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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178260 | Fuel cell electrode catalyst with reduced noble metal amount and solid polymer fuel cell comprising the same An object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of catalytic metal such as Pt in a fuel cell. The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode catalyst comprising a conductive carrier and catalytic metal particles, wherein the CO adsorption amount of ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8133837 | Exhaust gas-purifying catalyst Decreasing HC emission is made possible. An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a substrate, a hydrocarbon-adsorbing layer covering the substrate, and a catalytic layer covering the hydrocarbon-adsorbing layer. The catalytic layer includes a layered structure of... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8012376 | Method for preparing carbon material for electrode of electrochemical devices A method for preparing a carbon material for an electrode is provided that comprises a step for activating a mixture of a carbonous main material and a conductive additive. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998896 | Exhaust gas purifying catalyst An exhaust gas purifying catalyst having a good ignition performance is provided. The exhaust gas purifying catalyst 1 includes a catalyst substrate 3 and a catalyst coating layer 5 which contains a noble metal and a refractory inorganic oxide a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7897540 | Process for producing activated carbon A process for producing an activated carbon includes the step of adsorbing an organic compound onto an activated carbon comprising pores which exhibit a wide pore diameter distribution, thereby selectively closing smaller pores which have a small pore diameter. In a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7842643 | Exhaust gas purifying catalyst An exhaust gas purifying catalyst exhibiting high catalytic performance and restraining an amount of noble metals used is provided. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst has a catalyst substrate and a catalyst coating layer formed on the catalyst substrate. The catalyst... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7795170 | Catalyst Provided is a catalyst with a noble metal efficiently supported on the surfacemost thereof. A composite oxide-containing layer is formed on a catalyst carrier so as to contain a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by the following general formula (1) and an ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7785543 | Method of processing alkali-activation exhaust gas Disclosed is an apparatus for processing an exhaust gas containing an alkaline substance, the exhaust gas being emitted when activating a carbon material with an alkaline substance. The apparatus includes a humidified-gas preparing device for preparing a humidified ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7781371 | Filter catalyst A filter catalyst of the present invention is comprised of a catalyst-supporting substrate 1, and catalytic portions 5, 6 for purifying an exhaust gas. The catalytic portions includes the first catalytic portion 5 for purifying HC, CO and NO | 08/24/2010 |
| 7759290 | Exhaust gas purifying catalyst To provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst capable of exhibiting designed characteristics without incurring a material loss. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst (1) of the present invention is characterized in that the catalyst comprises a catalyst sup... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7737077 | Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases This is to provide a catalyst for purifying exhaust gases, catalyst which are good in terms of the purifying performance. A catalyst according to the present invention for purifying exhaust gases comprises: a catalytic support substrate (1); a first ca... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7678416 | Substrate coating method In a method of coating a substrate, inner walls of flow channels of the substrate are coated with a slurry. A plurality of flow channels each opened at both end faces are formed in the substrate. The method includes a step of storing a predetermined amount of slurry... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7625836 | Heat-resistant oxide To provide a heat-resistant oxide which is excellent in heat resistance and durability at high temperature and has high activity, a heat-resistant oxide which has an oxide crystal structure and in which a rate of a solid solution of a noble metal in the oxide crysta... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7622419 | Filter catalyst To provide a filter catalyst in which the closure of ventilation holes by a catalytic layer is inhibited. A filter catalyst of the present invention is characterized in that it has pores of 1-20 μm in a porosity of 11% or more. The filter catalyst of the present in... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7601325 | Perovskite-type composite oxide, catalyst composition and method for producing perovskite-type composite oxide To provide a perovskite-type composite oxide which has stable quality in which a solid solution of Pd is formed at a high rate, a method for producing the perovskite-type composite oxide, and a catalyst composition containing the perovskite-type composite oxide, the... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7585478 | Exhaust-gas purifying catalyst An exhaust-gas purifying catalyst includes a mantle, two or more honeycomb-shaped supports fastened in the mantle so as to be separated at intervals, and a catalytic layer disposed on the respective honeycomb-shaped supports. The honeycomb-shaped supports include a ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7556786 | Method of processing alkali-activation exhaust gas Disclosed is a method for processing an exhaust gas containing an alkaline substance, the exhaust gas being emitted when activating a carbon material with an alkaline substance. The method includes the steps of preparing a humidified gas, which exhibits a dew point ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7498288 | Exhaust gas-purifying catalyst and method of manufacturing the same An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a support and a catalyst active component including at least one noble metal supported by at least a portion of the support. The support includes a stabilized zirconia containing at least one stabilizing element selected fr... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7473665 | Exhaust gas-purifying catalyst system An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst system is provided with a plurality of catalyst layers including a first and a second catalyst layers, supported on a support structure. The first catalyst layer comes into contact with an exhaust gas stream firstly among the plural... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7446070 | Exhaust gas-purifying catalyst An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes a zeolite and a perovskite composite oxide containing palladium placed at its B site. ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7387766 | Exhaust-gas purifying apparatus An exhaust-gas purifying apparatus includes a mantle, a support, and a catalytic layer. The support is disposed in the mantle, and is formed as at least one shape selected from the group consisting of cylinder shapes and corrugated shapes. The catalytic layer is loa... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374727 | Exhaust-gas purifying apparatus An exhaust-gas purifying apparatus includes an outer cylinder, a plurality of cylinder-shaped supports, and a catalytic layer. The cylinder-shaped supports are disposed in the outer cylinder, and have an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral surface. At l... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7241717 | Cathode catalyst for fuel cell It is an object of the present invention to provide a cathode catalyst for fuel cells containing platinum and iron which can maintain the durability of a battery and can make a battery high output. The cathode catalyst for fuel cells comprises a supporting layer whi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7205257 | Catalyst for clarifying exhaust gas To provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which can maintain the catalytic activity at a high level over a long time and can achieve satisfactory emission control performance, an exhaust gas purifying catalyst is prepared so as to contain a noble metal, a perovsk... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7084086 | Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases A catalyst for purifying exhaust gases exhibits not only effective purifying characteristics even in a low temperature range such as immediately after an engine starts but also high exhaust gas purifying ability. In the catalyst for purifying exhaust gases of a firs... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7048895 | Exhaust gas purifying apparatus An exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes an exhaust pipe 2a for forming an exhaust way 2, and a catalyst disposed in the exhaust way 2 for purifying an exhaust gas. The catalyst includes the first honeycomb catalyst portion 3... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6911414 | Catalyst for purifying exhaust gas A catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas includes zirconia particles, and a transition metal layer, covering at least a part of a surface of the zirconia particles in a lamellar manner. It can reduce the emission of particulate materials (i.e., P.M.), such as SOF and... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6846466 | Catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas A catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas includes an upstream side catalyst and a downstream side catalyst. The upstream side catalyst is disposed on an upstream side with respect to an exhaust gas flow, and the downstream side catalyst is disposed on a downstream si... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6261989 | Catalytic converter for cleaning exhaust gas A catalytic converter for cleaning exhaust gas includes a heat-resistant support, and a catalytic coating formed on the heat-resistant support. The catalytic coating contains Pd-carrying particles of a cerium complex oxide, Pt & Rh-carrying particles of z... | 07/17/2001 |
