Patent ID: 8709964
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B01J,B82Y,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a surface-modified carbon-comprising support, comprising: (a) mixing a carbon-comprising support with (i) at least one metal compound, (ii) an organic substance comprising carbon, nitrogen, or both carbon and nitrogen, and (iii) optionally a dispersion medium; (b) optionally evaporating the dispersion medium at a temperature in the range from 40 to 200° C.; and (c) heating a resulting mixture to a temperature in the range from 500° C. to 1200° C. in an inert atmosphere to form at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal carbide, a metal nitride, a metal oxycarbide, a metal oxynitride, a metal carboxynitride and a metal carbonitride on the carbon-comprising support.