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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120128563 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CO, H2 AND CH4 FROM AN ANODE WASTE GAS OF A FUEL CELL AND CATALYST SYSTEM USEFUL FOR REMOVING THESE GASES A system for removing CO, H2 and CH4 from an anode waste gas stream from a fuel cell is disclosed. The two catalyst system may comprise a platinum/palladium catalyst and a copper/manganese catalyst. The anode waste stream comes in contact with the ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120027657 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR UV-PCO AIR PURIFIER Ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation (UV-PCO) air purification system includes controller that coordinates operation of photocatalytic reactor that removes volatile organic compounds from air and a regeneration mode that removes contaminants adsorbed in UV-PCO system. C... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120014856 | Air Filtration Device An air purifier has a housing with an inlet for receiving air and an outlet for exhausting air. The housing provides an air flow path for the flow of air in a downstream direction, from the inlet towards the outlet. Particulate pre-filtration is located within the housi... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120003134 | DEACTIVATION RESISTANT PHOTOCATALYSTS The present disclosure relates to a fluid purification device that has a deactivation resistant photocatalyst having nanocrystallites of less than 14 nanometers (nm) in diameter with at least 200 m2 surface area/cm3 of skeletal volume in cylindrica... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110311423 | PROCESSING OF OFF-GAS FROM WASTE TREATMENT Waste treatment comprises heating it in a chamber to effect pyrolysis of the waste, introducing oxygen into the chamber to effect combustion of the pyrolyzed waste, and contacting off-gas from the pyrolysis and/or combustion steps with an oxidation catalyst to convert c... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110305617 | CATALYST AND METHOD FOR REMOVING FORMALDEHYDE USING THE SAME The present invention relates to a catalyst including a ceramic structure containing porous ceramic paper and a catalyst component supported on the ceramic structure, and to a method for removing formaldehyde using the catalyst. The present invention provides a catalyst... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110250115 | METHOD AND ABATEMENT DEVICE TO DESTROY LOW-CONCENTRATION COALMINE METHANE A method and an abatement device for destroying the low concentration coalmine methane is disclosed. Low concentration coalmine methane can be destroyed automatically by passing through the device described in the following process: (A) Heating the oxidization bed elect... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110229396 | CATALYST AND PROCESS The invention concerns a process for the oxidation of organic compounds contained in a gas stream and comprises the step of introducing the gas stream containing the organic compounds together with sufficient oxygen to effect the desired amount of oxidation into an oxid... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110229395 | PHOTOCATALYST COMPRISING TiO2 AND ACTIVATED CARBON MADE FROM DATE PITS A photocatalyst is provided that comprises activated carbon produced from date pits, impregnated with TiO2. The activated carbon can have a porous surface that can attract and trap pollutants flowing in air or water. The photocatalyst can be made by a method ... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223088 | Method and Apparatus for On-Site Production of Lime and Sorbents for Use in Removal of Gaseous Pollutants The invention provides various methods for removing gas phase pollutants by calcining limestone or dolomite using flash calcination to produce a high surface area lime or hydrated lime and directly adding the lime or hydrated lime to a gas stream containing gas phase po... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110182792 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST REFORMING TAR-CONTAINING GAS, METHOD FOR REFORMING TAR AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING CATALYST FOR REFORMING TAR-CONTAINING GAS The present invention provides a method for producing a highly active catalyst for reforming tar-containing gas used to treat crude gas for chemical energy conversion consisting of converting to a fuel composition consisting mainly of methane, hydrogen and the like, by ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110171094 | Apparatus and Method for Removal of Particles and VOC from an Airstream Apparatus and method for removal of particles and VOC from an airstream, in which particles carried by the airstream are charged by a corona ionizer and then collected by an electrically enhanced filter downstream of the ionizer. A catalytic filter downstream of the ele... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110171092 | Cerium/zirconium-base composite oxide, method for producing the same, oxygen storage/release component using said cerium-zirconium-base composite oxide, exhaust gas purification catalyst, and exhaust gas purification method using the same This invention relates to a cerium—zirconium-base composite oxide, which is useful, e.g., for the purification of exhaust gas discharged from combustion engines such as internal combustion engines and boilers and can release a high level of oxygen in a low temperature... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110158872 | Method and System for Adsorbing Pollutants and/or Contaminants The present invention relates to a method and a multi-component system for adsorbing contaminants and/or pollutants from a contaminated hot fluid by using a turbulent air stream, to adiabatically cool the temperature of the fluid, in association with one or more adsorbe... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110150734 | Photo-Catalytic Membrane Reactor A process and reactor for liquid or gas treatment by photocatalytic reaction by using a catalytic membrane reactor comprising a pourous membrane as a contactor between two phases, that can be liquid or gas, a catalyst material and a liquid or gas phase, wherein as the c... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110123423 | PHOTOCATALYTIC FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR WITH HIGH ILLUMINATION EFFICIENCY FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATION PROCESSES The invention relates to the realization of synthesis of organic compounds or abatement of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in gas-solid fluidised bed photocatalytic reactor with improved illumination efficiency. The photoreactor consists of a two-dimensional fluidized... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110117002 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM FLUID STREAMS A contaminant removal system for selectively removing contaminants from a fluid stream. The contaminant removal system has a catalytic reactor of the type that is susceptible to deactivating agents. The catalytic reactor is configured to remove contaminants from a fluid... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110104031 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RESIDUAL MATERIAL MANAGEMENT Residual impurity reduction methods and apparatus are provided. A method comprises conducting a gaseous stream through an unlined portion of a pipe, wherein the gaseous stream comprises sodium and wherein the unlined portion of the pipe is at least about eighteen inches... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110101278 | USE OF A CATALYST BASED ON NOBLE METAL FOR REDUCING THE TAR CONTENT IN GASES RESULTING FROM GASIFICATION PROCESSES The invention relates to a method for reducing the tar content in gases resulting from a thermochemical gasification process of carbon-containing starting material and includes contacting of at least a part of the gas obtained from the gasification process with a cataly... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110064638 | PURIFIER COMPRISING A PHOTOCATALYTIC FILTER The invention relates to a gas purifier comprising a filtering media having a photocatalytic action, a system for illuminating said media with UV radiation, a time-delay means or a volatile organic compound analyzer, and a means for automatically adjusting the speed of ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110062387 | METHOD FOR THE CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF THE TAR CONTENT IN GASES FROM GASIFICATION PROCESSES USING A CATALYST BASED ON NOBLE METALS The invention relates to a method for reducing the tar content in gases resulting from a thermochemical gasification process of carbon-containing starting material and includes contacting of at least a part of the gas obtained from the gasification process with a cataly... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110052471 | CATALYTIC ABATEMENT SYSTEM FOR ORGANIC SOLVENT EMISSIONS Method and apparatus for a point-of-origin catalytic abatement system, for treatment of gaseous organic solvent emissions is disclosed. The heating element, forced fresh air fan and catalyst bed material are sized, constructed, arranged, an... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110038775 | HYDROCARBON-DECOMPOSING POROUS CATALYST BODY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN-CONTAINING MIXED REFORMED GAS FROM HYDROCARBONS, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM The present invention aims at providing a catalyst as a porous catalyst body for decomposing hydrocarbons which comprises at least magnesium, aluminum and nickel, wherein the catalyst has an excellent catalytic activity for decomposition and removal of hydrocarbons, an ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100303696 | METHOD OF TREATING A GAS STREAM A method is described for treating a gas stream containing either fuel only or both fuel and oxidant gases, such as hydrogen, nitrous oxide or a hydrocarbon gas. The gas stream is conveyed through a vacuum pumping arrangement comprising a plurality of pumping stages. Ei... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100296991 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PURIFYING THE FLUE GASES OF A SINTERING PROCESS OF ORES AND/OR OTHER MATERIAL-CONTAINING MATERIALS IN METAL PRODUCTION In a method for the purifying of the waste gases of a sintering process of ores in the production of metals, in which ore material is sintered with a solid fuel, with the combustion of the solids and passage through a smoldering process, at least the pollutants SOx... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100296990 | Dry Scrubbing Air Filtration Media A solid air filtration medium includes an impregnate with an organic amine and an inorganic metal salt. The medium has from about 0.1 to about 25% by weight of impregnate. The impregnate contains from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight organic amine, and the organic amine ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100285190 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING ETHENE FROM BIOLOGICAL USING METAL EXCHANGED TITANIUM ZEOLITES The instant invention relates to a process for removing ethene from biological sources using metal ion exchanged titanium zeolites. Further aspects of the invention are polymer compositions containing these zeolites, their use as efficient ethene removing additives and ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100266473 | BASE METAL CATALYSTS FOR THE OXIDATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS A method for oxidizing carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCS) comprises contacting a gas containing water vapor and said CO and VOCs with a catalyst composition comprising at least one base metal promoter and at least one base metal catalyst supporte... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100266470 | TITANIUM DIOXIDE BASED PHOTOCATALYTIC COMPOSITES AND DERIVED PRODUCTS ON A METAKAOLIN SUPPORT Described herein is a photocatalytic composite comprising a titanium dioxide supported on metakaolin. In comparison to known embodiments of the sector, the composite of the present invention makes it possible to obtain binders and derived products with high photocatalyt... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100221166 | Photocatalytic Fluidized Bed Air Purifier A device and method thereof for the indoor-air purification that utilizes photocatalytic oxidation and ultraviolet lights in a fluidized bed to remove pollutants. The fluidized bed contains ultraviolet lights that are immersed within the bed for direct access to ultravi... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100196275 | Methods and products for neutralizing the harmful effects of combustion products The invention relates to the role of Acr-DNA adducts in p53 mutagenesis in CS-related lung cancer. The distribution of Acr-DNA adducts was mapped at the sequence level in the p53 gene of lung cells using the UvrABC incision method in combination with ligation-mediated P... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100196241 | Methods and Systems for Reducing Particulate Matter in a Gaseous Stream Methods and systems for reducing emissions of particulate matter from a gaseous stream are provided. The subject systems include a catalyst that reduces the amount of particulate matter emissions in the gaseous stream. Embodiments of the subject systems may also reduce ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100178226 | Method for removing methane for gas mixtures The invention relates to a method for oxidizing methane, including passing a gaseous, methane-containing mixture over a catalyst, wherein a carrier with a substrate surface consists substantially of titanium dioxide with a combination of platinum and palladium thereon, ... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100124524 | METHODS FOR REDUCING AIRBORNE FORMALDEHYDE Provided is a method for scavenging airborne formaldehyde. The method comprises contacting the airborne formaldehyde with a formaldehyde scavenger of the formula I: where R1, R2, R3... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100111799 | CATALYST FOR TREATING AN EXHAUST GAS CONTAINING ORGANIC ACID, AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN EXHAUST GAS CONTAINING ORGANIC ACID The present invention provides a catalyst for treating an organic acid-containing exhaust gas, which can remove by decomposing an organic acid such as acetic acid in an exhaust gas over a long period in high removal efficiency, and a method for treating an organic acid-... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100111798 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING VINYL MONOMERS FROM A GAS STREAM An apparatus for removing vinyl monomers from a gas stream includes a tube, a shading casing and a light emitting unit. The tube includes a first section having a connecting port with an opening, a second section, and a third section having an outlet. The three sections... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100086460 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILTERING CONTAMINANTS A filter device and method for using a filter device. The filter device includes a catalyst for catalyzing the reaction of organic molecules, such as an oxidation reaction, and an adsorbent for adsorbing reacted organic molecules. As a result, gaseous contaminants that ... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100022734 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING ACRYLIC ACID PRESENT AS A MAIN CONSTITUENT AND GLYOXAL PRESENT AS A BY-PRODUCT IN A PRODUCT GAS MIXTURE OF A PARTIAL HETEROGENEOUSLY CATALYZED GAS PHASE OXIDATION OF A C3 PRECURSOR COMPOUND OF ACRYLIC ACID A process for separating acrylic acid present as a main product and glyoxal present as a by-product in a product gas mixture of a partial gas phase oxidation of a C3 precursor compound, in which a liquid phase P is obtained, which consists of acrylic acid to ... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090274600 | PROCESS FOR GAS PURIFICATION The present invention provides for a process for purifying carbon monoxide-containing gas streams that contain impurities such as hydrocarbons by using a cryogenic adsorption process. Preferably this process is a temperature swing adsorption process at cryogenic tempera... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090202411 | Method treating a gas stream A method of treating a gas stream containing silane or other silicon-containing gas is described, in which the gas stream is conveyed to a liquid ring pump or screw-mechanism pump, to which are also supplied an oxidant for oxidising the silicon-containing gas within the... | 08/13/2009 |
