Patent ID: 7008895

Claim:
A catalytically active composition of matter of the following approximate general formula: P1:M1-S-M2:P2 Where: P1 is selected from athe group of materials that promote catalytic activity and that form as an inclusion within sheets of an exfoliated transition metal dichalcogenide comprising 0–15 percent by weight of the final composition, M1: is selected from athe group of catalytically active exfoliated transition metal dichalcogenides comprised of group IVB, VB, VIB elements that can be deposited as sheets on the surface of a support material, comprising 1–90 percent by weight of the final composition, S: is selected from athe group of porous, largely inert support materials to which exfoliated transition metal dichalcogenides will adhere, comprising 10–90 percent by weight of the final catalyst composition, M2: is selected from athe group of catalytically active materials that can be formed from precursors within the pores of said support material, comprising 1–30 percent by weight of the final catalyst composition, P2: is selected from athe group of materials that promote catalytic activity and that can be formed from precursors within the pores of said support material comprising 0–15 percent by weight of the final catalyst composition, in which the support material is comprised of naturally occurring minerals.