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US 5,296,106 AGranted
Electrified microheterogeneous catalysis
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsDebra R. Rolison, Joseph Z. Stemple
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Abstract
In a system and method for enhancing chemical reactions, a reactant is brought in contact with a stable, non-soluble, porous, electronically non-conductive solid (reaction enhancer) in a fluidic medium to form a reaction mixture of low ionic strength. The reaction mixture so formed is then subjected to an electrifying force thereby enhancing the chemical reaction. Reaction products are then collected.
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A method for reacting at least one reactant comprising the steps of:
- (a) bringing the at least one reactant in contact with at least one reaction enhancer in a fluidic medium to form a reaction mixture of low ionic strength, said at least one reaction enhancer being a stable, non-soluble, porous, electronically non-conductive solid;
- (b) subjecting said reaction mixture to an electrifying force thereby forming a product by reaction of the at least one reactant, said subjection being carried out in such a manner that said at least one reaction enhancer enhances the reaction of the at least one reactant to form the product;
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- (c) collecting the product.
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A method for reacting at least one reactant comprising the steps of:
- (a) dispersing at least one reaction enhancer in a fluidic medium to form a preactivation mixture, said dispersal occurring in the absence of the at least one reactant, said at least one reaction enhancer being a stable, non-soluble, porous, electronically non-conductive solid;
- (b) subjecting and preactivation mixture to a first electrifying force in the absence of the at least one reactant until said preactivation mixture reaches ionic equilibrium, thereby forming an activated mixture of low ionic strength;
- (c) dispersing the at least one reactant in said activated mixture to form a reaction mixture of low ionic strength;
- (d) subjecting said reaction mixture to a second electrifying force thereby forming a product by reaction of the at least one reactant, said subjection being carried out in such a manner that said at least one reaction enhancer enhances the reaction of the at least one reactant to form the product;
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- (e) collecting the product.
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