Fullerene Soot as a Catalyst

Since discovering the ability of fullerenes to catalyze hydrocarbon transformations, SRI scientists have gone on to develop several catalytic applications of fullerenes and related materials. Most remarkably, they found that the soot that produced during the production of fullerenes by the arc or combustion methods also possesses those catalytic properties. SRI has shown that the soot can be used for hydrogenation/dehydrogenation of aromatics, for upgrading of heavy oils, and for conversion of methane into higher hydrocarbons by pyrolytic or reforming processes.

Learn more about this capability by viewing our presentation and recent paper.

• Inexpensive catalyst
• Simple cost-effective scheme
• Easier handling of products

Opportunity
We seek partners to further develop these catalytic processes for applications on a commercial scale.

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