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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Los Alamos National Security, Llc, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Inventors:
Piotr Zelenay, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Gang Wu, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Christina M. Johnston, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Qing Li, Providence, RI (US);
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 21/18 (2006.01); B01J 23/40 (2006.01); B01J 23/42 (2006.01); B01J 23/46 (2006.01); C22C 5/00 (2006.01); C22C 5/04 (2006.01); C25B 3/02 (2006.01); B01J 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 3/02 (2013.01); B01J 23/462 (2013.01); B01J 35/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composition for oxidizing dimethyl ether includes an alloy supported on carbon, the alloy being of platinum, ruthenium, and palladium. A process for oxidizing dimethyl ether involves exposing dimethyl ether to a carbon-supported alloy of platinum, ruthenium, and palladium under conditions sufficient to electrochemically oxidize the dimethyl ether.