Ligand-modified metal clusters for gas separation and purification
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsAlexander Okrut, Xiaoying Ouyang, Ron Runnebaum, Bruce C. Gates, Alexander Katz
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Abstract
Provided is an organic ligand-bound metal surface that selects one gaseous species over another. The species can be closely sized molecular species having less than 1 Angstrom difference in kinetic diameter. In one embodiment, the species comprise carbon monoxide and ethylene. Such organic ligand-bound metal surfaces can be successfully used in gas phase separations or purifications, sensing, and in catalysis.
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An organic ligand-bound metal surface, which is on a solid support, having one or more vacant binding sites that selects one fluid species over another, which sites have been created by flowing of inert gas over the metal surface for CO dissociation.
A ligand-bound metal surface, which is on a solid support, having one or more vacant binding sites that selects one fluid species over another.
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