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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8017544 | Catalyst manufacture A method is described for lowering the nitrate content in a cobalt catalyst precursor formed by impregnating a catalyst support with cobalt nitrate, comprising calcining the impregnated support in air to effect partial denitrification and subsequently heating the ca... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7307038 | NOreduction compositions for use in FCC processes Processes for preparing a composition comprising (i) an acidic metal oxide containing substantially no zeolite, (ii) an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and mixtures thereof, and (iii) an oxygen storage component are disclosed. Preferably, the process comprise fo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7199077 | Fischer-tropsch catalyst prepared with a high purity iron precursor A Fischer-Tropsch catalyst comprising iron and at least one promoter is prepared via a method which comprises the preparation of a high purity iron precursor and which uses a nominal amount of water in the catalyst production. The catalyst particles prepared with th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198764 | Gas treatment system and a method for using the same In one embodiment, a method of treating a gas stream comprises: controlling an amount of the NH3 entering a catalytic unit and converting NO2 and the NH3 to N2 in the catalytic unit, wherein greater than or equal to about ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7169335 | Process for encapsulating dissolved reactants of color-reaction systems, the capsules obtainable therefrom as well as their use in color-reaction papers A process is described for encapsulating a solution of color reactants of color-reaction systems present in an aqueous emulsion accomplished by means of conventional microencapsulation processes, in which the color reactant is first dissolved in a solvent and a non-... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153810 | Silver doped catalysts for treatment of exhaust A method of making an exhaust treatment catalyst includes dispersing a metal-based material in a first solvent to form a first slurry and allowing polymerization of the first slurry to occur. Polymerization of the first slurry may be quenched and the first slurry ma... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7098503 | Circuitry and capacitors comprising roughened platinum layers In one aspect, the invention includes a method of forming a roughened layer of platinum, comprising: a) providing a substrate within a reaction chamber; b) flowing an oxidizing gas into the reaction chamber; c) flowing a platinum precursor into the reaction chamber ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094727 | Heteropolyacid catalyst and method for producing the same Provided is a novel heteropolyacid catalyst useful for partial oxidation of methacrolein (MACR) to methacrylic acid (MAA), as represented by the following formula 1: PMoaAbBcCdDeEfOg | 08/22/2006 |
| 7070757 | Method for producing catalysts consisting of metal of the platinum group by means of electroless deposition and the use thereof for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide Catalysts produced by electroless deposition of at least one platinum metal on a nonporous nonmetallic support can be used for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide from the elements and for the hydrogenation of organic compounds. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6777368 | Molten-salt type catalyst A molten-salt type catalyst is adapted for purifying particulate materials, which are contained in an exhaust gas emitted from an internal combustion engine and contain carbon. It includes a solid support and a catalytic ingredient. The catalytic ingredient is loade... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6774080 | Gas treatment device comprising SMSI material and methods for making and using the same A gas treatment device, comprises a substrate disposed within a shell. The substrate comprises a catalyst composition comprising a support, a catalyst, and a sufficient amount of SMSI material such that, upon exposure to a gas stream (at a gas treatment device opera... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6673326 | Catalytic processes for the reduction of perfluorinated compounds and hydrofluorocarbons A process for reducing perfluorinated compounds and/or hydrofluorocarbon compounds in a sample uses a catalyst made from aluminum oxide (Al2 O3), and one or more enhancers selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, and sul... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6620761 | Catalyst comprising palladium and zirconia A catalyst composition which includes palladium and zirconium is formed as a suspension which can be coated onto a metal strip. The composition is formed by combining palladium nitrate with a solution of an alkyl ammonium hydroxide, and mixing the combina... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6562749 | Process for the preparation of a catalyst or catalyst precursor A process for the preparation of a ceramic foam supporting one or more catalytically active components or precursors thereof, which component is active in a form other than an inorganic oxide, the process comprising impregnation of the foam with an impreg... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6100215 | Process for producing particulate iron-antimony containing oxide composition having high compressive strength There is provided a process for producing a particulate iron-antimony containing oxide composition having high compressive strength, comprising the steps of: providing an aqueous slurry containing iron ions, nitrate ions and antimony trioxide; adjusting t... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6090742 | Process for the preparation of high activity hydrocarbon synthesis catalysts; and catalyst compositions A process for the preparation of a catalyst which is highly active for the synthesis of hydrocarbons from mixtures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. A silica or silica-containing support is treated with a solution containing both an Iron Group metal, or me... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6037299 | Catalyst composition and processes therefor and therewith A composition comprises silicon, aluminum, zirconium, and boron. A process for producing the composition comprises contacting a silicon compound, an aluminum compound, a zirconium compound, and a boron compound under a condition sufficient to effect the p... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5952258 | Process for the preparation of pyridine using zeolite catalysts Disclosed is a process for the preparation of pyridine bases by a reaction of an aliphatic aldehyde and/or ketone with ammonia under gaseous phase using a specified catalyst in which a specified metal or combined metals are carried in or onto specified ze... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5935897 | Monomodal and polymodal catalyst supports and catalysts having narrow pore size distributions and their production Monomodal or polymodal catalyst supports or catalysts having a BET specific surface area of from 0.01 to 250 m2 /g and a monomodal or polymodal pore size distribution having a mean pore diameter of from 50 to 300,000 nm measured by the mercury ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5935898 | Monomodal and polymodal catalyst supports and catalysts having narrow pore size distributions and their production Monomodal or polymodal catalyst supports or catalysts having a BET specific surface area of from 0.01 to 250 m2 /g and a monomodal or polymodal pore size distribution having a mean pore diameter of from 50 to 300,000 nm measured by the mercury ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5849852 | Support for catalysts, process for the manufacture of a precursor gel of a support for catalysts, catalyst for the polymerization of olefins and process for the polymerization of olefins by means of this catalyst Support for catalysts, containing at least two constituents chosen from silica, alumina and aluminium phosphate, having a specific surface of 100 to 800 m2 /g, a crystallization temperature greater than or equal to 700° C. and a pore volume of... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5763717 | Process for preparing hydroxybiphenyl A description is given of the preparation of hydroxybiphenyl by dehydrogenation of completely or partially hydrogenated precursors using a supported Rh catalyst which additionally contains chromium, manganese and alkali metal and can contain a sulphur com... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5693585 | Aliphatic alkylation catalyst comprising an active phase containing a cuprous compound on a support A catalyst containing a porous organic or mineral support and at least one active phase having at least one aluminum halide, at least one compound selected for quaternary ammonium halides and amine hydrohalides, and at least one cuprous compound, the supp... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5643849 | Catalysts and improved process for preparing salts of aldonic acid The present invention relates to novel palladium/bismuth/carbon catalysts which increase selectivity and activity and lower color (i.e., provide greater purity of reaction products when the catalyst is used in the oxidation reaction of an aldose to a salt... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5569770 | Method for the production of N-Vinyl-2-Pyrrolidone by gas-phase dehydration reaction at atomospheric pressure The present invention relates to a method for the production of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone by gas-phase reaction at atmospheric pressure. The method is characterized in that a gas-phase reaction is conducted by using N-ଲ-Hydroxyethyl-2-Pyrrolidones servi... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5380691 | Catalytic microporous zirconia particulates Highly microporous zirconia particulates having pore sizes of an average diameter of less than 20 Å (2 nm), well adapted as catalysts and catalyst supports, are prepared by thermohydrolyzing a zirconium salt, separating the resulting precipitate from the... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5268512 | Catalyst and process for producing phenol A catalyst for producing phenol consisting essentially of a nickel compound supported on a metal oxide carrier, or a catalyst for producing phenol consisting essentially of iron oxide and nickel oxide, and processes for producing phenol using either of th... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5137863 | Process for controlling degree of dispersion of active component of metal/carrier solid catalyst Disclosed is a process for controlling the degree of dispersion of a catalyst active component in the preparation of a metal/carrier solid catalyst, which comprises dry-blending an ultra-fine single crystal carrier material and an active component metal m... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5135901 | A catalyst composition comprising rhodium, ruthenium,and a promoter A catalyst used in a process for producing a ଲ-hydroxyester product or a ଲ-hydroxyaldehyde product from ethylene oxide, carbon monoxide, and, optionally, hydrogen, is disclosed. This process uses, as a catalyst, a catalyst comprising rhodium, ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5086026 | Reduction catalyst with modified rhodium structure Method of enhancing the catalytic effectiveness of rhodium to reduce nitric oxides: (a) preparing a polymer modifier (molecular weight of 500-50,000) by controllably reacting amine [mono-2-hydroxyl ethyl amine and di-2-hydroxy ethyl amine] with epoxy resi... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5081092 | Oxidation catalyst with modified platinum structure Sacrificial use of amino polymers to modify the crystal structure of platinum derived from chlorine compounds in a method to oxidize hydrocarbons, comprising: (a) preparing a polymer modifier by controllably reacting amine with epoxy resin to form a solub... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4886772 | Catalyst treatment process A method for preparing a mixture of lower aliphatic alcohols from the reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a sulfide-containing heavy metal catalyst under carbon-monoxide-hydrogenation conditions in which said catalyst comprises ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4853357 | Olefin oxidation catalyst system The additional of redox-active metal components and ligands, alternatively or simultaneously, results in increased conversion and selectivity in the palladium-catalyzed oxidation of olefins to carbonyl products in the presence of polyoxoanions. In preferr... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4780448 | Preparation of a catalyst containing copper and silica A catalyst containing copper and silica is prepared by a process in which an aqueous alkali metal silicate solution containing from 1 to 26% by weight of SiO2 is brought to a pH of from 0.5 to 2.0 with nitric acid, an aqueous copper nitrate sol... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4771030 | Process for preparing particulate aluminum metal for adsorbing mercury from natural gas Hydrocarbon gases containing trace quantities of mercury are treated to remove the mercury by contacting the gases with a porous bed of aluminum which has been activated by contacting it with an aqueous solution of a soluble mercuric salt and subsequent d... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4767738 | Lead aluminum borate The present invention is a novel crystalline lead aluminum borate composition characterized by a unique x-ray diffraction pattern.... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4761393 | Method for placing a catalytically active alkali metal on a catalyst support A method for placing catalytically active alkali metal ion on a catalyst support to make an in situ catalyst is disclosed. Specifically, the method contemplates providing a quantity of a suitable catalyst support in a particulate form, providing a gaseous... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4758544 | Catalyst composition and hydroprocessing of oils using same A catalyst composition comprising an alumina-aluminum phosphate-silica support bearing a halogen, a Group VI metal and a Group VIII metal in which the support has an average pore radius of from about 10 Å to about 300 Å, a surface area ranging from abou... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4748146 | Process for encapsulating dissolved reactants of color reaction systems, the capsules obtained as a result thereof and their use in non-carbon papers The invention relates to a process for encapsulating solutions of reactants of color reaction systems by means of conventional encapsulation processes, the reactant initially being dissolved in a solvent with a good dissolving power and immediately prior ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4720474 | Olefin oxidation catalyst system The addition of redox-active metal components and ligands, alternatively or simultaneously, results in increased conversion and selectivity in the palladium-catalyzed oxidation of olefins to carbonyl products in the presence of polyoxoanions. In preferred... | 01/19/1988 |
