Back to results
US 2003/0232195 A1Published application
Fibrous catalyst-immobilization systems
AssigneeThe University of Akron
InventorsDarrell Reneker, George Chase, Daniel Smith
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention provides a fibrous catalyst-immobilization system that can be employed for immobilizing catalysts that are subject to fluid flow within a chemical production process. The fibrous systems can be synthesized using electrospinning and the catalysts are secured in the fibers during the electrospinning process.
Claims20
A fibrous catalyst-immobilization system composition comprising:
- a fiber;
- and
- a catalyst encapsulated within said fiber.
A method for securing the relative positions of catalysts that are subject to fluid flow comprising the steps of:
- providing a fibrous catalyst-immobilization system;
- securing said system to a structure that is not displaced as a result of said fluid flow;
- and
- subjecting said system to said fluid flow.
1 more element
A method for preparing fibrous catalyst-immobilization systems comprising the steps of:
- providing a solution comprising both a fiber-forming material and a catalyst;
- and
- processing said solution into at least one fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.