US Patent 7635461 - Composite combustion nanocatalyst

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This patent is from the University of Utah and teaches an ultrafast fuel combustion material based on metallic nanoparticles useful to jet propulsion systems. Claim 1 reads:

1. A composite combustion catalyst particle, comprising:

a) a metal core including a combustible metal;

b) a metal oxide coating at least partially surrounding the metal core; and

c) a catalyst coating at least partially surrounding the metal oxide coating, wherein the composite combustion catalyst particle has a diameter from about 10 nm to about 500 nm.