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Catalysts sputtered on substantially nonporous low surface area particulate supports
Assignee: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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Filing: 1975-06-16
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Granted: 1977-09-06
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Expires: 1995-06-16
Abstract
Abstract In catalytic gas phase reactions there is used a catalyst comprising a sputtered deposit of catalytic material equivalent to between 0.5 and 5 monatomic layers upon a hard, substantially non-porous substrate. The substrate being hard and non-porous is of low surface area, that is not greater than 20 square meters per gram, and preferably comprises particles having a size in the range 0.1 micron to 0.5 centimeters.
Inventors
- 👤 James Anthony Cairns
- 👤 Richard Stuart Nelson
- 👤 Rhydwyn William Barnfield
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:12
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/74; B01D53/86; B01J; B01J23/00; B01J23/38; B01J23/40; B01J23/42; B01J37/00; B01J37/34; B01J37/341; B01J37/347; F; F01; F01N; F01N2330/00; F01N2330/30; F01N2330/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A catalyst comprising a hard, substantially non-porous particulate substrate selected from the group consisting of ceramic material and carbon and having a mean particle diameter within the size range 0.1 micron to 0.5 centimeters and a surface area not greater than approximately 20 square meters per gram, and a sputtered deposit of catalytic material comprising one or more of the metals from the group platinum, rhodium, palladium, ruthenium, osmium and iridium upon the substrate, said deposit of said catalytic material having been deposited by bombardment of said catalytic material with energetic ions, the bombardment dislodging atoms of said catalytic material which are then deposited as an atomic dispersion upon the substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A catalyst comprising a hard, substantially non-porous particulate substrate selected from the group consisting of ceramic material and carbon and having a mean particle diameter within the size range 0.1 micron to 0.5 centimeters and a surface area not greater than approximately 20 square meters per gram, and a sputtered deposit of catalytic material comprising one or more of the metals from the group platinum, rhodium, palladium, ruthenium, osmium and iridium upon the substrate, said deposit of said catalytic material having been deposited by bombardment of said catalytic material with energetic ions, the bombardment dislodging atoms of said catalytic material which are then deposited as an atomic dispersion upon the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sputtered deposit of catalytic material comprises a quantity of catalytic material equivalent to between 0.5 and 5 monatomic layers upon the substrate surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface area of the particulate substrate is not greater than approximately 10 square meters per gram.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A catalyst as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ceramic material comprises alumina.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1980-09-05 | 1981-03-07 | 1981-09-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1984-09-05 | 1985-03-07 | 1985-09-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1988-09-05 | 1989-03-07 | 1989-09-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |