Additively manufactured ceramic catalyst support
AssigneeBlasch Precision Ceramics, Inc.
InventorsKeith Joseph DeCarlo, Rehan Afzal, Pierre Francois Pinard, Liam Gabriel Saccucci-Bryan
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Abstract
A printed ceramic catalyst support for a catalytic membrane and method of forming the same. The support includes a plurality of printed ceramic layers, wherein each printed ceramic layer includes a hexagonal grid having a plurality of hexagonal openings, and wherein adjacent printed ceramic layers are offset from each other such that the hexagonal openings of adjacent printed ceramic layers are misaligned; and a plurality of printed ceramic posts that connect adjacent printed ceramic layers.
Claims29
A catalyst support, comprising:
- a plurality of printed ceramic layers, wherein each printed ceramic layer includes a grid having a plurality of geometric openings along an x-y plane, and wherein adjacent printed ceramic layers are separated from each other along a z-axis;
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- a plurality of printed ceramic posts that connect adjacent printed ceramic layers.
An additive manufacturing (AM) method for producing a catalyst support, comprising:
- printing a first ceramic layer having a defined grid with a plurality of geometric openings along an x-y plane;
- printing a plurality of ceramic posts having first ends that connect to and extend along a z-axis from the first ceramic layer;
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- printing a second ceramic layer having the defined grid that connect to second ends of the ceramic posts.
An additive manufacturing (AM) method for producing a catalyst support, comprising:
- printing a first plurality of ceramic substructures, each having a surface adapted for receiving a catalytic membrane and a plurality of openings, wherein each ceramic substructure is printed with a mechanical joint;
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- combining the first plurality of ceramic substructures using the mechanical joint of each substructure.
A ceramic catalyst support, comprising:
- a first plurality of ceramic substructures, each having a surface adapted for receiving a catalytic membrane and a plurality of openings, wherein each ceramic substructure is printed with a mechanical joint;
- wherein the first plurality of ceramic substructures are combined with the mechanical joints of each ceramic substructure.
An additive manufacturing (AM) method for producing a catalyst support, comprising:
- printing a first plurality of ceramic substructures, each having a surface adapted for receiving a catalytic membrane and a plurality of openings;
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- combining the first plurality of ceramic substructures using a mortar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.