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US 7,923,403 B2Granted
Method for preparing catalysts supported on carbon nanotubes networks
AssigneeHyperion Catalysis International, Inc.
InventorsJun Ma, David Moy, Alan Fischer, Robert Hoch
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Abstract
A new method for preparing a supported catalyst is herein provided. The supported catalyst comprises a carbon nanotube network structure containing metal catalysts. The metal catalyst may be loaded onto functionalized carbon nanotubes before forming the carbon nanotube network structure. Alternatively, the metal catalyst may be loaded onto the carbon nanotube network structures themselves.
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A method for preparing a supported catalyst comprising the steps of:
- de-aggregating aggregates of carbon nanotubes to provide de-aggregated carbon nanotubes;
- functionalizing said de-aggregated carbon nanotubes to provide functionalized carbon nanotubes;
- loading metal catalysts onto said functionalized carbon nanotubes to provide metal loaded carbon nanotubes;
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- forming a carbon nanotube network structure from said metal loaded carbon nanotubes with a linking agent.
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