Patent ID: 7169730
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: B01J,B82Y,C01B,C01P,C30B,D01F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for the isomerization of a hydrocarbon comprising the step of: contacting a feed stream including a hydrocarbon under isomerization conditions with a composition, said composition including a plurality of nanostructures selected from the group consisting of carbon nanotubes, carbide nanorods, and mixtures thereof, each having a substantially uniform diameter between 1 nm and 100 nm and a length to diameter ratio greater than 5, said nanostructures further including a metal carbide selected from the group consisting of carbides and oxycarbides of a transition metal, rare earth metal or actinide, said composition having an ammonia desorption peak at a temperature greater than 100° C.