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(57) Summary: Silicon carbide foam for use as a catalyst medium, having a high specific surface area of at least 5 m 2 / g and improved mechanical properties, including a compressive strength of more than 0.2 MPa; An organic foam is impregnated by suspending silicon in a resin to which an agent is added, imperfectly reticulates the resin, carbonizes the organic foam and the resin, and vaporizes silicon. |