Process and apparatus for the production of catalyst-coated support materials formed of non-noble metals

摘要

A process and apparatus for producing non-noble metal nano-scale catalyst particles includes feeding at least one decomposable moiety selected from the group consisting of organometallic compounds, metal complexes, metal coordination compounds and mixtures thereof into a reactor vessel, wherein the metal of the decomposable moiety is a non-noble metal; exposing the decomposable moiety to a source of energy sufficient to decompose the moiety and produce nano-scale metal particles; and depositing the nano-scale catalyst particles on a support.