US Patent 7968503 - Molybdenum nanomaterials

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This patent from PPG Industries Ohio teaches several applications of molybdenum nanoparticles such as pigments, corrosion inhibition, flame retardant, and agricultural nutrients. Claim 1 reads:

1. A nanomaterial composition comprising:

molybdenum disulfide nanoparticles having a mean size less than 250 nanometers; and

molybdate nanoparticles having a mean size less than 100 nanometers, wherein the composition of matter reduces the static or dynamic coefficient of friction for a surface by 5% or more.