US 7,517,831 B2
Pumice stone with a carbon content, process for its production and its applications
Jean-Pierre Camp, Paris (France); and Serge Bensaid, Rond-Point de Lançon (France)
Assigned to Sem Stone, Paris (France)
Appl. No. 11/569,678
PCT Filed May 27, 2005, PCT No. PCT/FR2005/001313
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Apr. 06, 2007,
PCT Pub. No. WO2005/118483, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 15, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. 04 05786 (FR), filed on May 28, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2007/0267350 A1, Nov. 22, 2007
Int. Cl. C01B 31/08 (2006.01); B01D 15/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 502—416  [210/691; 210/925] 7 Claims
 
1. Pumice stone which has a carbon content of between 5 and 15% by weight, wherein it has a particle size of between 3 and 8 mm and it has a density of less than or equal to 570 kg/m3 and greater than 500 kg/m3.