Method of Chemical Conversion Using Microwave-Active Catalysts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020376476-A1
Application number	US-202016889433-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 1, 2020
Priority date	May 30, 2019
Publication date	Dec 3, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method of enhancing a chemical reaction. The method includes providing catalyst particles with a predefined geometric shape having at least one of edges and points; and applying microwave energy to the catalyst particles, enhancing catalytic activity of the catalyst particles without increasing bulk temperature of surrounding reactants.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A method of enhancing a chemical reaction, the method comprising:
providing catalyst particles with a predefined geometric shape having at least one of edges and points; and applying microwave energy to the catalyst particles, enhancing catalytic activity of the catalyst particles without increasing bulk temperature of surrounding reactants.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the predefined geometric shape is at least one of cubice, spiked and a faceted cube.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the catalyst particles are comprised of dielectric materials including deposited metals.

Assignees

• Us Energy

Inventors

• Shekhawat Dushyant
• Smith Mark W
• Berry David A
• Wildfire Christina
• Abdelsayed Victor
• Spencer Michael

Classifications

• B01J2235/00

  Indexing scheme associated with group B01J35/00, related to the analysis techniques used to determine the catalysts form or properties · CPC title

• B01J2235/15

  X-ray diffraction · CPC title

• B01J2235/10

  Infrared [IR] · CPC title

• B01J2235/30

  Scanning electron microscopy; Transmission electron microscopy · CPC title

• B01J35/40

  characterised by dimensions, e.g. grain size (in a colloidal state B01J35/23; crystallite size B01J35/77) · CPC title