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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985705 | Three-layered, four-layered, or five-layered catalyst systems for producing phthalic anhydride Catalyst systems for preparing phthalic anhydride by means of gas-phase oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene, and a process for preparing phthalic anhydride using the catalyst systems. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7971671 | Drive unit, hydraulic working machine, and electric vehicle A drive unit (1) for driving a hydraulic pump has an electric motor (2) for driving the hydraulic pump (100) of a construction working machine and also has a generator (3) for supplying electricity to the electric motor (2). A gene... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7737069 | Magnesium compound, catalyst for olefin polymerization and method for producing olefin polymer A magnesium compound represented by the formula (I): Mg(OC2H5)2−n(OR1)n (I) where R1 is CmH2m+1 (where m is an integer of from 3 to 10), and n is a num... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7687425 | Three-layered or four-layered catalyst systems for producing phthalic anhydride Catalyst systems for preparing phthalic anhydride by means of gas-phase oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene, and a process for preparing phthalic anhydride using the catalyst systems. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7642214 | Catalyst for oxidation of alkane, process for preparing thereof and process for producing unsaturated oxygen-containing compound An object of the present invention is to provide a highly active catalyst for producing an unsaturated oxygen-containing compound from an alkane and the catalyst comprising Mo, V, Ti and Sb or Te as the indispensable active components. The preferable catalyst is rep... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7572750 | Catalysts and processes for their preparation A hybrid homogeneous-heterogeneous catalyst containing catalytic groups, wherein the catalytic activity of the catalyst is largely provided as a result of the interaction of catalytic groups in a suitable proximity and disposition to other catalytic groups, the prox... | 08/11/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7435840 | Method for producing orthometalated and orthosubstituted metallocenes The invention relates to compounds having a structural element of formula (I) in an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, wherein: M represents —Li, —MgX3, (C1-C18-Alkyl)3Sn—, —ZnX3 or —B(O—C1-C... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7390764 | Organometal catalyst compositions This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catal... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387979 | Magnesium compound, solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization, catalyst for olefin polymerization and method for producing polyolefin A magnesium compound obtained by reacting metallic magnesium having a sphericity (S) of less than 4.00, the sphericity (S) being represented by the following formula (I), an alcohol, and a halogen and/or a halogen-containing compound containing halogen atoms in an a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7351678 | Catalyst systems for Ziegler-Natta propene polymerisation The invention relates to the use of nitrogenous aluminium organyl complexes of general formula (I) as co-catalysts in heterogeneous polymerisation reactions of propene. In said formula: R, R′, R1 and R1′ independently of one another represe... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351776 | Bulk polymerization process A method for the continuous production of polydienes, the method comprising the steps of (a) charging a mixture of one or more monomer, catalyst system, and less than 50% weight percent organic solvent based on the total weight of the monomer, catalyst and solvent, ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348288 | Catalyst composition A process comprises passing a contaminated gaseous stream through a photocatalytic stage and, thereafter, through a catalytic stage. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341971 | Production of olefin polymerization catalysts The invention provides a process for producing an olefin polymerization catalyst, comprising an organometallic compound of a transition metal or of an actinide or lanthanide, in the form of solid catalyst particles, comprising forming a liquid/liquid emulsion system... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7323431 | Catalyst for olefin polymerization and use of the same The present application discloses a catalyst for olefin polymerization, comprising a product of the following components: (A) solid titanium-containing catalyst component comprising magnesium, titanium and halogen as essential components; (B) organo-aluminum compoun... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323526 | Supported metallocene-alkyl catalyst composition A supported catalyst composition having improved flow properties is disclosed comprising an alkylalumoxane, a metallocene-alkyl an inorganic oxide support having an average particle size of from 0.1 to 50 μm and calcined at a temperature greater than 600° C., and ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309677 | Supported polymerisation catalysts A method for the preparation of a supported transition metal catalyst system which includes the steps of: (i) mixing together in a suitable solvent (a) an aluminoxane and (b) an ionic activator containing a cation and an anion, wherein the anion has at least one sub... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307035 | Magnesium dichloride-alcohol adducts and catalyst components obtained therefrom The present invention relates to an adduct comprising MgCl2, an alcohol (ROH) in which R is a C1-C10 hydrocarbon group, and a compound containing a transition metal M selected from the Groups 3 to 11 or the lanthanide or actinide groups of the ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300902 | Catalyst for polymerization of ethylene, preparation thereof and use of the same The present invention provides an ethylene polymerization catalyst. The present invention also provides a process for preparing the ethylene polymerization catalyst, comprising reacting powdered magnesium with an alkyl halide of formula RX in the presence of an ethe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300904 | Trimerisation and oligomerisation of olefins using a chromium based catalyst The invention provides a mixed heteroatomic ligand for an oligomerisation of olefins catalyst, which ligand includes at least three heteroatoms, of which at least one heteroatom is sulfur and at least 2 heteroatoms are not the same. The invention also provides a mul... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297832 | Tetramerization of olefins The invention describes a process for tetramerisation of olefins wherein the product stream of the process contains more than 30% of the tetramer olefin. The process includes the step of contacting an olefinic feedstream with a catalyst system containing a transitio... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288611 | Methods for preparing a rare-earth cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber with a controlled molecular weight distribution Disclosed herein are a method for preparing a cis-1,4-polybutadiene with a controlled molecular weight distribution, comprising polymerizing butadiene monomers using a rare-earth catalyst system comprising: (a) at least one aliphat... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285609 | Olefin polymerization catalyst system useful for polar monomers This invention relates to a polymerization method comprising contacting at least one olefin monomer, at least one polar monomer, an optional activator, and a catalyst compound represented by the formula: wherein ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276567 | Heterocyclic substituted metallocene compounds for olefin polymerization This invention relates to compounds represented by formula: wherein M is a group 3, 4, 5 or 6 transition, lanthanide, or actinide metal atom; E is an indenyl ligand substituted in any po... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273959 | Catalytic trimerization of olefinic monomers A catalyst composition suitable for the trimerization of olefinic monomers, wherein the catalyst composition comprises: a) a source of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten; b) a ligand of general formula (I); ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7259123 | Catalytic trimerization and tetramerization of olefinic monomers A catalyst precursor composition comprising a) a source of chromium, molybdenum or tungsten; b) a first ligand having the general formula (I); (R1)(R2)P—X—P(R3)(R4) (I) wherein X is a bivalent ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7250471 | Impact resistance polymer blends of crystalline polypropylene and partially crystalline, low molecular weight impact modifiers Polymer blends that exhibit good impact resistance comprise a crystalline polypropylene matrix and a partly crystalline copolymer impact modifier with a molecular weight lower than that of the matrix polymer. The matrix polymer can comprise any crystalline propylene... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250470 | Crystallization of polypropylene using a semi-crystalline, branched or coupled nucleating agent A method of nucleating a propylene homo- or copolymer, the method comprising contacting the propylene polymer with a semi-crystalline branched or coupled polymeric nucleating agent under nucleation conditions. In one embodiment, the propylene homopolymer is characte... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247695 | High 1,4-cis polybutadiene-polyurethane copolymer and preparation method thereof Disclosed is a novel high 1,4-cis polybutadiene-polyurethane copolymer and a preparation method thereof. The present invention provides a high 1,4-cis polybutadiene-polyurethane copolymer represented by the following formula 1 and having an average molecular weight ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241841 | Hydrogenated copolymers of unsubstituted and substituted conjugated dienes The random, hydrogenated copolymers according to the present invention of unsubstituted conjugated dienes and substituted conjugated dienes, having a glass transition temperature of ≦−60° C., an enthalpy of fusion of ≦100 J/g and a content of residual double ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238637 | Method for the preparation of olefin polymerization catalysts The invention provides a process for producing an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising a catalyst component formed by contacting at least (a) a compound of Group 1 to 3 of the Periodic Table (IUPAC) with (b) a transition metal compound of Group 4 to 10 of the P... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235510 | Catalysts A tethered ligand comprising the reaction product of an organofunctional silica and a ligand containing a functional group capable of reaction with said organofunctional silica, wherein the organofunctional silica is prepared from an alkyl silicate and an organofunc... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230056 | Catalyst preparation method A two-step catalyst preparation method is disclosed. First, a support is combined with an indenoindolyl Group 3-10 metal complex and a first activator comprising an alkyl alumoxane to give a supported complex. The supported complex is subsequently combined with a se... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223712 | Catalyst component for the (CO)polymerization of olefins An internal electron-donor compound selected from the 1,3-diethers of formula (I) in which R is a C1–C10 alkyl group, R1 is a linear or branched primary alkyl radical having at ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220806 | Process for increasing ethylene incorporation into random copolymers A process for preparing low melting copolymers comprising contacting a mixture of olefin monomers with a CpFlu-type metallocene catalyst under reaction conditions sufficient to form a copolymer. The copolymers thus prepared desirably display melt temperatures from a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217676 | Hydrophobization and silica for supported catalyst This invention relates to a catalyst support comprising the result of the combination of: (a) a support comprising hydroxyl groups; (b) a capping agent comprising a boron containing Lewis acid; and (c) an ionic activator, where... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214641 | Catalyst and hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds in the liquid phase using the catalyst The present invention provides a process for hydrogenating carbonyl compounds, in particular C4-dicarboxylic acids to mixtures of tetrahydrofuran and gamma-butyrolactone, over supported rhenium catalysts, wherein rhenium and at least one further metal of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211538 | Catalytic systems for the polimerization and copolimerization of alpha-olefins Catalyst component for the polymerization of alpha-olefins in solution, in suspension, in gas phase at low and high pressure and temperature or in mass at high pressures and high or low temperatures, characterized in that is defined by general formulas I or II | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208436 | Catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins Catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins CH2═CHR, wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical having 1–12 carbon atoms, comprising Mg, Ti, Cl, OR groups, where R is a C1–C10 alkyl group optionally containing heteroatoms, and an ether... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208642 | Process for preparation of formate esters or methanol and catalyst therefor A production process and a catalyst are provided, which can be less decreased in activity of the catalyst even when CO2, water and the like are present in the starting material and/or the reaction system, and which can produce a formic ester or a methanol... | 04/24/2007 |
