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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Massimiliano Delferro, Chicago, IL (US);
Magali S. Ferrandon, Steger, IL (US);
Robert M. Kennedy, Lemont, IL (US);
Gokhan Celik, Lemont, IL (US);
Ryan Hackler, Lemont, IL (US);
Kenneth Poeppelmeier, Evanston, IL (US);
Aaron D. Sadow, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 11/10 (2006.01); B01J 35/02 (2006.01); C08F 8/50 (2006.01); B01J 23/42 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 11/10 (2013.01); B01J 23/42 (2013.01); B01J 35/023 (2013.01); C08F 8/50 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of upcycling polymers to useful hydrocarbon materials. A catalyst with nanoparticles on a substrate selectively docks and cleaves longer hydrocarbon chains over shorter hydrocarbon chains. The nanoparticles exhibit an edge to facet ratio to provide for more interactions with the facets.