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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429366 | Catalyst and process for decomposing carbonyl sulfide and hydrogen cyanide A solution of a chromium compound is impregnated into a silica-alumina carrier made of alumina and containing 1 to 5 weight % of silica relative to the weight of the carrier, thereby to obtain a decomposing catalyst carrying 10 to 15 weight % of chromium oxide relat... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7429682 | Catalyst for partial oxidation of methylbenzenes, method for preparing the same, and method for producing aromatic aldehydes using the same A catalyst for gas phase oxidation of methylbenzenes in the presence of molecular oxygen to produce corresponding aromatic aldehydes, a method for preparing the catalyst, and a method for producing aromatic aldehydes from methylbenzenes by using the catalyst. The ca... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427580 | Spinel based high temperature shift catalysts A method is described for producing a high temperature shift catalyst, not requiring a reduction step prior to use, by precipitating a composition containing divalent and trivalent iron compounds and a modifier metal selected from trivalent chromium and/or manganese... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7402612 | Stabilized transition alumina catalyst support from boehmite and catalysts made therefrom This invention relates to methods for making a stabilized transition alumina of enhanced hydrothermal stability, which include the introduction of at least one structural stabilizer; a steaming step before or after the introduction step, wherein steaming is effectiv... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390769 | High surface area, small crystallite size catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis The Fischer-Tropsch catalyst of the present invention is a transition metal-based catalyst having a high surface area, a smooth, homogeneous surface morphology, an essentially uniform distribution of cobalt throughout the support, and a small metal crystallite size.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371706 | Catalyst for removing hydrocarbons from exhaust gas and method for purification of exhaust gas A catalyst for removing hydrocarbons from exhaust gas containing methane and an excess of oxygen, which comprises palladium or palladium/platinum supported on at least one carrier selected from zirconia, sulfated zirconia and tungsten-zirconia, and a method for trea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7285514 | Method for preparing catalyst for partial oxidation of acrolein The present invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst for partial oxidation of acrolein, particularly to a method for preparing a catalyst for partial oxidation of acrolein that has a superior acrolein conversion rate, acrylic acid activity, selectivity... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271126 | Catalyst for the dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene to STYRENE prepared with a high purity iron precursor A method for producing a catalyst for use in the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene is disclosed. The catalyst of the present invention comprises a high purity metal and at least one promoter in the form of solid oxides, oxide hydrates, hydroxides, hydroxyca... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270738 | Catalyst and process for hydrocracking hydrocarbon-containing feedstocks This invention relates to silico-aluminum substrates, catalysts, and the hydrocracking and hydrotreatment processes that use them. The catalyst comprises at least one hydro-dehydrogenating element that is selected from the group that is formed by elements of group V... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256154 | Structured catalyst for POX reforming of gasoline for fuel-cell powered vehicles applications and a method of preparing the same The present invention relates to a structured catalyst for reforming of gasoline and a method of preparing the same, more particularly to a structured catalyst for reforming of gasoline for fuel-cell powered vehicles prepared by wash-coating the transition metal bas... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7232789 | Catalyst for preparation of pentafluoroethane and preparation method thereof The method of preparing a chromium oxide catalyst for preparation of pentafluoroethane using a chloroethane compound includes heat treating chromium hydroxide powder at a temperature not higher than 300° C. to obtain chromium oxide powder, heat treating metal hydro... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229945 | Process of making mixed metal oxide catalysts for the production of unsaturated aldehydes from olefins The present invention is for a process for making a catalyst for production of unsaturated aldehydes, such as methacrolein, by gas phase catalytic oxidation of olefins, such as isobutylene, said catalyst containing oxides of molybdenum, bismuth, iron, cesium, tungst... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214642 | Methods of preparing active chromium/alumina catalysts via treatment with sulfate Methods of preparing a polymerization catalyst are provided that include contacting a support comprising alumina with a sulfating agent and with chromium. In an embodiment in which the chromium is provided from a chromium compound such as chromium oxide, the support... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7176159 | Catalyst and sorbent material for the production of hydrogen A catalyst and sorbent is disclosed which comprises pellets with an absorbent core and a protective shell with a catalyst in the shell. Such material is especially well suited for steam reforming of hydrocarbons to produce hydrogen since a reforming catalyst can be ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166323 | Method of coating catalyst carrier layer of metal-metal oxide, method of depositing active catalyst particles onto metal substrates for preparing metal monolith catalyst modules, and module thereby Disclosed is a method of coating a porous carrier layer of metal-metal oxide and depositing an active catalyst component on metal substrates, and a monolith module useful as a catalytic reactor with low pressure drop prepared using the metal substrate having the dep... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7084002 | Method for manufacturing a nano-structured electrode of metal oxide The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a nano-structured metal oxide electrode, and in particular, to a method for manufacturing a metal oxide electrode having a few tens or hundreds of nanometers in diameter that is well adapted to an electrode... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071371 | Gel catalysts and methods for their use in catalytic dehydrogenation processes A gel composition substantially contained within the pores of a solid material is disclosed for use as a catalyst or as a catalyst support in dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization processes. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067454 | Low cost quick response catalyst system A catalyst system for removing one or more components from a fluid stream includes a binder layer and a plurality of catalyst structures affixed to, and protruding from, the binder layer such that the catalyst structure surface is directly exposed to the fluid strea... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060651 | Silica-rich carrier, catalyzer for heterogeneous reactions and method for the production thereof A silica-rich support and a catalyst containing the silica-rich support and a catalytic component. The support has a specific structure characterized by a set of claimed physicochemical properties: in the 29Si MAS NMR spectrum the state of silicon is char... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052914 | Automated method for examining catalytic and spectroscopic properties of the components of combinatorial libraries The invention relates to an automated method for carrying out reactions with high spatial resolution on libraries of different materials and for analysis of the products obtained using a simple robot system and an analyzer, for example a mass spectrometer. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7045114 | Method and apparatus for obtaining enhanced production rate of thermal chemical reactions Reactors and processes are disclosed that can utilize high heat fluxes to obtain fast, steady-state reaction rates. Porous catalysts used in conjunction with microchannel reactors to obtain high rates of heat transfer are also disclosed. Reactors and processes that ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7045486 | Catalyst structure and method of fischer-tropsch synthesis The present invention includes a catalyst structure and method of making the catalyst structure for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis that both rely upon the catalyst structure having a first porous structure with a first pore surface area and a first pore size of at least ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037877 | Process for the preparation of copper chromite catalyst The present invention provides a process for the preparation of an improved copper chromite catalyst for the hydrogenation of diethyl maleate to tetrahydrofuran with very high selectivity. This invention particularly relates to a process for the preparation of an im... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033972 | Catalyst for producing dimethyl ether, method for producing catalyst and method for producing dimethyl ether A catalyst for producing dimethyl ether which comprises alumina particles having an average size of 200 μm or less and a methanol synthesis catalyst layer formed around the alumina particles. The methanol synthesis catalyst is in an amount of 0.05 to 5 parts by wei... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7012038 | Paraffin dehydrogenation catalyst One aspect of the invention relates to a dehydrogenation catalyst composite containing alumina, chromium oxide, lithium oxide, and sodium oxide. The invention also relates to methods of making the dehydrogenation catalyst composite. Another aspect of the invention r... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6998366 | Thin layer catalysts based on Raney alloys, and method for the production thereof Raney alloy catalysts applied to a support are described, said catalysts having an extremely thin layer of Raney alloy with a thickness of 0.01 to 100 μm. These catalysts are prepared by vapor deposition of the appropriate metals under reduced pressure. They are ge... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6984310 | Alumina having bimodal pore structure, catalysts made therefrom and processes using same Alumina having a pore structure characterized by the absence of macropores, no more than 5% of the total pore volume in pores greater than 350 Å, a high pore volume (greater than 0.8 cc/g measured by mercury intrusion) and a bi-modal pore volume distribution chara... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6936567 | Fuel reformer and manufacturing method of the same The present invention concerns a fuel reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon base fuel in to a hydrogen rich gas and a manufacturing method thereof, and the fuel reformer of the present invention wherein a Cr oxide layer is formed on at least a part of the surface of ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6919294 | Method for preparing hydrogenation purification catalyst A method for producing a hydrorefining catalyst is used to produce the hydrorefining catalyst which contains an inorganic oxide carrier and a hydrogenation-active metal and which has such a bimodal pore characteristic that pores having pore diameters of not more tha... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6858132 | Hydrofining catalyst and hydrofining process A heavy oil hydrorefining catalyst of the present invention is such that the total volume of pores with a diameter of 60 nm or less is at least 0.5 mL/g, and the pore diameter distribution has a broad band over a pore diameter range of 8 to 30 nm. The hydrorefining ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6825145 | Exhaust gas purifying catalyst The present invention provides an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that is capable of substantially reducing the degree of deterioration in an exhaust gas purifying capability, which results from dissipation of an absorbent agent. Accordingly, an exhaust gas purifying... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6802958 | Process for producing spherical oxide particles The invention pertains to a process for preparing spherical oxide particles comprising the steps of shaping a starting material comprising an oxide hydrate into particles of substantially constant length by leading the material to a set of two rolls rotating towards... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797850 | Catalytic dehydrogenation processes and chromium catalysts for use therein A chromium catalyst is disclosed for use in dehydrogenation and dehydrocyclization processes. ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6703343 | Method of preparing doped oxide catalysts for lean NOx exhaust The lean NOx catalyst includes a substrate, an oxide support material, preferably γ-alumina deposited on the substrate and a metal or metal oxide promoter or dopant introduced into the oxide support material. The metal promoters or dopants are selected f... | 03/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6683022 | Method for the discontinuous thermal treatment of catalyst material Method for the discontinuous thermal treatment of catalyst material comprising the steps (a) introducing the catalyst material into a reactor, (b) heating the catalyst material, (c) thermally treating the catalyst material in the reactor at the reactor ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6660683 | NOx reduction compositions for use in FCC processes Compositions for reduction of gas phase reduced nitrogen species and NOx generated during a partial or incomplete combustion catalytic cracking process, preferably, a fluid catalytic cracking process, are disclosed. The compositions comprise (i... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6589908 | Method of making alumina having bimodal pore structure, and catalysts made therefrom A method for making alumina having a pore structure characterized by the absence of macropores, no more than 5% of the total pore volume in pores greater than 350 Å, a high pore volume (greater than 0.8 cc/g measured by mercury intrusion) and a bi-modal ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6555496 | Micro-crystalline boehmites containing additives A microcrystalline boehmite containing additive in a homogeneously dispersed state. Suitable additives are compounds containing elements selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metals, alkaline metals, rare earth metals, transition metals, ac... | 04/29/2003 |
