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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8026100 | Method of determining lifetime of a nanotube-producing catalyst The present teachings are directed toward methods of determining the lifetime of a catalyst for producing carbon nanotubes. The methods include providing different isotopically-labeled reaction components, primarily hydrocarbon sources containing different carbon is... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7901940 | Method for measuring recovery of catalytic elements from fuel cells A method is provided for measuring the concentration of a catalytic clement in a fuel cell powder. The method includes depositing on a porous substrate at least one layer of a powder mixture comprising the fuel cell powder and an internal standard material, ablating... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7871823 | Method and apparatus for managing denitration catalyst Data on a secular change of each denitration catalyst is managed based on data obtained by a periodic maintenance and a daily management. Management of a secular change and prediction on performance variations that occur until a next periodic check is performed. It ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871822 | Method of use for characterizing the catalytic reactivity of catalyst(s) A method for selecting at least one catalyst from a catalyst library on the basis of the reactivity thereof in a chemical conversion process includes: (a) testing the catalytic activity of a first catalyst from said catalyst library with respect to a reaction medium... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867766 | Apparatus and method to measure the kinetics parameters of a porous powder catalyst An apparatus and method are disclosed for measuring the kinetic parameters of a catalyst powder, which include the reaction rate constants, active site concentration and intraparticle diffusivity. The measurement of the active site concentration selectively measures... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7851221 | Fixed bed reactor The invention provides a system for designing, operating, monitoring and/or diagnosing a chemical reaction, particularly a hydrotreating process, using a fixed bed catalytic reactor. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7846736 | Method for polymerization reaction monitoring with determination of entropy of monitored data In some embodiments, a method of monitoring a resin-producing polymerization reaction in a fluid bed reactor system to generate reaction parameter data in on-line fashion, determining an indicator of at least one of entropy and complexity (for example, Kolmogorov or... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7820445 | Fluidization and solids processing in microchannel devices This invention describes gas-solid, liquid-solid and gas-solid-liquid processes in microchannels devices including such processes as heterogeneous catalysis, particle formation, particle attrition, particle separation and adsorption or desorption of selected species... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7759122 | Method of testing denitration catalyst The present invention provides a method of testing an NOx removal catalyst, which method enables assessment of actual catalytic performance in consideration of gas flow condition in the gas conduits of the NOx removal catalyst. The method of te... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749762 | Test methods for simulating FCC regenerator catalysis and catalyst deactivation A method for testing the performance of catalysts used for conversion of FCC regenerator gases comprises subjecting the catalyst simultaneously to a mixture of gases including an oxidizing gas and a reducing gas in more than one cycle in which the ratio of the oxidi... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7732211 | Method and apparatus for screening of polycondensation catalysts The present invention relates to a method for screening of polycondensation catalysts, wherein at least two polycondensation catalysis reactions are performed simultaneously under substantially equivalent conditions in at least two reaction cells which are present i... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7635593 | In-line localized monitoring of catalyst activity in selective catalytic NOreduction systems Localized catalyst activity in an SCR unit for controlling emissions from a boiler, power plant, or any facility that generates NOx-containing flue gases is monitored by one or more modules that operate on-line without disrupting the normal operation of t... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7582480 | Diagnostic process for an exhaust gas catalytic converter of a heat engine and vehicle using this process The present invention pertains to a process for diagnosing a catalytic converter processing the exhaust gases of a heat engine using a trap that stores and then reduces the nitrogen oxides (NOx) contained in these gases, these reductions being actuated as a function... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7572637 | Method for controlling exhaust emission control device Urea water is added to a catalyst in an exhaust pipe for purification. A first-order lag response model corresponding to the exhaust temperature upstream of the catalyst estimates catalyst temperature for each of divided cells of the catalyst. Cell volumes for each ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7556966 | High pressure parallel reactor A method for reacting a plurality of materials in parallel within a reactor vessel having a plurality of reaction wells formed therein. Each of the reaction wells has an open end exposed to a common pressure chamber defined by the reactor vessel. The method includes... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7514263 | Continuous process for the production of combinatorial libraries of materials A system is provided wherein a plug flow reactor is used to make combinatorial libraries of materials. Examples of plug flow reactors include stirred tube reactors, extruders, and static mixers. ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7482164 | Rapid serial experimentation of catalysts and catalyst systems The present invention relates to a method of testing catalysts and catalyst systems via a plurality of stations in which each station can accommodate a common reactor module in order to accomplish unattended, automated, rapid serial experimentation. The method inclu... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7482163 | Method of estimating chemical reactivity of nanoparticles The catalytic efficiency of supported catalysts containing metal nanoparticles is strongly related to the chemical softness at the surfaces of such nanoparticles. The chemical softness of a nanoparticle is obtained using results from Density Functional Theory modeli... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7468279 | Selection of polymerization catalysts and apparatus for carrying this out In a method of selecting polymerization catalysts, in particular Phillips catalysts for the polymerization of olefins, from a multiplicity of catalysts on the basis of their catalytic properties, a multiplicity of catalyst precursors or catalyst supports are convert... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7456021 | Analysis method Disclosed herein is a method for determining the presence of an activated catalyst site in a catalyst system comprising a catalyst precursor and an activator, wherein the catalyst system is capable of providing a luminescence, the method comprising: performing a tim... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7445935 | Process and apparatus for loading a particulate solid into a vertical tube A process is described in which an elastic fluid is contacted with a particulate solid. This comprises providing a substantially vertical elongate tubular containment zone (1) containing a charge of the particulate solid (5), the volume of the containm... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445936 | Process for small-scale testing of FCC catalysts The present invention pertains to A cyclic process for testing FCC catalysts with resid feedstock on a small scale wherein in a first cycle: a) the feed to be cracked is heated to a temperature between 50 and 500° C., ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442665 | Preparation and screening of crystalline inorganic materials Methods and apparatus for the preparation and use of a substrate having an array of diverse materials in predefined regions thereon. A substrate having an array of diverse materials thereon is generally prepared by delivering components of materials to predefined re... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435598 | Catalyst testing apparatus and process An apparatus and process are described in which a plurality of preloaded catalyst samples tubes can be serially and automatically moved from a support to a reaction zone where each catalyst sample can be heated and a preheated reagent feed contacted with the sample ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422904 | Method of operating a fixed bed reactor under predetermined hydraulic conditions The invention provides a system for designing, operating, monitoring and/or diagnosing a chemical reaction, particularly a hydrotreating process, using a fixed bed catalytic reactor. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419830 | Plural reaction chamber catalytic testing device and method for its use in catalyst testing A catalytic testing device comprising a reaction block comprising a set of reaction chambers, each chamber comprising a fluid inlet and outlet connected to an outgoing fluid duct connected to analysis means, fluid ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416572 | Apparatus and method for determining reforming catalyst degradation According to an apparatus and method for determining degradation of a reforming catalyst degradation which reforms a mixture of air and fuel, in a reformer that supplies a reformate gas to an engine of a vehicle, a temperature sensor detects a temperature of a refor... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402288 | Reactor for testing catalyst systems A reactor for testing catalyst systems which has a plurality of catalyst tubes (2) which are arranged parallel to one another in the interior space of the reactor and whose ends are welded into tube plates and also has caps (3) at each end of the react... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7378059 | Downflow test unit for the study of catalysts in short contact time reactions between the catalyst and the reagents A test unit for the study of catalysts in short contact time reactions between a catalyst and at least one reagent, with a down transported flow reactor (4), with a load inlet (13, 13a, 13b) and a discharge outlet (14) linke... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374942 | Process and apparatus for the combinatorial production and testing of catalyst material libraries by using at least two analytical methods A process and apparatus for testing material libraries, in particular catalysts, by means of coupled use of at least two analytical methods, preferably IR thermography and mass spectrometry. Owing to the selected arrangement, the disadvantages of the two previously ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371353 | Exhaust purification with on-board ammonia production A system of ammonia production for a selective catalytic reduction system is provided. The system includes producing an exhaust gas stream within a cylinder group, wherein the first exhaust gas stream includes NOx. The exhaust gas stream may be supplied to an exhaus... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372941 | System and method for matching diffraction patterns A method of analyzing patterns. The method comprises: receiving a first diffraction pattern; receiving a second diffraction pattern; receiving a third diffraction pattern; determining a similarity between the first and second diffraction patterns; determining a simi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371578 | Method of evaluating the catalytic activity of a rare earth alkoxide This invention provides a method of evaluating the catalytic activity of a rare earth alkoxide used as a starting material of a basic catalyst or an asymmetric synthesis catalyst. The rare earth alkoxide used as the subject of evaluation and 2,2′-dihydroxy-1, 1′... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364697 | System for infrared spectroscopic imaging of libraries Methods and apparatus for screening diverse arrays of materials using infrared imaging techniques are provided. Typically, each of the individual materials on the array will be screened or interrogated for the same material characteristic. Once screened, the individ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361257 | Electrochemical screening system Devices and methods for evaluating an electrochemical reaction are disclosed. A device includes an electrochemical cell having a cavity for containing a liquidus electrolyte, a first working electrode having at least one electrolytic surface at least partially withi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359030 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A flowcell including a plurality of separate chambers is provided on the substrate table so that a fluid can be brought into contact with exposed areas of the substrate to interact therewith. A series of exposures and chemical processes can thereby be carried out wi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347086 | System and method for burner-based accelerated aging of emissions control device, with engine cycle having cold start and warm up modes A method for accelerated aging of an automotive catalytic converter under conditions incorporating cold start simulations. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344891 | Process vessel with integral evaporator A process vessel containing both an evaporation zone for evaporating a liquid feed and a treatment zone for treating the resulting vapor comprises an injector having an orifice, the orifice being in the evaporation zone, at least one evaporation surface for evaporat... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341872 | Multiautoclave with set of vessels for combinatorial synthesis of zeolites and other materials A vessel arrangement having a base and multiple vessels suited for simultaneously conducting a plurality of isolated experimental reactions or treatments at atmospheric process conditions or elevated temperatures and pressure condition has been developed. A componen... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7316802 | Device for the stepwise transport of liquid utilizing capillary forces The device (10) for the stepwise transport of liquid, particularly of sample liquid to be analyzed, through several reaction chambers located in series in terms of flow while utilizing capillary forces comprises at least one channel (14) through which ... | 01/08/2008 |