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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (US);
K. Y. Simon Ng, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Steve O. Salley, Grosse Pointe Park, MI (US);
Huali Wang, Detroit, MI (US);
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A catalyst comprises a carbide or nitride of a metal and a promoter element. The metal is selected from the group consisting of Mo, W, Co, Fe, Rh or Mn, and the promoter element is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Al, Si, S or P, provided that the metal and the promoter element are different. The catalyst also comprises a mesoporous support having a surface area of at least about 170 mg, wherein the carbide or nitride of the metal and the promoter element is supported by the mesoporous support, and is in a non-sulfided form and in an amorphous form.