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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
Applicant:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Todd D. Krauss, Pittsford, NY (US);
Richard Eisenberg, Rochester, NY (US);
Patrick Holland, New Haven, CT (US);
Fen Qiu, Rochester, NY (US);
Zhiji Han, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/12 (2006.01); B01J 23/755 (2006.01); C01B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/122 (2013.01); B01J 23/755 (2013.01); C01B 3/06 (2013.01); Y02E 60/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are compositions for and methods of producing hydrogen. For example, the compositions comprise nanocrystals, a catalyst, a source of electrons, and an aqueous medium. The nanocrystals, catalyst, aqueous medium, and, optionally, the source of electrons are present as a mixture. The methods produce hydrogen by exposing the compositions to electromagnetic radiation (e.g., solar flux).