| US 7,578,989 B2 | ||
| Method of using carbide and/or oxycarbide containing compositions | ||
| David Moy, Germantown, Md. (US); Chunming Niu, Palo Alto, Calif. (US); Jun Ma, Lexington, Mass. (US); and Jason M. Willey, Medford, Mass. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 02, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/743,634. | ||
| Application 11/743634 is a continuation of application No. 10/940242, filed on Sep. 14, 2004, granted, now 7,230,149. | ||
| Application 10/940242 is a continuation of application No. 10/023618, filed on Dec. 18, 2001, granted, now 6,809,229. | ||
| Application 10/023618 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/615350, filed on Jul. 12, 2000, abandoned. | ||
| Application 09/615350 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/481184, filed on Jan. 12, 2000, granted, now 6,514,897. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/115735, filed on Jan. 12, 1999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0202033 A1, Aug. 30, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. C01B 31/34 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 423—440 | 1 Claim |
| 1. A method of preparing carbide nanorods comprising the steps of:
impregnating aggregates of carbon nanotubes with an ethanol solution containing MoO2(C5H7O2)2;
drying said impregnated aggregates of carbon nanotubes at 110° C. under vacuum to form molybdenum carbide precursors;
calcining said molybdenum carbide precursors at 600° C. to form carbide nanorods;
cooling said carbide nanorods in Ar at room temperature; and
passivating said carbide nanorods with 3% O2/Ar.
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