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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4101451 | Enhancement of promoted copper catalyst The activity and resistance to sulfur poisoning of a catalyst consisting essentially of copper and one or more activator metals supported on high surface area gamma-alumina and suitable for selectively hydrogenating alpha-acetylenes in a hydrocarbon strea... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4088603 | Catalyst activation process The instant invention pertains to a process for activating a reducing catalyst comprising the steps: (a) reducing said catalyst by heating the catalyst in the presence of hydrogen at a temperature sufficient to partially active catalyst; (b) contacting sa... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4086264 | Self supported skeletal metal catalysts and process for producing them Supported fibrous skeletal metal catalysts and methods of producing such catalysts are described. The catalysts are produced by directionally solidifying a eutectic composition to produce a microstructure consisting of oriented intermetallic single crysta... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4077913 | Catalyst This invention relates to a catalyst suitable for use in the process of a) the reduction of an oxide of nitrogen present in a gas containing nitrogen, and b) for the oxidation of carbon monoxide or one or more organic compounds present in a gas. The catal... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4058485 | Porous metal-alumina composite A porous composite structure comprising a sintered mixture of metal particles and alumina particles, and a method for producing this composite. The composite is useful as a catalyst support, particularly in apparatus designed to reduce pollutant emissions... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4049578 | Hydrocarbon conversion catalyst A metallic reforming catalyst, consisting of platinum and iridium or platinum, iridium and copper on a porous carrier provides excellent conversion of naphtha to C5+ product. A method of incorporating the metals or metal compounds o... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4039481 | Catalyst carrier and method of manufacturing same The present invention relates to a catalyst carrier characterized by the fact that it comprises a substance which promotes a transition to -alumina, which substance is located near the surface of a carrier composed mainly of alumina and which carri... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4035263 | Composite catalyst for clarifying exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and method for producing the same A composite catalyst which is capable of clarifying exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides therein with a high effectiveness over a long period of time while producing no or a very small amount of undesirable by-products such as ammonia, which comprises a... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4021372 | Catalyst for reducing oxides of nitrogen in the exhaust gas from internal combustion engines and process for making the catalyst The catalyst comprises a catalytic surface of one or more metallic oxides formed on a substantially rigid, reticulated support or substrate of a tough, strong metal or metal alloy having a melting point in excess of about 2,000° F. The oxides are those o... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4006105 | NOx reduction catalyst for internal combustion engine emission control A system for reducing NOx gases found in the exhaust stream of the internal combustion engine is provided which includes an internal combustion engine having associated therewith a means for supplying fuel and oxygen to the engine, a manifold s... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3979337 | Catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides A process for the preparation of a catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides, which comprises impregnating a heat-resistant carrier with at least one carboxylate of the iron group metals and copper, converting the impregnated metallic carboxylate to the metal... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3978005 | Catalyst for contact reduction of NOx in engine exhaust gases and method of producing same A catalytic alloy composed of 60-95% Ni, 2.5-20% Cu and 2.5-20% Co is electrodeposited on a carrier. The plating bath is an aqueous solution of the sulfates of the alloy component metals, containing a complexing agent such as Rochell salt to cause deposit... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3965045 | Iron catalyst An improved iron catalyst is provided which is useful in catalytically synthesizing hydrocarbons from carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The catalyst comprises a calcined and reduced mixture of magnetite and alumina derived from water hydrolysis of aluminum al... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3962139 | Catalyst preparation Powdery alloys of two or more metals, as well as of alloys distributed in finely divided state over a carrier material, e.g., catalysts consisting of an alloy of two or more metals, are obtained by adding one of the metals as a powder or in finely divided... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3956189 | Catalyst for treating combustion exhaust gas The exhaust gas discharged from an engine such as an internal combustion engine or the like is treated to convert harmful or noxious pollutant components such as nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbons to innocuous compounds, by contact... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3953368 | Polymetallic cluster compositions useful as hydrocarbon conversion catalysts Compositions comprising iridium and at least one additional metal, preferably platinum, are disclosed in which the iridium and the additional metal or metals are present on a refractory support as highly dispersed polymetallic clusters. The metallic atoms... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3953363 | Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases A catalyst for removing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons in exhaust gases, said catalyst being prepared by supporting copper and nickel on a carrier and then further supporting at least two components selected from the group consisting o... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3932548 | Dehydrogenation method and multimetallic catalytic composite for use therein Dehydrogenatable hydrocarbons are dehydrogenated by contacting them, at dehydrogenation conditions, with a catalytic composite comprising a combination of catalytically effective amounts of a platinum group component, a Group IB transition metal component... | 01/13/1976 |
| 3931050 | Catalyst for purifying exhaust gas from vehicles A catalyst for purifying exhaust gas from vehicles comprises a monolithic carrier having a plurality of exhaust gas passages penetrating through the carrier, a layer of active refractory metallic oxide such as .gamma.-alumina, containing 1 to 20% by weigh... | 01/06/1976 |
