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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147788 | Direct synthesis of magnesium borohydride A method is disclosed for directly preparing an alkaline earth metal borohydride, i.e. Mg(BH4)2, from the alkaline earth metal boride MgB2 by hydrogenating the MgB2 at an elevated temperature and pressure. The boride may a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7906092 | Methods for preparing compositions which comprise magnesium borohydride, and related materials Disclosed herein is a method for preparing magnesium borohydride. The method includes the step of reacting a metal borohydride with a metal salt composition in a solvent, to form a reaction mixture. The metal salt composition comprises at least one magnesium salt. T... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7678356 | Process for the preparation of crystalline magnesium borohydride A process is described for the preparation of magnesium borohydride having a high purity and crystallinity, which comprises the reaction of an orgenometallic compound of magnesium of the type MgX2, wherein X is an organic binder selected from alkyl, amide... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7608233 | Direct synthesis of calcium borohydride A method is disclosed for directly preparing an alkaline earth metal borohydride, i.e. Ca(BH4)2, from the alkaline earth metal hydride and the alkaline earth metal boride. The borohydride thus prepared is doped with a small portion of a metal c... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7455821 | Process for production of a borohydride compound A process for production of a borohydride compound. The process comprises the steps of: (a) combining a boron-containing salt, at least one of a metal and its hydride; wherein the metal is Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ga, Si or a transition metal; and a solvent in which ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7429368 | Process for synthesizing metal borohydrides A process for synthesizing metal borohydride especially sodium borohydride directly from borax by the use of proton H at room temperature and pressure. Said process comprising the steps of: Providing proton H by the use of metals or alloys that can form hydri... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7361213 | Borazine-boron nitride hybrid hydrogen storage system A hybrid hydrogen storage composition includes a first phase and a second phase adsorbed on the first phase, the first phase including BN for storing hydrogen by physisorption and the second phase including a borazane-borazine system for storing hydrogen in combined... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354461 | Solid fuels for fuel cells A solid fuel for use in fuel cells is presented. The solid fuel includes solid oxygenates, and mixtures for generating a gaseous fuel from the solid fuel. The solid fuel can be contained in a cartridge and reacted with a liquid reactant for generating a gaseous fuel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7309479 | Cobalt oxide catalysts The present invention provides unsupported and supported cobalt oxide catalysts and preparation method thereof, and its application for hydrogen generation from a metal borohydride solution. More particularly, provided are an activation method of a newly prepared ca... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297316 | Process for production of a borohydride compound A process for production of a borohydride compound. The process comprises the steps of: (a) combining a boron-containing salt, at least one of a metal and its hydride; wherein the metal is Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ga, Si or a transition metal; and a solvent in which ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7247286 | Process for production of sodium borohydride from sodium aluminum hydride with recycle of byproducts A process for production of sodium borohydride. The process comprises the steps of: (a) combining a boric acid ester, B(OR)3 and sodium aluminum hydride to produce sodium borohydride and Al(OR)3; and (b) combining Al(OR)3 and sulfuri... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7214439 | Triborohydride salts as hydrogen storage materials and preparation thereof The present invention relates to the use of triborohydride salts as hydrogen storage materials. The present invention also relates to a system of using triborohydride salts to generate hydrogen gas for use in a fuel cell or other hydrogen-consuming device. A novel m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175826 | Compositions and methods for hydrogen storage and recovery Disclosed herein is a hydrogen storage composition comprising a catalyst composition disposed upon a storage composition; wherein the catalyst composition comprises an alloy of calcium, barium, platinum, palladium, nickel, titanium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7029641 | Method of making lithium borohydride The present invention relates to a method of making lithium borohydride that gives high yields while maintaining ease of purification. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6911489 | Methods for preparing agglomerated pellets of polytetrafluoroethylene and molded articles and the agglomerated pellets of polytetrafluoroethylene and molded articles prepared thereby PTFE pellets with good bulk density, homogeneity, and flowability properties may be obtained by: (1) wetting a PTFE powder with a solvent, to obtain a wetted PTFE powder; (2) forming the wetted PTFE powder into agg... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6676920 | Magnesium hydroxide particles, process for producing the same, and resin composition containing the particles Provided are magnesium hydroxide particles having a hexagonal crystal form and having an aspect ratio (H) which satisfies the following expression (I), (wherein H is an aspect ratio, A is an average secondary particle diameter (μm) of all of the particle... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6524542 | Processes for synthesizing borohydride compounds Processes for synthesizing borohydride compounds with reduced energy requirements are disclosed.... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6296773 | Removal of boron and fluoride from water A process for reducing boron and/or fluoride ion content of water. Feed water is contacted, in the presence of magnesium, with an alkaline hydroxide to produce treated water and a magnesium precipitate containing boron and fluorine. The precipitate is sep... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6251349 | Method of fabrication of complex alkali metal hydrides Novel hydrides are produced by mechanically alloying at least two different hydrides, preferably at least one simple alkali metal hydride and at least one complex alkali metal hydride such as an alkali metal aluminum hydride; the method of production is s... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231825 | Production of sodium borohydride from sodium borohydride dihydrate in a fluidized bed dryer Drying sodium borohydride dihydrate particles in a flowing stream of a chemically inert drying gas results in novel nearly odor-free, dust-free sodium borohydride particles which are free flowing without the need for anti-caking or flow additives. The dih... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6143264 | Boron compounds Process for the preparation of undecahydrododecaborate anions [B12 H.sub.(12-n) (XCN)n ]2- or [B12 H11 XH]2- or a nonahydrodecaborate anions [B10 H.sub.(12-n) (XCN)n ] | 11/07/2000 |
| 5666642 | Extraction of cesium and strontium ions from nuclear waste Methods and agents for extracting cesium and strontium ions from aqueous solutions, including aqueous fission product waste solutions, are disclosed using substituted metal dicarbollide ions containing one or more chemical groups that increase solubility ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5489673 | Iodinated borane cage molecules as X-ray contrast media Highly iodinated borane and carborane cage molecules, having from 60% to 90% w/w iodine, are disclosed as new and useful X-ray contrast media when combined with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The inclusion of appropriate functional group substitue... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5380508 | Calcium borate overbased silicylate as an additive for petroleum products This invention provides a calcium borate overbased salicylate as an additive for petroleum products which has been overbased with meta-calcium borate having a particle diameter of not larger than 200 angstrom, said meta-calcium borate being prepared by tw... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5364607 | Borides and boride precursors deposited from solution Zirconium and hafnium boride precursor complexes are prepared by deposition from solution, and yield metal borides upon heating at mild temperatures and ambient pressure.... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5294423 | Process for the preparation of an alkali borohydride such as lithium borohydride The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an alkali metal borohydride. According to this process, a mixture of an alkali metal hydride, boric anhydride and a hydrogenation catalyst such as Raney nickel is raised to a temperature of 250° t... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5292830 | Thermosetting copolymers, silicon carbide-based fiber and processes for producing same A thermoplastic silicon-containing polymer, which may be a precursor of SiC, and which can be transformed to a thermosetting polymer by copolymerizing it with a thermosetting perhydropolysilazane or polyborosilazane.... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5277932 | CVD method for forming metal boride films using metal borane cluster compounds Metal or metal boride films are deposited by CVD using a metal borane cluster compound as a precursor. For a nickel film, NiCl2 is vaporized in a reactor tube in the presence of B10 H14 or another polyborane. For an alumin... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5262140 | Process for producing an alkaline earth metal borate dispersion A process for producing an alkaline earth metal borate dispersion, comprising the two steps of: (1) reacting a mixture of (A) an oil-soluble alkaline earth metal salt, (B) an alkaline earth metal hydroxide or oxide, (C) a boric acid or anhydride, (D) an a... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5169613 | Method for the preparation of boron nitride using ammonia-monohaloborane The invention relates to the synthesis of ammonia-haloboranes, and in particular, H3 NBH2 Cl, which materials are useful for the produciton of amorphous boron nitride and crystalline turbostratic boron nitride by heating.... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4816239 | Process for producing zirconium sols and gels, and process for producing zirconia using the same A process for producing acidic boratozirconium chloride sols which comprises: reacting a zirconium compound with a boron compound in molar ratios of B/Zr of 0.3-1.2 together with a compound of a metal M other than boron, the metal M being selected from th... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4804524 | Process for the preparation of boric acid from colemanite and/or howlite minerals A process for the preparation of boric acid from colemanite and/or howlite minerals basically comprising: treating the mineral with sulfuric acid in order to dissolve boron compounds from the minerals; separating a solution formed by the chemical reaction... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4623479 | Blowing agents and their use in preparations of polyester foams Quaternary ammonium borohydrides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 may be same or different and each is selected from alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl groups and R4 is selec... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4604271 | Magnesium borohydride diammoniate and triammoniate A direct low temperature process for the preparation of pure magnesium borohydride diammoniate or the deuterated analog thereof based on the addition of 90-95% of the stoichiometric amount of NH3 to an excess of Mg(BH4)2.X... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4193978 | Production of hydrogen Method of utilizing lithium borohydride for the storage and generation of hydrogen where the lithium borohydride is thermally decomposed to generate hydrogen and the remaining decomposition products (contaning boron in free or combined form and lithium in... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4171461 | Synthesis of ethanol by homologation of methanol This invention relates to an improvement in a process for producing ethanol by methanol homologation. The homologation is carried out by reacting methanol with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a 1-2:1 mole ratio and a temperature of from about 175-230° C.... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4157927 | Amine-boranes as hydrogen generating propellants The use of a class or compounds known as amine-boranes and their derivati in solid propellants to produce or generate hydrogen or deuterium upon combustion.... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4152401 | Chelated lithium aluminum compounds Chelated lithium aluminum compounds are prepared by mixing a lithium aluminum compound such as a lithium aluminum hydride with a chelating agent wherein the agent contains at least one nitrogen atom. The chelating agent is a tertiary polyamine or aminoeth... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4115520 | Process for the synthesis of tetradecahydroundecaborate compounds Tetradecahydroundecaborate compounds, MB11 H14, wherein M represents a monovalent cation are prepared by the reaction of the corresponding octahydroborate compounds, MB3 H8, with boron trifluoride. The reaction ... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4107099 | Borohydride exchange resins and their uses as reducing agents and in preparation of volatile metal hydrides Anion exchange resins containing borohydride counter ions display essentially the same chemical activity as solutions of sodium borohydride but have the added advantage that products treated therewith are not contaminated with sodium ions or borate ions. ... | 08/15/1978 |
