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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7332090 | Process for the removal of mercury from solutions contaminated with mercury Mercury is removed from solutions contaminated with mercury by filtration through a carbon filter consisting of electrode graphite. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7252713 | Mesoporous glass as nucleant for macromolecule crystallisation A method of facilitating the crystallisation of a macromolecule comprising the step of adding a mesoporous glass to a crystallisation sample wherein the mesoporous glass comprises pores having diameters between 4 nm and 100 nm and has a surface area of at least 50 m... | 08/07/2007 |
| 6955695 | Conversion of petroleum residua to methane This invention discloses improvements on previous inventions for catalytic conversion of coal and steam to methane. The disclosed improvements permit conversion of petroleum residua or heavy crude petroleum to methane and carbon dioxide such that nearly all of the h... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6657091 | Catalytic preparation of alkali metal alkoxides Alkali metal alkoxides are prepared by reacting alkali metal amalgam with alcohol in the presence of a catalyst comprising iron having a carbon content of at least 0.3% by weight.... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6296679 | Method for hydrocarbon steam reforming In a process for hydrocarbon steam reforming, a primary reformed gas is produced from a mixed gas of hydrocarbon and steam with use of a primary reforming means including an external combustion type of reforming furnace. A secondary reforming reaction of ... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5505930 | Method for converting reactive metals such as sodium into a metal hydroxide Disclosed is a method for conversion in a container of reactive material comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium and lithium into its respective metal hydroxide. First the container is purged of essentially all oxyg... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5262133 | Method of denuding sodium mercury amalgam and producing sodium alcoholates Disclosed is a method of denuding a sodium-mercury amalgam to recover mercury therefrom and produce a sodium alcoholate. The amalgam is reacted with a C1 to C4 alcohol in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 4894208 | System for separating radioactive NA from Al A system for extracting sodium, particularly radioactive 22 Na, from aluminum utilizes a monel exhaust system for exhausting sodium vapor emitted from a molten aluminum target, in a draft of helium gas. The aluminum target is heated until it is... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4230486 | Process for removal and recovery of mercury from liquids A method is presented for recovering mercury from mercury-containing liquids in which the liquids are contacted with particles of metallic silver. The method produces highly purified liquids which may be employed in applications having a low mercury toler... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4154607 | Process for disposal of sodium sludge A process for safely and conveniently disposing of active metal residue, such as a mixture of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal, by introducing the residue into a furnace in which it is completely transformed into harmless metal salts or oxides, which... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4105441 | Composition for the decomposition of sodium-mercury amalgam A method and composition are described for the decomposition of sodium-mercury amalgam in a reactor containing solid packing particles to form hydrogen, sodium hydroxide, and denuded mercury. The novel packing particles are comprised of a heterogeneous so... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4058440 | Concurrent separation of lithium and hydrogen isotopes A method of separating light hydrogen and deuterium which makes use of the differential reaction rates of alkali metal amalgams with water containing light hydrogen and water containing deuterium. Hydrogen is evolved and the remaining solution of the alka... | 11/15/1977 |
