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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Quantumsphere, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventors:
R. Douglas Carpenter, Tustin, CA (US);
Kevin Maloney, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
QuantumSphere, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01C 1/04 (2006.01); B01J 23/745 (2006.01); B01J 35/00 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01C 1/0411 (2013.01); B01J 23/745 (2013.01); B01J 35/0013 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for synthesizing ammonia using nano-size metal or metal alloy catalyst particles. Hydrogen and nitrogen gases are passed through a system comprising, for example, a bed of magnetite supporting nano-size iron or iron alloy catalyst particles having an optional oxide layer that forms the catalyst.