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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, IN;
Inventors:
Ramaprabhu Sundara, Chennai, IN;
Sangeetha Vellaichamy, Chennai, IN;
Abinaya Shunmugam, Chennai, IN;
Assignee:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS, Tamilnadu, IN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/04 (2006.01); C01B 3/00 (2006.01); B01J 20/20 (2006.01); B01J 20/14 (2006.01); B01J 20/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01); B01J 20/30 (2006.01); H01M 8/04082 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/20 (2013.01); B01J 20/0225 (2013.01); B01J 20/04 (2013.01); B01J 20/14 (2013.01); B01J 20/28076 (2013.01); B01J 20/28083 (2013.01); B01J 20/28085 (2013.01); B01J 20/3078 (2013.01); B01J 20/3085 (2013.01); B01J 20/3204 (2013.01); B01J 20/3236 (2013.01); C01B 3/001 (2013.01); C01B 3/0084 (2013.01); H01M 8/04216 (2013.01); Y02E 60/324 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of forming a diatom-based nanocomposite are provided. The methods include mixing at least one diatomic material, one or more metal precursors, and functionalized graphite oxide to form a mixture. The methods also include exfoliating the mixture in presence of hydrogen to reduce functionalized graphite oxide to graphene and reducing the one or more metal precursors to metal nanoparticles. The methods further include depositing the metal nanoparticles on the diatomic material to form the diatom-based nanocomposite.