1. A method of treating an array comprising exposing the array to light, wherein the array receives at least a specified dosage of light in less than about 5 days, wherein the specified dosage is 1 W\xb7Hcm2.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the array receives at least the specified dosage in less than about 2 days.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the array receives the specified dosage in less than about 24 hours.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the array receives the specified dosage in less than about 12 hours.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the light substantially omits light of a wavelength shorter than about 340 nm.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the light is from a light source that includes a narrow band source.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the light is from a light source that includes a broad band source and a filter that attenuates light in the UV range.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the light source further includes a filter that attenuates light in the IR range.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising prior to exposing the array, collecting date on light dosage versus response and using the data to determine the specified dosage.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the exposing the array is performed under conditions which include contacting the array with a gas having at least about 20% relative humidity.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the gas has at least about 50% relative humidity.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein exposing the array is performed under conditions including a temperature in the range from about \u221220\xb0 C. to about 80\xb0 C.
13. A device for exposing an array to light, the device comprising:
a light source, the light source operable to produce light having a spectrum that includes wavelengths in the range from 340 nm to about 700 nm, wherein the light source is adapted to substantially omit light having a wavelength less than about 340 nm;
an array holder configured to hold the array, the array holder disposed to permit the array to receive light from the light source.
14. The device of claim 13, further comprising a housing defining a chamber, the array holder disposed in the chamber, the housing having a gas inlet in fluid communication with the chamber.
15. The device of claim 14, further comprising a means for introducing moisture into a gas, said means in operable relation to the gas inlet.
16. The device of claim 14, further comprising a gas source in fluid communication with the gas inlet.
17. The device of claim 13, further comprising a housing defining a chamber, the array holder disposed in the chamber, the housing having a cooling element operable to cool the chamber (e.g. fan, gas inlet for cool gas, heat sink, cold block, a hollow heat sink plumbed to circulated coolant (e.g. from in water bath)
18. The device of claim 13, further comprising a timer in operable relation to the light source, the timer capable of switching off the light source after a designated time period.
19. The device of claim 13, further comprising a light sensor disposed to receive light from the light source and a light dosage meter in electrical communication with the light sensor.
20. The device of claim 13, wherein the light source includes a filter capable of attenuating light in the UV range but passing light in the 350 to 700 nm range.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for producing a porous body containing polyacrylonitrile as a main component, the method comprising the steps of:
obtaining a polyacrylonitrile solution by heating and dissolving the polyacrylonitrile in a first solvent,
obtaining a product precipitated by cooling the polyacrylonitrile solution, and
obtaining the porous body containing the polyacrylonitrile as a main component by immersing the product in a second solvent to replace the first solvent with the second solvent,
the first solvent containing a poor solvent for the polyacrylonitrile and a good solvent for the polyacrylonitrile.
2. The production method according to claim 1, wherein the second solvent is one or more selected from the group consisting of water, lower alcohols, acetone, and acetonitrile.
3. The production method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first solvent when being 100 vol % has a good solvent content of 10 to 95 vol %.
4. The production method according to claim 1, wherein
the poor solvent is one or more selected from the group consisting of water, acetonitrile, ethylene glycol, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, ethylene glycol, and glycerol, and
the good solvent is one or more selected from the group consisting of dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, and N-methylpyrrolidone.
5. The production method according to claim 1, wherein the polyacrylonitrile solution has a polyacrylonitrile concentration of 40 to 300 mgml.
6. The production method according to claim 1, further comprising, in the step of obtaining the porous body containing the polyacrylonitrile as a main component, a sub-step of drying under reduced pressure the product obtained after the first solvent is replaced by the second solvent.
7. A method for producing a carbonized porous body, comprising the step of calcining a porous body obtained by a production method of claim 1.
8. A porous body comprising polyacrylonitrile as a main component.