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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187994 | Methods and compositions for stabilizing catalytic processes Methods and compositions for stabilizing the activity of catalytic compositions during catalytic processes, such as alkylation. A catalytic composition comprising a partially deactivated ionic liquid catalyst may be regenerated by reaction with a metal to form react... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187993 | Methods and compositions for stabilizing catalytic processes Methods and compositions for stabilizing the activity of catalytic compositions during catalytic processes, such as alkylation. A catalytic composition comprising a partially deactivated ionic liquid catalyst may be regenerated by reaction with a metal to form react... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8133833 | Slurry for production of denitration catalyst, process for producing the slurry, process for producing denitration catalyst using the slurry, and denitration catalyst produced by the process Disclosed are a slurry for the production of a denitration catalyst, which allows a catalytically active component to be present in the inner region of a ceramic fiber sheet so as to achieve extension of the catalyst life and also allows the production process to be... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8119554 | Use of shaped bodies having catalytic properties as reactor internals Shaped bodies having catalytic properties which can be obtained by a process comprising the steps: a) production of a shaped body by means of a powder-based rapid prototyping process, b) if appropriate, a heat trea... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110519 | Polymer-supported metal cluster composition The objective is to present compositions obtained by supporting by polymers micro clusters of transition metals and the like that are useful as catalysts in various reactions and, once used, are readily recovered and reused. A polymer-supported metal cluster ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110520 | Carbon-coated metal oxide nano-particles and method of preparing the same A method of preparing carbon-coated metal oxide nano-particles and carbon-coated metal oxide nano-particles prepared with the same method are described. The method includes the following steps at least. A precursor of a polymer is polymerized on metal oxide nano-par... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8017542 | Method for production of doped titanium oxide, doped titanium oxide, and visible light-responsive photocatalyst comprising the doped titanium oxide The present invention provides a doped titanium oxide having visible light-responsiveness whose structure is specified, and a simple production method thereof. By burning with heat a layered structure composite laminated alternately with polymer and the titania, whi... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8008225 | Thermocatalytically active coating, substrate having the thermocatalytically active coating at least in parts, and process for producing same A substrate, such as a glass, glass ceramic, ceramic or metal substrate, is provided with a thermocatalytically active coating on at least a part of the substrate surface. The thermocatalytic coating contains an inorganic lithium salt or organic lithium-containing c... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7981826 | Supported catalyst and method of preparing the same A method of preparing a supported catalyst includes dissolving a cation exchange polymer in alcohol to prepare a solution containing cation exchange polymer; mixing the cation exchange polymer containing solution with a catalytic metal precursor or a solution contai... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977270 | Photocatalyst-coated body and photocatalytic coating liquid therefor There is disclosed a photocatalyst-coated body which is superior in weather resistance, noxious gas decomposability, and various coating properties (such as ultraviolet absorptivity, transparency and film strength) while preventing corrosion of a substrate (in parti... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7951744 | Nano-reagents with cooperative catalysis and their uses in multiple phase reactions Nano-reagents with catalytic activity are provided herein. The nanocatalyst comprises at least one amino acid attached to a nanoparticle, wherein the reactive side chain of the amino acid catalyzes a chemical or biological reaction. Methods of using these nano-reage... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7919425 | Photocatalyst-coated body and photocatalytic coating liquid for the same A photocatalyst-coated body and a photocatalytic coating liquid which exert an excellent weather resistance, harmful gas decomposability, and other desired characteristics (such as transparency and film strength), while preventing erosion of the substrate are provid... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7888280 | Immobilized homogeneous catalysts A catalyst is produced by bonding a homogeneous catalyst to the surface of a catalyst support. A catalyst may include a catalyst support, a spacer molecule bonded to the catalyst support, and a homogeneous catalyst bonded to the spacer molecule. A catalyzed reaction... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7867940 | Supported catalyst and method of preparing the same A method of preparing a supported catalyst includes dissolving a cation exchange polymer in alcohol to prepare a solution containing cation exchange polymer; mixing the cation exchange polymer containing solution with a catalytic metal precursor or a solution contai... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7858552 | Composite catalytic material and process for manufacture of such material A composite catalytic material (and process for its manufacture) is provided which comprises a catalyst adhered to a polymeric support material. This composite catalytic material can be used to remove or degrade contaminants in water and to remove or degrade carbon ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855160 | Catalyst ink A catalyst ink is provided, comprising: 25-95% by weight water; 1-50% by weight of at least one solid catalyst, typically a highly dispersed platinum catalyst; 1-50% by weight of at least one polymer electrolyte in acid (H+) form; and 1-50% by weight of a... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7825058 | Catalyst composition and deposition method Compositions and methods for depositing one or more metal or metal alloy films on substrates. The compositions contain a catalyst, one or more carrier particles and one or more water-soluble or water-dispersible organic compounds. Metal or metal alloys may be deposi... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7759275 | Sorbent system for water removal from air A sorbent system includes a porous polymer support and a sorbent within the porous polymer support. For example, the sorbent includes a tertiary amine, such as triethanolamine. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749934 | Protected catalytic composition and its preparation and use for preparing polymers from ethylenically unsaturated monomers A method for polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated monomers, including non-polar olefinic monomers, polar olefinic monomers, and combinations thereof, using a protected catalytic composition in an aqueous medium, is disclosed. An aqueous dispersion containing the p... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7700524 | Perfluoro sulfonyl halides and related species as polymer support modifiers Activated Supports, support-bound activators, strongly acidic supports, and silylating supports are provided; the activated support having the formula (I) wherein L is a linking group component; X is F, CL, OH, and trisubstituted silyloxy; and the shaded circle repr... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7691772 | Catalyst and method for producing catalyst The present invention provides a method for producing a catalyst comprising the steps of: producing a metal salt solution containing salts of one or more metals; dispersing the metal salt solution, an organic matter and a porous carrier made of one or more metal oxi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691773 | Supported catalyst and method for preparing the same The invention provides and a highly-dispersed supported catalyst that has a reduced average particle size of catalytic metal particles and is also supported by a porous support material. A method of preparing a supported catalyst that can reduce the average particle... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7642215 | Chemically-resistant shelter coatings A shelter coating comprising a photocatalyst capable of generating singlet oxygen from ambient air. The shelter coating may optionally include a singlet oxygen scavenger. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7618914 | Method for producing hydroxylamine compound using platinum catalyst fixed on ion-exchange resin The present invention discloses a method for producing a hydroxylamine compound wherein a nitro compound is contacted with a hydrogen source or further with a poisoning agent in the presence of a platinum catalyst fixed on an ion-exchange resin. According to the met... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7488698 | Microencapsulated metal catalyst A microencapsulated Group VIII metal catalyst which is stable even in air, easy to recover, and reusable is disclosed. It comprises a polymer with side chains containing an aromatic substituent, and a metal catalyst comprising a Group VIII metal encapsulated in to t... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7410928 | Highly active slurry catalyst composition The instant invention is directed to the preparation of a catalyst composition suitable for the hydroconversion of heavy oils. The catalyst composition is prepared by a series of steps, involving mixing a Group VIB metal oxide particularly molybdenum oxide and aqueo... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7396799 | Highly active slurry catalyst composition The instant invention is directed to the preparation of a slurry catalyst composition. The slurry catalyst composition is prepared in a series of steps, involving mixing a Group VIB metal oxide, particularly molybdenum and aqueous ammonia to form an aqueous mixture ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396795 | Low temperature preparation of supported nanoparticle catalysts having increased dispersion Highly dispersed supported catalyst nanoparticles are manufactured at temperatures below about 95° C. The catalyst nanoparticles are formed on a support using an organic anchoring agent. The anchoring agent molecules include at least two functional groups. One func... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390765 | Catalyst of reaction product of polyisocyanate and tertiary amino group-containing amine, alcohol or polyol Low-cure powder coating compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprise a polyepoxide and a material having the structure wherein R1 is an organic radical having 6 to 25 carbon atoms; R2 is an or... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378076 | Process for production of macrostructures of a microporous material The invention involves a process for production of macrostructures of a microporous material. The process is characterized by the fact that seeds formed in or introduced by ion exchange or adsorption to a porous organic ion exchanger with the desired size, shape and... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364813 | Ink for forming catalyst layer, and electrode and membrane-electrode assembly using the same The present invention provides ink for forming a catalyst layer containing at least a cation conductive polymer electrolyte, catalyst-supporting particles including conductive carbon particles and an electrode catalyst supported thereon, and a dispersion medium, whe... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354624 | Multi-layer coatings and related methods Multi-layer coatings are disclosed that include (a) a first layer deposited from at least one composition that includes a polymeric composition, and (b) a second layer applied over at least a portion of the first layer in which the second layer is deposited from at ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354953 | Time-release compositions for delivery of [CrO(carboxylate)(HO)] A time release composition is provided containing: a chromium complex having formula 3 [Cr3O(carboxylate)6(ligand)3]+ (3) wherein carboxylate is a C2-C5 alkyl car... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354650 | Multi-layer coatings with an inorganic oxide network containing layer and methods for their application Multi-layer coatings are disclosed that include (1) a first layer comprising an inorganic oxide network, and (2) a second layer applied over at least a portion of the first layer, wherein the second layer is deposited from at least one liquid composition that is hyd... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341972 | Singlet oxygen catalysts including condensed carbon molecules The present invention relates to novel singlet oxygen catalysts useful for the production of specialty chemicals. The catalysts include a core material selected from amine coated polymeric beads, amine coated glass beads and multi-generational dendrimers to which co... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7319083 | Polymerized catalyst composition A composition is provided that includes a product of combining, in the presence of a free radical initiator a catalyst precursor and at least one monomer wherein the monomer and the catalyst precursor are poiymerizable by free-radical polymerization and wherein the ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318915 | Oxidation-reduction catalyst and its process of use This invention relates generally to a ruthenium stabilized oxidation-reduction catalyst useful for oxidizing carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds, and reducing nitrogen oxide species in oxidizing environments, substantially without the formation of toxic ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309527 | Hydrophilic surfaces carrying temporary protective covers A substrate carrying a temporary protective cover and related methods of producing and processing substrates are described. In one embodiment, a substrate bears a hydrophilic coating carrying a temporary protective cover that protects the hydrophilic coating against... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307193 | Microencapsulated metal catalyst A microencapsulated Group VIII metal catalyst which is stable even in air, easy to recover, and reusable is disclosed. It comprises a polymer with side chains containing an aromatic substituent, and a metal catalyst comprising a Group VIII metal encapsulated in to t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303019 | Viscoelastic surfactant fluids and associated diverting methods Provided are treatment fluids that comprise an aqueous base fluid, and a methyl ester sulfonate surfactant, and associated diverting methods of use. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation comprising: providing... | 12/04/2007 |
