APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY:
For foundries and manufacturing
- Ceramic coated filters
- Glass modified filters
ADVANTAGES:
- Results in a stronger filter with improved friability
- Glass modified filters are stronger at room temperature without sacrificing high temperature properties
ABSTRACT:
A team led by Michael Tucker of Berkeley Lab has developed ceramic coatings and glass additives to improve SiC-based filters for molten iron filtration. The Berkeley Lab technology overcomes the problem of low quality output when small filter pieces become entrained into cast metal parts.
For more details including testing results, go here and see the inventors' related publication.
STATUS: Patent pending. Available for licensing or collaborative research.
DEVELOPMENT STAGE: Bench scale prototype.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Berkeley Lab SiC Filter Technology (handout)
SEE THESE OTHER BERKELEY LAB TECHNOLOGIES IN THIS FIELD:
Fast, Low Cost Method for Manufacturing Porous Structures for Fuel Cells, Catalysts, and Filtration, IB-2378
REFERENCE NUMBER: WIB-2866
