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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2005
Applicants:
J. Roland Pitts, Lakewood, CO (US);
Ping Liu, Irvine, CA (US);
R. Davis Smith, Golden, CO (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Golden, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 27/132 (2006.01); B01J 23/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/42 (2006.01); B01J 23/44 (2006.01); B01J 8/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/56 (2006.01); B01D 53/86 (2006.01); B01D 53/52 (2006.01); C01B 21/00 (2006.01); C01B 17/00 (2006.01); C01B 17/48 (2006.01); C01B 17/16 (2006.01); C01B 31/18 (2006.01); C01B 31/24 (2006.01); G01N 30/96 (2006.01); G01N 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Photo-oxidation catalysts and methods for cleaning a metal-based catalyst are disclosed. An exemplary catalyst system implementing a photo-oxidation catalyst may comprise a metal-based catalyst, and a photo-oxidation catalyst for cleaning the metal-based catalyst in the presence of light. The exposure to light enables the photo-oxidation catalyst to substantially oxidize absorbed contaminants and reduce accumulation of the contaminants on the metal-based catalyst. Applications are also disclosed.