IMMOBILIZED FREE MOLECULE AEROSOL REACTOR (IFMAR)
UCLA Technology Available For Licensing

The IFMAR technology involves a catalytic bed reactor that utilizes a novel support network structure to immobilize catalyst particles for use in a wide variety of automotive and industrial process applications including exhaust gas treatment, hepa filter technology, gas masks, fugitive gas leaks from valves and fittings, etc. The catalyst particles and support particles are formed together as a binary, free molecule aerosol, whose size and morphology can be controlled by a systematic variation of the processing conditions. The immobilization of catalyst particles and support particles from a free molecule aerosol provides a reactor bed which optimizes catalytic interaction and activity while at the same time reducing the required pressure drop across the bed.

This highly efficient, compact, lightweight and portable construction answers the needs of industry that conventional units cannot meet because of size and efficiency restrictions. Further, the enhanced effectiveness of the invention will allow the use of lesser amounts of expensive catalyst materials than used by conventional catalytic systems. Because the total mass of support and catalyst is substantially smaller, the heat capacity of the converter would be low. The consequent decrease in warm-up time would be markedly reduced and could eliminate the "cold-start" problems of currently available technology.

Reference: UCLA Case No. 1990-543 US Patent Number: 5,541,147

For additional technical details and current licensing
availability, please contact the following UCLA office:

UCLA Office of Intellectual Property
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Los Angeles, CA 90095-7231
Tel: 310-794-0558 Fax: 310-794-0638
email: ncd@research.ucla.edu
Lead Inventor: Sheldon Friedlander

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