| abstract |
A process for removing organic materials from an article formed from a slurry of glass and/or ceramic particles, resin binder, and a solvent for the resin binder, the process involving including in the slurry a particulate catalyst selected from the group consisting of Cu, Cu₂0, Cu0, Cu₂S0₄, CuCl₂, Cu organometallic compounds, and mixtures thereof, the catalyst promoting a rapid and complete removal from the shaped article, when heated, of the organic materials of the slurry. |