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Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process of making June invention type 06/11

20110160038 - Carbon material for electric double layer capacitor and process for producing the carbon material: The present invention provides a process for producing an activated carbon having a small average particle diameter, a uniform particle size and a relatively large specific surface area suitable for an electric double layer capacitor electrode, in an easy and cost effective manner. The process comprises calcining an easily graphitizable... Agent: Jx Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

20110160037 - Carbon nanofiber-metal composite and method for preparing the same: The present invention provides a carbon nanofiber-metal composite, which is formed by continuously coating a carbon nanofiber including a plurality of laminated truncated, conic graphenes with a metal. The carbon nanofiber-metal composite according to the present invention can have improved magnetic permeability and conductivity, and thus can be useful as... Agent: Cheil Industries Inc.

20110160039 - Method for manufacturing zeolite membrane, and zeolite membrane: There is provided a zeolite membrane which is thinner than a conventional membrane and which has improved permeability and a method for manufacturing the zeolite membrane. The method includes a surface layer forming step for forming a surface layer by attaching a low polar polymer on a first surface of... Agent: Nagaoka University Of Technology

20110160040 - Method for removing calcium material from substrates: This invention is directed to a method for removing calcium material from a substrate or catalytic converter. In particular, this invention is directed to a method for removing calcium material, particularly in the form of calcium-containing fly ash, from a substrate using a partially protonated or non-protonated polycarboxylic acid treatment... Agent: Coalogix Tech Inc.

20110160041 - Process for homo - or copolymerization of conjugated olefins: wherein MI and MII are metals; T is nitrogen or phosphorus; P is a carbon, nitrogen or phosphorus atom; groups R1, R2 and R3 may be linked to each other; Y is a divalent bridging group; X, X1, and X2 are anionic ligand groups with certain exceptions; D is a... Agent: Styron Europe Gmbh

20110160042 - Method for constructing fractal network structure in hydrogen storage material: The present invention provides a method for constructing a fractal network structure in hydrogen storage material to improve the hydrogen uptake at room temperature, the method including the following steps: providing a hydrogen storage material comprising a source and a receptor of hydrogen atoms, wherein the source is disposed above... Agent: Institute Of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan

20110160043 - Process for the preparation of catalytic support and supported bimetallic catalysts for production of homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene with alpha-olefins, of high and ultra high molecular weight and with broad molecular weight distribution in slurr: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of catalytic support and the supported bimetallic catalysts, used in the production of ethylene homopolymers and ethylene copolymers with α-olefins, of high and ultra high molecular weight with broad molecular weight distribution, in gas or liquid phase polymerization processes, the... Agent: Braskem S.a.

20110160044 - Catalysts for producing a crude product: Methods and systems for contacting of a crude feed with one or more catalysts to produce a total product that includes a crude product are described. The crude product is a liquid mixture at 25° C. and 0.101 MPa. The crude product has an MCR content of at most 90%... Agent:

20110160045 - Iron complex, manufacturing method thereof and supported iron oxide catalyst constructed thereby: A manufacturing method of an iron complex is mixing ferric chloride and at least one chelating agent with a solvent, wherein Fe3+ ions of ferric chloride is reacted with the at least one chelating agent to form an iron complex Fe[R1]a[R2]b[H2O]c3+ or Fe[R1]a[H2O]c3+, wherein the at least one chelating agent... Agent:

20110160046 - Carbon nanotubes with nano-sized particles adhered thereto and method of preparing same: A carbon nanotube film is disclosed which includes a plurality of macroscopically aligned carbon nanotubes, and a plurality of nanoparticles which are adhered to the surfaces of the carbon nanotubes. A method for constructing a carbon nanotube film is also disclosed. This method includes multiple steps. First, a plurality of... Agent:

20110160047 - Rutile-type titanium dioxide photocatalyst: “It has been demanded to produce titanium dioxide having an excellent photocatalytic activity and an excellent super-hydrophilic property by a simple procedure suitable for the production on an industrial scale. Rutile-type titanium dioxide having an excellent photocatalytic activity can be produced by carrying out the anodic oxidization of the surface... Agent:

20110160048 - Coating method for structured catalysts: The invention relates to a method for applying a layer comprising a carrier material to a highly porous support, said method comprising the following steps: (a) applying a mixture comprising a liquid and a carrier material to a highly porous support having a size of at least 1 mm and... Agent:

20110160049 - Exhaust gas purifying catalyst and method for manufacturing the same: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst includes: rhodium; a zirconium-containing oxide which supports rhodium, and comprises: at least one element selected from the group consisting of calcium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium and yttrium; and zirconium; and a NOx absorbing material comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of magnesium, barium,... Agent: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

20110160050 - Metal oxide sols: A sol includes metal oxide nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous liquid, and further includes stabiliser ions. The metal oxide particles include one or more metals selected from a first group consisting of cerium, zirconium, iron, manganese and titanium, and one or more metals selected from a second group consisting of... Agent: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company

20110160051 - Hydrogen storage material and method for producing the same: A crystalline Al phase and a crystalline TiH2 phase each having a maximum length of 200 nm or less are dispersed in an amorphous phase containing an Al—Mg alloy to obtain a hydrogen storage material capable of reversibly storing and releasing hydrogen.... Agent:

20110152062 - Drying device for producing small quantities of controlled particle size catalysts which are appropriate for use in fluidized bed operations such as fluid catalytic cracking: Catalysts for experimentation are produced having a controlled matrix pore structure. The manufacturing process utilizes tape casting in the drying procedure in which a catalyst slurry is cast on a substrate and dried at a temperature of between about 50° C. to 200° C. for a period of time of... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20110152063 - Process for preparing a catalyst substrate: The invention comprises a process for manufacturing a catalyst substrate which is a shaped porous structure, said process comprising the steps of providing non-woven fibers with an average length in the range of 4-50 mm, an average diameter in the range of 5-300 microns, and a length over diameter ratio... Agent:

20110152064 - Processing of high surface area oxides: A method for coating a support with a catalyst powder is provided. The method includes preparing a slurry by mixing a catalyst precursor, substrate precursor, a templating agent and a surfactant, spray drying the slurry into a powder and calcing the powder to produce a treated powder. Another slurry is... Agent: General Electric Company

20110152065 - Method for producing an oil binding agent: A method for producing an oil binding agent, using highly porous natural siliceous material and organic-containing remaining material, wherein the highly porous natural siliceous material having an initial grain size of between 4 and 10 mm is mixed with the organic-containing remaining material and the mixture is calcined at a... Agent:

20110152066 - Layered composition and processes for preparing and using the composition: A layered composition which can be used in various processes has been developed. The composition comprises an inner core such as a cordierite core and an outer layer comprising a refractory inorganic oxide, a fibrous component and an inorganic binder. The refractory inorganic oxide layer can be alumina, zirconia, titania,... Agent: Celanese International Corporation

20110152067 - Self-limiting catalyst system with controlled aluminum to sca ratio and method: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of propylene is provided. The catalyst composition includes one or more Ziegler-Natta procatalyst compositions having one or more transition metal compounds and one or more esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acid internal electron donors, one or more aluminum containing cocatalysts and a selectivity control agent... Agent:

20110152068 - Processing of high surface area oxides: A method for coating a support with a catalyst powder is provided. The method includes preparing a slurry by mixing a catalyst precursor, substrate precusor, a templating agent and a surfactant, spray drying the slurry into a powder and calcing the powder to produce a treated powder. Another slurry is... Agent: General Electric Company

20110152069 - Process for making a catalyst suitable for direct coal liquefaction and the catalyst thereof: A method to obtain a catalyst of transition metals supported on a carbonaceous material, via impregnation, with a solution of metal-thiourea complex, obtained from precursor salts. The formation of the sulfur on the surface of the support occurs through the thermal decomposition of the complex. The obtained catalysts are applicable... Agent:

20110152070 - Gold carbon monoxide oxidation catalysts with etched substrate: Applicant discloses multifunctional, highly active oxidation catalysts and methods of making such catalysts. Such methods include providing nanoparticles comprising titanium-oxo and zinc-oxo compositions, such as crystalline anatase titania nanoparticles with zinc-oxo domains on their surfaces, and etching the nanoparticles. The method also includes depositing catalytically active gold onto the nanoparticles,... Agent:

20110152071 - Vandium traps for catalytic cracking processes and preparation thereof: The invention relates to chemical compositions that can be used for hydrocarbon catalytic cracking processes with vanadium as a contaminant, including an active phase formed by different pyrophosphates M2P2O7 (M=Ba or Ca) supported on a mixture of magnesium and aluminium oxide, preferably magnesium aluminate in the spinel phase. The composition... Agent:

20110152072 - Core-shell structure, process for its production, and exhaust gas purification catalyst comprising core-shell structure: There is provided a core-shell structure characterized by comprising a core section composed mainly of a first metal oxide and a shell section composed mainly of a second metal oxide different from the first metal oxide, wherein the thickness of the shell section is no greater than 20 nm.... Agent: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

20110152073 - Epoxidation process and microstructure: A method for the start-up of a process for the epoxidation of ethylene comprising: initiating an epoxidation reaction by reacting a feed gas composition containing ethylene, and oxygen, in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst at a temperature of about 180° C. to about 210° C.; adding to the feed... Agent: Scientific Design Company, Inc.

20110152074 - Filtration media comprising granules of binder-agglomerated active component: Granules comprise binder-agglomerated active particles for liquid treatment or filtration. Each granule has a center core of a material that itself has binding properties without the addition of other binders or sprays or adhesives, or, alternatively, each granule comprises a matrix of active materials stuck together with the binder. The... Agent: Omnipure Filter Company, Inc.

20110152075 - Alumina titanate porous structure: said material satisfying the following composition, in mol % on the basis of just the oxides Al2O3, TiO2, MgO and ZrO2: 90<2a+3m<110; 100+a<3t<210−a; and a+t+m+zr=100, in which: a is the molar content of Al2O3; t is the molar content of TiO2; m is the molar content of MgO; and zr... Agent: Saint-gobain Centre De Rech. Et D'etudes European

20110143913 - Catalyst assembly and method of making the same: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a catalyst assembly. In one embodiment, the catalyst assembly includes a two-dimension (2-D) extensive catalyst including one or more precious catalytic metals and having a catalyst crystal plane; and a substrate supporting the 2-D extensive catalyst, the substrate including... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20110143914 - Photocatalyst-coated body, coating composition for the same, and process for producing photocatalyst-coated body: A photocatalyst-coated body includes a substrate with an organic material as a surface thereof, a photocatalyst layer with interstices between the particles in the layer and an intermediate layer provided between the substrate and the photocatalyst layer. The photocatalyst layer includes photocatalyst particles in a range of 1 part≦x<20 parts... Agent: Toto Ltd.

20110143916 - Catalyst production method and system: A method of producing a catalyst comprising: mixing catalytic particles and a solvent, thereby forming a mixture; performing a size distribution analysis on the mixture to determine a size distribution profile; repeating the mixing of the catalytic particles and the solvent in the mixture if the size distribution profile is... Agent: Sdcmaterials, Inc.

20110143915 - Pinning and affixing nano-active material: A nanoparticle comprises a nano-active material and a nano-support. In some embodiments, the nano-active material is platinum and the nano-support is alumina. Pinning and affixing the nano-active material to the nano-support is achieved by using a high temperature condensation technology. In some embodiments, the high temperature condensation technology is plasma.... Agent: Sdcmaterials, Inc.

20110143917 - Process for regenerating a catalyst: A process for regenerating one or more deactivated cobalt comprising Fischer-Tropsch catalyst particle(s), comprising the steps of: (i) oxidising the catalyst particle(s) at a temperature between 20 and 400° C.; (ii) treating the catalyst particle(s) for more than 5 minutes with a solvent, which solvent comprises an amine, (iii) drying... Agent:

20110143918 - Alkylation catalysts with low olefin skeletal isomerization activity: A catalyst is presented for use in the production of linear alkylbenzenes. The catalyst includes two zeolites combined to improve the quality of the linear alkylbenzenes. The catalyst includes a first zeolite that is UZM-8 and a second zeolite that is a low silica to alumina ratio zeolite. The second... Agent: Uop LLC

20110143919 - Ocp catalyst with improved steam tolerance: A catalyst is present for use in an olefin cracking process. The catalyst is a zeolite that has been loaded with an alkaline earth metal. The alkaline earth metal loaded catalyst has an increased steaming tolerance and increases the useful life of the catalyst during the cracking process and the... Agent: Uop LLC

20110143920 - Rare earth exchanged catalyst for use in detergent alkylation: A catalyst is disclosed for use in the alkylation of benzene with a substantially linear olefin. The catalyst allows for cation exchange with a rare earth element to increase the alkylation of benzene, while reducing the amount of isomerization of the alkyl group. This is important for increasing the quality... Agent: Uop LLC

20110143921 - Engine exhaust catalysts containing copper-ceria: An emission control catalyst includes copper-ceria to boost low temperature CO oxidation performance, generate exothermic heat during the process, and reduce HC and NOx emissions. As a result, system performance is boosted at equal catalyst cost or maintained at a reduced catalyst cost. In one embodiment, an engine exhaust catalyst... Agent:

20110143922 - Composition with catalyst particles: A composition with catalyst particles for making a circuit pattern is provided. The composition includes an insulation material and a plurality of catalyst particles. The catalyst particles are distributed in the insulation material and not made of metal. When the composition is bathed in a chemical plating solution, a redox... Agent:

20110143924 - Photocatalyst coating composition: To aim to provide a photocatalyst coating composition having a predefined photocatalytic function, which is to be formed as a coating film after being applied to a substrate and dried. The photocatalyst coating composition can improve adhesion property and abrasion resistance of the coating film. There is also provided a... Agent:

20110143923 - Titanium dioxide composition comprising titanium dioxide nanoparticles, and preparation and use thereof: The present invention relates to a titanium dioxide composition which comprises titanium dioxide nanoparticles, its preparation and use.... Agent: Basf Se

20110143925 - Catalysts and methods for catalytic oxidation: Catalytic systems and methods for oxidizing materials in the presence of metal catalysts (preferably manganese-containing catalysts) complexed with selected macropolycyclic rigid ligands, preferably cross-bridged macropolycyclic ligands. Included are using these metal catalysts in such processes as: synthetic organic oxidation reactions such as oxidation of organic functional groups, hydrocarbons, and heteroatoms,... Agent:

20110143926 - Method of forming a catalyst with inhibited mobility of nano-active material: A method of forming a catalyst, comprising: providing a plurality of support particles and a plurality of mobility-inhibiting particles, wherein each support particle in the plurality of support particles is bonded with its own catalytic particle; and bonding the plurality of mobility-inhibiting particles to the plurality of support particles, wherein... Agent: Sdcmaterials, Inc.

20110143927 - Titania-containing extrudate: An extrudate comprising titania, a carboxyalkyl cellulose, and a hydroxyalkyl cellulose is disclosed. The extrudates have a smooth outer surface when they exit the extruder. The extrusion processibility is improved.... Agent:

20110143928 - Catalytic filter or substrate containing silicon carbide and aluminum titanate: The invention relates to a structure of the honeycomb type, made of a porous ceramic material, said structure being characterized in that the porous ceramic material of which it is composed comprises at least partly 45 to 90% by weight of silicon carbide SiC, preferably in the alpha form, and... Agent: Saint-gobain Centre De Recherches Et D'etudes Euro

20110143929 - Photocatalyst and reducing catalyst using the same: To provide a photocatalyst having high selectivity and carrying out a reductive reaction with light having a longer wavelength. A photocatalyst has a structure in which a semiconductor and a substrate are joined, in which the substrate causes a catalytic reaction by transfer to the substrate of excited electrons, which... Agent: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho

20110143930 - Tunable size of nano-active material on nano-support: A method of tuning the size of an nano-active material on a nano-carrier material comprising: providing a starting portion of a carrier material and a starting portion of an active material in a first ratio; adjusting the first ratio, forming a second ratio, thereby tuning the ratio of active material... Agent: Sdcmaterials, Inc.

20110143931 - Methods for making catalysts for methacrolein oxidation: Methods for preparing catalystis for exidation of unsaturated and/or saturated aldehydes to unsaturated acids is disclosed where the catalyst includes at least molybenum (Mo), phosphorus (P), vanadium (V), bismuth (Bi), where the bismuth component was dissolved in an organic acid solution prior to adding the bismuth containing solution to a... Agent: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation

20110143932 - Method for producing vanadium traps by means of impregnation and resulting vanadium trap: The invention relates to a method for preparing a chemical composition obtained by co-impregnating water-soluble salts Ba/Mg and phosphoric acid H3PO4 on boehmite alumina which has been calcined in the presence of water vapour. Said chemical composition is used as an additive in the catalytic cracking process in order to... Agent: Ecopetrol S.a.

20110143933 - Advanced catalysts for automotive applications: Embodiments of present inventions are directed to an advanced catalyst. The advanced catalyst includes a honeycomb structure with an at least one nano-particle on the honeycomb structure. The advanced catalyst used in diesel engines is a two-way catalyst. The advanced catalyst used in gas engines is a three-way catalyst. In... Agent: Sdcmaterials, Inc.

20110143934 - Stabilized platinum catalyst: A stabilized platinum nanoparticle has a core portion surrounded by a plurality of outer surfaces. The outer surfaces include terrace regions formed of platinum atoms, and edge and corner regions formed of atoms from a second metal. The stabilized nanoparticle may be formed by combining a platinum nanoparticle with a... Agent: Utc Power Corporation

20110136655 - Process and system for the transfer of a metal catalyst component from one particle to another: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for facilitating a transfer of a metal catalyst component from at least one donor particle to at least one recipient particle in a catalytic naphtha reforming unit. The process can include transferring an effective amount of the metal catalyst component from the at... Agent: Uop LLC

20110136656 - Deodorizing catalyst, deodorizing method using the same, and method for regenerating the catalyst: The deodorizing catalyst is characterized by containing manganese oxide and a Mn—Fe complex oxide at a weight ratio in the range of 98:2 to 60:40. A honeycomb catalyst having the catalyst carried thereon is also disclosed. The deodorizing method is characterized by treating a gas containing odor components with the... Agent:

20110136657 - Highly heat-resistant beta-type zeolite and scr catalyst employing the same: A subject for the invention is to provide a highly heat-resistant SCR catalyst which has an NOx reduction percentage of 40% or higher at 200° C. after a hydrothermal durability treatment. The invention relates to use of β-type zeolite which has an SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio of 20 or higher but... Agent: Tosoh Corporation

20110136658 - The catalyst used in the reaction of brominating oxidation of methane and the catalyst used in the farther reaction of producing higher hydrocarbon: A catalyst used in the reaction of oxidative bromination of methane is provided. The catalyst is prepared by the following procedures: mixing at least one of the precursors selected from the compounds of Rh, Ru, Cu, Zn, Ag, Ce, V, W, Cd, Mo, Mn, Cr and La which can dissolve... Agent:

20110136659 - Porous body precursors, shaped porous bodies, processes for making them, and end-use products based upon the same: 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... Agent:

20110136660 - Photocatalyst-coated body: A photocatalyst-coated body which exhibits ability to decompose harmful gases while preventing deterioration of the substrate for a long time period is provided. The photocatalyst-coated body comprises a substrate, an intermediate layer provided on the substrate and a photocatalyst layer provided on the intermediate layer. The photocatalyst layer comprises photocatalyst... Agent: Toto Ltd.

20110136661 - Non-hygroscopic stabilized catalyst for the in-situ generation of sulfate free radicals: This invention relates to methods for producing, and the resulting compositions comprising non-hygroscopic stabilized catalyst for use with peroxysulfates for the in-situ generation of sulfate free radicals in recreational water.... Agent:

20110136662 - Catalytic seeding control method: A catalytic seeding control method is disclosed. A catalytic metal film is deposited on a substrate with a nonwettable inclined surface. The catalytic metal film is then melted to form metal droplets. The metal droplets roll along the nonwettable inclined surface and aggregate to form a singular catalytic seed on... Agent:

20110136663 - Method and apparatus for sorbent production, primarily for removing arsenic from drinking water: The object of the invention is method and apparatus for sorbent production. The method comprises the steps of saturating a moisture-absorbent, wettable organic support material with the aqueous solution of a water-soluble ferric salt, then filtering it and drying it to constant weight; saturating the support material with a stoichiometric... Agent: Hm Elektronikai, Logisztikai Es Vagyonkezelo Zrt.

20110130269 - Electrochemical catalysts: A composition useful in electrodes provides higher power capability through the use of nanoparticle catalysts present in the composition. Nanoparticles of transition metals are preferred such as manganese, nickel, cobalt, iron, palladium, ruthenium, gold, silver, and lead, as well as alloys thereof, and respective oxides. These nanoparticle catalysts can substantially... Agent: Quantumsphere, Inc.

20110130270 - Method for preparing fuel cell electrode catalyst and solid polymer fuel cell: According to the present invention, the catalyst performance of a chelate catalyst comprising a complex of a macrocyclic compound such as a porphyrin derivative is improved. Also, the following method is provided: a method for preparing a fuel cell electrode catalyst comprising a nitrogen-containing metal complex in which a metallic... Agent:

20110130271 - Ziegler-natta catalyst compositions for producing polyethylenes with a high molecular weight tail and methods of making the same: Methods of preparing a polymerization catalyst component is provided, in which a magnesium component, a Lewis acid solubilizing component, a titanium compound, optionally a transition metal compound different than the titanium compound, and typically an inert filler are combined in a slurrying agent and spray-dried to produce a catalyst precursor... Agent: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology LLC

20110130272 - Titanate photocatalyst: The invention relates to a titanate photocatalyst of formula (I): HmAx-mTiyOzDn (I) wherein: A is a cation selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium; D is a dopant selected from the group consisting of boron, carbon, nitrogen, fluorine, sulphur, phosphorus and iodine; x is... Agent:

20110130273 - Modified zinc oxide particles: Process for the preparation of modified ZnO particles in which a zinc salt and a base are mixed in a polar solvent and, if appropriate after the precipitation of a precipitation product, the polar solvent is removed and a residue is obtained, where the residue is taken up in a... Agent: Basf Se

20110130274 - Method for preparing radioactive-substance adsorbent depositing on a carriable structure: A method for preparing radioactive-substance adsorbent depositing on a carriable structure is revealed. The method uses a supercritical fluid to mix a first solution with a carrier. The first solution includes an extractant dissolved in a first solvent. By low surface tension and high permeability of the supercritical fluid, the... Agent:

20110130275 - Fluid-absorbent articles: The present invention relates to a process for producing fluid-absorbent cores, comprising mixing a fibrous material and fluid-absorbent polymer particles having low moisture content and low apparent density and pressing the obtained mixture under specific conditions.... Agent:

20110130276 - Reticular cordierite composition, article and manufacture thereof: A porous ceramic material is disclosed having a principal cordierite phase, the porous ceramic material exhibiting a normalized strength greater than 20 MPa. The cordierite phase has a reticular microstructure. A method for forming a porous ceramic body having a predominant phase of cordierite is provided which includes forming a... Agent:

20110130277 - Beta-spodumene-cordierite composition, article, and method: Porous spodumene-cordierite honeycomb bodies of high strength but low volumetric density, useful for the manufacture of close-coupled engine exhaust converters, gasoline engine particulate exhaust filters, and NOx integrated engine exhaust filters, are provided through the reactive sintering of batches comprising sources of magnesia, alumina and silica together with a lithia... Agent:

20110130278 - High porosity beta-spodumene-mullite composite substrate, article, and method: A porous ceramic body including a major phase of beta-spodumene and a minor phase of mullite, the aggregate composition of a batch in weight percents of LiAlSi2O6, SiO2, and Al6Si2O13 are as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for making a porous ceramic article is and includes: mixing inorganic... Agent: