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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120103912 | MIXED VALENCY METAL SULFIDE SORBENTS FOR HEAVY METALS A sorbent, suitable for removing heavy metals, including mercury, from fluids containing hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide at temperatures up to 550° C., in the form of a shaped unit comprising one or more mixed-valency metal sulphides of vanadium, chromium, manganese, i... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120037560 | POROUS BLOCK NANOFIBER COMPOSITE FILTERS Porous block nano-fiber composite (110), a filtration system (10) and methods of using the same are disclosed. An exemplary porous block nano-fiber composite (110) includes a porous block (100) having one or more pores (200). The porou... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120000855 | PREPARATION OF A SOLID BASED ON ZINC OXIDE FOR USE IN PURIFYING A GAS OR A LIQUID The invention concerns a process for preparing a solid comprising ZnO and a binder comprising the following steps: pre-mixing powders comprising at least one ZnO powder and at least one binder (step a), mixing the paste obtained (step b), extruding (step c) the paste ob... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110265662 | Using Carbon Dioxide Regulators to Extend the Shelf Life of Plastic Packaging A method for replenishing carbon dioxide gas in a carbonated beverage container where a carbon dioxide regulator releases carbon dioxide at a rate approximately equal to the rate of carbon dioxide loss from said container. Also disclosed is packaging system for maintain... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110257008 | METHOD FOR MAKING HIGHLY POROUS, STABLE METAL OXIDES WITH A CONTROLLED PORE STRUCTURE Methods for making high-surface area, high-porosity, stable metal oxides, such as, but not limited to materials used as adsorbents and catalyst supports include (i) forming a solvent deficient precursor mixture from a metal salt and a base and reacting the metal ions an... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110247495 | Gas Adsorber For Use In Gas Storager The present invention relates to a structure having a core-shell configuration. The core comprises a predetermined adsorber solid material, and the shell at least partially surrounding the core comprises a predetermined humidity controlling material, thereby enabling us... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110197763 | Material for eliminating oxides of nitrogen with lamellar structure The invention concerns materials for eliminating oxides of nitrogen NO and NO2 present in exhaust gases, in particular from the internal combustion engines of automotive vehicles operating in a medium which is super-stoichiometric in oxidising agents, which c... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110160042 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING FRACTAL NETWORK STRUCTURE IN HYDROGEN STORAGE MATERIAL The present invention provides a method for constructing a fractal network structure in hydrogen storage material to improve the hydrogen uptake at room temperature, the method including the following steps: providing a hydrogen storage material comprising a source and ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110092363 | POROUS METAL OXIDE PARTICLES Preparing porous particles includes forming a gel including a first liquid and an oxygen-containing compound of a metal, semi-metal, metalloid, or semi-conductor, including an oxide, hydroxide, alkoxide, oxohydroxide, oxoalkoxide, oxo salt, or oxo salt hydrate of the me... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110077150 | FUEL VAPOR STORAGE CANISTER, FUEL VAPOR ADSORBENT FOR CANISTER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FUEL VAPOR ADSORBENT A fuel vapor storage canister for adsorbing fuel vapor evaporated from a fuel tank of an automotive vehicle. The fuel vapor storage canister includes a casing provided with charge and purge ports at its first end and an atmospheric port at its second end. At least first... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110031179 | Superficially Porous Particles and Methods of Making and Using Same Disclosed are porous-shell particles, methods of making the particles, and uses thereof. In one aspect, the porous-shell particles are superficially porous particles.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110023711 | MONOLITH ADSORBENT AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADSORBING SAMPLES WITH THE SAME The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a monolith adsorbent which can adsorb a target sample easily in a short time or regardless of whether the amount of the sample is small or large and extract the sample with a small amount of solvent, and ea... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110000855 | Media for Removal of Contaminants from Fluid Streams and Method of Making and Using Same Sorption media for removal of contaminants from fluid streams are provided. The sorption media comprise an active compound bound or linked to a support substrate or matrix. Support substrates can include iron- and alumina-based materials. A method for making sorption me... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100320153 | ABSORBENTS An absorbent composition suitable for removing mercury, arsenic or antimony from fluid streams includes 5-50% by weight of a particulate sulphided copper compound, 30-90% by weight of a particulate support material, and the remainder one or more binders, wherein the met... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100313468 | TREATMENT OF BIOFUELS A process, adsorbent and apparatus for treating biofuel is disclosed.... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100230361 | MERCURY REMOVAL A mercury absorbent comprising a metal sulphide, a support material, a first binder and a second binder, wherein the first binder is a cement binder and the second binder is a high aspect ratio binder having an aspect ratio >2. A mercury removal process comprises con... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100222215 | HALIDE SCAVENGERS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS A composite sorbent is formed which is the reaction product of a solid alkali metal carbonate, rehydratable alumina and water or an aqueous solution of a metal salt. The reaction between the components occurs while forming particulates followed by curing and activation ... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100202946 | Pollutant Emission Control Sorbents and Methods of Manufacture and Use Sorbents for removal of mercury and other pollutants from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants, and methods for their manufacture and use are disclosed. Embodiments include brominated sorbent substrate particles having a carbon content o... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100204043 | ADSORBENT FOR SELECTIVE ADSORPTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF The present invention relates to an adsorbent for separating carbon monoxide from a gas mixture including hydrogen gas and a method of preparing the same. The adsorbent for selectively separating monoxide includes a solid material, which is a solid support impregnated a... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100196259 | CO2-Sorptive Pellets and Uses Thereof CO2 sorptive pellets and/or granules and their use for removing CO2 from CO2-containing gases and for producing hydrogen. CO2 sorptive pellets are suitable for use in fixed bed reactors and the like due to sufficient crush str... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100180771 | FLUIDIZED BED SYSTEM FOR REMOVING MULTIPLE POLLUTANTS FROM A FUEL GAS STREAM A system includes an adsorber having a fluidized bed of a plurality of adsorption materials. The adsorber is configured to receive the gaseous fuel stream including the plurality of pollutants and adsorb the said plurality of pollutants in a single unit from the gaseous... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100176044 | FILTER MEDIUM The present subject matter provides a filter medium for filtering aqueous solutions, particularly water for human and animal consumption. The medium may be employed in a great variety of filters of various sizes and constructions.... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100122708 | Adsorbent Material Impregnated with Metal Oxide Component The invention provides a modified adsorbent material impregnated with a metal oxide, which can be used in a filter element adapted for use in a smoking article. The modified adsorbent material exhibits increased filtration efficiency with respect to certain gas phase sp... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100107874 | SORBENT COMPOSITION, THE PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND THE PROCESS FOR REMOVING SULFUR OXIDES AND NITROGEN OXIDES IN A FLUE GAS BY THE SORBENT COMPOSITION Provided are a sorbent composition, the preparation method thereof, and the process for removing sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides in a flue gas by the sorbent composition. The sorbent composition comprises at least one refractory inorganic oxide matrix, at least one me... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100093530 | METHOD OF PREPARING A COMPOSITION USING ARGENTATION CHROMATOGRAPHY The present invention is directed to a method of preparing compositions enriched in compounds containing carbon chains of varying degrees of unsaturation using argentation chromatography. The present method utilizes an argentized cationic resin or a conditioned argentiz... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100075846 | HYDROTHERMALLY STABLE ALUMINA The hydrothermal stability of transition aluminas used as adsorbents and catalyst carriers is improved through their treatment with a soluble silicon inorganic compound such as sodium silicate wherein the silicon compound is mixed with the alumina powder at the producti... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20090314714 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM LIQUIDS USING MEMBRANE FILTRATION IN COMBINATION WITH PARTICLE ADSORPTION TO REDUCE FOULING Metal oxide particles heated while immersed in water in a closed container are combined with membrane filtration to remove contaminants from water. The use of the heated particles reduces fouling of the membrane typically encountered when membranes alone are used to rem... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090301301 | ADSORPTION COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR REMOVING CO FROM MATERIAL STREAMS Carbon monoxide is removed from material streams by adsorption to an adsorption composition comprising oxides of copper, zinc and aluminum, the copper-comprising fraction of which has a degree of reduction, expressed as weight ratio of metallic copper to the sum of meta... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090247394 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE A honeycomb structure includes adhesive layers and plural honeycomb units bonded to each other by interposing the adhesive layers between the plural honeycomb units. Each of the honeycomb units has partition walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycom... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090246107 | Dry-Scrubbing Media Compositions and Methods of Production and Use Dry-scrubbing media compositions, methods of preparation and methods of use are provided. The compositions contain activated alumina and magnesium oxide. Optionally, activated carbon and other impregnates, such as hydroxides of group 1A metals, are included. The composi... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090200207 | Absorption Composition and Process for Removing Mercury Mercury and/or arsenic or compounds thereof are removed from streams of matter by contacting them with an absorption composition containing silver and aluminium oxide, which absorption composition is characterized in that the aluminium oxide is at least 50% by weight th... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090136401 | Pollutant Emission Control Sorbents and Methods of Manufacture and Use Sorbents for removal of mercury and other pollutants from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants, and methods for their manufacture and use are disclosed. Embodiments include brominated sorbent substrate particles having a carbon content o... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090081092 | Pollutant Emission Control Sorbents and Methods of Manufacture and Use Sorbents for removal of mercury and other pollutants from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants, and methods for their manufacture and use are disclosed. Embodiments include brominated sorbent substrate particles having a carbon content o... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090071876 | DESULFURIZING AGENT MANUFACTURING METHOD AND HYDROCARBON DESULFURIZATION METHOD A desulfurizing agent is produced by mixing a copper compound, a zinc compound and an ammonium compound with an aqueous solution of an alkali substance to prepare or precipitate followed by calcitrating the resulting precipitate to form a calcined precipitate into a sha... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090025553 | ADSORBENT COATING COMPOSITIONS, LAMINATES AND ADSORBER ELEMENTS COMPRISING SUCH COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR MANUFACTURE AND USE Using zeolites as the active adsorbent, adsorbent laminates have been fabricated with various sheet supports. These adsorbent laminates have been successfully operated for oxygen enrichment at high PSA cycle frequencies, such as upwards of at least 150 cycles per minute... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080307960 | Air Pollutant Removal Using Magnetic Sorbent Particles Absorbent magnetic particles are used to remove air pollutants. The adsorbent magnetic particles can adsorb various air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and mercury, and may be regenerated for reuse.... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080274877 | MERCURY REMOVAL SORBENT A composition comprising a vanadium oxide compound and an alkali metal promoter loaded onto a porous support material is disclosed. Methods of making and using the composition to remove heavy metals or heavy metal containing compounds from a fluid stream are also provid... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080274873 | SOLID-STATE HYDROGEN STORAGE MEDIA AND CATALYTIC HYDROGEN RECHARGING THEREOF A solid-state hydrogen storage material and process for making the material more thoroughly rechargeable. The process entails forming a porous matrix material to contain atoms of a first element and hydrogen atoms, in which the atoms of the first element are capable of ... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080251423 | Regenerable Sorbents for Removal of Sulfur from Hydrocarbons and Processes for Their Preparation and Use A sorbent for use in removing sulfur contaminants from hydrocarbon feedstocks is provided, wherein the sorbent contains zinc aluminate in an amount of at least 40 wt % (calculated as ZnAl2O4); free alumina in an amount of from about 5 wt % to about... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080182748 | Filtration Media Having a Chemical Reagent An odor filtration media having a chemical reagent which removes odor causing fluid contaminants from a fluid stream through the use of granular or shaped media have a chemical composition including permanganate is provided. A method of producing the odor absorbing medi... | 07/31/2008 |
