Nano-skeletal catalyst
AssigneeSDCmaterials, Inc.
InventorMAXIMILIAN A. BIBERGER
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Abstract
A method of producing a catalyst material with nano-scale structure, the method comprising: introducing a starting powder into a nano-powder production reactor, the starting powder comprising a catalyst material; the nano-powder production reactor nano-sizing the starting powder, thereby producing a nano-powder from the starting powder, the nano-powder comprising a plurality of nano-particles, each nano-particle comprising the catalyst material; and forming a catalyst precursor material from the nano-powder, wherein the catalyst precursor material is a densified bulk porous structure comprising the catalyst material, the catalyst material having a nano-scale structure.
Claims41
A method of producing a catalyst material with nano-scale structure, the method comprising:
- providing a starting powder into a nano-powder production reactor, the starting powder comprising a catalyst material;
- nano-sizing the starting powder in the nano-powder production reactor, thereby producing a nano-powder from the starting powder, the nano-powder comprising a plurality of nano-particles, each nano-particle comprising the catalyst material;
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- forming a catalyst precursor material from the nano-powder, wherein the catalyst precursor material is a densified bulk porous structure comprising the catalyst material and a filler material, the catalyst material having a nano-scale structure;
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- removing filler material from the bulk structure of the catalyst precursor to form a nano-scale skeletal structure comprising the catalyst material.
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The method of claim 32, further comprising:
- providing a filler powder into the nano-powder production reactor, the filler powder comprising aluminum.
A system for producing a catalyst material with nano-scale structure, the system comprising:
- a powder dispensing device configured to provide a starting powder, the starting powder comprising a catalyst material;
- a nano-powder production reactor configured to receive the starting powder from the powder dispensing device and produce a nano-powder from the starting powder, the nano-powder comprising a plurality of nano-particles each comprising the catalyst material;
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- a bonding device configured to receive the nano-powder and form a catalyst precursor material from the nano-powder, wherein the catalyst precursor material is a densified bulk porous structure comprising the catalyst material, the catalyst material having a nano-scale structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.