Composite combustion catalyst and associated methods
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01J-023/00
B01J-021/00
C01B-013/00
출원번호
UP-0862829
(2004-06-07)
등록번호
US-7635461
(2010-01-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Anderson, Scott L.
출원인 / 주소
University of Utah Research Foundation
대리인 / 주소
Thorpe North & Western LLP
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35
초록▼
Composite combustion catalyst particles are described and disclosed. A metal core of a combustible metal can be coated with a metal oxide coating. Additionally, a catalyst coating can at least partially surround the metal oxide coating to form a composite catalyst particle. The composite catalyst p
Composite combustion catalyst particles are described and disclosed. A metal core of a combustible metal can be coated with a metal oxide coating. Additionally, a catalyst coating can at least partially surround the metal oxide coating to form a composite catalyst particle. The composite catalyst particles can be dispersed in a variety of fuels such as propulsion fuels and the like to form an enhanced fuel. During initial stages of combustion, the catalyst coating acts to increase combustion of the fuel. As combustion proceeds, the metal core heats sufficiently to disturb the metal oxide coating. The metal core then combusts in highly exothermic reactions with an oxidizer and the catalyst coating to provide improved energy densities to the enhanced fuel. Enhanced fuels using these composite combustion catalyst particles can exhibit decreased ignition delay times and increased energy densities sufficient for use in high performance propulsion applications such as pulse detonation engines, scramjets, and ramjets.
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What is claimed is: 1. A composite combustion catalyst particle, comprising: a) a metal core including a combustible metal; b) a metal oxide coating at least partially surrounding the metal core; and c) a catalyst coating at least partially surrounding the metal oxide coating, wherein the composite
What is claimed is: 1. A composite combustion catalyst particle, comprising: a) a metal core including a combustible metal; b) a metal oxide coating at least partially surrounding the metal core; and c) a catalyst coating at least partially surrounding the metal oxide coating, wherein the composite combustion catalyst particle has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 500 nm. 2. The composite combustion catalyst of claim 1, wherein the combustible metal comprises a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, magnesium, silicon, titanium, lithium, sodium, potassium, and alloys or composites thereof. 3. The composite combustion catalyst of claim 2, wherein the combustible metal is aluminum. 4. The composite combustion catalyst of claim 1, wherein the metal core has a heat of combustion greater than about 25,000 kJ/liter. 5. The composite combustion catalyst of claim 1, wherein the metal oxide coating comprises a metal oxide of the combustible metal. 6. The composite combustion catalyst of claim 1, wherein the metal oxide coating has a thickness of about 1 nm to about 10 nm. 7. The composite combustion catalyst of claim 1, wherein the catalyst coating comprises a member selected from the group consisting of cerium oxide, palladium oxide, tin oxide, manganese oxide, yttrium oxide, iron oxide, cobalt oxide, palladium, platinum, nickel, and composites, intermetallics, or alloys thereof. 8. The composite combustion catalyst of claim 1, wherein the catalyst coating has a thickness from about 0.5 nm to about 20 nm. 9. The composite combustion catalyst of claim 1, wherein the composite combustion catalyst particle is a nanoparticle. 10. The composite combustion catalyst of claim 1, wherein the composite combustion catalyst particle has a diameter from about 20 nm to about 100 nm. 11. An enhanced fuel, comprising a fuel and a plurality of composite combustion catalyst particles as in claim 1. 12. An enhanced fuel of claim 11, wherein the fuel is a liquid fuel selected from the group consisting of jet propellant fuels, ramjet fuels, kerosene, rocket fuels, and mixtures thereof. 13. The enhanced fuel of claim 12, wherein the liquid fuel is JP-10. 14. The enhanced fuel of claim 11, wherein the fuel is a solid fuel. 15. The enhanced fuel of claim 11, wherein the composite combustion catalyst has a heat of combustion within about 20% of a heat of combustion of the fuel. 16. The enhanced fuel of claim 11, wherein the plurality of composite combustion catalyst particles comprise from about 2 wt % to about 25 wt % of the enhanced fuel. 17. An enhanced fuel, comprising: a) a fuel; and b) a plurality of composite combustion catalyst particles dispersed within the fuel, said composite combustion catalyst particles including: i) a metal core including a combustible metal; ii) a metal oxide coating at least partially surrounding the metal core; and iii) a catalyst coating at least partially surrounding the metal oxide coating, wherein the composite combustion catalyst particle has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 500 nm. 18. The enhanced fuel of claim 17, wherein the fuel is a liquid fuel. 19. The enhanced fuel of claim 18, wherein the liquid fuel is selected from the group consisting of jet propellant fuels, ramjet fuels, kerosene, rocket fuels, and mixtures thereof. 20. The enhanced fuel of claim 19, wherein the liquid fuel is JP-10. 21. The enhanced fuel of claim 17, wherein the fuel is a solid fuel. 22. The enhanced fuel of claim 17, wherein the enhanced fuel has an ignition delay from about 1 microsecond to about 200 microseconds. 23. The enhanced fuel of claim 17, wherein the composite combustion catalyst has a heat of combustion within about 20% of a heat of combustion of the fuel. 24. The enhanced fuel of claim 17, wherein the plurality of composite combustion catalyst particles comprise from about 2 wt % to about 25 wt % of the enhanced fuel. 25. The enhanced fuel of claim 17, wherein the combustible metal comprises a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, silicon, titanium, lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, and alloys or composites thereof. 26. The enhanced fuel of claim 17, wherein the catalyst coating comprises a member selected from the group consisting of cerium oxide, palladium oxide, tin oxide, manganese oxide, yttrium oxide, iron oxide, cobalt oxide, palladium, platinum, nickel, and composites, intermetallics, or alloys thereof. 27. The enhanced fuel of claim 17, wherein the composite combustion catalyst is a nanoparticle. 28. A composite combustion catalyst particle, comprising: a) a metal core including a combustible metal; b) a metal oxide coating at least partially surrounding the metal core, wherein the metal oxide coating has a thickness of about 1 nm to about 10 nm; and c) a catalyst coating at least partially surrounding the metal oxide coating. 29. A composite combustion catalyst particle, comprising: a) a metal core including a combustible metal; b) a metal oxide coating at least partially surrounding the metal core; and c) a catalyst coating at least partially surrounding the metal oxide coating, wherein the catalyst coating has a thickness from about 0.5 nm to about 20 nm. 30. A method of making composite combustion catalyst particles, comprising the steps of: a) providing metal core particulates including a combustible metal; b) forming a metal oxide coating substantially surrounding the metal core; and C) forming a catalyst coating on at least a portion of the metal oxide coating, wherein the composite combustion catalyst has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 500 nm. 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the step of forming a metal oxide coating includes exposing the metal core to an oxygen-containing atmosphere. 32. The method of claim 30, wherein the step of forming a catalyst coating by a process selected from the group consisting of chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, solution phase deposition, and combinations thereof. 33. The method of claim 30, wherein the combustible metal comprises a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, silicon, titanium, lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, and alloys or composites thereof. 34. The method of claim 30, wherein the catalyst coating comprises a member selected from the group consisting of cerium oxide, palladium oxide, tin oxide, manganese oxide, yttrium oxide, iron oxide, cobalt oxide, palladium, platinum, nickel, and composites, intermetallics, or alloys thereof. 35. The method of claim 30, wherein the composite combustion catalyst is a nanoparticle. 36. A method of combusting a fuel, comprising the steps of: a) providing an enhanced fuel including a plurality of composite combustion catalyst particles dispersed in a fuel, said composite combustion catalyst particles including; i) a metal core including a combustible metal; ii) a metal oxide coating at least partially surrounding the metal core; and iii) a catalyst coating at least partially surrounding the metal oxide coating, wherein the composite combustion catalyst has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 500 nm; b) providing an oxidizing environment; and c) initiating combustion of the enhanced fuel in the presence of the oxidizing environment. 37. The method of claim 36, wherein the plurality of composite combustion catalyst particles comprise from about 2 wt % to about 25 wt % of the enhanced fuel. 38. The method of claim 36, wherein the combustible metal comprises a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum, boron, silicon, titanium, lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, and alloys or composites thereof. 39. The method of claim 36, wherein the catalyst coating comprises a member selected from the group consisting of cerium oxide, palladium oxide, tin oxide, manganese oxide, Atrium oxide, iron oxide, cobalt oxide, palladium, platinum, nickel, and composites, intermetallics, or alloys thereof. 40. The method of claim 36, wherein the composite combustion catalyst is a nanoparticle. 41. The method of claim 36, wherein the oxidizing environment comprises a member selected from the group consisting of oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, liquid oxygen, hydroxyl ammonium perchlorate, hydroxyl ammonium nitrate, ammonium perchlorate, ammonium nitrate, ammonium dinitramide, nitrogen tetroxide, nitric acid, liquid fluorine, and combinations thereof. 42. The method of claim 36, wherein enhanced fuel has an ignition delay from about 1 microsecond to about 200 microseconds. 43. The method of claim 36, wherein the composite combustion catalyst has a heat of combustion within about 20% of a heat of combustion of the fuel.
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