Patent ID: 9334173
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: C01B,C01F,C01G,C01P

Claim Text:
1. A method for manufacturing a highly porous, stable metal oxide alumina catalyst support consisting essentially of: mixing aluminum phenoxide or at least one metal salt of an aluminum alkoxide with water as the only base reactant; to form a solvent deficient precursor mixture allowing the aluminum phenoxide or at least one metal salt of an of aluminum alkoxide and the water to react in the solvent deficient precursor-to form intermediate nanoparticles; and calcining the intermediate nanoparticles to yield a stable metal oxide having a pore structure; wherein the anion of the metal salt is chosen to control the pore structure of the stable metal oxide and the pore diameter of the porous metal oxide is controlled to a range of from about 2-50 nm.