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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057773 | Reduction of greenhouse gas emission from petroleum refineries The invention described herein relates to a novel process that eliminates the need for post combustion CO2 capture from fired heaters (at atmospheric pressure and in dilute phase) in a petroleum refinery to achieve environmental targets by capturing CO | 11/15/2011 |
| 7972585 | Carbon monoxide removal method, operating method for fuel reforming system, carbon monoxide remover , fuel removal system having the carbon monoxide remover, and filter In operating the carbon monoxide removal reactor or the fuel reforming system, there is provided a technique for removing carbon monoxide in a stable manner for an extended period of time. In a method of removing carbon monoxide including an introducing step of intr... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7820128 | Production of Cu/Zn/A1 catalysts via the formate route The invention relates to a process for preparing Cu/Zn/Al catalysts. In this process, the metals are used in the form of their formates and are precipitated in a suitable form. Suitable precipitants are, for example, alkali metal carbonates. The invention further re... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7371361 | Maximum reaction rate converter system for exothermic reactions An ammonia converter system and method are disclosed. The reactor can alter the conversion of ammonia by controlling the reaction temperature of the exothermic reaction along the length of the reactor to parallel the equilibrium curve for the desired product. The re... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354562 | Simultaneous shift-reactive and adsorptive process to produce hydrogen A process for producing a high temperature COx-lean product gas from a high temperature COx-containing feed gas, includes: providing a sorption enhanced reactor containing a first adsorbent, a shift catalyst and a second adsorbent; feeding into... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7261870 | Process for the reduction of carbon monoxide and carbonyl sulfide emissions Carbon monoxide and carbonyl sulfide emissions are reduced in manufacturing processes, including titanium tetrachloride production processes. Gas is contacted with CO, COS, and an oxygen-containing gas with a suitable catalyst. The catalyst may be a metal oxide cata... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255845 | Process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel This invention relates to a process for conducting an equilibrium limited chemical reaction in a single stage process channel. A process for conducting a water shift reaction is disclosed. A multichannel reactor with cross flow heat exchange is disclosed. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250538 | Process for the hydroformylation of an ethylenically unsaturated compound Process for the hydroformylation of an optionally substituted ethylenically unsaturated compound by reaction thereof with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a specific catalyst system which includes a source of Group VIII metal cations; a diphosphine li... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238333 | High activity water gas shift catalysts with no methane formation A method of reducing an amount of carbon monoxide in process fuel gas in a water gas shift converter with no methane formation. The method includes placing a high activity water gas shift catalyst system into a water gas shift converter; and passing the process fuel... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220392 | Fuel conversion reactor A fuel conversion reactor includes a shell-and-tube heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of a hot gaseous mixture produced by catalytic or non-catalytic reaction of a fuel with a gaseous fluid, and for controlling the temperature of the gaseous fluid and/o... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195742 | Preferential oxidation reactor and process An apparatus for preferential oxidation of carbon monoxide in a reformate flow includes a reactor defining a flow path for a reformate flow; at least one catalyst bed disposed along the flow path; and a distributor for distributing oxygen from an oxygen source to th... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179442 | Catalyst formulations containing Group 11 metals for hydrogen generation A method and catalysts and fuel processing apparatus for producing a hydrogen-rich gas, such as a hydrogen-rich syngas are disclosed. According to the method a CO-containing gas, such as a syngas, contacts a water gas shift (“WGS”) catalyst, in the presence of w... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172737 | Fuel conversion reactor A conversion reactor (10) including an outer shell (12) having first (14) and second (16) ends and an inner surface (16) a primary inner shell (30) extending into the outer shell (12), the primary inner shell (30 | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169376 | Method for making hydrogen using a gold containing water-gas shift catalyst The present invention relates to a method for making hydrogen comprising contacting in a water-gas shift reaction zone a feed comprising carbon monoxide and water under water-gas shift conditions with an effective catalytic amount of a catalyst comprising highly dis... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166263 | Ceria-based mixed-metal oxide structure, including method of making and use A homogeneous ceria-based mixed-metal oxide, useful as a catalyst support, a co-catalyst and/or a getter has a relatively large surface area per weight, typically exceeding 150 m2/g, a structure of nanocrystallites having diameters of less than 4 nm, and ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160534 | Platinum-free ruthenium-cobalt catalyst formulations for hydrogen generation A method and catalysts and fuel processing apparatus for producing a hydrogen-rich gas, such as a hydrogen-rich syngas are disclosed. According to the method, a CO-containing gas, such as a syngas, contacts a platinum-free ruthenium-cobalt water gas shift (“WGS”... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160533 | Platinum-ruthenium containing catalyst formulations for hydrogen generation A method and catalysts for producing a hydrogen-rich syngas are disclosed. According to the method a CO-containing gas contacts a water gas shift (WGS) catalyst, optionally in the presence of water, preferably at a temperature of less than about 450° C. to produce ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153344 | Process for the preparation and recovery of carbon dioxide from waste gas or fumes produced by combustible oxidation A process for the separation and recovery of carbon dioxide from waste gases produced by combustible oxidation is described comprising the steps of feeding a flow of waste gas to a gas semipermeable material, separating a gaseous flow comprising high concentrated ca... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148178 | Combination of a guard bed and a copper-containing catalyst bed A catalyst bed combination comprising a bed of a particulate copper-containing catalyst and, upstream of the catalyst bed, a guard bed in the form of shaped units formed from lead oxide particles and a particulate support material. The guard bed extends the life of ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7115236 | Exhaust gas purifying method and system for fuel cell vehicle An exhaust gas purifying method for a fuel cell vehicle comprises preparing an exhaust gas purifying system for the fuel cell vehicle, the exhaust gas purifying system including a methane removal catalyst for accelerating the conversion of methane into hydrogen and ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7098369 | Process for the production of primary alcohols A process for producing primary alcohols from secondary alcohols and/or tertiary alcohols and/or ketones, wherein the process comprises reacting a compound selected from a secondary alcohol, a tertiary alcohol, a ketone, or mixtures thereof, with carbon monoxide and... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090789 | Process and catalyst for treatment of synthesis gas A process for the treatment of synthesis gas to increase content of hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide in the gas comprising the step of contacting the synthesis gas with a catalyst comprising oxides of manganese and zirconium, which metals are present in a molar ratio... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070758 | Process and apparatus for generating hydrogen from oil shale A process and apparatus for generating hydrogen from oil shale. Crushed oil shale may be placed in a chamber and combusted with carbon monoxide, oxygen and steam to form a gas stream of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The hydrogen and carbon monoxide stream may be pas... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064097 | Process for production of a water gas shift catalyst A process for the preparation of water gas shift catalyst is described. The process includes mixing a copper salt and a zinc salt with an aluminum component in a solution, precipitating a precipitate from the solution, drying an forming the precipitate into the wate... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7041272 | Systems and processes for providing hydrogen to fuel cells A process and system for providing a hydrogen-containing gas stream to a fuel cell anode that includes providing a hydrogen-containing gas stream that includes carbon monoxide, introducing the hydrogen-containing gas stream into a pressure swing adsorption module th... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7029640 | Process for selective oxidation of carbon monoxide in a hydrogen containing stream In a process for oxidizing carbon monoxide with oxygen to carbon dioxide using a composition comprising platinum and iron, a process of at least partially regenerating the composition is disclosed. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6977007 | Method for separating a gas mixture with a permeation membrane unit A method of separating a gas mixture using a permeation membrane unit, wherein the gas mixture, containing primarily hydrogen and carbon monoxide, is first treated to reduce the level of secondary components to lower than 100 molar ppm. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6953561 | Device for the selective oxidation of a substance stream A device for selective oxidation of a substance stream comprises a selectively active catalyst. For improving the cold-starting characteristics, the device also has an oxidation catalyst that possesses high activity at low temperatures. The selectively active cataly... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942719 | Methods and systems for pressure swing regeneration for hydrogen generation Methods and systems for pressure swing absorption for hydrogen generation are presented. In one embodiment, a method includes absorbing at least one oxide of carbon with a pressure swing absorber from a steam reformation of methane. The steam reformation may occur a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942846 | Recombination device and method for catalytically recombining hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide with oxygen in a gaseous mixture A recombination device (1, 1′) for catalytically recombining hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide with oxygen in a gaseous mixture comprises at least one catalyst system (2) in which a housing (4) is mounted through which the gaseous mixture can fl... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932848 | High performance fuel processing system for fuel cell power plant A fuel processing system (FPS) (110) is provided for a fuel cell power plant (115) having a fuel cell stack assembly (CSA) (56). A water gas shift (WGS) reaction section (12, 120) of the FPS (110) reduces the concentration of carbo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913739 | Platinum group metal promoted copper oxidation catalysts and methods for carbon monoxide remediation The invention provides processes for selectively oxidizing carbon monoxide from an input gas stream that contains carbon monoxide, oxygen and hydrogen. The process includes the step of contacting the input gas stream with a preferential oxidation catalyst. The prefe... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6914033 | Desulfurization and novel compositions for same A composition comprising a promoter and a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of a cerium oxide, a scandium oxide, a lanthanum oxide, and combinations of any two or more thereof, wherein at least a portion of the promoter is present as a reduced valence p... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6869580 | Pyrolysis-based fuel processing method and apparatus The method for generating a hydrogen-rich stream from hydrocarbon fuels, ultimately to produce hydrogen gas, involves the following two steps performed in a cyclic fashion: (1) pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon fuel to obtain a carbon-rich fraction and a hydrogen-rich fr... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6855664 | Method for the catalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds A catalyst for the full oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOC), particularly hydrocarbons, and of CO to CO2, comprising: a non-stoichiometric crystalline compound conventionally designated by a formula which corre... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6852303 | Method of using molybdenum carbide catalyst A molybdenum carbide compound is formed by reacting a molybdate with a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. By heating the molybdate powder from a temperature below 300° C. to maximum temperature 850° C., a controlled reaction can be conducted wherein molybden... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852302 | Carbon monoxide removing apparatus and process for operating the same An apparatus of removing carbon monoxide, has: a hydrogen gas supply unit of supplying a hydrogen gas, a catalytic reaction unit provided with a catalyst body carrying a platinum group metal catalyst, ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6838071 | Process for preparing a H2-rich gas and a CO2-rich gas at high pressure The present invention comprises a method for production of a CO2-rich gas stream and a H2-rich gas stream, the method comprising the following steps: a) natural gas and water are fed to a reforming reactor and are converted to synthesis gas und... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6824904 | Reactor for preferential oxidation and method of use A preferential oxidation reactor is provided including a plurality of reactor sections. The reactor sections are individually optimized for operating at a preferred reaction temperature. In one embodiment, each reactor subsection includes a respective coolant flow f... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6805850 | Co-shift device A CO-shift device includes a main body having therein a space in which a CO-shift catalyst is accommodated, the space being divided into an inner space and an outer space surrounding the inner space; an inlet portion formed at one end portion of the inner space, the... | 10/19/2004 |
