Mechanical alloying of a hydrogenation catalyst used for the remediation of contaminated compounds
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
InventorsJacqueline W. Quinn, Christian A. Clausen, Cherie L. Geiger, Brian S. Aitken
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Abstract
A hydrogenation catalyst including a base material coated with a catalytic metal is made using mechanical milling techniques. The hydrogenation catalysts are used as an excellent catalyst for the dehalogenation of contaminated compounds and the remediation of other industrial compounds. Preferably, the hydrogenation catalyst is a bimetallic particle including zero-valent metal particles coated with a catalytic material. The mechanical milling technique is simpler and cheaper than previously used methods for producing hydrogenation catalysts.
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A hydrogenation catalyst comprising,
- a base material capable of generating hydrogen when in contact with a proton donor, wherein said base material has a particle size of 0.1-10 microns and
- a hydrodehalogenation catalyst coated on said base material, wherein said hydrodehalogenation catalyst is a supported catalytic metal including at least one catalytic metal supported on a high surface area conductive or semi-conductive support.
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