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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120124953 | MOLTEN OXIDE GRAINS INCLUDING AL AND TI, AND CERAMIC MATERIALS COMPRISING SAID GRAINS Fused particles having the following chemical composition, as a percentage by weight on the basis of the oxides:
| 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129690 | Porous inorganic composite oxide A porous inorganic composite oxide containing oxides of aluminum and of cerium and/or zirconium, and, optionally, oxides of one or more dopants selected from transition metals, rare earths, and mixtures thereof, and having a specific surface area, in m2/g, af... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130034 | CATALYST SUPPORT USED FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION AND PREPARING METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF An inorganic/organic composite support includes an inert inorganic material, a complex compound composed of a polylol and a magnesium halide, and an organic polymer containing a polar functional group. Said complex compound loaded with the organic polymer is deposited o... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108832 | ALUMINA SUPPORT, A PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SUPPORT, A SILVER CATALYST PREPARED FROM THE SUPPORT, AND USE THEREOF An alumina support comprises alpha-alumina as the main crystal phase of its backbone, and having a specific surface area of no higher than 3.0 m2/g, a pore volume ranging from 0.3 ml/g to 0.8 ml/g, an alkaline earth metal content ranging from 0.05% to 2.0% by... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083613 | ALUMINA SUPPORT FOR SILVER CATALYST, PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF The present invention relates to an alumina support for silver catalyst, a process for preparing said alumina support, a silver catalyst made from said alumina support, and a use of said silver catalyst in the production of ethylene oxide by the oxidization of ethylene.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071569 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GEL OF CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE ALKALI METAL SALT To provide a method for producing a gel of a carboxymethyl cellulose alkali metal salt, in which a gel having high elasticity and strength and also having excellent water retention and durability can be obtained inexpensively and simply. Th... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120028329 | OPTICALLY TRANSPARENT GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMIC FOAMS, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF The present invention relates to an optically transparent glass foam or glass-ceramic foam as well as to a method for the production of an optically transparent glass foam or glass-ceramic foam. A method is described for the production of optically transparent foams, wh... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028166 | CATALYST MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME It is an object to inhibit a corrosion and disappearance of carbon included in a catalyst carrier to enhance the durability of a fuel cell. A catalyst carrier is used to adhere a catalyst metal (23) to the surface of a protective lay... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028797 | METAL CATALYST SUBSTRATE AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD A metal catalyst substrate 1 is equipped with a honeycomb body 2 in which a corrugated metal foil 4 and a flat metal foil 5 are multiply rolled, their leader portions being overlapped with each other. A restricting portion 8 is formed ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028798 | POROUS SUBSTRATES FILLED WITH NANOMATERIALS A composition comprising: at least one porous carbon monolith, such as a carbon aerogel, comprising internal pores, and at least one nanomaterial, such as carbon nanotubes, disposed uniformly throughout the internal pores. The nanomaterial can be disposed in the middle ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021898 | HYDROTHERMAL PERFORMANCE OF CATALYST SUPPORTS A high surface area catalyst with a mesoporous support structure and a thin conformal coating over the surface of the support structure. The high surface area catalyst support is adapted for carrying out a reaction in a reaction environment where the thin conformal coat... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021895 | HONEYCOMB CATALYST SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME The subject of the invention is a catalyst support made of a porous inorganic material, for the treatment of exhaust gases, having a honeycomb structure, one of the faces of the structure serving for the intake of the exhaust gases to be treated and the other face servi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015284 | BORON-DOPED DIAMOND COATED CARBON CATALYST SUPPORT A catalyst support for an electrochemical system includes a high surface area carbon core structure and a surface modifier modifying the surface of the carbon core structure. The surface modifier includes boron-doped diamond (BDD) and a high surface area refractory mate... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120007027 | ACTIVATED CARBON BLACKS Activated carbon blacks and the enhanced methods of preparing activated carbon blacks have been discovered. In order to form an activated carbon black, a conductive carbon black is coated with nanoparticles containing metal, and then catalytically activated in steam and... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010379 | CATALYST CARRIER BASED ON SILICA GEL The present invention relates to spherical beads comprising at least one metal and/or semimetal oxide, having a mean diameter in the range from 10 to 120 μm, a BET surface area in the range from 400 to 800 m2/g and a pore volume in the range from 0.3 to 3.0 ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110319655 | CATALYST SUPPORT, PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION AND USE An open-pore catalyst support comprising a material that comprises a natural sheet silicate and ZrO2. In order to provide a catalyst support, by means of which alkenyl acetate catalysts can be prepared which are characterized by a high level of alkenyl acetat... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110312490 | Methods for preparing catalyst supports and supported catalysts from carbon nanotubes A new method for preparing a supported catalyst is herein provided. A carbon nanotube structure such as a rigid porous structure is formed from carbon nanotubes. A metal catalyst is then loaded or deposited onto the carbon nanotube structure. The loaded carbon nanotube ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311904 | BORON-DOPED DIAMOND COATED CATALYST SUPPORT A catalyst support for an electrochemical system includes a high surface area refractory material core structure and boron-doped diamond. The BDD modifies the high surface area refractory material core structure.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312492 | Method for Producing a Ceramic Filter Element and Filter Element The invention relates to a method for producing a ceramic filter element in an exhaust gas filter for an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel particulate filter, wherein a base paper carrier web is soaked with a ceramic slip and then burnt out. The base pa... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312080 | POROUS FILMS BY A TEMPLATING CO-ASSEMBLY PROCESS A method of making a composite includes providing a particle suspension comprising colloidal particles (430) and a soluble matrix precursor (440); and co-depositing the particles and the matrix precursor on a surface in a process that provides a composite ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110306748 | Titania-alumina-tungsta extrudate and its use An extrudate comprising at least 50 wt % titania, 0.5 to 25 wt % tungsta, and 0.5 to 35 wt % alumina is disclosed. The extrudate has improved crush strength compared with a titania-tungsta extrudate. A palladium catalyst prepared from the extrudate has good activity in ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110301021 | PROMOTED ZIRCONIUM OXIDE CATALYST SUPPORT A polyacid-promoted, zirconia catalyst or catalyst support having a high crush strength, surface area and pore volume is described. The polyacid-promoted, zirconia catalyst or catalyst support may be made by combining a zirconium compound with a polyacid/promoter materi... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301023 | HIGH TEMPERATURE STABLE ANATASE TITANIUM DIOXIDE The disclosure relates to a process for making anatase titanium dioxide which is stable at temperatures above 900° C., comprising:
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| 20110301368 | Carrier for Ethylene Oxide Catalysts An improved carrier for an ethylene epoxidation catalyst is provided. The carrier includes an alumina component containing a first portion of alumina particles having a particle size of, or greater than, 3 μm and up to 6 μm, and a second portion of alumina particles h... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110281205 | MESOPOROUS CARBON COMPOSITE CONTAINING CARBON NANOTUBE Provided are a CNT-mesoporous silica composite, a CNT-mesoporous carbon composite, a supported catalyst using the CNT-mesoporous carbon composite as a support, and a fuel cell using the supported catalyst as the anode, cathode, or both anode and cathode. The CNT-mesopor... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110269621 | Porous body and method of producing the same The present invention provides a porous body having a pH adjusting function. This porous body can be obtained by a method including the steps of preparing a mixture including a glass powder A containing an alkali component, a powder B including at least one crystal sele... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110263413 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block. A plurality of honeycomb fired bodies include first-shaped units, second-shaped units, and third-shaped units. The first-shaped units include peripheral first-shaped units. Each of the peripheral first-shaped units is disp... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110263419 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE A honeycomb structure includes a ceramic block including honeycomb fired bodies. The honeycomb fired bodies include an assembly including a plurality of substantially quadrangular-cross-section units which are combined with one another with an adhesive layer interposed ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 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 |
| 20110257443 | Catalyst Supports Having Crystalline Support Modifiers A catalyst comprising a first metal, a silicaceous support, and at least one metasilicate support modifier, wherein at least 1 wt. % of the at least one metasilicate support modifier is crystalline in phase, as determined by x-ray diffraction. The invention also relates... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110250112 | PURIFICATION STRUCTURE INCLUDING A CATALYSIS SYSTEM SUPPORTED BY A ZIRCON IN REDUCED STATE The invention relates to a filtration structure, for filtering a gas coming from a diesel engine, which is laden with gaseous pollutants of the nitrogen oxide NOx type and with solid particles, of the particulate filter type, said filtration structure being c... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110251058 | SULFUR CONTAINING SILICA PARTICLE A silica containing composition is disclosed. The composition comprises a compound having the following formula: (SiO2)x(OH)yMzSaF: wherein M is at least one of the following metal or metalloid cations: boron, magne... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110251057 | SILICA PARTICLE MANUFACTURING PROCESS Methods of forming a silica-based products are disclosed. One method comprises: (a) providing a silica containing precursor (SCP) contained in solution that has a pH less than or equal to a pH of 7; (b) optionally doping the SCP with one or more metal species, wherein s... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110251059 | PHOTOCHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF SOLID MATERIALS The present invention relates to a process for modifying or functionalizing oxide surfaces, such as surfaces of SiO2 and Al2O3, but also metals including alloys such as stainless steel with alkenes or alkynes under mild conditions by pho... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110250341 | SILICA CONTAINING PARTICLE A silica containing composition is disclosed. The silica composition comprising a compound having the following formula (SiO2)x(OH)yMzOaF: wherein M optionally exists and said M is at least one of the following meta... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110244387 | LOW-SURFACE AREA FUMED SILICON DIOXIDE POWDER Fumed silicon dioxide powder with a BET surface area of 20 to 35 m2/g, characterized in that a) the number-based median particle diameter is 60 to 150 nm, and b) the proportion of particles with a diameter of 200 nm or more is at most 10%, and c) the proporti... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110237431 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURAL BODY FOR EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION A honeycomb structural body and a method for the manufacturing thereof. The manufacturing method includes (i) providing a plurality of silicon carbide honeycomb segments, each having a cell structure and at least one outer wall; (ii) subjecting the honeycomb segments to... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110236628 | CERAMIC HONEYCOMB FILTER WITH ENHANCED THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE Thermal shock resistance of a ceramic honeycomb structure is increased through modifications of the cell wall joints. Wall joints can be modified such that a longitudinally-extending opening is created, putting two or more cells that meet at the wall joint in fluid comm... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110230335 | HONEYCOMB STRUCTURED BODY A honeycomb structured body includes a honeycomb block formed by bonding honeycomb fired bodies together. Each of the honeycomb fired bodies has cell walls extending along a longitudinal direction of the honeycomb fired bodies to define cells. At least one of the honeyc... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110230340 | DOPED ZIRCONIA CERAMIC The present invention provides the use of a doped zirconia ceramic having a mean grain size of about 190 nm or less and consisting of the tetragonal zirconia crystallographic phase as a hydrothermally stable material or in an application that requires the use of a hydro... | 09/22/2011 |
