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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7745369 | Method and catalyst for producing a crude product with minimal hydrogen uptake A catalyst that one or more metals from Column 5 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more compounds of one or more metals from Column 5 of the Periodic Table is described. The catalyst exhibits one or more bands in a range from 650 cm−1 to 1000 cmâ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7399457 | Process for the removal of heavy metals from gases, and compositions therefor and therewith A composition containing silica and vanadium, wherein at least a portion of the vanadium is present as a distorted octahedral and in a phase selected from the group consisting of amorphous, nano-crystalline, and combinations thereof, is disclosed. A method of prepar... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6964936 | Method of making maximally dispersed heterogeneous catalysts A method of making a catalyst with monolayer or sub-monolayer metal by controlling the wetting characteristics on the support surface and increasing the adhesion between the catalytic metal and an oxide layer. There are two methods that have been demonstrated by exp... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962914 | Pyrazolopyridinyl pyridine and pyrimidine therapeutic compounds The present invention provides compounds of formula (I): pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, processes for preparing the same and their use as pharmaceutical agents. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6881701 | Photocatalytic composition and method for preventing algae growth on building materials The present invention provides a coating composition for substrates. The coating composition of the present invention generally includes a silicate binder and a plurality of photocatalytic particles. The silicate binder functions as a bonding agent to establish the ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6875717 | Method and system for the in situ synthesis of a combinatorial library of supported catalyst materials A method and system for the in situ synthesis of a combinatorial library including impregnating a first component with a second component. The method and system advantageously may be employed in the synthesis of materials for screening for usefulness as a catalyst. | 04/05/2005 |
| 6818582 | Adsorbent catalyst An adsorbent catalyst for reducing the amounts of nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide contained in exhaust or combustion gases, which catalyst adsorbs nitrogen oxides, when the exhaust or combustion gases contain in excess of oxygen, and liberates and ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6753292 | Silica-based photocatalyst fiber having visible-light activity and process for the production thereof A silica-based photocatalyst fiber having visible-light activity, which fiber comprises a composite oxide phase comprising an oxide phase (first phase) mainly made of a silica component and a titania phase (second phase), wherein the second phase contains a metal el... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6733657 | Hydrocracking catalyst having a unique silica-alumina substrate A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst contains at least one silica-alumina having the following characteristics: A content by weight of silica SiO2 of between 10 and 60% by weight; an Na content less than 300 ppm by weight; a total pore volume of between 0.5 ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6706660 | Metal/metal oxide doped oxide catalysts having high deNOx selectivity for lean NOx exhaust aftertreatment systems A lean NOx catalyst and method of preparing the same is disclosed. The lean NOx catalyst includes a ceramic substrate, an oxide support material, preferably γ-alumina, deposited on the substrate and a metal promoter or dopant introduced into the oxide support mater... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6696388 | Gel catalysts and process for preparing thereof A gel composition substantially contained within the pores of a solid material for use as a catalyst or as a catalyst support in dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization processes.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6683024 | Desulfurization and novel sorbents for same A sorbent composition is provided which can be used in the desulfurization of a hydrocarbon-containing fluid such as cracked gasoline or diesel fuel. The sorbent composition contains a support component and a promoter component with the promoter component... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6638890 | Modified carrier, complex oxide catalyst and process for preparation of acrylic acid A modified carrier carrying on at least a part of an inert carrier surface an oxide which is represented by the formula (1): Xa Yb Zc Od (wherein X is at least an element selected from alkaline earth metals; Y i... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6602818 | Method for preparing a catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides Disclosed are a catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides and a method for preparing the same. The catalyst is prepared using a spent catalyst discharged from a hydro-desulfurization process of an oil refinery in which the spent cataly... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6531615 | Process for the oxidation of cyclohexanone to &3xb5;-caprolactone This invention relates to a composition comprising antimony trifluoride and silica, a method for the preparation of said composition and use of said composition as a catalyst in a process for the oxidation of cyclohexanone to &3xb5;-caprolactone.... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6420307 | Fluidized-bed catalyst for propylene ammoxidation to acrylonitrile The present invention relates to a new fluidized-bed catalyst used in a process of propylene ammoxidation to acrylonitrile. The catalyst comprises a silica as carrier and a composition represented by the following general formulas: Aa Bb | 07/16/2002 |
| 6410477 | Hydrogenation catalyst of carbon monoxide and method of manufacturing hydrogenation product Provided is a hydrogenation catalyst of carbon monoxide, which is suited to the manufacture of a hydrogenation product containing target components (e.g., gasoline fuel oil components or diesel fuel oil components) at high selectivity from a gas mixture o... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6251261 | Catalyst that comprises a clay and an element of group VB, and its use in hydrocraking of petroleum feedstocks that contain hydrocarbon The invention relates to a hydrocracking catalyst that comprises at least one oxide-type amorphous or poorly crystallized matrix, at least one element of group VB, preferably niobium, and at least one clay that is selected from the group that is formed by... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231750 | Hydrocracking catalyst comprising a beta zeolite and a group VB element The invention provides a hydrocracking catalyst comprising at least one mineral matrix, at least one beta zeolite, at least one group VB element or at least one mixed sulphide phase comprising sulphur, optionally at least one group VIB or group VIII eleme... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6184173 | Multimetal oxides Multimetal oxides containing Mo, V and at least one of the elements W, Nb, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ta, Cr, Si and Ge and having a special three-dimensional atomic arrangement are used in catalysts for the catalytic gas-phase oxidation of organic compounds.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6180825 | Oxidation of alkanes to unsaturated aldehydes and carboxylic acids using a catalyst containing Mo, V, Te and Nb A process for preparing a catalyst comprises: admixing metal compounds, at least one of which is an oxygen containing compound, and at least one solvent to form a solution; removing the solvent from the solution to obtain a catalyst precursor; and calcini... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6121187 | Amorphous, microporous mixed oxide catalysts with controlled surface polarity for selective heterogeneous catalysis, adsorption and material separation The present invention relates to amorphous microporous mixed oxides, characterized by having, in dried form, a narrow pore size distribution (half width | 09/19/2000 |
| 6114278 | Catalysts for catalytic oxidation of propane to acrylic acid, methods of making and using the same A mixed metal oxide Mo-V-Ga-Pd-Nb-X (where X=La, Te, Ge, Zn, Si, In or W) catalytic system providing a higher selectivity to acrylic acid in the low temperature partial oxidation of propane with a molecular oxygen-containing gas.... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6083867 | Hybrid catalyst system for converting hydrocarbons and a method of making and using such catalyst system A composition is prepared by a method which comprises mixing a first solid material comprising a platinum group metal, a rhenium component, a porous carrier material and, optionally, a halogen component and a second solid material comprising silica and bi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6075062 | Catalytic composition suitable for the fischer-tropsch process A catalyst composition containing cobalt and tantalum on an inert carrier, and having utility in Fischer-Tropsch syntheses.... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6060421 | Catalysts for the oxidation of ethane to acetic acid, methods of making and using the same A mixed metal oxide MoVLaPdNbXO catalytic system (wherein X=Al, Ga, Ge and/or Si) providing higher selectivity and space time yield of acetic acid at low pressure and low temperature in a single stage oxidation of ethane with a molecular oxygen-containing... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6025298 | Catalyst and process for the production thereof The present invention provides a denitration catalyst which is designed to show a drop of the mechanical strength of the carrier to an acceptable extent even when used with an exhaust gas containing sulfur oxides while making the use of excellent water re... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6017425 | Photocatalyst, preparation therefor and method for producing hydrogen using the same The present invention relates to a photocatalyst for producing hydrogen, harmless to the environment and by which a large quantity of hydrogen is efficiently produced at low temperatures without using any organic promoter, represented by the following for... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5972833 | Preparation of vanadium antimonate based catalysts using SnO2 .multidot.xH2 O A method of preparing a catalyst having the elements and the proportions indicated by the following empirical formula: VSbm Aa Dd Ox where A is one or more Ti, Sn, where Sn is always present D is one or more Li, Mg, Ca, S... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5895770 | Olefin polymerization catalysts with specific silica supports A transition metal containing catalyst having a silica-support is provided for the production of polyolefins from -olefins that can be converted to polymer films, preferably thin films of polyolefin, which have lower defects resulting from a decrea... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5854172 | Preparation of vanadium antimonate based catalysts using SnO2 .multidot.xH2 O A method of preparing a catalyst having the elements and the proportions indicated by the following empirical formula: VSbm Aa Dd Ox where A is one or more Ti, Sn, where Sn is always present D is one or more Li, Mg, Ca, S... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5851947 | Incorporation of noble metals into aerogels Aerogels or xerogels containing atomically dispersed noble metals for applications such environmental remediation. New noble metal precursors, such as Pt--Si or Pd(Si--P)2, have been created to bridge the incompatibility between noble metals an... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5789336 | Micro-mesoporous gel and process for its preparation Micro-mesoporous gel consisting of a silica matrix possibly wherein one or more metal oxides selected from transition metals or metals belonging to groups IIIA, IVA and VA are uniformly dispersed, characterized by a monomodal porosity distribution.... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5780664 | Ammoxidation catalyst composition Disclosed is an ammoxidation catalyst composition for use in producing acrylonitrile from propylene, or methacrylonitrile from isobutylene, by ammoxidation of the propylene or of the isobutylene, comprising an oxide catalyst and a silica carrier having th... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5658844 | Catalyst for the production of cyanopyriclines A method of producing cyanopyridines by means of the catalytic reaction of methylpyridines with ammonia and oxygen at elevated temperature using catalysts consisting of compounds of the elements antimony, vanadium, silicon, titanium and oxygen and compoun... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5610116 | Catalyst carrier and method for producing same In order to provide a temperature- and acid-resistant catalyst carrier based on a gas-pervious carrier body and a porous surface layer having a high silica content, while dispensing with a washcoat, the carrier body and the surface layer are designed as a... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5595719 | Process for steam reforming of hydrocarbons A process for the production of hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide rich gases by steam reforming of a hydrocarbon feedstock, the process comprising the step of contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock and steam with a catalyst comprising nickel as a main catalyt... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5587448 | Reaction system for producing a polyurethane and method of using same to seal a surface This invention concerns a reaction system for producing a polyurethane having an isocyanate index value of at least 100, and a catalyzed reaction mixture thereof, having a gel time between 5 and 60 minutes. The reaction system, in one aspect, involves a m... | 12/24/1996 |
