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US 11,027,258 B2Granted
Copper nanoparticle-titania composite nanoarchitectures
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsJeremy J. Pietron, Paul A. Desario, Debra R. Rolison, Todd H. Brintlinger, Rhonda Michele Stroud
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Abstract
A composition having: titania aerogel having titania nanoparticles and copper nanoparticles. Each of the copper nanoparticles is in contact with more than one of the titania nanoparticles. A method of: providing a titania aerogel, and forming or depositing copper nanoparticles onto the surface of the titania aerogel.
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A composition comprising:
- titania aerogel comprising titania nanoparticles;
- wherein the aerogel has a continuous mesoporous network;
- and
- catalytic nanoparticles comprising metallic copper;
- wherein the catalytic nanoparticles are distributed throughout the titania aerogel;
- and
- wherein each of the catalytic nanoparticles is in contact with more than one of the titania nanoparticles.
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A method comprising:
- providing a titania aerogel comprising titania nanoparticles;
- wherein the aerogel has a continuous mesoporous network;
- and
- forming or depositing catalytic nanoparticles comprising metallic copper onto the titania aerogel;
- wherein the catalytic nanoparticles are distributed throughout the titania aerogel;
- and
- wherein each of the catalytic nanoparticles is in contact with more than one of the titania nanoparticles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.