US 11,772,979 B2
Metal-decorated barium calcium aluminum oxide catalyst for NH3 synthesis and cracking and methods of forming the same
Chris Cadigan, Golden, CO (US); Ryan O′Hayre, Golden, CO (US); Joseph D. Beach, Aurora, CO (US); Adam W. Welch, Aurora, CO (US); and Jonathan D. Kintner, Aurora, CO (US)
Assigned to Starfire Energy, Denver, CO (US); and Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (US)
Filed by Starfire Energy, Aurora, CO (US); and Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/779,348.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/931,537, filed on Nov. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/801,578, filed on Feb. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/799,595, filed on Jan. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0277198 A1, Sep. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. C01C 1/04 (2006.01); B01J 23/04 (2006.01); B01J 23/46 (2006.01); B01J 23/75 (2006.01); B01J 35/04 (2006.01); B01J 37/02 (2006.01); C01B 3/02 (2006.01); C01B 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC C01C 1/0411 (2013.01) [B01J 23/04 (2013.01); B01J 23/462 (2013.01); B01J 23/75 (2013.01); B01J 35/04 (2013.01); B01J 37/0219 (2013.01); B01J 37/0225 (2013.01); B01J 37/0228 (2013.01); B01J 37/0244 (2013.01); C01B 3/025 (2013.01); C01B 3/047 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of cracking NH3 into a N2+H2+NH3 mixture comprising:
exposing NH3 to a catalyst comprising barium calcium aluminum oxide decorated with a catalytic species;
wherein the catalytic species comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, cobalt, and cobalt oxide.
 
7. A method of synthesizing NH3 from a N2+H2 mixture comprising:
exposing N2+H2 to a catalyst comprising barium calcium aluminum oxide decorated with a catalytic species;
wherein the catalytic species comprises cobalt.