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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2008
Krishnan Rajeshwar, Arlington, TX (US);
Norma Tacconi, Arlington, TX (US);
Chakkankal R. Chenthamarakshan, Corsicana, TX (US);
Wesley Wampler, Weatherford, TX (US);
Thomas F. Carlson, Azle, TX (US);
Wen-yuan Lin, Arlington, TX (US);
Krishnan Rajeshwar, Arlington, TX (US);
Norma Tacconi, Arlington, TX (US);
Chakkankal R. Chenthamarakshan, Corsicana, TX (US);
Wesley Wampler, Weatherford, TX (US);
Thomas F. Carlson, Azle, TX (US);
Wen-Yuan Lin, Arlington, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Sid Richardson carbon & Energy Co., Ft. Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A photocatalytic metal deposition process and a resulting nanocomposite are described. The nanocomposite includes an electrically conducting carbonaceous material, a photoactive metal oxide and a metal. Metals for deposition include noble metals, metal alloys and other transition metals in which the metal is laid down precisely and in a predetermined fashion on one or more surfaces of a composite. Deposition provides a high performance electrocatalyst for a number of suitable applications.