Patent ID: 8753997

Claim:
An immobilized polyoxometalate comprising: a polyoxometalate anion; a functional entity; and a support substance, wherein the polyoxometalate is chemically bonded to the support substance through the functional entity, wherein the polyoxometalate and functional entity are chemically bonded together by one of —O—Si—, —O—P—, —O—Sn—, —O—Ti—, —O—Ge— and —O—Zn—, wherein the chemical bond linking the support substance and functional entity are chemically bonded together by one of —CH 2 —, —CHR 1 —, —CR 1 R 2 —, —S—, —NH—, —NR 1 —, —N═N—, —CH 2 CH 2 —, —C(═O)O—, or —O—, and wherein R 1 and/or R 2 are alkyl or aryl groups, and wherein R 1 and R 2 are the same or differ.