It sounds like they are trying to combine skeletal catalysts with nano powders, increase activity? Surface area? Controllability? Fran
-----Original Message----- From: Jones Beene [mailto:jone...@pacbell.net] Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2015 7:16 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: EXTERNAL: RE: [Vo]:A way to reinvestigate the Patterson cell? The process of using a sacrificial material or alloy such that the unwanted material is removed in a second step in order to create porosity in the desired material - that was the way that the original patent for Raney nickel worked. Hmm... is there novelty here, based on Raney nickel as prior art ? BTW - another application from one of the inventors is assigned to Dow Chemical. IIRC, Patterson had worked for Dow before retiring. -----Original Message----- From: pagnu...@htdconnect.com A new patent application -- CORE-SHELL CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PALLADIUM-BASED CORE PARTICLE Abstract: A core-shell catalyst includes a porous, palladium-based core particle and a catalytic layer on the particle. The particle can be made by providing a precursor particle that has palladium interspersed with a sacrificial material. At least a portion of the sacrificial material is then removed such that the remaining precursor particle is porous. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2015/0372313.html -- may provide a way to create particles with controllable surface micro-topographies. Perhaps a way to recreate the Patterson "beads", or other promising surfaces?
