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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:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2001
Applicants:
Jackie Y. Ying, Winchester, MA (US);
Andrey Zarur, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jackie Y. Ying, Winchester, MA (US);
Andrey Zarur, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01F007/16 ; C04B035/195 ; B01J037/00 ; B01J013/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of producing particles having a particle size of less than 100 nm and surface areas of at least 20 m/g where the particles are free from agglomeration. The method involves synthesizing the particles within an emulsion having a 1-40% water content to form reverse micelles. In particular, the particles formed are metal oxide particles. The particles can be used to oxidize hydrocarbons, particularly methane.