Patent ID: 8563753
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: B01J,C07C

Abstract:
1. A microencapsulated metal catalyst system, the catalyst system comprising: at least one metal and/or at least one metal alloy and a polymeric microsphere which is permeable to liquid, wherein the at least one metal and/or metal alloy is retained inside the polymeric microsphere, thereby providing a metal catalyst encapsulated in the microsphere; wherein the at least one metal and/or metal alloy is not associated with or bound to a ligand; wherein the metal catalyst encapsulated in the microsphere is in the form of a sponge; and wherein (i) the at least one metal is selected from the group consisting of: nickel, copper, cobalt, and iron, and (ii) the metal alloy comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of: nickel, copper, cobalt, and iron.