NATURAL SILICATES WITH FIBROUS STRUCTURE

摘要

The invention relates to natural silicates having a fabrous structure, and being plastically deformable in the presence of humidity. These silicates contain activated carbon which is homogeneously incorporated inside the mass. These new materials which have a micro, meso and macroporous structure, combine the high surface performances of the activated carbon with the textural characteristics of the fibrous silicates. In one application, said new materials can be used to prepare monoliths or perforated structures presenting multiple channels which are parallel to the longitudinal axis and intended to be used as adsorbants in the treatment of high gas volumes, while offering high resistance to abrasion and low charge loss during the passage of the gas to be treated, as well as a high adsorbtion capacity specially for high molecular weight compounds.