Method To Stabilize Base Metal Catalysts By Overcoating Via Atomic Layer Deposition And Resulting Product (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation)

Method To Stabilize Base Metal Catalysts By Overcoating Via Atomic Layer Deposition And Resulting Product (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation)
United States Patent Application 20160361708
Dumesic; James A. ;   et al.   December 15, 2016
Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Abstract
A method for stabilizing a metal or metal-containing particle supported on a surface is described, along with the resulting composition of matter. The method includes the steps of depositing upon the surface a protective thin film of a material of sufficient thickness to overcoat the metal or metal-containing particle and the surface, thereby yielding an armored surface; and then calcining the armored surface for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form channels in the protective thin film, wherein the channels so formed expose a portion of the metal- or metal-containing particle to the surrounding environment. Also described is a method of performing a heterogeneous catalytic reaction using the stabilized, supported catalyst.
Free Full Text Source:  http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=496&p=10&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=(nano+AND+(oil+OR+gas))&OS=nano+AND+(oil+OR+gas)&RS=(nano+AND+(oil+OR+gas))