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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Jeffrey W. Elam, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Michael J. Pellin, Naperville, IL (US);
Peter C. Stair, Northbrook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey W. Elam, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Michael J. Pellin, Naperville, IL (US);
Peter C. Stair, Northbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 23/00 (2006.01); B01J 21/00 (2006.01); B01J 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method for depositing catalytic clusters on a surface, the method comprising confining the surface to a controlled atmosphere; contacting the surface with catalyst containing vapor for a first period of time; removing the vapor from the controlled atmosphere; and contacting the surface with a reducing agent for a second period of time so as to produce catalyst-containing nucleation sites.