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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Malvina Farcasiu, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Phillip B Kaufman, Library, PA (US);
J Rodney Diehl, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Hendrik Kathrein, McMurray, PA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; B01J / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
502229 ; 502224 ; 502336 ; 502338 ;
Abstract
A method for preparing an acid catalyst having a long shelf-life is provided comprising doping crystalline iron oxides with lattice-compatible metals and heating the now-doped oxide with halogen compounds at elevated temperatures. The invention also provides for a catalyst comprising an iron oxide particle having a predetermined lattice structure, one or more metal dopants for said iron oxide, said dopants having an ionic radius compatible with said lattice structure; and a halogen bound with the iron and the metal dopants on the surface of the particle.