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Nanoporous ceramics with catalytic functionality
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1995-12-27
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Granted: 1998-12-22
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Expires: 2015-12-27
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides for amorphous, nanoporous, catalytic metal-containing ceramic material having a surface area in excess of 70 m2/gm and characterized by a high content of open microporous cell structure wherein the micropores have a mean width of less than 20 Angstroms and wherein said microporous structure comprises a volume of greater than about 0.03 cm3/gm of the ceramic. The invention also provides for a preceramic composite intermediate composition comprising a mixture of a ceramic precursor and from about 0.5 up to about 65 wt % of an organometallic compound containing a metal of Group IB, II, III, IV, IV, V, VIB, VIIA or VIII of the Periodic Table, including rare earth metals, whose pyrolysis product in ammonia or an inert atmosphere at temperatures of up to less than about 1100 DEG C. gives rise to the nanoporous catalytic ceramics of the invention. Also provided is a process for the preparation of the nanoporous ceramics of the invention involving pyrolysis of the ceramic intermediate under controlled conditions of heating up to temperatures of less than about 1100 DEG C. to form a nanoporous ceramic product useful in catalytic and membrane separation processes.
Inventors
- 👤 John P. Dismukes
- 👤 Jack Wayne Johnson
- 👤 John Stewart Bradley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:19
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B38/00; C04B38/0022; B; B01; B01J; B01J35/00; B01J35/60; B01J35/61; B01J35/613; B01J35/615; B01J35/63; B01J35/633; B01J35/64; B01J35/643; C04B2111/00; C04B2111/00474; C04B2111/00793; C04B2111/00801; C04B2111/0081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 46
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A preceramic composite intermediate composition comprising a mixture of a ceramic precursor oligomer or polymer having a number average molecular weight in the range of from about 200 to about 100,000 g/mole having uniformly dispersed therein from about 0.5 up to about 65 wt % of an organometallic compound containing a metal of Group IB, II, III, IV, V, VIB, VIIA or VIII of the Periodic Table, including rare earth metals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
A preceramic composite intermediate composition comprising a mixture of a ceramic precursor oligomer or polymer having a number average molecular weight in the range of from about 200 to about 100,000 g/mole having uniformly dispersed therein from about 0.5 up to about 65 wt % of an organometallic compound containing a metal of Group IB, II, III, IV, V, VIB, VIIA or VIII of the Periodic Table, including rare earth metals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said ceramic precursor is selected from the group consisting of polysilazanes, polysiloxazanes, polycarbosilazanes, perhydropoly-silazanes, polycarbosilanes, vinylic polysilanes, amine boranes, polyphenylborazones, carboranesiloxanes, polysilastyrenes, polytitanocarbosilanes and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein said ceramic precursor comprises a polysilazane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein said ceramic precursor comprises a polycarbosilane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 2 wherein said ceramic precursor comprises a polysilastyrene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composition of claim 1 which contains from about 75 to about 99 parts by weight of said ceramic precursor and from about 1 to about 35 parts by weight of said organometallic compound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said organometallic compound is selected from the group consisting of metal carbonyls, metal salts of organic or inorganic acids, metal chelates with organic ligands, organic solvent dispersible metal silicate-containing clay and metal-containing polymers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein said organometallic compound is a metal chelate of a beta-diketone.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein said beta diketone is acetylacetone.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 7 wherein said organometallic compound is a metal carbonyl.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 10 wherein said carbonyl is a rare earth metal carbonyl.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 7 wherein said organometallic compound is a tetra-ammonium alkyl exchanged clay.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein said organometallic compound is an aluminoxane or polyalazane polymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said organometallic compound contains a metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Rh, Re, Ru, Fe, Ni, Cu, Co, Ag, Al and Ga.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said organometallic compound contains a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Y and rare earth metals.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 15 wherein said organometallic compound contains a rare earth metal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
188 words
A process for preparing a nanoporous ceramic product having catalytic properties and having a surface area in excess of 70 m 2 /gm and a volume of open-pore micropores, which have a mean diameter of less than 20 Angstroms, of greater than about 0.03 cm 3 /gm, comprising: a. forming an intimate mixture comprising a ceramic precursor oligomer or polymer having a number average molecular weight in the range of from about 200 to about 100,000 g/mole and from about 0.5 to about 65% by weight of an organometallic compound containing a metal of Group IB, II, III, IV, V, VIB, VIIA, or VIII of the Periodic Table, including rare earth metals; b. gradually heating said mixture in the presence of ammonia or an inert gas, with optional sequential stages with hold times at intermediate temperatures, to a maximum temperature in the range of from about 300° C. up to less than 1100° C. and over a period of total combined heating and optional hold time of from about 3 to about 50 hours to form said microporous ceramic product; and c. gradually cooling said nanoporous ceramic product.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
188 words
A process for preparing a nanoporous ceramic product having catalytic properties and having a surface area in excess of 70 m 2 /gm and a volume of open-pore micropores, which have a mean diameter of less than 20 Angstroms, of greater than about 0.03 cm 3 /gm, comprising: a. forming an intimate mixture comprising a ceramic precursor oligomer or polymer having a number average molecular weight in the range of from about 200 to about 100,000 g/mole and from about 0.5 to about 65% by weight of an organometallic compound containing a metal of Group IB, II, III, IV, V, VIB, VIIA, or VIII of the Periodic Table, including rare earth metals; b. gradually heating said mixture in the presence of ammonia or an inert gas, with optional sequential stages with hold times at intermediate temperatures, to a maximum temperature in the range of from about 300° C. up to less than 1100° C. and over a period of total combined heating and optional hold time of from about 3 to about 50 hours to form said microporous ceramic product; and c. gradually cooling said nanoporous ceramic product.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 17 wherein said ceramic precursor is selected from the group consisting of polysilazanes, polysiloxazanes, polycarbosilazanes, perhydropoly-silazanes, polycarbosilanes, vinylic polysilanes, amine boranes, polyphenylborazones, carboranesiloxanes, polysilastyrenes, polytitanocarbosilanes and mixtures thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 18 wherein said ceramic precursor comprises a polysilazane.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 18 wherein said ceramic precursor comprises a polycarbosilane.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process of claim 18 wherein said ceramic precursor comprises a polysilastyrene.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 17 wherein said mixture contains from about 75 to about 99 parts by weight of said ceramic precursor and from about 1 to about 35 parts by weight of said organometallic compound.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 17 wherein said organometallic compound is selected from the group consisting of metal carbonyls, metal salts of organic or inorganic acids metal chelates with organic ligands, organic solvent dispersible metal silicate--containing clay and metal-containing polymers.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
16 words
The process of claim 23 wherein said organometallic compound is a metal chelate of a beta-diketone.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 24 wherein said beta diketone is acetylacetone.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 23 wherein said organometallic compound is a metal carbonyl.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 26 wherein said carbonyl is a rare earth metal carbonyl.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 23 wherein said organometallic compound is a tetra-ammonium alkyl exchanged clay.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process of claim 23 wherein said organometallic compound is an aluminoxane or polyalazane polymer.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 17 wherein said organometallic compound contains a metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Rh, Re, Ru, Fe, Ni, Cu, Co, Ag, Al and Ga.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
32 words
The process of claim 17 wherein said organometallic compound contains a metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Y and rare earth metals.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
14 words
The process of claim 31 wherein said organometallic compound contains a rare earth metal.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 17 wherein said intimate mixture is formed by forming a solution of said ceramic precursor and said organometallic compound in an organic solvent, and removing said solvent.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 17 wherein said intimate mixture is formed by heating a mixture of said ceramic precursor and said organometallic compound to a temperature up to about 250° C. to form a melt mixture.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 17 wherein said heating is conducted in the presence of ammonia gas.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
71 words
The process of claim 17 wherein said mixture is heated to a maximum temperature (T max ) in the range of from about 400° C. up to less than 1100° C., said heating characterized by a rate of temperature increase between about 300° C. to 600° C., or between about 300° C. to T max where T max is less than 600° C. of less than about 5° C. per minute.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 36 wherein T max ranges from about 400° C. to 1000° C.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 37 wherein T max ranges from about 500° C. and 750°.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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The process of claim 17 wherein said nanoporous ceramic product has a pore structure wherein the pores have a mean width of up to about 100 Angstroms.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
48 words
A nanoporous ceramic product having a surface area in excess of 70 m 2 /gm and a volume of open-pore micropores, which have a mean width of less than 20 Angstroms, of greater than about 0.03 cm 3 /gm, said product prepared by the process of claim 17.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ceramic product of claim 40 having a surface area in excess of about 100 m 2 /gm.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
30 words
The ceramic product of claim 41 having a surface area in excess of about 200 m 2 /gm and a micropore volume of greater than about 0.08 cm 3 /gm.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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The ceramic product of claim 40 in the form of a thin membrane.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ceramic product of claim 40 containing from about 0.1 up to about 10% by weight of metal.
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