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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066968 | X-ray-induced dissociation of HO and formation of an O-Halloy at high pressure A novel molecular alloy of O2 and H2 and a method of producing such a molecular alloy are provided. When subjected to high pressure and extensive x-radiation, H2O molecules cleaved, forming O—O and H—H bonds. In the method of the... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7988944 | Peroxide decomposition catalyst An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which decomposes a peroxide effectively and economically under a high temperature while suppressing generation of free radicals, and the present invention provides a peroxide decomposition catalyst containi... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7959892 | Reduction of CO and NOx in full burn regenerator flue gas A hot oxygen stream containing radicals is fed into a gas stream, such as a catalyst regenerator flue gas stream, that contains carbon monoxide to convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7682594 | Method for producing photocatalyst A method for preparing for a photocatalyst. The method comprises steps of providing a mixture of indium oxide and vanadium oxide and then calcining the mixture to obtain a indium vanadium quadrioxide. Further, a nickel nitrate solution is added to the indium vanadiu... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7635461 | Composite combustion catalyst and associated methods Composite combustion catalyst particles are described and disclosed. A metal core of a combustible metal can be coated with a metal oxide coating. Additionally, a catalyst coating can at least partially surround the metal oxide coating to form a composite catalyst p... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7432015 | Negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery comprising the same The negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery of the present invention includes a carbonaceous material and a silicon-based compound represented by Formula 1: Si(1-y)MyO1+x (1) where 0 | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427353 | System for enhancing oxygen An apparatus for enhancing, structuring and/or pre-structuring oxygen includes a vessel having an inlet and an outlet so as to allow oxygen to pass therethrough, a pair of screens positioned within the vessel so as to form a gap therebetween, and a magnetic source c... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427449 | Integrated oxygen generation and carbon dioxide absorption method apparatus and systems A method for producing oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide in a single operation using a solution that contains an oxygen source and a redox partner that can react to form oxygen and a chemical species that can form an insoluble carbonate to precipitate and chemical... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425231 | Feed gas contaminant removal in ion transport membrane systems Method for gas purification comprising (a) obtaining a feed gas stream containing one or more contaminants selected from the group consisting of volatile metal oxy-hydroxides, volatile metal oxides, and volatile silicon hydroxide; (b) contacting the feed gas stream ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7397836 | Efficient method and apparatus for generating singlet delta oxygen at an elevated pressure An improved singlet delta oxygen generator (SOG) and method of its use are disclosed. The improved SOG is compact and scalable, capable of operating in a zero-gravity or low gravity environment, requires no gaseous diluent or buffer gas, and is capable of operating ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393447 | Apparatus, method for enrichment of the heavy isotopes of oxygen and production method for heavy oxygen water An apparatus comprising first to third columns, wherein the outlet of a first column reboiler and the inlet of a second column condenser are connected by a first introduction conduit, and the outlet of a second distillation column reboiler and the inlet of a third c... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384619 | Method for generating hydrogen from water or steam in a plasma Water molecules, preferably in the form of steam or water vapor, are introduced into a plasma. The plasma causes the water molecules to dissociate into their constituent molecular elements of hydrogen and oxygen. To prevent recombining of the constituent molecular e... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378072 | Method for the preparation of aerogels A method for the preparation of aerogels that involves the exchange of the liquid present in the aquagel with xenon and the subsequent extraction thereof. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364604 | Gas/liquid separation utilizing bunched mesh materials An apparatus and method for gas/liquid separation on an array of jets or streams of liquid is provided. Layers of substantially spherical aggregates of meshed material are provided to “quiet” high-velocity liquid flow with entrained gas to provide a uniform flow... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357912 | Method of catalytic decomposition of water A method of catalytically decomposing water, which comprises contacting water with a composite catalyst comprising a solid acid catalyst and a solid base catalyst at an elevated temperature, wherein the composite catalyst contains the solid acid catalyst in an amoun... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338650 | Method and device for providing at least one fuel, in particular, for motor vehicle engines The invention relates to a method and device (100 or 100′) for providing at least one fuel, in particular, for motor vehicle engines. The invention enables fuel to be produced, in particular, in the form of hydrogen, according to needs, and in a simp... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336689 | Efficient method and apparatus for generating singlet delta oxygen at an elevated pressure An improved singlet delta oxygen generator (SOG) and method of its use are disclosed. The improved SOG is compact and scalable, capable of operating in a zero-gravity or low gravity environment, requires no gaseous diluent or buffer gas, and is capable of operating ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329385 | Device and method for air stream, fluid and vessel decontamination A device for air stream, fluid and vessel decontamination generally comprises an air-inlet portion, through which air enters the device; an iodine-treatment portion; and a bubble-forming element through which iodine-laden air bubbles are released from the device int... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318855 | Gas/liquid separation utilizing structured separator material An apparatus and method for gas/liquid separation on an array of jets or streams of liquid is provided. Layers of structured packing material are configured to “quiet” high-velocity liquid flow with entrained gas to provide a flow at moderate or low velocity fro... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7297237 | Method and device for separation and concentration by evaporation of mixture with separation factor of approx. 1 By using a dephlegmator which conducts distillation concurrently with heat exchange within at least one distillation column, or a portion of one distillation column, of a distillation cascade, the quantity of liquid holdup within the distillation apparatus is reduce... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291271 | Meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic continuous adsorption system The invention provides a non-cyclic, meso-frequency traveling wave electro-kinetic system capable of use in purification/separation and/or refrigeration/heat pump processes. In particular, the invention provides an adsorption system that can be used for fine or bulk... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7276615 | Organofunctional surface-modified metal oxides A process for preparing a metal oxide having groups of the general formula I —O1+n—SiR12−n—CH2—Y (I) which involves reacting a solid having OH groups on the surface with silanes of the ge... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261959 | Methods of generating oxygen from air via an alkali superoxide Novel methods of air-oxidizing a molten alkali hydroxide at least partially to superoxide state and then reversing the reaction to obtain nitrogen-free oxygen, and then regenerating the molten hydroxide for repeated use, providing for the generating of concentrated ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7242706 | Membrane singlet delta oxygen generator and process A method and apparatus for producing molecular oxygen in the excited singlet delta oxygen electronic state for use as an excited species reactant in a chemical laser. Flowtubes defined by permeable membranes are used to mix the gas and liquid phase reactants to gene... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229948 | Exhaust gas catalyst and method of manufacturing same The present invention involves an exhaust gas catalyst and method of manufacturing same. The invention provides for a cost-effective material which lowers the cold-start emissions from the exhaust of vehicles. The invention is a passive system which accelerates the ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7211230 | Process for producing nanometer grade powders The present invention discloses a process for producing nanometer powders, comprising the following steps: (a) providing reactant solution A and reactant solution B that can rapidly react to form precipitate; (b) continuously adding said solution A and solution B in... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208244 | Di-ruthenium-substituted polyoxometalate electrocatalyst and method of oxygen generation A catalyst comprising a di-ruthenium-substituted polyoxometalate, especially Na14[Ru2Zn2(H2O)2(ZnW9O34)2] with a Ru—Ru distance of 0.318 nm and a method of using the electrocat... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195740 | Treatment of chloralkali feeds containing hydrogen peroxide and base A method and apparatus for removing BHP contaminants (alkali hydroxide and H2O2) from a recycled aqueous alkali chloride solution stream before the stream is fed to a chloralkali cell so that the contaminants do not impair the operation of a ch... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192566 | Process for the catalytic decomposition of NO to Nand Ocarried out at high temperature The invention relates to a process for the catalytic decomposition of N2O to N2 and O2. This process is carried out at a high temperature, generally of between 700 and 1000° C., at a high HSV and in the presence of a catalyst... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183018 | Electrode material for anode of rechargeable lithium battery, electrode structural body using said electrode material, rechargeable lithium battery using said electrode structural body, process for producing said electrode structural body, and process for producing said rechargeable lithium battery An electrode material for an anode of a rechargeable lithium battery, containing a particulate comprising an amorphous Sn.A.X alloy with a substantially non-stoichiometric ratio composition. For said formula Sn.A.X, A indicates at least one kind of an element select... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163648 | Method for manufacturing a hydrogen and nitrogen containing gas mixture The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a hydrogen- and nitrogen containing gas mixture, where a mixture of steam and a carbon containing gas is fed to the retentate side of at least one hydrogen transport membrane syngas and sweep gas generator ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7140181 | Reactor for solar processing of slightly-absorbing or transparent gases Solar-powered reactor for processing of slightly absorbing and transparent gases. An obvious path to providing storable, renewable energy is through solar dissociation of gas molecules. These dissociation products are the precursors of modern liquid and gaseous fuel... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128276 | Method for mixing fluids The use of a turbulent contactor to absorb a selected gas component from a gas stream. The invention particularly applies to a method of distributing a liquid into a gas stream which comprises providing a liquid to an annulus at the periphery of a pipe in which a ga... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125537 | Method for manufacturing nanopowders of oxide through DC plasma thermal reaction A method for manufacturing powders of oxides in a nanometer level through a direct current plasma thermal reaction is disclosed. The energy required is provided by the plasma that is generated in the non-transferred DC plasma apparatus. Once the solid precursors are... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122072 | Controlled heating and cooling of mixed conducting metal oxide materials Method for processing an article comprising a mixed conducting metal oxide material, which method comprises (a) contacting the article with an oxygen-containing gas and reducing or increasing the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas; (b) when the temperature of ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116696 | Efficient method and apparatus for generating singlet delta oxygen at an elevated pressure An improved singlet delta oxygen generator (SOG) and method of its use are disclosed. The improved SOG is compact and scalable, capable of operating in a zero-gravity or low gravity environment, requires no gaseous diluent or buffer gas, and is capable of operating ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115247 | Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof Disclosed herein is a method for making and screening a combinatorial library, comprising disposing on a substrate comprising aluminum at least one reactant comprising lithium, germanium, magnesium, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; heat tre... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108933 | Thermally efficient hydrogen storage system Thermally efficient hydrogen storage systems are disclosed. An apparatus may include an exothermic hydrogen generator, and an endothermic hydrogen generator. In one aspect, the endothermic hydrogen generator may absorb heat from the exothermic hydrogen generator. | 09/19/2006 |
| 7087211 | Hydrogen production by high temperature water splitting using electron conducting membranes A device and method for separating water into hydrogen and oxygen is disclosed. A first substantially gas impervious solid electron-conducting membrane for selectively passing protons or hydrogen is provided and spaced from a second substantially gas impervious soli... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083829 | Vehicle having atmosphere pollutant treating surface A method and apparatus for treating the atmosphere comprising moving a vehicle through the atmosphere, the vehicle having at least one atmosphere contacting surface and a pollutant treating composition located on said surface. A specific embodiment comprises coating... | 08/01/2006 |
