;
- (b) a first treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with an aqueous dispersion, the aqueous dispersion comprising an epoxy resin and an emulsifying agent;
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- (c) a second treatment protocol comprising impregnating the cellulosic material with a modifying agent, the modifying agent comprising a curing agent and/or a catalyst suitable for curing the epoxy resin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.