Dejan Radivojevic

Process comprising the steps of: (a) providing a metal foam body having a pore size between 100 and 5000 microns, a thickness of the strut in the range of 5 to 60 microns, a bulk density in the range of 300 to 1200 kg / m3, a geometric surface in the range of 100 to 20000 m2 / m3 and a porosity in the range 0.50 to 0.95 and comprising a first metallic material, wherein the first metallic material contains at least a metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Fe, Cr, Co, Cu, Ag, Au, Pt and Pd; (B) applying a second metallic material different from the first metallic material on a surface of the metal foam body, wherein the surface of the metal foam body (a) is coated with an organic binder and a powder of the second metal material and wherein aluminum is used as the second metallic material; (C) forming a skin of alloy metal foam body obtained in step (b) by alloying the first metal material and second metal material, where the formation of an alloy of the first metal material a...

Processes in the chemical industry convert readily available startingmaterials tomore valuable product molecules. Catalytic materials are used in these processes to accelerate chemical transformations so that reactions proceed in a highly efficient manner, achieving high yields of desirable products and avoiding unwanted by-products. Compared to classical stoichiometric procedures, catalysts often allowmore economical and environment-friendly production. Development of heterogeneous catalysts for