Porous, metal-containing carbonaceous material
AssigneeSomar Corporation
InventorMasao Tachibana
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Abstract
A porous, metal-containing carbonaceous material is disclosed which comprises a porous, carbonaceous body, and fine particles of a metal having an average particle size of 1 .mu.m or less and dispersed in the carbonaceous body. The carbonaceous material may be obtained by a method including the steps of: (a) providing finely divided particles of a metal oxide having an average particle size of 1 .mu.m or less; (b) mixing the particles with an organic substance to obtain a mixture; and (c) carbonizing the mixture in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to convert the organic substance into a porous carbonaceous body and to convert the metal oxide particles into elemental metal particles dispersed in the carbonaceous body.
Claims12
A method of producing a porous, metal-containing carbonaceous material, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing finely divided particles of a metal oxide having an average particle size of 1 .mu.m or less;
- (b) coating said particles with an anionic surfactant;
- (c) mixing said coated particles with an organic substance to obtain a mixture;
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- (d) carbonizing said mixture in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to convert said organic substance into a porous carbonaceous body and to convert said metal oxide particles into elemental metal particles dispersed in said carbonaceous body.
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