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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8080347 | Catalyst for polymer solid electrolyte fuel cell, membrane electrode assembly, and fuel cell There is provided a catalyst for a fuel cell, which simultaneously realizes excellent catalytic activity and catalytic stability. The catalyst for a fuel cell comprises a fine particle of a metal represented by formula: PtxRuySiz... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8012903 | Methods to prepare catalyst compositions comprising small silica support materials Methods are provided to prepare a catalyst system that includes at least one titanium compound, at least one magnesium compound, at least one electron donor compound, at least one activator compound, and at least one silica support material, the at least one silica ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7863215 | Photocatalyst, method for producing same, liquid dispersion containing photocatalyst and photocatalyst coating composition Disclosed is a photocatalyst comprising a photocatalytically active base, and a silicon oxide film covering the base and substantially having no pores. The alkali metal content of the photocatalyst is not less than 1 ppm but not more than 1,000 ppm. Also disclosed i... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7491672 | Chemically-modified supports and supported catalyst systems prepared therefrom The present invention provides a chemically-modified support comprising an inorganic oxide containing optionally functionalized hydroxyl groups, having chemically linked thereto the cation of a cation/anion pair. The present invention further provides a supported ca... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7427579 | Hydrogenation catalyst, preparation thereof, and method for the preparation of gamma-butyrolactone from maleic anhydride using the catalyst The present invention relates to a hydrogenation catalyst represented by the following formula 1, a method for the preparation thereof, and a method for preparing gamma-butyrolactone using this catalyst. The method for preparing gamma-butyrolactone from maleic anhyd... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7419539 | Metallic plate or resin structure having photocatalyst-supporting film laminated thereto A metallic or resinous material having excellent deodorant, antifouling, antibacterial, antifungal, and other effects which can be industrially efficiently provided by applying to a polymer resin film an adhesive coating fluid containing a silane coupling as a harde... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413792 | Structure with oriented tubular pores A mesostructured material, which has plural tubular pores and is arranged on a polymer surface, characterized in that the pores are uniaxially oriented. The mesostructured material can be developed to functional devices. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7381780 | Catalyst compositions comprising small silica support materials and methods of use in polymerization reactions Improved catalyst compositions, and polymerization processes using such improved catalyst compositions, are provided. An example of an improved catalyst composition is a supported catalyst system that includes at least one titanium compound, at least one magnesium c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7358211 | Catalyst for the production of 1,3-propanediol by catalytic hydrogenation of 3-hydroxypropanal A process for preparing a catalyst, comprising sequentially: (a) saturating a TiO2 support with aqueous ruthenium solution; (b) treating the ruthenium saturated TiO2 support with an aqueous base solution; and (c) curing the ruthenium saturated ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354882 | Carbon monoxide removing catalyst and production process for the same as well as carbon monoxide removing apparatus A carbon monoxide removing catalyst whose catalytic activity is higher than conventional carbon-monoxide-methanation-reaction catalyst comprising an oxide support containing an oxide containing Co and Zr, and a Ru, Pt, Rh and/or Pd noble metal catalyst loaded on the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341977 | Method of sorbing sulfur compounds using nanocrystalline mesoporous metal oxides Compounds and methods for sorbing organosulfur compounds from fluids are provided. Generally, compounds according to the present invention comprise mesoporous, nanocrystalline metal oxides. Preferred metal oxide compounds either exhibit soft Lewis acid properties or... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314605 | Microporous crystalline metal silicates and processes for their preparation New bridged layered silicates are disclosed where the bridging groups bridge adjacent silicate layers via oxygen atoms on each silicate layer that are unshared to produce porous three dimensional structures. Methods for making these bridged layered silicates are dis... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7279131 | Method and apparatus for mass analysis of samples The present invention comprises an apparatus and a method for mass analyses of an array of samples contained in distinct sample holders. The sample holders are placed on a plurality of sensors which preferably comprise an array of microbalances providing output sign... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7259125 | Catalyst compositions comprising small silica support materials and methods of use in polymerization reactions Improved catalyst compositions, and polymerization processes using such improved catalyst compositions, are provided. An example of an improved catalyst composition is a supported catalyst system that includes at least one titanium compound, at least one magnesium c... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253224 | Silica-based particulates A silica-based particulate material that may contain less than 5 wt. % of a multivalent cation and a method of preparing such a silica-based particulate material. The silica-based particulate material may be characterized as having a median particle size of at least... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253136 | Preparation of titania and cobalt aluminate catalyst supports and their use in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis Supports for Fischer-Tropsch catalysts are formed by forming a particulate material from titania, alumina and optionally silica. A cobalt compound is incorporated into the particulate material which then is calcined to convert at least part of the alumina to cobalt ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7214844 | Molecular sieve catalyst compositions, its making and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a molecular sieve catalyst composition, to a method of making or forming the molecular sieve catalyst composition, and to a conversion process using the catalyst composition. In particular, the invention is directed to a making a molecular s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208443 | Structure having photocatalyst-supporting film laminated thereto A metallic or resinous material having excellent deodorant, antifouling, antibacterial, antifungal, and other effects which can be industrially efficiently provided by applying to a polymer resin film an adhesive coating fluid containing a silane coupling as a harde... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208446 | Quasi-crystalline boehmites containing additives The present invention pertains to a quasi-crystalline boehmite containing additive in a homogeneously dispersed state. Suitable additives are compounds containing elements selected from the group of alkaline earth metals, alkaline metals, rare earth metals, transiti... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205256 | Oxide material, method for preparing oxide thin film and element using said material An oxide material characterized by that it has a perovskite structure comprising an oxide represented by ABO3, (Bi2O2)2+ (Am−1BmO3m+1)2− wherein A represents one kind or two ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7186669 | Silicon based nanospheres and nanowires Nanostructures and methods of fabrication thereof are disclosed. One representative nanostructure includes a silicon dioxide (SiO2)/tin oxide (SnOx) nanostructure, where x is between about 1 to about 2. The SiO2/SnOx nanos... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7153807 | Catalysts for selective hydrogenation of alkynes and alkadienes Catalysts have been discovered that are useful in hydrogenation reactions, and particularly for the selective hydrogenation of acetylene and/or methyl acetylene (MA) and/or propadiene (PD) in light olefin-rich feedstreams. These catalysts can selectively hydrogenate... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7135429 | Attrition resistant carrier product The present invention is directed to an attrition resistant carrier product such as silica. Further, this invention is directed to the use of a binder to improve the attrition resistance or reduce the friability of a carrier product such as silica. In an embodiment,... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135544 | Living olefin polymerization processes Processes for the living polymerization of olefin monomers with terminal carbon-carbon double bonds are disclosed. The processes employ initiators that include a metal atom and a ligand having two group 15 atoms and a group 16 atom or three group 15 atoms. The ligan... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128892 | Process of forming ultrastable porous aluminosilicate structures Mesoporous hexagonal, cubic, lamellar, wormhole, or cellular foam aluminosilicates, gallosilicates and titanosilicates derived from protozeolitic seeds using an ionic structure directing agent are described. The silicon and aluminum, gallium or titanium centers in t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125536 | Nano-structured particles with high thermal stability This invention relates to a composition comprising nano-structured metal oxide particles (particularly, zirconia) and at least one stabilizing agent, a method to produce the composition, and a method to produce the thermally stable nano-structured particles. The met... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7067187 | Spherical porous ceramic body and method for producing the same A spherical porous ceramic body and the production method thereof are provided. As to the porous ceramic body, the total volume of the pores having a pore radius of from 1.8 nm to 100 μm is about 0.25 cm3/g or more, the mode of pore radius of the pores i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056840 | Direct photo-patterning of nanoporous organosilicates, and method of use A low dielectric constant, patterned, nanoporous material and a method of forming the material. The material is formed by depositing a layer onto a substrate, said layer comprising a reactive organosilicate material, a porogen, an initiator, and a solvent; exposing ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055756 | Deposition fabrication using inkjet technology A method of fabricating an RFID antenna, the method comprising: (a) depositing a slurry upon a substrate in a predetermined pattern, the substrate including a plurality of micropores operative to drain a fluid component of the slurry from the surface of the substrat... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052532 | High temperature nanofilter, system and method A filter, system and method is provided for filtering nanoparticles in a hot gas, namely particles about 200° C. and further particularly >about 450° C. including diesel exhaust. The filter includes filter media material composed of fibro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045482 | Method for preparing a heteropolyacid catalyst from basic solvent treatments and method for preparing methacrylic acid using thererof The present invention relates to a method for preparing a heteropolyacid catalyst and method for preparing methacrylic acid using thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for preparing heteropolyacid catalyst, which is produced by the re... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045484 | Method of making a catalyst A method of making a catalyst. The method comprises the step of leaching alloy particles. Preferably, the alloy particles are hydrogen storage alloy particles. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7030053 | Catalyst composition comprising ruthenium and a treated silica support component and processes therefor and therewith for preparing high molecular weight hydrocarbons such as polymethylene A catalyst composition and a process of using a catalyst composition for preparing high molecular weight hydrocarbons, such as polymethylene, from a fluid containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide are disclosed. The catalyst composition contains ruthenium and a treate... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030056 | Process for preparing a catalyst, the catalyst and a use of the catalyst A process for preparing a catalyst which process comprises the steps of: (a) introducing a Group 8 metal compound onto a carrier, (b) converting a first portion of the Group 8 metal compound on the carrier into met... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7005059 | Catalyst having at least one element of group VIIB and its use in hydro-treating The invention relates to a catalyst for the transformation of hydrocarbon-containing feedstocks, in particular hydrotreatment, comprising at least one metal of group VIIB and at least one hydro-dehydrogenating metal (of the non-noble metals of group VIII and/or the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6989343 | Granular photocatalytic material, functional restoration method therefor, and apparatus for decomposing and removing toxic organic matter using the same A granular photocatalytic material in the form of pellets or tablet is produced by compressing a photocatalyst mixture containing photocatalytic particles and a filler in air, a vacuum, or an inert gas at a temperature of 0 to 200° C., a pressure of 500 to 6000 kg/... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6977237 | Catalyst and process for the preparation of hydrocarbons The invention provides a process for the production of mainly C5+ hydrocarbons, which process involves contacting carbon monoxide and hydrogen at a temperature in the range of from about 180° C. to about 270° C. and elevated pressure in the presence of ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6962889 | Spherical catalyst for olefin polymerization Disclosed are catalyst systems and methods of making the catalyst systems/supports for the polymerization of an olefin containing a solid titanium catalyst component having a substantially spherical shape and containing a titanium compound and a support made from a ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6958375 | Chromium support-agglomerate-transition metal polymerization catalysts and processes utilizing same The present invention is directed to a novel one-step method for forming a supported catalyst complex of high activity by substantially simultaneously contacting a bidentate or tridentate ligand forming compound, a transition metal compound and a chromium immobilize... | 10/25/2005 |
