Supported catalysts with controlled metal cluster size
US7582586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2235/30
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is disclosed a process for producing a catalyst. The process includes the steps of: a) combining a dendrimer polymer and metal salt in solution forming a metal ion complex; b) exposing the metal ion complex to a reducing environment forming a dendrimer metal nanocomposite; c) depositing the dendrimer metal nanocomposite onto a catalyst support material; d) removing a solvent from the dendrimer metal nanocomposite forming metal clusters; and e) removing the dendrimer polymer forming a catalyst. Additionally, there is disclosed a catalyst having a catalytic metal deposited on a substrate. The catalytic metal is formed in clusters having a size of from 2 to 150 atoms. In another aspect, the clusters may have a spacing of from 2 to 100 nanometers between adjacent metal clusters. Further, in another aspect, the metal clusters which comprise the catalyst have a size distribution in which 70% of the clusters are within 0.6 nm of the average diameter and 99% of the particles are within 1.5 nm of the average diameter.
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