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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2002
David A. Purta, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Marc A. Portnoff, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Faiz Pourarian, Wexford, PA (US);
Margaret A. Nasta, McKeesport, PA (US);
Jingfeng Zhang, Gibsonia, PA (US);
David A. Purta, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Marc A. Portnoff, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Faiz Pourarian, Wexford, PA (US);
Margaret A. Nasta, McKeesport, PA (US);
Jingfeng Zhang, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A process for the catalytic reaction of organic compounds, in which the organic compounds are contacted with a catalyst comprising an interstitial metal hydride, having a reaction surface, to produce a catalyst-organic compound mixture, energy is applied, monatomic hydrogen is produced at the reaction surface of the interstitial metal hydride, and the organic compounds are reacted with the monatomic hydrogen. Reactions accomplished by this process include petroleum hydrocracking and hydrotreating processes. The method's performance can be further enhanced using radio frequency (RF) or microwave energy.