Catalyst – solid sorbent – or support therefor: product or process – Catalyst or precursor therefor – Metal – metal oxide or metal hydroxide
Patent
1990-12-14
1993-10-26
Silverman, Stanley S.
Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process
Catalyst or precursor therefor
Metal, metal oxide or metal hydroxide
502159, 502242, 502253, 502338, 502342, 502343, 502351, 428404, 428405, 428406, 428407, 501 33, C03C 306
Patent
active
052566161
ABSTRACT:
A bead having an exterior surface which is at least partially coated with a material that under illumination and in the presence of air is capable of accelerating the oxidation of organic compounds floating on water. The coated bead is water floatable and has an equivalent diameter of less than about 2 mm, preferably on the order of 10-30 microns. These coated beads can be used to accelerate under illumination oxidation of a floating oil film (e.g. from an oil spill) by dispersing the coated beads in the film and allowing them to be exposed to solar illumination and oxygen.
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Brock James R.
Heller Adam
Board of Regents , The University of Texas System
McCarthy Neil M.
Silverman Stanley S.
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