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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5392594 | Integrated production of fuel gas and oxygenated organic compounds from synthesis gas An oxygenated organic liquid product and a fuel gas are produced from a portion of synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and sulfur-containing compounds in a integrated feed treatment and catalytic reaction system. To prevent... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5372679 | Reactor system for treating cellulosic pulp at a constant upward flow velocity A reactor system is disclosed for the treatment of cellulosic pulp in which pulp is distributed upward through a vertical reactor using a unique conical distributor and is discharged using a unique dilution method to eliminate plugging. The system is part... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5361589 | Precooling for ethylene recovery in dual demethanizer fractionation systems Ethylene-containing feed gas to a cryogenic ethylene recovery system is cooled and condensed, prior to fractionation, by an improved method which utilizes a combination of one or more partial condensers followed by one or more dephlegmators. The improved ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5354547 | Hydrogen recovery by adsorbent membranes A composite semipermeable membrane comprising microporous adsorbent material supported by a porous substrate is operated in series with a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system and the PSA reject gas is used as a sweep gas to improve membrane performance.... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5338401 | Oxygen detackification in secondary fiber recovery A method is disclosed for the detackification of stickies in the production of recycled paper products containing secondary fibers. Oxygen is used to reduce the tackiness of stickies in secondary pulps, and optionally is used with alkali and/or detackific... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5332424 | Hydrocarbon fractionation by adsorbent membranes A method is disclosed for separating a multicomponent gas mixture comprising at least three components into three product streams by use of adsorbent membrane zones operating in series. Each product is enriched in a different component based upon the rela... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5332471 | Dye stripping by oxygen in secondary fiber recovery Color is removed from secondary pulps with non-chlorine based bleaching agents in treating sequences using oxygen with combinations of peroxide, ozone, and/or hydrosulfite at/controlled pH conditions. Acid treatment prior to bleaching steps improves color... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5324390 | Dye stripping by oxygen and peroxide in secondary fiber recovery Color is removed from secondary pulps with non-chlorine based bleaching agents in treating sequences using oxygen with combinations of peroxide, ozone, and/or hydrosulfite at/controlled pH conditions. Acid treatment prior to bleaching steps improves color... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5294462 | Electric arc spray coating with cored wire A method is disclosed for the electric arc spraying of powder-filled cored wires to apply hard, wear-resistant coatings to various substrates. Inert gas, preferably nitrogen, is supplied to the arc spray gun such that the mass ratio of the wire feed rate ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5294242 | Method for making metal powders A metal powder is produced by atomizing molten metal in an electric arc spray gun and rapidly quenching the resulting droplets in a liquid cryogen to form fine, highly spherical, oxide-free particles. The rapid quenching yields particles with a very fine,... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5284878 | Liquid phase methanol process with co-rich recycle Methanol is produced by reacting a CO-rich synthesis gas in the presence of a powdered methanol synthesis catalyst suspended in an inert liquid in a liquid phase reactor system. Unreacted CO-rich synthesis gas is recycled to the reactor, thus increasing m... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5234544 | Cleaning and bleaching of secondary fiber Secondary pulp is deinked and bleached by contacting the pulp simultaneously with oxygen, alkali, and a surfactant in a reaction zone followed by washing to recover a secondary fiber product. Simultaneous contacting with oxygen and surfactant yields highe... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5218003 | Liquid phase process for dimethyl ether synthesis A one-step process is disclosed for the coproduction of dimethyl ether and methanol from synthesis gas containing H2, CO, and CO2. The synthesis gas is contacted with a mixture of methanol synthesis and methanol dehydration catalysts... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5213661 | Oxygen alkali detackification in secondary fiber recovery A method is disclosed for the detackification of stickies in the production of recycled paper products containing secondary fibers. Oxygen is used to reduce the tackiness of stickies in secondary pulps, and optionally is used with alkali and/or detackific... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5211809 | Dye removal in oxygen color stripping of secondary fibers Color from dyes is removed from secondary pulps with non-chlorine based bleaching agents in treating sequences using oxygen with combinations of peroxide, ozone, and/or hydrosulfite at controlled pH conditions (less than 8 or greater than 10). Acid treatm... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5179129 | Staged liquid phase methanol process Methanol is produced from synthesis gas comprising hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide in a two-stage liquid phase reactor system. Each reactor is operated in an optimum temperature range to maximize methanol productivity, and once-through produ... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5139548 | Gas liquefaction process control system A method for controlling the operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) process which utilizes gas turbine-driven refrigeration compressors is disclosed. A feedforward control system compensates for the effects of changes in ambient air temperature on the... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5104425 | Gas separation by adsorbent membranes Composite semipermeable membranes comprising porous adsorptive material supported by a porous substrate are disclosed for use in a process for the separation of multicomponent gas mixtures. In the process, one or more primary components adsorb within the ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5068058 | Production of ammonia synthesis gas A method is disclosed for producing ammonia synthesis gas by splitting a methane stream, combusting a portion of the methane with steam and oxygen-enriched air, converting a second portion of the methane with steam in a reformation heated by the combustio... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4992337 | Electric arc spraying of reactive metals An improved electric arc spray process for the deposition of reactive metals is disclosed which utilizes compressed inert gases for atomization. The improved process utilizes argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, sulfur hexafluoride, or mixtures thereof suppli... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4988490 | Adsorptive process for recovering nitrogen from flue gas Nitrogen is economically recovered from the flue gas evolved in a hydrocarbon steam reforming furnace by hydrogenation of free oxygen therein and removal of carbon dioxide and other minor impurities from the flue gas by pressure swing adsorption with reco... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4983194 | Production of high purity argon A process for making high purity argon is disclosed in which crude argon containing less than about 0.8 mol % oxygen is recovered from air in a cryogenic distillation system, the crude argon is purified by removing oxygen in a getter system, and other imp... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4946477 | IGCC process with combined methanol synthesis/water gas shift for methanol and electrical power production The present invention relates to an improvement to a process for the production of methanol from synthesis gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen utilizing a three phase or liquid-phase reaction technology. The improvement to the process is the addit... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4914218 | Adsorptive process for separating multicomponent gas mixtures An improved pressure swing adsorption process is disclosed for the recovery of two individual components from a multicomponent gas mixture. The process utilizes a first group of adsorbent beds selective for the secondary component product and a second gro... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4913709 | Adsorption process for recovering two high purity gas products from multicomponent gas mixtures An improved pressure swing adsorption process is disclosed for the recovery of high-purity primary and secondary components from a multicomponent gas mixture. The process utilizes a first group of absorbent beds selective for the secondary component and a... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4885063 | Method and apparatus for olefin recovery A process and apparatus are disclosed for recovering olefins, particularly C3, C4, and C5 olefins, from gaseous mixture thereof with lower-boiling components. The olefin-containing gas mixtures is compressed and cooled to ... | 12/05/1989 |
