Patent ID: 8936772
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: A23L,B01J,B82Y,C01B,C01P,C09D

Abstract:
1. A composition comprising a compound having the following formula (SiO 2 ) x (OH) y M z O a : wherein M is at least one of the following: boron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, titanium, vanadium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, silver, cadmium, tin, platinum, gold, and bismuth; and wherein the molar ratio of y/x is equal to 0.01-0.5, the molar ratio of x/z is equal to 0.1-300, wherein the compound has a pore volume of greater than 0.8 cc/g but less than or equal to about 2.0 cc/g, and wherein the composition has a particle size of 5 to 200 μm containing aggregated nanoparticles having particle sizes ranging from 3 to 500 nm.