US Patent Issued to The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on June 24 for "NiCeOx aerogels for methane suppression in the water-gas shift reaction" (Virginia, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,302, issued on June 24, was assigned to The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"NiCeOx aerogels for methane suppression in the water-gas shift reaction" was invented by Travis G. Novak (Lorton, Va.), Matthew R. Buck (Columbia, Md.), Paul A. DeSario (Alexandria, Va.) and Debra R. Rolison (Arlington, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oxide-based aerogel having cerium and nickel may be used as a water-gas shift reaction catalyst without producing methane as a byproduct. It may be made by forming a gel from a cerium salt and a nickel salt solution and converting t...