Patent ID: 7569508
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: B01J,B82Y,C10G

Abstract:
1. A multicomponent reforming catalyst for use in reforming hydrocarbons, comprising: a plurality of nanocatalyst particles having a size less than about 100 nm, at least a portion of the nanocatalyst particles comprising multicomponent particles, each multicomponent particle including a first component selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, and mixtures thereof and a second component selected from the group consisting of tin, rhenium, germanium, lead, arsenic, antimony, tungsten, osmium, cadmium, indium, titanium, phosphorus, gallium, ruthenium, calcium, magnesium, barium, strontium, and mixtures thereof; a support material; and a dispersing agent anchoring at least a portion of the nanocatalyst particles to the support material, the dispersing agent comprising a plurality of organic molecules that have at least one functional group capable of binding to the nanocatalyst particles and at least one other functional group capable of binding to the support material, the dispersing agent molecules forming a bond between the support material and the nanocatalyst particles.