	US 12,448,306 B2
	Electrocatalytic bio-oil and wastewater treatment
Juan A. Lopez-Ruiz, Richland, WA (US); Jonathan D. Egbert, Richland, WA (US); Charles J. Freeman, West Richland, WA (US); Oliver Y. Gutiérrez Tinoco, Richland, WA (US); Jamelyn D. Holladay, Kennewick, WA (US); Daniel T. Howe, Pasco, WA (US); Yang Qiu, Richland, WA (US); and Ismael A. Rodriguez Perez, Richland, WA (US)
Assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US)
Filed by Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/213,810.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/114,573, filed on Nov. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/000,665, filed on Mar. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0300799 A1, Sep. 30, 2021
Int. Cl. C02F 1/467 (2023.01); B01J 23/46 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); C02F 1/461 (2023.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 101/34 (2006.01); C02F 101/38 (2006.01)

CPC C02F 1/4672 (2013.01) [B01J 23/462 (2013.01); C02F 1/46114 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C02F 2001/46142 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2101/34 (2013.01); C02F 2101/38 (2013.01); C02F 2101/40 (2013.01); C02F 2301/046 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. An anode, comprising:

a titanium support; and

RuO₂particles deposited directly onto a surface of the titanium support, the RuO₂particles having an areal electrocatalytic decarboxylation rate to areal oxygen evolution reaction rate ratio of at least 5 and an average size of 12 nm to 40 nm.