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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7740814 | Composite materials and method of its manufacture A novel solution route has been developed that after heat-treatment to 500-600° C. under inert atmosphere, yields highly porous composites of nano-sized metal (Ni) particle inclusions in ceramics (Al2O3). Metal loadings could be made from | 06/22/2010 |
| 7666373 | Alumina recovery using aluminum containing layered double hydroxide A process for recovering alumina values from a first liquor having an initial concentration of aluminate ions and hydroxyl ions in solution is described. The first liquor is treated with a hydroxide of a metal other than aluminium to form an aluminium-bearing layere... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7429408 | Method for preparing calcium aluminate film containing oxygen radical and laminate C12A7 containing oxygen radicals at a high concentration, is provided at a low cost. A method for preparing an oxygen radical-containing calcium aluminate film, characterized in that it comprises subjecting a powder of oxygen radical-containing... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7288241 | Black composite oxide particle and method for production thereof A black composite oxide particle includes a composite oxide having Fe, Mg and Al as metal components. The particle contains Fe, Mg and Al in amounts of 30 to 55 mass %, 1 to 10 mass %, and 1 to 10 mass %, respectively, and has an atomic ratio of Fe3+/Fe | 10/30/2007 |
| 7220398 | Mixed-metal oxide particles by liquid feed flame spray pyrolysis of oxide precursors in oxygenated solvents Liquid feed flame spray pyrolysis of solutions of a metal oxide precursor which is an alkoxide or C1-6 carboxylate and at least one second metal oxide precursor and/or second metal compound dissolved in oxygenated solvent by combustion with oxygen lead to... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211238 | Mesoporous aluminum oxide, preparation and use thereof Mesoporous aluminum oxides with high surface areas have been synthesized using inexpensive, small organic templating agents instead of surfactants. Optionally, some of the aluminum can be framework-substituted by one or more other elements. The material has high the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7138098 | Preparation of nanocrystallites A method of manufacturing a nanocrystallite from a M-containing salt forms a nanocrystallite. The nanocrystallite can be a member of a population of nanocrystallites having a narrow size distribution and can include one or more semiconductor materials. Semiconductin... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7067099 | Method for preparing aluminum sulfate, aluminum sulfate, method for improving yield of aluminum sulfate, and use of nitric acid A method for preparing aluminum sulfate which comprises subjecting sulfuric acid and aluminum hydroxide to reaction, wherein the reaction is advanced in the presence of at least one member selected from the group consisting of nitric acid and a peroxide. An industri... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7029644 | Method for producing a polycrystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon and solar cell Silicon raw material and gallium dopant are charged and mixed in a crucible. The silicon raw material is heated to a predetermined temperature, and melted under an inactive gas atmosphere. The melted silicon raw material is cooled down to be crystallized to make a p... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022302 | Process for preparing hydrotalcite and brucite type posite charged layers An improved process is described for the preparation of surface modified hydrotalcite. The process comprises reacting a precursor of magnesium and aluminium in the presence of suitable alkali carbonate at high temperature. The product has a BET surface area of ≦20... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004993 | Nanoscale particles of iron aluminide and iron aluminum carbide by the reduction of iron salts A method of making intermetallic nanoscale particles comprising iron aluminide and/or iron aluminum carbide comprising the steps of preparing a mixture of a solvent, an iron salt and LiAlH4, and heating the mixture to form the intermetallic nanoscale part... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986873 | Method of producing a metal-containing single-phase composition A method of producing a single-phase composition Mn+1AzXn, primarily the production of the single-phase material Ti3SiC2, where n lies within a range of 0.8-3.2, where z lies within a range of 0.8-1.2, where M i... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6914081 | Rheology modified compositions and modification agents A method of making a rheology modified aqueous composition, particularly useful for drilling, milling and mining applications, is disclosed. The method includes admixing, with a clay and water, a material or materials whose constituents substantially conform to the ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6818192 | 12CaO • 7Al2O3 compound clathrating active oxygen species and method for preparing the same The present invention provides a 12CaO.7Al2O3 compound containing an O2− ion radical and/or an O− ion radical in a high concentration of 1020 cm−3 or more. This compound can be used a... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6814947 | Method for producing calcium compounds containing water of crystallization The invention relates to the production of calcium compounds containing water of crystallization by means of a chemical reaction between an aqueous alkaline sodium aluminate solution and solid or dissolved or suspended calcium (hydr)-oxide in the presence of carbon ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6803401 | Halogen scavenger for olefin formulations A halogen scavenging system is provided for inhibiting the corrosion-causing tendency and coloration of halogen-containing olefin polymers or copolymers, comprising incorporating about 0.01% to about 1% of a hydroltalcite-like solid solution having the formula Al | 10/12/2004 |
| 6793908 | Method for preparing ITO nanometer powders A solution method for preparing indium-tin oxide (ITO) powders is provided. Indium compounds and tin compounds are dissolved in water respectively to form two solution bodies. Some proper additives are added into the solution bodies to form metal hydroxyl compounds ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6676910 | Processes for the causticisation of Bayer liquors in an alumina refinery An improved process for the causticisation of Bayer liquors in an alumina refinery includes a first step of reacting lime with aluminate ions in a Bayer liquor within a primary reactor operated at low to moderate temperature to form a hydrocalumite specie... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6667270 | Bismuth-and phosphorus-containing catalyst support, reforming catalysts made from same, method of making and naphtha reforming process Bismuth- and phosphorus-containing catalyst supports, naphtha reforming catalysts made from such supports, methods of making both support and catalyst, and a naphtha reforming process using such catalysts.... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6656588 | Ultrafine powders and their use as lasing media Doped, nanosize metal oxide particles have been shown to exhibit stimulated emission and continuous-wave laser action when energized appropriately, for example by electron beams. The doped particles are useful as solid state lasing devices and "laser pain... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6572964 | Ultrafine mixed-crystal oxide, production process and use thereof A process for producing an ultrafine mixed-crystal oxide characterized by producing an ultrafine mixed crystal oxide comprising primary particles in a mixed crystal state with a BET specific surface area of 10 to 200 m2 /g, comprising the step ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6533966 | Method for preparing suspensions and powders based in indium tin oxide and the use thereof Suspensions and powders based on indium tin oxide are prepared by a method in which indium tin oxide precursors are precipitated from solutions in one or more solvents in the presence of one or more surface-modifying components, the solvent(s) are removed... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6521016 | Method of producing nanophase Cu-Al2O3 composite powder The present invention relates to a method of producing nanophase Cu--Al2 O3 composite powder by means of 1) the producing precursor powders by centrifugal spray drying process using the water base solution, in which Cu-nitrate (Cu(NO... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6500364 | Nonlinear optical (NLO) beryllate materials In one embodiment of the present invention, the material is a non-linear optical compound with a general chemical formula (Σi Mi1)(Σj Mଲj2)(Σk Mγk3 | 12/31/2002 |
| 6096285 | Indium tin oxide fine powder and method for preparing the same Herein disclosed is 6 indium tin oxide (ITO) fine powder whose crystal form is a corundum type one and which has a true specific gravity of not less than 6.5 g/cc, a green density of not less than 3.0 g/cc, and a Seebeck coefficient of less than 30 μV/cc... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6030507 | Process for making a crystalline solid-solution powder with low electrical resistance A process for making a crystalline solid-solution powder which involves reacting at least two reactants in a plasma arc of a plasma chamber and blast-cooling the resultant product in a high velocity gas stream to form the powder. The first reactant is a m... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6007790 | Family of microporous indium silicate compositions A new family of crystalline and microporous compositions having indium and silicon as essential framework elements have been synthesized. These compositions are characterized by unique x-ray diffraction patterns and an empirical formula of: Ap ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5980856 | Synthetic chalcoalumite-type compounds and processes for producing the same This invention relates to synthetic chalcoalumite-type compounds represented by formula (1) below: M2+a-x/2 Lix1+ Al43+ (OH)b (An-)c.mH.sub.2 O ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5973177 | Method for selecting silicon metalloid having improved performance in the direct process for making organohalosilanes A method for selecting chemical grade silicon metalloid having improved performance in a direct process for making organohalosilanes. The method comprises (A) heating a chemical grade silicon metalloid sample at a temperature ramp speed controlled to effe... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5972831 | Inorganic transparent photocatalytic composition The present invention concerns a novel photocatalytic composition, a photocatalytic element and a novel method for the photocatalytic treatment of effluents, comprising a gaseous or aqueous solution of the organic compounds to be destroyed. This novel pho... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5866493 | Method of manufacturing a sintered body of indium tin oxide According to the method, an aqueous salt solution containing either tin, indium or both, are mixed with an alkali to produce a slurry containing precipitated particles. Then, the slurry is maintained at a predetermined temperature range for a time suffici... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5792236 | Non-toxic liquid metal composition for use as a mercury substitute Liquid gallium or gallium alloy is utilized as a mercury substitute for a variety of applications. The liquid gallium or gallium alloy is either free of metal oxides or has only very low quantities of metal oxides.... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5770113 | Zinc oxide ceramics and method for producing the same Zinc oxide ceramics and a method for producing the same are provided wherein zinc oxide varistors for low and high voltages having excellent electric characteristics and high reliability upon DC loading and surge can be obtained in high yield by low-tempe... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5756009 | Process for the production of an electro-conductive oxide particle An electro-conductive oxide particle comprising indium atoms, antimony atoms and oxygen atoms in a molar ratio of In:Sb:O being 1:0.02-1.25:1.55-4.63 and having a primary particle diameter of from 5 to 500 nm.... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5736071 | Transparent conductive double oxide and method for producing same The invention relates to a double oxide which is transparent and electrically conductive. This double oxide has a defective fluorite crystal structure and is represented by a formula of In3 Sb1-X O7-δ where X is in a ran... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5723097 | Method of treating spent potliner material from aluminum reduction cells A method of treating spent potliner material from aluminum reduction cells is disclosed. The spent potliner material is introduced into a sulfuric acid digester to produce a gas component including hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen cyanide and a slurry compo... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5628933 | Transparent conductors comprising zinc-indium-oxide and methods for making films Applicant has discovered that aliovalently doped zinc-indium-oxide where In is 40-75% of the metal elements can achieve electrical conductivity comparable to wide band-gap semiconductors presently in use while exhibiting enhanced transparency in both the ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5622653 | Electro-conductive oxides and electrodes using the same Electro-conductive oxides showing excellent electro-conductivity, electrodes using the electro-conductive oxide and methods for manufacturing the same are described. The electro-conductive oxides are represented by the general formula: M(1)x M(... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5578248 | Composition for use in a transparent and electrically conductive film and a method for making the film An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for use in a formation of transparent and electrically conductive film having a low electric resistance and a high transmittance and a method for making the film mentioned above. A mixture of ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5573582 | Process for preparing fine-particulate metal hydroxide comprising aluminum hydroxide and metal oxide comprising aluminum oxide The present invention discloses a process for preparing a fine-particulate metal hydroxide comprising aluminum hydroxide as a major component which comprises continuously supplying water and a mixture of an aluminum alkoxide and at least one alkoxide of a... | 11/12/1996 |