Abstract:
This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/311,416, STRUCTURED CATALYTIC NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD OF PREPARATION, filed March 8, 2010. This application is also related to: PCT/US07/077545, METHOD OF PREPARING CERIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES, and PCT/US07/077535, CERIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE- CONTAINING FUEL ADDITIVE, both filed September 4, 2007; which applications claim the benefit of priority from: Provisional Application Serial No. 60/824,514, CERIUM-CONTAINING FUEL ADDITIVE, filed September 5, 2006; Provisional Application Serial No. 60/911,159, REVERSE MICELLAR FUEL ADDITIVE COMPOSITION, filed April 11, 2007; and Provisional Application Serial No. 60/938,314, REVERSE MICELLAR FUEL ADDITIVE COMPOSITION, filed May 16, 2007. This application is also related to: US2010/0242342, CERIUM-CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES, filed May 13, 2010; and US2010/0152077, PROCESS FOR SOLVENT SHIFTING A NANOPARTICLE DISPERSION, filed August 28, 2009; both applications of which claim the benefit of priority from PCT/US2008/087133, FUEL ADDITIVE CONTAINING LATTICE ENGINEERED CERIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES, filed December 17, 2008. The disclosures of all of these applications are incorporated herein by reference.
Abstract:
A lubricity additive composition includes a lubricating medium and, dispersed therein, cerium dioxide nanoparticles having a mean hydrodynamic diameter of about 1 nm to about 15 nm. In a method for reducing friction between, or scarring, abrasion, or pitting of metal surfaces in relative motion with one another, at least one of the metal surfaces has been contacted with a lubricity additive composition that includes a lubricating medium and, dispersed therein, cerium dioxide nanoparticles whose mean hydrodynamic diameter is about 1 nm to about 15 nm.
Abstract:
A process for making cerium-containing oxide nanoparticles includes providing an aqueous reaction mixture containing a source of cerous ion, optionally a source of one or more metal ions (M) other than cerium, a source of hydroxide ion, at least one monoether carboxylic acid nanoparticle stabilizer wherein the molar ratio of said monoether carboxylic acid nanoparticle stabilizers to total metal ions is greater than 0.2, and an oxidant at an initial temperature in the range of about 20°C to about 95°C. Temperature conditions are provided effective to enable oxidation of cerous ion to ceric ion, thereby forming a product dispersion of cerium-containing oxide nanoparticles, optionally containing one or more metal ions (M), Ce 1-x M x O 2-δ , wherein "x" has a value from about 0.0 to about 0.95. The nanoparticles may have a mean hydrodynamic diameter from about 1 nm to about 50 nm, and a geometric diameter of less than about 45 nm.
Abstract:
A method of making cerium dioxide nanoparticles includes: a) providing an aqueous reaction mixture having a source of cerous ion, a source of hydroxide ion, a nanoparticle stabilizer, and an oxidant at an initial temperature no higher than about 2O°C; b) mechanically shearing the mixture and causing it to pass through a perforated screen, thereby forming a suspension of cerium hydroxide nanoparticles; and c) raising the initial temperature to achieve oxidation of cerous ion to eerie ion and thereby form cerium dioxide nanoparticles having a mean diameter in the range of about 1 nm to about 15 nm. The cerium dioxide nanoparticles may be formed in a continuous process.
Abstract:
A lubricity additive composition includes a lubricating medium and, dispersed therein, cerium dioxide nanoparticles having a mean diameter of about 1 nm to about 15 nm. In a method for reducing friction between, or scarring, abrasion, or pitting of metal surfaces in relative motion with one another, at least one of the metal surfaces has been contacted with a lubricity additive composition that includes a lubricating medium and, dispersed therein, cerium dioxide nanoparticles whose mean diameter is about 1 nm to about 15 nm.
Abstract:
A lubricity additive composition includes a lubricating medium and, dispersed therein, cerium dioxide nanoparticles having a mean diameter of about 1 nm to about 15 nm. In a method for reducing friction between, or scarring, abrasion, or pitting of metal surfaces in relative motion with one another, at least one of the metal surfaces has been contacted with a lubricity additive composition that includes a lubricating medium and, dispersed therein, cerium dioxide nanoparticles whose mean diameter is about 1 nm to about 15 nm.
Abstract:
A fuel additive composition includes: a) a reverse-micellar composition having an aqueous disperse phase that includes cerium dioxide nanoparticles in a continuous phase that includes a hydrocarbon liquid, a surfactant, and optionally a co-surfactant and b) a reverse micellar composition having an aqueous disperse phase that includes a cetane improver effective for improving engine power during fuel combustion. A method of making a cerium-containing fuel additive includes the steps of: a) providing a mixture of a nonpolar solvent, a surfactant, and a co-surfactant; and b) combining the mixture with an aqueous suspension of stabilized cerium dioxide nanoparticles.