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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Michael Lefenfeld, New York, NY (US);
James L. Dye, East Lansing, MI (US);
Michael Lefenfeld, New York, NY (US);
James L. Dye, East Lansing, MI (US);
SiGNa Chemistry, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to Group 1 metal/silica gel compositions comprising silica gel and an alkali metal or alloy, wherein Group 1 metals or alloys are absorbed into the silica gel pores. The invention relates to producing hydrogen gas comprising contacting a Group 1 metal/silica gel composition with water, and further relates to an alkali metal reduction of an organic compound, the improvement comprising contacting the organic compound with a Group 1 metal/silica gel composition. In these embodiments, the Group 1 metal/silica gel composition reacts with dry O. The invention also relates to producing hydrogen gas comprising contacting a Group 1 metal/silica gel composition with water, and further relates to an alkali metal reduction of an organic compound, the improvement comprising contacting the organic compound with a Group 1 metal/silica gel composition. In these embodiments, the Group 1 metal/silica gel composition produced does not react with dry O.