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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7811442 | Method and apparatus for anhydrous ammonia production A method and apparatus for synthesizing anhydrous ammonia utilizing proton conducting electrolyte having a water vapor dissociating electrocatalyst on one side and a nitrogen dissociating electrocatalyst on the other side. A voltage is provided across the proton con... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7371313 | On-site generation, purification, and distribution of ultra-pure anhydrous ammonia A system and method for generating, purifying, and using ultra-pure ammonia on-site, such as at a semiconductor manufacturing facility. The system includes an ammonia generation system configured to generate ammonia including carbon dioxide, water, and other impurit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7314544 | Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia A method for the anodic electrochemical synthesis of ammonia gas. The method comprises providing an electrolyte between an anode and a cathode, providing nitrogen and hydrogen gases to the cathode, oxidizing negatively charged nitrogen-containing species and negativ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 6712950 | Electrochemical synthesis of ammonia A method for electrochemical synthesis of ammonia gas comprising providing an electrolyte between an anode and a cathode, providing hydrogen gas to the anode, oxidizing negatively charged nitrogen-containing species present in the electrolyte at the anode to form an... | 03/30/2004 |
| 5906722 | Method of converting amine hydrohalide into free amine Describes a method of electrochemically converting amine hydrohalide, e.g., ethyleneamine hydrochloride, into free amine, e.g., free ethyleneamine. A three compartment electrolytic cell is provided having (1) a catholyte compartment containing a cathode a... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5904829 | Method of converting amine hydrohalide into free amine Describes a method of electreochemically converting amine hydrohalide, e.g., amine hydrochloride, into free amine, e.g., free ethyleneamine. An electrolytic cell is provided having (1) a catholyte compartment containing a cathode assembly comprising a cat... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5900133 | Method of converting amine hydrohalide into free amine Describes a method of electrochemically converting amine hydrohalide, e.g., ethyleneamine hydrochloride, into free amine, e.g., free ethyleneamine. A three compartment electrolytic cell is provided having (1) a catholyte compartment containing a cathode a... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5643437 | Co-generation of ammonium persulfate anodically and alkaline hydrogen peroxide cathodically with cathode products ratio control An electrolytic cell and process for the cogeneration of a peroxy acid and salts thereof in an anolyte compartment of the cell and hydrogen peroxide at a desired ratio of an alkali metal hydroxide to hydrogen peroxide in the catholyte compartment of the c... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5575901 | Process for preparing organic and inorganic hydroxides or alkoxides or ammonia or organic amines from the corresponding salts by electrolysis A process is described for preparing organic and inorganic hydroxides or alkoxides, or ammonia or organic amines from the corresponding salts in an electrolysis cell which comprises an anolyte compartment containing an anode and an electrolyte solution, a... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5022975 | Solid state electrochemical pollution control device A solid state electrochemical cell adapted to alter the composition of gas streams passing therethrough comprising: a porous, high surface area electrolyte forming the body of the cell, said electrolyte having darkened electrocatalytic surfaces; a gas com... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4956057 | Process for complete removal of nitrites and nitrates from an aqueous solution A process for complete removal of nitrites and nitrates from an aqueous solution (1) by means of electrolysis, wherein the aqueous solution (1) is fed to the cathode space (4) of an electrolysis cell (2) and an aqueous solution (10), still containing only... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4818353 | Method for modifying electrocatalyst material, electrochemical cells and electrodes containing this modified material, and synthesis methods utilizing the cells A transition metal electrocatalyst surface (e.g. a porous surface of finely divided Group VIII or Group I-B metal with an attached current collector) is modified by a sulfur treatment, using an oxidized sulfur species of average sulfur oxidation state of ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4547273 | Mobile atom insertion reaction, mobile atom transmissive membrane for carrying out the reaction, and reactor incorporating the mobile atom transmissive membrane Disclosed is a method of carrying out a mobile atom insertion reaction, such as a hydrogen insertion reaction, for the synthesis of reduced, hydrogenated compounds. Such reactions include the production of ammonia and hydrazine from nitrogen, formic acid ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4519880 | Processes for the recovery of cyanide from aqueous thiocyanate solutions and detoxication of aqueous thiocyanate solutions A process for the recovery of cyanide from thiocyanate. An aqueous solution containing thiocyanate is introduced into an electrochemical reactor. The reactor is activated for an appropriate time period while the pH of the solution is maintained in the ran... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4313800 | Method of reconditioning radioactive filtrate Reconditioning ammonium nitrate-containing radioactive filtrates as produced in AUC or AU Pu C process by feeding preheated filtrate into the cathode chamber of an electrolysis cell containing boiling ammonium nitrate solution. The filtrate is brought to ... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4240882 | Gas fixation solar cell using gas diffusion semiconductor electrode A gas diffusion semiconductor electrode and solar cell and a process for gaseous fixation, such as nitrogen photoreduction, CO2 photoreduction and fuel gas photo-oxidation. The gas diffusion photosensitive electrode has a central electrolyte-po... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4167461 | Photoenhanced reduction process A system for the photoenhanced reduction of nitrogen. A p-type semiconductor cathode with a band gap between about 0.8 and 3.0 eV is irradiated with light falling within such energy range. The cathode is in contact with an electrolyte and capable of injec... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4043881 | Electrolytic recovery of economic values from shale oil retort water Evolved ammonia is recovered from the electrolysis of shale oil retort water.... | 08/23/1977 |
