Ship-in-a-bottle catalysts
In accordance with the present invention there is provided a novel catalyst system in which the catalytic structure is tailormade at the nanometer scale using the invention's novel ship-in-a-bottle synthesis techniques. The invention describes modified forms of solid catalysts for use in heterogeneous catalysis that have a microporous structure defined by nanocages. Examples include zeolites, SAPOs, and analogous materials that have the controlled pore dimensions and hydrothermal stability required for many industrial processes. The invention provides for modification of these catalysts using reagents that are small enough to pass through the windows used to access the cages. The small reagents are then reacted to form larger molecules in the cages.
- Research Organization:
- University Of Southern California, Los Angles, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-93ER14354
- Assignee:
- University Of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,078,364
- Application Number:
- 10/127,346
- OSTI ID:
- 1175839
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2002 Apr 22
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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