摘要 |
<p>Ceramic fibers having a coating of activated carbon thereon are disclosed. A process involving coating the ceramic fibers with a carbon source, carbonizing the fibers, and then activating the carbon makes the fibers. The preferred carbon source is asphalt in the form of an aqueous emulsion or a solution. The activated, carbon coated ceramic fibers have excellent filtering properties especially at high temperatures. They perform as well as carbon fibers and have the advantage of lower cost and fewer production difficulties. Conventional carbon fibers are expensive and difficult to produce.</p> |