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Title: Single-layer transition metal sulfide catalysts

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1016748

Transition Metal Sulfides (TMS), such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS.sub.2), are the petroleum industry's "workhorse" catalysts for upgrading heavy petroleum feedstocks and removing sulfur, nitrogen and other pollutants from fuels. We have developed an improved synthesis technique to produce SLTMS catalysts, such as molybdenum disulfide, with potentially greater activity and specificity than those currently available. Applications for this technology include heavy feed upgrading, in-situ catalysis, bio-fuel conversion and coal liquefaction.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
7951747
Application Number:
12/417,687
OSTI ID:
1016748
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Unsupported transition metal sulfide catalysts: 100 years of science and application journal October 2009
Catalytic Properties of Single Layers of Transition Metal Sulfide Catalytic Materials journal January 2006
Synthesis and Characterization of a Molybdenum Disulfide Nanocluster journal December 1994
Nanosize Semiconductors for Photooxidation journal July 2005

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