Patent ID: 7572750
Filing Date: 2009-08-11
Classification: B01J,C08G,C25B,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An artificial hybrid homogeneous-heterogeneous catalyst for the reaction and/or production of small gaseous molecules, comprising: a support substrate; first catalytic groups; and second catalytic groups, wherein said first catalytic groups and said second catalytic groups may be the same or different, wherein at least some of either of said first catalytic groups and second catalytic groups is supported by the support substrate; wherein said first catalytic groups and said second catalytic groups are present in a catalytically effective amount when arranged so that at least some of the first catalytic groups are located proximate and oriented relative to the second catalytic groups so that said first and second catalytic groups together provide a catalytic effect for the reaction and/or production of small gaseous molecules, wherein the first catalytic groups are not covalently bound to the second catalytic groups within the same molecule; wherein the first catalytic groups and the second catalytic groups do not together provide any catalytic effect for the reaction and/or production of small gaseous molecules when dispersed in a homogenous solution; and wherein either the product and/or the reactant are a small gaseous molecule.