Ceramic materials, method of preparing the same and hydrogenation and oxidation processes using the same
AssigneeUniversity of South Carolina
InventorsJames M. Tour, Shekar L. Pendalwar, Joel P. Cooper
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Abstract
The present invention relates to ceramic materials containing a homogeneous dispersion of metal particles, particularly sol-gel ceramic materials, a method of preparing the same, and processes for hydrogenating and oxidizing organic compounds using the same.
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A compound comprising a polysiloxane matrix material containing a homogeneous dispersion of metal particles, wherein the polysiloxane matrix material is uncalcinated and substantially all of the metal is in the zero oxidation state.
A method of preparing an uncalcinated polysiloxane matrix material containing a homogeneous dispersion of metal particles in the zero oxidation state, which comprises mixing a siloxane compound having Si-H groups with a metal salt in an aqueous solution;
- wherein the siloxane compound is polymerized into a polysiloxane matrix, the metal is reduced to the zero oxidation state, and particles of the metal are homogeneously dispersed within the polysiloxane matrix.
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