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Highly dispersed supported group VIII noble metal phosphorus compounds

Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1982-08-16
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Granted: 1984-06-12
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Expires: 2002-08-16
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Abstract

Abstract The instant invention relates to novel compositions comprising highly dispersed Group VIII noble metal phosphide crystallites supported on a high surface area solid support selected from the group consisting of carbon, alumina, silica, silica-alumina, zeolite, kieselguhr, vermiculite, and the refractory oxides of Group IVb and Vb, transition metals, and mixtures thereof. The supported Group VIII metal phosphide compositions of the instant invention are known to be useful in the selective hydrogenation of liquid hydrocarbons such as diolefins, resins and asphalts. They may also be utilized as electrodes in electrochemical fuel cells.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shun C. Fung

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 14:31
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J27/00; B01J27/14; B01J23/00; B01J23/38; B01J23/40

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
A composition consisting of highly dispersed crystallites of Group VIII noble metal phosphides supported on a high surface area solid support, wherein said noble metal phosphide crystallites have a crystallite size of about 300 angstroms or less and wherein the loading of the Group VIII noble metal ranges from about 0.1 to about 30 wt.% based on the combined weight of the crystallite and support, wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of carbon, alumina, silica, silica-alumina, zeolite, kieselguhr, vermiculite, the refractory oxides of Group IVb and Vb transition metals, and mixtures thereof and wherein said supported noble metal phosphide, crystallites are decomposed when contacted with water at room temperature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 112 words
A composition consisting of highly dispersed crystallites of Group VIII noble metal phosphides supported on a high surface area solid support, wherein said noble metal phosphide crystallites have a crystallite size of about 300 angstroms or less and wherein the loading of the Group VIII noble metal ranges from about 0.1 to about 30 wt.% based on the combined weight of the crystallite and support, wherein said support is selected from the group consisting of carbon, alumina, silica, silica-alumina, zeolite, kieselguhr, vermiculite, the refractory oxides of Group IVb and Vb transition metals, and mixtures thereof and wherein said supported noble metal phosphide, crystallites are decomposed when contacted with water at room temperature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 43 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the crystallite size of the supported Group VIII noble metal-phosphide compound is under 100 Å and the loading of the Group VIII metal ranges from about 1 to about 20 wt. % based upon total catalyst weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 12 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein the Group VIII metal is platinum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the support is carbon wherein said carbon is selected from the group consisting of crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, activated carbon, and non-activated carbon.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein said support is activated carbon.

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