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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6402988 | Process for producing a syngas An exothermic reaction and an endothermic reaction are thermally combined in a reactor having at least one oxygen selective ion transport membrane that provides the exothermic reaction with oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas such as air. The thermal req... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6153152 | Endothermic reaction apparatus and method A compact endothermic reaction apparatus employing metallic reaction tubes in a close-pack arrangement using offset nozzle tubes and an air distribution plate for introducing fuel and air into a combustion chamber to produce long and thin flames thereby t... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6096106 | Endothermic reaction apparatus An endothermic reaction furnace includes one or more elongated reaction tubes defining therein an endothermic reaction flow path and a combustion flow path for providing heat to drive the endothermic reaction. The combustion flow path is arranged so that ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6019885 | Solid multi-component membranes, electrochemical reactor components, electrochemical reactors and use of membranes, reactor components, and reactor for oxidation reactions An electrochemical process for extracting oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas which uses an electrochemical cell having two zones separated by a multi-component membrane made from intimate, gas-impervious, multi-phase mixture of an electronically conduct... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5902530 | Process of making high nitrile composite filaments A novel composite high-nitrile fiber in which the polymers are arranged in a sheath core type configuration. One polymer of the composite filament contains a solventless, waterless, melt-processable acrylonitrile olefinically unsaturated polymer and the o... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5895635 | Process for recovery and recycle of ammonia from an acrylonitrile reactor effluent stream using an ammonium phosphate quench system A process for the recovery of unreacted ammonia from the reactor effluent obtained from a reaction zone used to produce acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile comprising quenching the reactor effluent with an aqueous solution of ammonium phosphate wherein the... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5891345 | Treatment process for wastewater streams A process for the destruction of organic compounds selected from the group consisting of nitriles, aromatics, heteroaromatics, amides, organic acids, aldehydes and alcohols from wastewater, comprising contacting volatilized wastewater with a catalyst at a... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5877108 | Performance of used molybdenum based catalysts by the addition of ammonium dimolybdate A process for regenerating molybdenum containing ammoxidation catalyst comprising replacing the molybdenum loss from the catalyst during the ammoxidation reaction wherein ammonium dimolybdenum is utilized as the source for replacement of the molybdenum lo... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5869730 | Oxidant reduction by manipulation and/or treatment of aqueous acrylonitrile process streams A process for manufacturing an unsaturated mononitrile selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile comprising reacting an olefin selected from the group consisting of propylene and isobutylene, ammonia and oxygen in a reactor... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5866502 | Process for the preparation of antimonate catalysts for (AMM) oxidation of alkanes and alkenes A method of preparing a Va Sbb Mm Nn Ox catalyst useful in the ammoxidation of a C2 -C5 hydrocarbon to its corresponding , ଲ unsaturated nitrile comprising heating an ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5854172 | Preparation of vanadium antimonate based catalysts using SnO2 .multidot.xH2 O A method of preparing a catalyst having the elements and the proportions indicated by the following empirical formula: VSbm Aa Dd Ox where A is one or more Ti, Sn, where Sn is always present D is one or more Li, Mg, Ca, S... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5840648 | Catalyst for the manufacture of acrylonitrile and hydrogen cyanide A catalyst composition comprising a complex of catalytic oxides of iron, bismuth, molybdenum and calcium and characterized by the following empirical formula: Aa Bb Cc Dd Fee Bif MO12... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5821192 | Method of improving the attrition resistance of V/SB oxide based catalyst A process for preparing a catalyst having the following formula: Va Sbb Mc Ox wherein M=tin, titanium, lithium, sodium, potassium, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, chromium, cobalt, copper, gallium, niobium, tantalum, telluriu... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5788748 | Oxygen permeable mixed conductor membranes The present invention relates to novel solid state mixed conductor membranes and their use for separating oxygen from oxygen-containing feeds at elevated temperatures. The membranes comprise a multicomponent metallic oxide of substantially cubic perovskit... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783726 | Process for the preparation of vinyl acetate catalyst A process of producing a fluid bed oxacylation catalyst for olefins and diolefins having the following formula Pd--M--A where M=Au, Cd, Bi, Cu, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, U and mixtures thereof, A=an alkali metal or mixture thereof, and M is present in the range of from 0 to ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5770757 | Ammoxidation catalysts containing germanium to produce high yields of acrylonitrile A catalyst having the atomic ratios set forth in the empirical formula below: Aa Bb Cc Ged Bie Mo.sub.12 Ox where A=two or more of alkali metals, In and Tl B=one or more of Mg, Mn, Ni, Co,... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5723035 | Coated membranes The invention relates to novel membranes, formed from perovskitic or multi-phase structures, with a chemically active coating which demonstrate exceptionally high rates of fluid flux. One application is the separation of oxygen from oxygen-containing feed... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5714091 | Process for the partial oxydation of hydrocarbons The invention relates to a process for the partial oxidation of C1 to C4 hydrocarbons, using novel membranes formed from perovskitic or multi-phase structures, with a chemically active coating which demonstrate exceptionally high rat... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5714535 | Stabilizers for high nitrile multipolymers A melt processable high nitrile multipolymer such as an acrylonitrile olefinically unsaturated, multipolymer, which is stabilized by admixing with maleic acid, derivatives of maleic acid, salts of maleic acid, maleic anhydride, maleamides, salts of maleam... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5710318 | Fluid bed process for the acetoxylation of ethylene in the production of vinyl acetate A fluid bed process for the manufacture of vinyl acetate from ethylene, acetic acid and oxygen comprising feeding a gaseous mixture comprising ethylene and acetic acid into a fluid bed reactor through a first inlet, introducing the oxygen into the reactor... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5702999 | Oxygen permeable mixed conductor membranes The present invention relates to novel solid state mixed conductor membranes and their use for separating oxygen from oxygen-containing feeds at elevated temperatures. The membranes comprise a multicomponent metallic oxide of substantially cubic perovskit... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5703268 | Acrylonitrile recovery process A process for the recovery of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile obtained from the reactor effluent of an ammoxidation reaction of propylene or isobutylene comprising passing the reactor effluent through an absorber column and recovery column and stripper... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5698749 | Catalysts for the hydrogenation of aqueous maleic acid to 1,4-butanediol Maleic acid, maleic anhydride or other hydrogenatable precursor are catalytically hydrogenated to 1,4-butanediol and tetrahydrofuran. It has been discovered that high yields of 1,4-butanediol are achieved when the hydrogenation catalyst comprises at least... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5693212 | Solid multi-component membranes, electrochemical reactor components, electrochemical reactors and use of membranes, reactor components, and reactor for oxidation reactions Solid membranes comprising an intimate, gas-impervious, multi-phase mixture of an electronically-conductive material and an oxygen ion-conductive material and/or a mixed metal oxide of a perovskite structure are described. Electrochemical reactor componen... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5693587 | Method for preparing vanadium antimony oxide based oxidation and ammoxidation catalysts A method of making a promoted vanadium antimony oxide catalyst comprising reacting a monoperoxovanadium ion while in aqueous solution with the antimony compound wherein the improvement comprises adding the antimony compound to the aqueous slurry in at lea... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5688739 | Ammoxidation catalysts containing germanium to produce high yields of acrylonitrile A catalyst having the atomic ratios set forth in the empirical formula below: Aa Bb Cc Ged Bie Mo12 Ox where A=two or more of alkali metals, In and Tl B=one or more of Mg, Mn, Ni, Co, Ca, ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5665667 | Process for the preparation of vinyl acetate catalyst A process of producing a fluid bed oxacylation catalyst for olefins and diolefins having the following formula Pd-M-A where M=Au, Cd, Bi, Cu, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, U and mixtures thereof, A=an alkali metal or mixture thereof, and M is present in the range of from 0 to 5 ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5651833 | Waste concentration and destruction process A process for the destruction of organic contaminants from wastewater streams and solid surfaces, including soil. The process comprises removing volatile organic compounds from the wastewater stream or surface by steam stripping and then contacting a stre... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5635076 | Treatment process for acrylonitrile plant wastewater streams A process for the destruction of organic wastes and ammonia from acrylonitrile plant wastewater, comprising contacting volatilized wastewater with a catalyst at an elevated temperature so as to convert volatile organic compounds and ammonia to a mixture c... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5629444 | Acrylonitrile recovery process A process for the recovery of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile obtained from the reactor effluent of an ammoxidation reaction of propylene or isobutylene comprising passing the reactor effluent through an absorber column, a first decanter, recovery colu... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5618901 | Process for making a high nitrile multipolymer prepared from acrylonitrile and olefinically unsaturated monomers A homogeneous, high nitrile melt processable acrylonitrile olefinically unsaturated multipolymer and a process for making the multipolymer, comprising polymerizing a mixture of acrylonitrile monomer and one or more olefinically unsaturated monomers, in wh... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5602222 | Process for making an acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile and olefinically unsaturated monomers A process for making a thermally stable melt processable acrylonitrile/methacrylonitrile/olefinically unsaturated multipolymer, comprising polymerizing a mixture of acrylonitrile monomer, methacrylonitrile monomer, and olefinically unsaturated monomer in ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5596058 | Process for making an acryloinitrile/methacrylonitrile copolymer A process for making acrylonitrile/methacrylonitrile copolymer, comprising polymerizing a mixture of acrylonitrile monomer and methacrylonitrile monomer in which the rate of addition of the comonomers is set by the rate of polymerization so that the conce... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5591315 | Solid-component membranes electrochemical reactor components electrochemical reactors use of membranes reactor components and reactor for oxidation reactions An electrochemical process for producing unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds from unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds and for extracting oxygen from a gas containing N2 O, NO, NO2, SO2, or SO3 is described. The proc... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5591688 | Process for the preparation of fluid bed vinyl acetate catalyst A process for the preparation of a fluid bed vinyl acetate (VAM) catalyst comprising impregnating a support comprising a mixture of substantially inert microspheroidal particles with a solution comprising a halide-free metal salt of Pd and M, wherein M co... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5576469 | Paraffin ammoxidation using vanadium antimony oxide based catalysts with halide promoters The process for the ammoxidation of a C3 to C5 paraffinic hydrocarbon to its corresponding ,ଲ-unsaturated hydrocarbon comprising reacting the C3 to C5 paraffinic hydrocarbon with ammonia and oxygen ... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5567398 | Endothermic reaction apparatus and method A compact endothermic reaction apparatus employing metallic reaction tubes in a close-pack arrangement using offset nozzle tubes and an air distribution plate for introducing fuel and air into a combustion chamber to produce long and thin flames thereby t... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5565009 | Endothermic reaction process An endothermic reaction furnace includes one or more elongated tubes defining therein an endothermic reaction flow path and a combustion flow path for providing heat to drive the endothermic reaction. The combustion flow path is arranged so that fuel and ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5562834 | Waste concentration and destruction process A process for the destruction of organic contaminants from wastewater streams and solid surfaces, including soil. The process comprises removing volatile organic compounds from the wastewater stream or surface by steam stripping and then contacting a stre... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5536693 | Process for the preparation of vinyl acetate catalyst A process of producing a fluid bed oxacylation catalyst for olefins and diolefins having the following formula Pd-M-A where M=Au, Cd, Bi, Cu, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, U and mixtures thereof, A=an alkali metal or mixture thereof, and M is present in the range of from 0 to 5 ... | 07/16/1996 |
