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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120029254 | ORDERED COBALT-ALUMINUM AND IRON-ALUMINUM INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS AS HYDROGENATION CATALYSTS The present invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation, in particular the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds, such as the selective hydrogenation of acetylene to ethylene, using a hydrogenation catalyst comprising an ordered intermeta... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120016042 | COBALT-BASED CATALYST ON A SILICA-ALUMINA SUPPORT FOR FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS The present invention concerns a catalyst for carrying out hydrocarbon synthesis starting from a mixture comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen, the active phase of which comprises at least one metal from group VIII deposited on a support formed by at least one oxide, ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015802 | CATALYST FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN USING THE CATALYST, AND CATALYST FOR COMBUSTION OF AMMONIA, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR COMBUSTING AMMONIA USING THE CATALYST Disclosed is a catalyst which can be used in the process for producing hydrogen by decomposing ammonia, can generate heat efficiently in the interior of a reactor without requiring excessive heating the reactor externally, and can decompose ammonia efficiently and stead... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110294652 | METHOD FOR PREPARING PYROCHLORE TYPE OXIDE, POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRO CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL The present invention provides a method for preparing a pyrochlore type oxide having a larger specific surface area, a polymer electrolyte fuel cell and a fuel cell system improved in power generation efficiency and capable of being produced more inexpensively, and a me... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110207069 | REDOX MASSES HAVING A SPINEL TYPE STRUCTURE AxA'x,ByB'y,O4 AND USE IN A CHEMICAL LOOPING COMBUSTION PROCESS The invention relates to a novel type of active mass and to the use thereof in chemical loopping combustion processes. Said active mass contains a spinel which corresponds to the formula AxA′x′ByB′y′O4. The ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110195013 | Supported Catalyst for Synthesizing Carbon Nanotubes, Method for Preparing the Same and Carbon Nanotubes Made Using the Same The present invention provides a supported catalyst for synthesizing carbon nanotubes. The supported catalyst includes a metal catalyst supported on a supporting body, and the supported catalyst has a surface area of about 15 to about 100 m2/g. The supported ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110176988 | AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION CATALYSTS AND THEIR PRODUCTION PROCESSES, AS WELL AS AMMONIA TREATMENT METHOD The ammonia decomposition catalyst of the present invention is a catalyst for decomposing ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen, including a catalytically active component containing at least one kind of transition metal selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, tu... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110144400 | HIGHLY POROUS FOAM CERAMICS AS CATALYST CARRIERS FOR THE DEHYDROGENATION OF ALKANES The invention relates to a material which is suited as a carrier for catalysts in the dehydrogenation of alkanes and in the oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes and which is made of an oxide ceramic foam and may contain combinations of the substances aluminium oxide, ca... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110119990 | GROUP 13-15 INTERSTITIAL METAL HYDRIDE CATALYSTS AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSES The present invention relates to the processing of hydrocarbon-containing feedstreams in the presence of an interstitial metal hydride comprised of at least one chemical element selected from Groups 3-11 (including the lanthanides, atomic numbers 58 to 71), and at least... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110105304 | Ceramic Foams with Gradients of Composition in Heterogeneous Catalytic Architecture comprising ceramic or metallic foam, characterized in that the foam has a constant axial and radial porosity between 10 to 90% with a pore size between 2 to 60 ppi, and at least one continuous and/or discontinuous, axial and/or radial concentration of catal... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110105305 | Ceramic Foams with Gradient of Porosity and Gradient of Catalytic Active(s) Phase(s) An architecture made of a ceramic or a metallic foam has at least one continuous and/or discontinuous, axial and/or radial porosity gradient ranging from 10 to 90% associated to a pore size range from 2 to 60 ppi, at least one continuous and/or discontinuous, axial and/... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110028770 | HYDROGENATION CATALYST An alpha-alumina support for a hydrogenation catalyst useful in hydrogenating fluoroolefins is provided.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100273646 | PURIFYING CATALYST A purifying catalyst includes catalyst powder composed of a transition metal oxide of which an average particle diameter is within 1 nm to 2 μm and in which an electron binding energy of oxygen is shifted to an energy side lower than 531.3 eV. The purifying catalyst sh... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100266478 | Metal Nano Catalyst, Method for Preparing the Same and Method for Controlling the Growth Types of Carbon Nanotubes Using the Same The present invention provides a metal nano catalyst, a method for preparing the same and a method for controlling the growth types of carbon nanotubes using the same. The metal nano catalyst can be prepared by burning an aqueous metal catalyst derivative comprising Co,... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100204039 | Exhaust Gas-Purifying Catalyst The exhaust gas-purifying catalyst includes at least one of a first composite oxide represented by a formula A(Al2-xBx)O4 and a second composite oxide represented by a formula (Al2-yCy)O3, wherein element... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100099552 | Nanocomposite particle and process of preparing the same A nanocomposite particle, its use as a catalyst, and a method of making it are disclosed. The nanocomposite particle comprises titanium dioxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, and a surface stabilizer. The metal oxide nanoparticles are formed hydrothermally in... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20090325788 | CATALYST SUPPORTS AND CARBON NANOTUBES PRODUCED THEREON The present invention is related to single and/or multiple-wall carbon nanotubes which may contain interstitial metals obtainable by a preparation process, comprising a catalytic step using a catalytic system, said catalytic system comprising a catalyst and a support, s... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090324468 | Zero platinum group metal catalysts The present invention pertains to catalyst systems for nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon, and sulfur reactions that are free or substantially free of platinum group metals. The catalyst system of the present invention comprise a substrate and a washcoat, wher... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090305872 | Hydrocarbon Conversion Process Using A Catalyst Composition Comprising Aluminium And A Divalent Metal Fluid catalytic cracking process comprising the steps of (a) preparing a physical 5 mixture comprising (i) aluminium trihydrate and/or flash-calcined aluminium trihydrate and (ii) a divalent metal oxide, hydroxide, carbonate, or hydroxycarbonate, (b) shaping the physica... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090298681 | STABLE FERROUS-FERRIC NITRATE SOLUTIONS FOR FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYST PREPARATION A method of producing stable ferrous nitrate solution by dissolving iron in nitric acid to form a ferrous nitrate solution and maintaining the solution at a first temperature for a first time period, whereby the Fe(II) content of the ferrous nitrate solution changes by ... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090275466 | PREPARATION OF INTERMETALLICS BY METALLO-ORGANIC DECOMPOSITION A metallo-organic decomposition process for the preparation of intermetallic powders and films. A liquid mixture containing a first metal precursor and a second metal is heated to a temperature in a first temperature range so as to convert the first metal precursor to a... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090239742 | LONG-LIVED HIGH VOLUMETRIC ACTIVITY PHOTOCATALYSTS The present disclosure relates to nanocrystalline titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalysts having nanocrystallites of less than 14 nanometers in diameter, which are substantially defect-free. The TiO2 photocatalysts form porous particles having a ver... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090232728 | ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE SHIFT CATALYST WITH LOW METHANATION A water gas shift catalyst for use at temperatures above about 450° C. up to about 900° C. or so comprising rhenium deposited on a support, preferably without a precious metal, wherein the support is prepared from a high surface area material, such as a mixed metal ox... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090226357 | PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIZING A CATALYST BASED ON ANISOTROPIC METALLIC NANOPARTICLES IN THE PRESENCE OF A REDUCING AGENT The invention concerns a process for preparing metallic nanoparticles with an anisotropic nature by using two different reducing agents, preferably with different reducing powers, on a source of a metal selected from columns 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table of the eleme... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090215613 | Yttrium Compositions And Methods of Making the Same The present invention is directed to yttrium compositions and methods for making such metal oxide compositions, specifically, metal oxide compositions having high surface area, high metal/metal oxide content, and/or thermal stability with inexpensive and easy to handle ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090208403 | Novel catalyst to manufacture carbon nanotubes and hydrogen gas This invention relates primarily to a novel method to manufacture single/multi/fibers carbon filaments (nano tubes) in pure form optionally with antiferromagnetic and electrical property wherein the byproduct is hydrogen gas resulting in reduction of environmental carbo... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090118559 | Oxidic Metal Composition, Its Preparation And Use As Catalyst Composition Oxidic composition consisting essentially of oxidic forms of a first metal, a second metal, and optionally a third metal, the first metal being either Fe or Zn and being present in the composition in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt %, the second metal being Al ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090054224 | Process for Preparing Catalyst Supports Having Reduced Levels of Contaminants A method of preparing a catalyst support is described comprising washing a precipitated metal oxide material with water and/or an aqueous solution of acid and/or base such that contaminant levels in said precipitated metal oxide are reduced. The method may be applied to... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080306172 | Method of Preparing Catalyst Support from a Waste Catalyst A method of preparing, preferably recycling, a catalyst support material is disclosed and is particularly applicable to recycling a titania support. The invention includes crushing the used catalyst support that is obtained by leaching catalytic components from a used s... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080280750 | Catalysts for treating acid and halogen gases and production methods thereof Catalysts for treating acid gases and halogen gases and the production methods thereof. The acid and halogen gases include HCl, HF, HBr, HI, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2, ClF3, PH3, PCl3, PCl5, ... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080262113 | PROCESS FOR MAKING AN EGG SHELL FT CATALYST A process for preparing a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising the steps of a) providing a particle comprising a support and having a catalytically active metal homogenously distributed therein, wherein at least 50 wt % of the catalytically active metal is present as div... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080234125 | Catalysts and processes for selective hydrogenation of acetylene and dienes in light olefin feedstreams A catalyst and a method for selective hydrogenation of acetylene and dienes in light olefin feedstreams are provided. The catalyst retains higher activity and selectivity after regeneration than conventional selective hydrogenation catalysts. The catalyst contains a fir... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080213160 | Method of Synthesising a Support Catalyst for the Production of Carbon Nanotubes The present invention relates to a method for synthesising a catalyst with a view to the production of multi-wall nanotubes comprising the following stages:
| 09/04/2008 |
| 20080153693 | CATALYSTS FOR MANUFACTURING CARBON SUBSTANCES A catalyst for manufacturing carbon substances, such as carbon nanotube that has a diameter of 1000 nm or less, the catalyst containing at least iron, cobalt or nickel of a first element group and tin or indium of a second element group. The catalyst can be formed by at... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20070111885 | Method for manufacturing nano-carbon substances A catalyst for manufacturing carbon substances, such as carbon nanotube that has a diameter of 1000 nm or less, the catalyst containing at least iron, cobalt or nickel of a first element group and tin or indium of a second element group. The catalyst can be formed by at... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20060205978 | Production process for catalyst There is disclosed a production process for a catalyst which process makes it possible to efficiently carry out the supporting of a catalytic component onto a carrier and to obtain the catalyst excellent in quality and performance. This production process is a productio... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20050214197 | Methods for producing and using catalytic substrates for carbon nanotube growth A catalyst material for carbon nanotube synthesis includes a uniform dispersion of host particles on a substrate. The host particles themselves include catalyst nanoparticles that are effective to catalyze nanotube syntheses reactions and provide nucleation sites. Metho... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050090392 | Structured catalyst for POX reforming of gasoline for fuel-cell powered vehicles applications and a method of preparing the same The present invention relates to a structured catalyst for reforming of gasoline and a method of preparing the same, more particularly to a structured catalyst for reforming of gasoline for fuel-cell powered vehicles prepared by wash-coating the transition metal based r... | 04/28/2005 |
