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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7141230 | Method of removing residual active oxy-hydrogens A method of efficiently removing active oxy-hydrogens (e.g., existing as hetero element-containing functional groups such as COOH, CHO, and OH) present in a carbon material at a relative low temperature. The invention also provides a carbon-activating material adapt... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7045485 | NOreduction composition for use in FCC processes A composition for controlling NOx emissions during FCC processes comprises (i) an acidic oxide support, (ii) cerium oxide, (iii) a lanthanide oxide other than ceria such as praseodymium oxide, and (iv), optionally, an oxide of a metal from Groups Ib and I... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6770773 | Organic acid-Fe-OOH (ferroxane) particles and ferroxane-derived ceramics and ceramic membranes The present invention relates to ferroxanes and a method of making wherein a ferroxane may be defined by the general formula [Fe(O)x(OH)y(O2CR)z]n wherein x, y and z may be any integer or fraction such that 2x+y... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6147171 | Philips catalysts reduced with organic compounds and possessing short induction times Catalyst systems which are suitable for polymerizing ethylene and 1-alkenes comprise as active constituents A) a chromium-containing component obtainable by reducing an oxidized Phillips catalyst with organic compounds selected from the group of linear C | 11/14/2000 |
| 6143689 | Methods and catalysts for the manufacture of carbon fibrils An improved catalyst for producing carbon fibrils is made by incorporating an effective yield-enhancing amount of a carboxylate into a fibril-forming catalyst. Alternatively, such a catalyst is made by coprecipitating a compound of a metal having fibril-f... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5707916 | Carbon fibrils A volume of carbon fibrils that includes a multiplicity of fibrils having a morphology consisting of vermicular tubes that are free of a continuous thermal carbon overcoat and have graphite layers that are substantially parallel to the fibril axis and a p... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5196380 | Reactive membrane for filtration and purification of gases of impurities A reactive membrane for simultaneous removal of heterogeneous and homogeneous impurities such as moisture, oxygen and organic compounds from gases is provided. The membrane comprises a substrate layer having a plurality of pores therein, at least one laye... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5171560 | Carbon fibrils, method for producing same, and encapsulated catalyst A process for preparing carbon fibrils using discrete, unfused, metal-containing catalytic particles encapsulated in non-graphitic carbon, a carbide, or an organic polymer.... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5165909 | Carbon fibrils and method for producing same The invention relates to carbon fibrils characterized by a substantially constant diameter, length greater than about 5 times the diameter, an ordered outer region of catalytically grown, multiple, substantially continuous layers of ordered carbon atoms h... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5086033 | Use of helium and argon diluent gases in modification of carbon molecular sieves Carbon molecular sieves, useful in the separation of air into oxygen and nitrogen, are improved through modification of the micropores of the sieve by contact with the pyrolysis products of a carbon-containing compound in the gaseous state diluted with he... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4873214 | Carbonaceous material for production of hydrogen from low heating value fuel gases A process for the catalytic production of hydrogen, from a wide variety of low heating value fuel gases containing carbon monoxide, comprises circulating a carbonaceous material between two reactors--a carbon deposition reactor and a steaming reactor. In ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4767737 | Method for making carbonaceous materials A fluidized bed disproportionation of carbon monoxide is effected using ferrous metal component-containing catalysts in particulate form. The bed also contains an abradant to continuously remove from the surface of those particles a substantial quantity o... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4710483 | Novel carbonaceous material and process for producing a high BTU gas from this material Disclosed is a carbonaceous material which reacts rapidly with hydrogen to produce a methane-rich gas containing at least 20% by volume methane. The carbonaceous material is formed by contacting a carbon monoxide containing gas with an initiator including... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4607021 | Activation of fly ash Fly ash is activated by heating a screened magnetic fraction of the ash in a steam atmosphere and then reducing, oxidizing and again reducing the hydrothermally treated fraction. The activated fly ash can be used as a carbon monoxide disproportionating ca... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4242104 | Cyclic process for producing methane with catalyst regeneration Carbon monoxide-containing gas streams are passed over a catalyst capable of catalyzing the disproportionation of carbon monoxide so as to deposit a surface layer of active surface carbon on the catalyst essentially without formation of inactive coke ther... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4137373 | Platinum catalyst and method for making The rate of platinum recrystallization of a platinum supported on carbon catalyst is reduced and the activity of the catalyst is increased by depositing porous carbon on and around the supported platinum crystallites and then heating the catalyst in an in... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4029600 | Carbon particulates with controlled density Carbon particulates comprising carbon black spheres and a carbon binder having large pores as well as desirable pore size distributions are disclosed which are useful as selective adsorbants. A method of preparation and various uses are also disclosed.... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3960768 | Production of carbon by eliminating hydrogen halide from polymerized halohydrocarbons Hard abrasion-resistant carbon is obtained from polymerized halohydrocarbons by elimination of hydrogen halide in a two-stage process carried out so that in the first decomposition stage, which is carried out at temperatures within the range from 140° to... | 06/01/1976 |
