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US 7,851,402 B2Granted
Method for solubilizing metal oxides by surface treatment, surface treated metal oxide solutions and method for separating metal oxides
AssigneeNational University of Ireland, Galway
InventorsPatrick Desmond Cunningham, James McManus
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Abstract
The invention relates to soluble metal oxides and mixed metal oxides and to solutions comprising metal oxides and mixed metal oxides. The invention further relates to a process for preparing a soluble metal oxide and a soluble mixed metal oxide and additionally relates to a process for modifying the solubility of a soluble metal oxide. The metal oxides, mixed metal oxides and solutions thereof have a number of applications and in particular are suitable for use as catalysts and also as precursors for the formation of metal films.
Claims19
A soluble metal oxide comprising:
- a plurality of metal oxide crystallite particles;
- each crystallite particle comprising a plurality of metal and oxygen moieties;
- an inner organic binding group attached to at least one metal moiety of a metal oxide crystallite particle;
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- an outer organic binding group attached to at least one inner organic binding group,
- wherein the metal moiety is selected from the group consisting of tin and titanium.
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