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US 9,399,661 B2Granted
Tetrapeptide copper catalysts capable of oxidizing hydrocarbons at room temperature
AssigneeThe University of the West Indies
InventorsGurdial Singh, Latisha Candice Nicholas-Lewis
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Abstract
The present invention relates to peptide copper catalysts capable of oxidizing hydrocarbons at room temperature.
Claims28
A catalyst containing a copper metal and a peptide, wherein the peptide is a tetrapeptide or pentapeptide capable of catalytic oxidation of a hydrocarbon.
A method for catalytic oxidation of a hydrocarbon using a catalyst containing a copper metal and a peptide, wherein the peptide is a tetrapeptide or pentapeptide capable of catalytic oxidation of a hydrocarbon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.