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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187552 | Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane and method for producing trichlorosilane An apparatus for producing trichlorosilane includes: a decomposing furnace, a heating unit heating the inside of the decomposing furnace, a raw material supplying tube for guiding polymer and hydrogen chloride to be guided to the inner bottom portion of the decompos... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187551 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing trichlorosilane An apparatus 1 for manufacturing trichlorosilane includes a decomposition furnace 2 into which polymers and hydrogen chloride are introduced, the decomposition furnace 2 includes: a heating device 11 which heats an interior of the decompo... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182757 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing of a calcium carbonate product, the product and its use A method and apparatus for producing a calcium carbonate product formed of small | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182756 | Apparatus for producing an intermediate in the synthesis of acesulfame potassium The invention discloses a kind of sulfonation cyclization technique for synthesizing acesulfame potassium for continuous production without stirring and special equipment for this technique. An injection pump is adopted to directly inject the sulfonation raw materia... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8168131 | Low pressure drop reforming reactor A syngas reforming reactor has a shell-and-tube configuration wherein the shell-side fluid flow path through the tube bundle has a longitudinal configuration. The reactor can include a shell-side inlet fluid distributor plate below the lower end of the tube bundle. | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158071 | Method and devices for producing air sensitive electrode materials for lithium ion battery applications A unit for use within a furnace which is absent a controlled atmosphere, for carrying out a synthesizing process for synthesizing precursors to form a synthesized product at elevated temperatures. The unit consists of a vessel, having at least one opening, for conta... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158072 | Analysis apparatus and analysis method of chlorosilanes The problem to be solved is to provide an analysis apparatus and analysis method of chlorosilanes capable of stably carrying out an analysis with less contamination. An analysis apparatus of chlorosilanes includes a vaporizer 10 for vaporizing chlorosilanes L... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147767 | Chemical process accelerator systems utilizing taylor vortex flows Chemical process accelerator systems comprising viscid fluid Taylor Vortex Flows (98, 50a) with high-shear-rate laminar Circular Couette Flows (58) in contact with catalysts (92, 92′, 30, 32, 32f, 32g, 36, 40, 44... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8114363 | Liquid and gaseous fuel production from solar energy A system for and method of conversion of electrical energy into gaseous and liquid fuels, comprising steps of and means for provide a hydrocarbon fuels, including a collector for collecting carbon dioxide gas from a carbon dioxide gas source, a means for reducing at... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114355 | Metal tube for pyrolysis reaction A metal tube in the present invention is a metal tube for pyrolysis reaction with superior characteristics of both the heat exchange and the pyrolysis reaction, which is suitable for use in a process in which hydrocarbons are pyrolytically decomposed. The tube is a ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105547 | Bulk polymerization reactors A polymerization reactor having at least three side wall surfaces and a bottom wall surface forming a reservoir and at least one heat exchanger plate in fluid communication with a coolant source, wherein each of the at least one heat exchanger plate is disposed on a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105548 | Manufacturing device for zeolite membrane A zeolite membrane production apparatus is provided having a reaction container having a support insertion opening for insertion of tubular supports and which houses a reaction solution for formation of zeolite membranes on the surfaces of the supports, a heating me... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101140 | Structured catalyst bed and method for conversion of feed materials to chemical products and liquid fuels The present invention is a structured monolith reactor and method that provides for controlled Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis. The invention controls mass transport limitations leading to higher CO conversion and lower methane selectivity. Over 95 wt % of the total ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101131 | Chlorosilanes purifying apparatus and chlorosilanes manufacturing method Aluminum chloride from a gas containing chlorosilanes produced in a chlorination reactor is effectively removed. A container 1 is filled with sodium chloride and heated by a heating device 17, a gas containing chlorosilanes produced by a reaction betwe... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092752 | Apparatus and method for oil and fat extraction An apparatus and method for extracting oils and fats from oil-bearing substances without using degrading temperatures. The apparatus may comprise an extraction chamber containing an oil-bearing substance, an oil-collecting chamber, a recovery pump, a first jacket ad... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088345 | Olefin production furnace having a furnace coil The present invention relates to piping (1) for use in industrial activities, where the piping (1) has a specific geometry. In particular, the piping (1) is formed as a lowamplitude helix, which causes fluid flowing through the piping (1)... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075845 | Heat-exchanger reactor having mixing zones The present invention relates to a heat-exchanger reactor comprising a vessel, at least one dividing member selected from plates, walls, or spiral sheets, which dividing member separates heat exchanging fluids into at least one heat exchanging zone from fluids into ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075856 | Multiple reactor chemical production system The present invention is a multiple reaction set for the production of chemicals by equilibrium limited reactions utilizing plate-type or extended surface heat exchangers. The heat exchangers effectively cool the reaction products in order to condense the methanol c... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8066954 | Plug flow reactor and polymers prepared therewith A plug flow reactor having an inner shell 27 surrounded by outer shell 21 and having at least one annular flow passage 35 therebetween can be used to prepare compositions, including polymers. The plug flow reactor also includes inlet port 36 | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066953 | Apparatus and method for hydrolyzing biological material Apparatus and method for hydrolyzing biological material for safe disposal thereof without the necessity of incineration or use of disinfectants are described. An alkaline solution having a concentration and an amount effective for hydrolyzing the biological materia... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8052939 | Micro channel reactor system The present invention discloses to a channel reactor system having a first channel plate assembly in which an exothermic reaction is performed and a second channel plate assembly provided for heat-exchanging and constituted integrally with the first channel plate as... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048383 | Process for treating and/or forming a non-Newtonian fluid using microchannel process technology The disclosed invention relates to a process, comprising: conducting unit operations in at least two process zones in a process microchannel to treat and/or form a non-Newtonian fluid, a different unit operation being conducted in each process zone; and applying an ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038960 | Reformer A reformer that produces reformed gas from a hydrocarbon material includes a reforming chamber having an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder; a reforming catalyst filled in the reforming chamber; a burner that heats the reforming catalyst and fuel of reformed gas; ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034308 | Multi-stage multi-tube shell-and-tube reactor A multi-stage, multi-tube, shell-and-tube reactor which contains reaction zones and interstage temperature control (cooling/heating) zones in series. The reactor has at least two types of zones which both contribute to removing or supplying heat to the system depend... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029936 | Heater for fuel cell system A heater for heating a reformer of a fuel cell system includes a combustion chamber having a combustion catalyst layer; a distributor having an inner space and uniformly distributing a combustion fuel and an oxidant flowing along the inner space to the combustion ca... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029749 | Cracking furnace The invention relates to piping for use as a pyrolysis tube in a cracking furnace. The tube is formed such that it has at least one section whose centerline curves in three dimensions, to induce swirl flow in the tube. Preferably, the tube is formed as a helix. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025858 | Apparatus and process for light olefin recovery The present invention relates to a process and apparatus for the production of light olefins comprising olefins having from 2 to 3 carbon atoms per molecule from a feedstock containing heavier olefins. An intermediate cut from a fractionation column is used as olefi... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026340 | High shear oxidation of wax In this disclosure, a system is described, comprising a shear device with at least one inlet and at least one outlet and a mixing vessel with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein an inlet of the shear device is in fluid communication with an outlet of... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021622 | Heat insulating container Disclosed is a heat insulating container, including a heat source, a housing that houses the heat source therein and a temperature detection unit that is formed on a surface of the housing and reflects radiation. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8012435 | Natural gas production utilizing a gas dynamic laser, with cogeneration of electrical power A system and method for producing natural gas is provided. a gas dynamic laser is powered by a gas, such as carbon dioxide, while the same gas is converted by a catalytic converter heated by the beam of the laser. Other gases can be formed simultaneously in other ca... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8012635 | Fuel reforming apparatus and fuel cell system with the same A fuel reforming apparatus which generates a reformed gas containing hydrogen by reforming a fuel and supplies the reformed gas to a fuel cell body is provided. The fuel reforming apparatus is constructed with a burner which generates a flame by burning the fuel tog... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007733 | Non-contact radiant heating and temperature sensing device for a chemical reaction chamber An apparatus and methods are provided for heating and sensing the temperature of a chemical reaction chamber without direct physical contact between a heating device and the reaction chamber, or between a temperature sensor and the reaction chamber. A plurality of c... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003059 | Continuous processing reactors and methods of using same A system having a reactor for continuous processing of fluid is provided herein. The reactor, in general, includes an outer vessel to accommodate fluids to be processed or used in connection therewith, an inner vessel situated within the outer vessel to serve as an ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998428 | Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane An apparatus for producing trichlorosilane, including: a reaction vessel in which a supply gas containing silicon tetrachloride and hydrogen is supplied to produce a reaction product gas containing trichlorosilane and hydrogen chloride; a heating mechanism that heat... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998427 | Method for carrying out chemical reactions in pseudo-isothermal conditions A method for carrying out chemical reactions in so-called pseudo-isothermal conditions and in a predetermined reaction environment, for example a catalytic bed, comprises the step of arranging in the reaction environment at least one heat exchanger crossed by an ope... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993599 | Method for enhancing catalyst selectivity A method allowing the efficient conduction of highly exothermic, catalyst initiated reactions, particularly ones in which the product spectrum is highly dependant upon the temperature at which the process is conducted and to diffusional resistances within the cataly... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988925 | Fuel processing device An improved fuel processor for fuel cells is provided whereby the startup time of the processor is less than sixty seconds and can be as low as 30 seconds, if not less. A rapid startup time is achieved by either igniting or allowing a small mixture of air and fuel t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988926 | Hydrogen-consuming system and method for the operation thereof In a hydrogen consuming system and a method for the operation thereof wherein the system comprises a hydrogen-consuming unit and a hydrogen storage arrangement comprising a compressed gas storage part and a solid material storage part and a cooling circuit with a ra... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7964155 | Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane An apparatus for producing trichlorosilane, including: a reaction vessel in which a supply gas containing silicon tetrachloride and hydrogen is supplied to an internal reaction passageway to produce a reaction product gas containing trichlorosilane and hydrogen chlo... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955568 | Chemical reaction-based thermal management system and method The disclosure provides for a chemical reaction-based thermal management system and method. The system comprises a heat source for heating a first flow element, a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the first flow element to a reaction mixture flow, and a heat... | 06/07/2011 |
