...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119843 | Reaction apparatus A reaction apparatus which is used for conducting a gas-liquid chemical reaction in a state that a liquid is in a continuous phase, wherein its reactor has therein a shear type stirring impeller for dispersing a raw reaction gas or a carrier gas and a film-formed ca... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7754921 | Shaped body comprising an aluminosilicate and aluminium oxide and process for the continuous preparation of methylamines Shaped body comprising an aluminosilicate and aluminum oxide, wherein the shaped body has a molar Al/Si ratio in the range from 10 to 30 and an at least bimodal pore distribution for pores having a diameter of greater than 1 nm, with the volume of the pores of the s... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7714169 | Continuous preparation of alkylamines In the continuous process for preparing alkylamines by reacting C1-4-alkanols with ammonia in the gas phase in the presence of a shape-selective fixed-bed catalyst in a cooled reactor, the shape-selective fixed-bed catalyst is present in a single contiguo... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7615666 | Process for production of tertiary amines The present invention relates to a process for producing a tertiary amine from its corresponding primary or secondary amine and alcohol as the raw materials by using a film type catalyst. Disclosed is a process for producing a tertiary amine from an alcohol and a pr... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7601875 | Method for producing ethyleneamines Preparation of ethyleneamines by reacting monoethanolamine (MEOA) with ammonia in the presence of a catalyst in a reactor (1) and separating the resulting reaction product, where ethylenediamine (EDA) obtained in the separation is reacted in a separate reactor (2) i... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7518020 | Method for controlling the reactor admission temperature during the production of methylamine The invention relates to a process for preparing methylamines by gas-phase reaction of methanol and ammonia as starting materials at a pressure in the range from 15 to 30 bar in the presence of heterogeneous catalyst. The starting materials are vaporized in one or m... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7514585 | Process for producing nitrogen-containing compounds The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic amine, including the step of contacting a linear or branched, or cyclic aliphatic alcohol with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst containing (A) nickel, copper and zirconium compon... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7507863 | Process for producing nitrogen-containing compounds The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic amine, including the step of contacting a linear or branched, or cyclic aliphatic alcohol with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst containing (A) nickel, copper and zirconium compon... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7465835 | Synthesis of amines using molecular sieve SSZ-75 The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-75 having STI topology prepared using a tetramethylene-1,4-bis-(N-methylpyrrolidinium) dication as a structure-directing agent, and its use in catalysts for making amines. ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462744 | Synthesis of amines using boron-containing molecular sieve CHA A process for producing methylamine or dimethylamine comprising reacting methanol, dimethyl ether or a mixture thereof, and ammonia in the gaseous phase in the presence of a catalyst comprising a boron-containing molecular sieve having the CHA crystal structure; and... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7435855 | Process for the continuous synthesis of methylamines Process for the continuous synthesis of methylamines by reaction of methanol and/or dimethyl ether with ammonia in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, wherein the catalyst used is a shaped body which comprises a microporous material and at least one organosili... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422732 | Synthesis of amines using molecular sieve SSZ-74 The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-74 prepared using a hexamethylene-1,6-bis-(N-methyl-N-pyrrolidinium)dication as a structure-directing agent, and its use in catalysts for synthesizing amines. ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7402702 | Process for producing tertiary amine The invention relates to a process for producing a tertiary amine, which includes reacting an alcohol with a primary or secondary amine gas in the presence of a catalyst with an agitating vessel under the stirring conditions where the ratio (Pg/P0 | 07/22/2008 |
| 7351866 | Method for manufacturing tertiary amine The invention provides a method for manufacturing a tertiary amine, including reacting a tertiary amine with an alcohol and a primary or secondary amine in a reactor loaded with a film type catalyst, controlling the superficial velocity of liquid in the reactor at 0... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7319178 | Molecular sieve compositions, catalysts thereof, their making and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene. The catalyst composition comprises a mole... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7241716 | Protecting catalytic sites of metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieves Metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieves and metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieve catalyst particles are protecting from degradation by water by maintaining said molecular sieves or catalysts in contact with a liquid mixture of alcohol and water, the mixture of a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238845 | Molecular sieve catalyst compositions, their production and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene The catalyst composition a molecular sieve... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7208442 | Molecular sieve compositions, catalyst thereof, their making and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene The catalyst composition comprises a molec... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195746 | Interior surface modifications of molecular sieves with organometallic reagents and the use thereof for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins A method for making an organometallic treated molecular sieve is described in which a molecular sieve having at least one hydroxyl group and at least [AlO2] and [PO2] tetrahedral units and having an average pore dimension less than or equal to ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193122 | Stabilization of acid catalysts The invention is directed to a method of stabilizing metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieves and catalysts derived therefrom. In particular, the invention is directed to a method of treating such molecular sieves with chemisorbed ammonia, which may be easily desorb... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7151199 | Hydrocarbon conversion processes using non-zeolitic molecular sieve catalysts Hydrocarbon or oxygenate conversion process in which a feedstock is contacted with a non zeolitic molecular sieve which has been treated to remove most, if not all, of the halogen contained in the catalyst. The halogen may be removed by one of several methods. One m... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7119242 | Interior surface modifications of molecular sieves with organometallic reagents and the use thereof for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins A method for the post synthesis modification of molecular sieves with organometallic reagents. The method may be used for large pore molecular sieves and small pore molecular sieves, such as SAPO-34. SAPO-34 is a useful catalyst for the conversion of oxygenates, suc... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115238 | Crystalline silicoaluminophosphate salt molecular sieve having octaoxygen-membered ring pore, process for producing the same and process for producing methylamine with the molecular sieve as catalyst Problems on catalyst production and catalyst performance with respect to conventional 8-oxygen-membered ring micropore-containing crystalline silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieves as non-equilibrium methylamine synthesis catalysts, are resolved. A chabazite type c... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7074739 | Multi-component molecular sieve catalyst compositions and their use in aromatics reactions The invention relates to a process for producing alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons, preferably with an oxygen or sulfur containing alkylating agent, in the presence of a multi-component molecular sieve catalyst composition that includes a molecular sieve and an active... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7034186 | Preparation of an amine Process for preparing an amine by reacting a primary or secondary alcohol, aldehyde or ketone with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia and primary and secondary amines in the presence of a catalyst whose preparation has inv... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7008610 | AEI-Type zeolite, its synthesis and its use in the conversion of oxygenates to olefins A crystalline material is described that has an AEI framework type, wherein the material, in its calcined, anhydrous form, has a composition involving the molar relationship: (n)X2O3:YO2, wherein X is a tri... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009081 | N-methylated amines from selective vapor phase amination of amino ether alcohols A method for converting amino ether alcohols to amino ether amines by amination in the vapor phase with a catalyst comprising copper and zinc. The catalyst may also comprise an alkali, alkaline earth, or lanthanide element as a promoter. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6995111 | Molecular sieve compositions, catalysts thereof, their making and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene The catalyst composition comprises a molec... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962617 | Method of removing mercury from exhaust gases Efficient removal of mercury from the exhaust gases of an industrial process or combustion process can be achieved using an adsorbent that can be regenerated by a simple and efficient method. The mercury is contacted with a sorbent material, the sorbent material bei... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6951830 | Molecular sieve catalyst compositions, their production and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a catalyst composition, a method of making the same and its use in the conversion of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene The catalyst composition a molecular sieve... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6906232 | Molecular sieve compositions, catalysts thereof, their making and use in conversion processes The invention relates to a conversion process of a feedstock, preferably an oxygenated feedstock, into one or more olefin(s), preferably ethylene and/or propylene, in the presence of a molecular sieve catalyst composition that includes a molecular sieve and a Group ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6855776 | Amino-terminated polybutadienes Improved amine-terminated polybutadienes (ATPBs) having one or two terminal groups of the formula —CHRNH2 wherein R is C1-C20 alkyl, are prepared by aminating a secondary hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene having no ether groups. Th... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6709644 | Small crystallite zeolite CHA The present invention relates to zeolites having the crystal structure of chabazite (CHA) and having small crystallite size, to processes using the small crystallite CHA as a catalyst, and to gas separation processes using the small crystallite CHA. ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6689914 | Preparation of amines The preparation of amines of the formula (I): R1 R2 CH--N R3 R4 (I) in which R1, R2, R3 and R4, independently of one another, are hydrogen, straight-chain or branched C1 | 02/10/2004 |
| 6590124 | Catalysts for producing methylamines and method for manufacturing the same Catalysts useful for producing methylamines and having practical catalyst life and large selectivity for dimethylamine comprise crystalline silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieves which have a molar ratio of silicon atom to aluminum atom in the range of 0... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6566556 | Method for production of alkanolamine and apparatus therefor A method for producing an alkanolamine from liquid ammonia in the presence of a solid catalyst efficiently with both the cost of equipment and the expense of utility repressed is provided. After not less than 60% of the ammonia has been recovered as liqui... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6525222 | Process for preparing amines Amines are prepared by reacting aldehydes or ketones at elevated temperature under elevated pressure with nitrogen compounds selected from the group of ammonia, primary and secondary amines, and with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the cat... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6376713 | Process for the preparation of amines A single-stage process is described for the preparation of primary aliphatic polyamines of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 independently of one another are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or aminomethyl, by reaction of polyalcohols o... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6294633 | Catalysts for producing methylamines Catalysts for producing methylamines are provided, which comprise mordenite, as the essential component, of spherical fine particles having a crystal diameter of not more than 0.5 μm. When the catalysts are used for the production of dimethylamine from m... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6281387 | Process and catalyst for synthesizing aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic alkanolamines and alkyleneamines The invention provides a process for synthesizing alkanolamines and/or alkyleneamines by reacting either an alkane, an alkene, or both with a source of oxygen and a source of nitrogen and, optionally, additional hydrogen to convert the alkane and/or alken... | 08/28/2001 |