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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153546 | Mixed metal oxide ammoxidation catalysts A catalytic composition useful for the conversion of an olefin selected from the group consisting of propylene, isobutylene or mixtures thereof, to acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, and mixtures thereof. The catalytic composition comprising a complex of metal oxides... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8017546 | Catalyst for producing alkylene oxide, method for producing the same, and method for producing alkylene oxide using said catalyst A catalyst for producing alkylene oxide including fine metal silver particles dispersed and supported on a carrier, wherein not less than 90% of the fine metal silver particles have silver particle diameters of 2 to 100 nm, is disclosed. The catalyst can be produced... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7977274 | Catalyst with bimodal pore size distribution and the use thereof The invention pertains to a catalyst useful for the epoxidation of an olefin. More particularly, the invention pertains to an improved catalyst useful for the epoxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide. The catalyst has improved selectivity in the epoxidation process... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7473666 | Particulate porous ammoxidation catalyst A particulate porous ammoxidation catalyst for use in producing acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile by reacting propylene, isobutene or tert-butyl alcohol with molecular oxygen and ammonia in a fluidized-bed reactor, the catalyst comprising a metal oxide and a silica... | 01/06/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7410567 | Silica gel compositions containing alkali metals and alkali metal alloys The invention relates to Group 1 metal/silica gel compositions comprising silica gel and an alkali metal or an alkali metal alloy. The compositions of the inventions are described as Stage 0, I, II, and III materials. These materials differ in their preparation and ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7387981 | Direct epoxidation catalyst and process A catalyst comprising a transition metal zeolite and a supported noble metal is disclosed. The mean mass diameter of the catalyst is greater than 0.5 mm. The catalyst is formed from transition metal zeolite particles and the supported noble metal particles each havi... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7357912 | Method of catalytic decomposition of water A method of catalytically decomposing water, which comprises contacting water with a composite catalyst comprising a solid acid catalyst and a solid base catalyst at an elevated temperature, wherein the composite catalyst contains the solid acid catalyst in an amoun... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348289 | Catalyst body A catalyst body of the present invention includes: a porous carrier in which a large number of aggregate particles containing a main component of a nonoxide ceramic are bonded to one another while a large number of pores are disposed; and a catalyst layer carried on... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7335253 | Process for preparing a sulphur cement product The invention provides a process for preparing a sulphur cement product comprising the following steps: (a) selectively oxidising hydrogen sulphide to elemental sulphur by contacting, in a reaction zone, a hydrogen sulphide contain... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332041 | Residential dishwasher A dishwasher that fits within the conventional U.S. residential dishwasher counter space and uses the conventional U.S. residential power supply to achieve within a convenient cycle time the same standard of sanitation as set forth for commercial and residential hot... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319156 | Process for producing olefin oxide There is disclosed a process for producing an olefin oxide, which is characterized by reacting an olefin with oxygen in the presence of a silver catalyst and 0.2 mole or more of water per mol of the olefin. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314847 | Regenerable sorbents for COcapture from moderate and high temperature gas streams A process for making a granular sorbent to capture carbon dioxide from gas streams comprising homogeneously mixing an alkali metal oxide, alkali metal hydroxide, alkaline earth metal oxide, alkaline earth metal hydroxide, alkali titanate, alkali zirconate, alkali si... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312174 | Method for preparing highly loaded, highly dispersed platinum metal on a carbon substrate The invention is directed to a simple method for preparing highly dispersed, highly loaded platinum metal elements on various carbon substrates, including conductive carbon black, which is utilized in fuel cell electrodes. Utilizing carbon with a controlled point of... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7304013 | Metal oxide catalysts Bulk and supported catalysts are prepared from an aqueous slurry containing a catalytically active material and a binder. The slurry is either coated onto a support and dried to form a porous, high surface area phase containing the catalytically active material, or ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294604 | Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation processes and catalysts therefor A process for hydrogenating unsaturations in petrochemical feedstocks, the process comprising contacting the petrochemical feedstock, including at least one component having unsaturations, and hydrogen with a catalyst comprising at least one Group Ia, Ib, IIb, VIb, ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294583 | Methods for the use of alkoxysilanol precursors for vapor deposition of SiOfilms A method for depositing conformal dielectric films uses alkoxy silanol or silanediol precursors and oxidizing and/or hydrolyzing agents. The method produces a material with liquid-like flow properties capable of achieving improved high aspect ratio gap fill more eff... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291320 | Process for the selective oxidation of hydrogen sulfhide A process for the selective oxidation of hydrogen sulphide in a hydrogen sulphide containing feed gas to elemental sulphur, wherein the hydrogen sulphide containing feed gas (3), an inert liquid medium (5), and a molecular-oxygen containing gas (4 | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288686 | Hydrogenation catalyst and hydrogenation process A supported hydrogenation catalyst comprising (1)Pd or a Group 8 metal comprising Pd and one other Group 8 metal, preferably a Group 8 metal selected from Pt, Ir, Ru, Co or Ni, and (2) at least two metals selected from Ag, Zn or Bi, preferably Ag and at least one of... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285258 | Conversion of CO to CO Gold oxide is precipitated together with iron oxide from a solution containing a gold source and an iron source; the gel formed thereby is washed, dried, ground to a size range of 0.85 mm to 4.25 mm, calcined and activated by passing a hydrogen and oxygen containing... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273829 | Catalyst for oxidation of saturated and unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated carboxylic acid, method of making and method of using thereof The invention is a supported or bound heteropoly acid catalyst composition, a method of making the catalyst composition and a process for the oxidation of saturated and/or unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated carboxylic acids using the catalyst composition. The cata... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268097 | Desulfurizing agent for hydrocarbon derived from petroleum, method for producing hydrogen for use in fuel cell and method for producing nickel-based desulfurizing agent A desulfurizing agent comprising a silica-alumina carrier having an Si/Al mole ratio of 10 or less and nickel carried thereon; a desulfurizing agent for hydrocarbons derived from petroleum which comprises a carrier and a metal component carried thereon and has a spe... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7259129 | Silver-containing catalysts, the manufacture of such silver-containing catalysts, and the use thereof A high activity and high selectivity silver catalyst comprising silver and, optionally, one or more promoters supported on a suitable support material having the form of a shaped agglomerate. The structure of the shaped agglomerate is that of a hollow cylinder havin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256153 | Carrier catalytic converter for the selective hydrogenation of alkines and dienes A catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of alkynes and dienes in C2-C5+-olefin mixtures is described. These catalysts contain (a) a metal of the tenth group of the Periodic Table, (b) a metal o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7220699 | Catalyst incorporation in a microreactor A method and device for loading a catalyst into a chamber. The catalyst loading is well suited for production of hydrogen producing microreactors. The catalyst is coated onto a strip which is mountable within the chamber. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217999 | Multilayer interconnection board, semiconductor device having the same, and method of forming the same as well as method of mounting the semiconductor chip on the interconnection board In accordance with the present invention, during formation of the interconnection board, the interconnection board remains securely fixed to a high rigidity plate being higher in rigidity than the interconnection board for suppressing the interconnection board from ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7211539 | Silica gel compositions containing alkali metals and alkali metal alloys The invention relates to Group 1 metal/silica gel compositions comprising silica gel and an alkali metal or an alkali metal alloy. The compositions of the inventions are described as Stage 0, I, II, and III materials. These materials differ in their preparation and ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208646 | Selective hydrogenation of butadiene A process for the selective hydrogenation of dienes in mixed streams of olefin containing hydrocarbons, such as butadiene in a mixed C4 stream with minimum loss of monoolefins is disclosed wherein the reactor is operated at conditions which induce pulse f... | 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 |
| 7195023 | Rapid residential dishwasher A dishwasher that fits within the conventional U.S. residential dishwasher counter space and uses the conventional U.S. residential power supply to achieve within a convenient cycle time the same standard of sanitation as set forth for commercial and residential hot... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179366 | Catalyst based on a group VI metal and a group VIII metal at least partially present in the form of heteropolyanions in the oxide precursor A catalyst contains at least one group VIII element and at least molybdenum and/or tungsten, said elements being present at least in part in the catalyst in the dry state in the form of at least one heteropolyanion with formula MxAB6O24 | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169735 | Catalyst and process for preparing the same The object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst that is highly active and capable of maintaining its activity for a long period of time even in a high-temperature environment. The present invention is a catalyst including: a porous carrier which is comp... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150866 | Catalyst for autothermal reforming of hydrocarbons with increased water gas shift activity The invention relates to a catalyst and a process for the autothermal, catalytic steam reforming of hydrocarbons using the catalyst. The catalyst has a multilayer structure and comprises a lower catalyst layer located directly on a support body and an upper catalyst... | 12/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7122491 | Method of increasing the lifetime of a hydro-oxidation catalyst A method of increasing the lifetime of a hydro-oxidation catalyst comprising, preferably, gold, silver, or mixtures thereof, and optionally one or more promoters, on a titanium-containing support, such as a titanosilicate or titanium dispersed on silica. The method ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7109145 | Noble metal-containing supported catalyst and a process for its preparation The invention provides a noble metal-containing supported catalyst which contains one of the noble metals from the group Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Ir, Os or alloys of one or more of these noble metals in the form of noble metal particles on a powdered support material... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104269 | Residential dishwasher A dishwasher that fits within the conventional U.S. residential dishwasher counter space and uses the conventional U.S. residential power supply not only achieves within a convenient cycle time the same standard of sanitation as set forth for commercial hot water sa... | 09/12/2006 |
