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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7407911 | Method of preparing a double layered, palladium-only three-way catalyst The present invention relates to a method of preparing a double layered, palladium-only three-way catalyst using three different composite oxides. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of preparing a double layered, palladium-only three-way ca... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405178 | Catalysts for manufacturing carbon substances A catalyst for manufacturing carbon substances, such as carbon nanotube that has a diameter of 1000 nm or less, the catalyst containing at least iron, cobalt or nickel of a first element group and tin or indium of a second element group. The catalyst can be formed b... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399728 | Catalyst formulation, exhaust system, and gas treatment device In one embodiment, a catalyst formulation includes a poison adsorbing material and a catalyst material. The poison adsorbing material comprises large particles having an average major diameter of greater than or equal to about 2.0 micrometers. The catalyst material ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396516 | Manganese containing oxygen storage component comprising three-way catalyst composition A three-way catalyst (TWC) composition comprises a manganese-containing oxygen storage component (OSC) and at least one optionally doped alumina wherein where the at least one alumina is gamma-alumina it is doped with at least one of a rare earth metal, silicon, ger... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396795 | Low temperature preparation of supported nanoparticle catalysts having increased dispersion Highly dispersed supported catalyst nanoparticles are manufactured at temperatures below about 95° C. The catalyst nanoparticles are formed on a support using an organic anchoring agent. The anchoring agent molecules include at least two functional groups. One func... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390347 | Zeolite membranes for selective oxidation of carbon monoxide in mixed hydrogen gas source Methods and apparatus are taught for selectively oxidizing carbon monoxide in a source of gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen. A gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen is fed into a membrane reactor (10, 50, 60) capable of selectively absorbing t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7375049 | Catalyst A catalyst suitable for the dehydrogenation and hydrogenation of hydrocarbons comprises at least one first metal and at least one second metal bound to a support material. The at least one first metal comprises at least one transition metal, suitably a platinum grou... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374729 | Exhaust gas treatment catalyst Provided are an exhaust treatment catalyst and an exhaust article containing the catalyst. The catalyst comprises: (a) a carrier; (b) a first layer deposited on the carrier, said first layer comprising substantiall... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364711 | Method for removing NO during the production of nitric acid N2O is removed in nitric acid manufacture by using catalysts comprising three-dimensional structures coated with catalytically active materials. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365040 | Catalysts A process for preparing a cobalt-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst includes introducing a soluble modifying component precursor of the formula Mc(OR)x, where Mc is a modifying component selected from the group comprising Si, Ti, Cu, Zn, Zr, Mn, Ba,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361625 | Photocatalyst producing method, photocatalyst, and gas purifier A carrier supporting titania thereon is further caused to carry a metal compound thereon. This metal compound is hydrogen reduced in a heating atmosphere at a first treatment temperature, then oxidized in a heating atmosphere at a second treatment temperature not hi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361619 | Fischer-Tropsch catalyst production Dispersed Active Metal catalyst for hydrogenation reactions is produced by treating a substantially catalytically inactive metal particulate with a solution capable of oxidizing the metal particulate and comprising of at least one compound of a hydrogenation catalys... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354507 | Hydroprocessing methods and apparatus for use in the preparation of liquid hydrocarbons The present invention is generally related towards enhancing the yield and/or cold-flow properties of certain hydrocarbon products, increasing the degree of isomerization in a diesel product and/or increasing the production rate of a diesel product. The embodiments ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351382 | Particle filter having a catalytically active coating to accelerate burning off accumulated soot particles during a regeneration phase The present invention is directed to a particle filter to remove soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. The particle filter contains a catalytically active coating on a filter body to accelerate bum-off during a regeneration phase of the soot particles collec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345005 | Electrocatalysts and processes for producing Noble metal catalysts and methods for producing the catalysts are provided. The catalysts are useful in applications such as fuel cells. The catalysts exhibit reduced agglomeration of catalyst particles as compared to conventional noble metal catalysts. ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341975 | Exhaust gas purification catalytic material and method for fabricating the same The present invention relates to an exhaust gas purification catalytic material containing: (a) a mixed oxide containing Ce and Zr for storing and releasing oxygen; and (b) a precious metal catalyst made of one or more kinds of precious metals. The precious metal ca... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335800 | Hydrogenation catalyst and hydrogenation method The present invention provides a hydrogenation catalyst effective for hydrogenating 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde to 1,3-propanediol. The hydrogenation catalyst comprises an α-alumina support, nickel, ruthenium, and a promoter. The nickel is deposited on the α-alumina ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335620 | Photocatalytic powder, photocatalytic slurry, and polymer composition, coating agent, photocatalytic functional molded article and photocatalytic functional structure using the powder An object of the present invention is to provide a photocatalytic powder containing titanium dioxide fine particles containing an anionically active substance, where the electrokinetic potential of the fine particle is from about −100 to 0 mV in an aqueous environ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335619 | Catalyst for fuel electrode of solid polymer fuel cell There is provided a catalyst for a fuel electrode of a solid polymer fuel cell, wherein the catalyst comprises fine precious metal particles loaded on a support composed of an electrically conductive material, and wherein the weight ratio of the fine precious metal ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334398 | Combustion control apparatus and method for internal combustion engine In combustion control apparatus and method for an internal combustion engine, an exhaust gas purifying section is disposed in an exhaust system of the engine, a determination is made, on the basis of a state of the exhaust gas purifying section, whether a request is... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329629 | Catalyst system for lean burn engines A catalyst system to provide emission reductions under lean and stoichiometric conditions. The catalyst system comprises a forward catalyst having a first cerium-free zone including oxides of aluminum, alkali metals and alkaline earth metals and precious metals and ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326394 | Catalysts, methods of making catalysts, and methods of combustion Catalysts are described in which an active catalyst is disposed on a low surface area, oxide support. Methods of forming catalysts are described in which a Cr-containing metal is oxidized to form a chromium oxide layer and an active catalyst is applied directly on t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326669 | Substrate having catalyst compositions on surfaces of opposite sides A bi-laterally surfaced substrate in which the first surface consists of one or more than one of cerium oxide, aluminum oxide, tin oxide manganese oxide, copper oxide, cobalt oxide, nickel oxide, praseodymium oxide, terbium oxide, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silv... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316806 | Modifying catalyst for partial oxidation and method for modification A reforming catalyst for partial oxidation to reform hydrocarbon compound including a sulfur-containing compound includes platinum and rhodium. Even in reforming a hydrocarbon compound including a sulfur-containing compound such as, for example, a town gas, the cata... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314846 | Method for preparing metal oxide particles and an exhaust gas purifying catalyst The present invention relates to metal oxide particles having cores comprising larger molar amounts of zirconia than of ceria, and surface layers comprising larger molar amounts of ceria than of zirconia. Further, the present invention relates to a method for prepar... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7304012 | Catalyst A process for preparing a supported catalyst or catalyst precursor containing carbon, said process comprising: a. preparing a liquid mixture of (i) at least one catalyst support or catalyst support precursor; (ii) at least one metal-containing compound, wherein said... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7304014 | Modified catalysts and process Modified metal oxide catalysts are disclosed which have different chemical, physical and catalytic properties, when used for catalytic conversions of carbon based compounds, as compared to corresponding unmodified metal oxide catalysts. Methods for preparing the mod... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304011 | Compositions and processes for reducing NOemissions during fluid catalytic cracking Compositions for reduction of NOx generated during a catalytic cracking process, preferably, a fluid catalytic cracking process, are disclosed. The compositions comprise a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst composition, preferably containing a Y-type zeoli... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297655 | Catalyst and its use in desulphurisation A catalyst is provided comprising nickel in a reduced valence state on a carrier comprising zinc oxide and alumina, wherein the Zn:Ni atomic ratio is at least 12, and the catalyst particles are prepared by a) mixing zinc oxide in the form of a powder and alumina or ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294686 | Polymerization of aromatic monomers using derivatives of hematin Hematin, a hydroxyferriprotoporphyrin, is derivatized with one or more non-proteinaceous amphipathic groups. The derivatized hematin can serve as a mimic of horseradish peroxidase in polymerizing aromatic monomers, such as aromatic compounds. These derivatized hemat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291577 | Hydrometallurgical process for production of supported catalysts A process for the production of a supported catalyst. The process comprises heating a slurry that comprises a catalyst support and at least one active catalytic ingredient precursor. Gas is introduced to the slurry at a sufficient pressure to reduce the at least one... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291584 | Use of metal complex compounds as oxidation catalysts Use of metal complex compounds of formula (1) and/or (1′) [LnMemXp]zYq, (1) [L′nMemXp]zYq, (1′) wherein all su... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288182 | Hydroprocessing using bulk Group VIII/Group VIB catalysts A process for hydroprocessing petroleum and chemical feedstocks by use of a bulk multimetallic catalyst comprised of at least one Group VIII non-noble metal and at least one, preferably two Group VIB metal wherein the ratio of Group VIB metal to Group VIII metal is ... | 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 |
| 7282191 | Carbon nanotube growth The growth of carbon nanotubes such as single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) is achieved using a catalyst and carbon feedstock gas, with the catalyst being delivered using an approach for relatively clean delivery and placement thereof. In one example embodiment, n... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270798 | Noble metal-free nickel catalyst formulations for hydrogen generation The invention relates to methods of using noble metal-free nickel catalysts to generate a hydrogen-rich gas from gas mixtures containing carbon monoxide and water, such as water-containing syngas mixtures, where the nickel may exist in either a supported or a bulk s... | 09/18/2007 |
