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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7955578 | Method and apparatus for treating gas containing flourine-containing compounds To provide a method and apparatus for treating a waste gas containing fluorine-containing compounds, according to which PFCs can be decomposed efficiently even at low temperature, and moreover fluorine from the product of the decomposition can be recovered for reuse... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7811539 | Device and method for filtering contaminants A filter device and method for using a filter device. The filter device includes a catalyst for catalyzing the reaction of organic molecules, such as an oxidation reaction, and an adsorbent for adsorbing reacted organic molecules. As a result, gaseous contaminants t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7582272 | Method of treating a catalytic reactor system prior to reactor servicing A method of servicing a catalytic reactor system, comprising an abatement of at least one hazardous substance from the catalytic reactor system while preserving activity of a catalyst contained therein. A method of servicing a catalytic reactor system, comprising ox... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7399458 | Fired equipment with catalytic converter and method of operating same A fired equipment system and process for operating same is provided that combines stationary industrial burner technology and a catalyst bed that converts pollutants formed during combustion of fuel and air in the burner to yield stack gases that need no further tre... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396516 | Manganese containing oxygen storage component comprising three-way catalyst composition A three-way catalyst (TWC) composition comprises a manganese-containing oxygen storage component (OSC) and at least one optionally doped alumina wherein where the at least one alumina is gamma-alumina it is doped with at least one of a rare earth metal, silicon, ger... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393804 | Exhaust gas purifying catalyst and process for purification of exhaust gas An exhaust gas purifying catalyst has a catalytic component including copper, ZSM-5, and β zeolite. This exhaust gas purifying catalyst reduces nitrogen oxides even from low temperature range and exhibits durability even under a thermal load of high temperature. | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390768 | Stabilized tin-oxide-based oxidation/reduction catalysts The invention described herein involves a novel approach to the production of oxidation/reduction catalytic systems. The present invention serves to stabilize the tin oxide reducible metal-oxide coating by co-incorporating at least another metal-oxide species, such ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390469 | Bimodal catalyst-urea SCR system for enhanced NOconversion and durability The present invention discloses a method for reducing NOx in exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine. The purpose of this invention is to convert engine out NOx (approximately 90% NO in diesel exhaust) into roughly a 50:50 mixture of NO ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390471 | Apparatus and method for catalytic treatment of exhaust gases An exhaust gas treatment apparatus (20) for reducing the concentration of NOx, HC and CO in an exhaust gas stream (18) such as produced by a gas turbine engine (12) of a power generating station (10). The treatment apparatus in... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364712 | Catalyst for purifying methane-containing waste gas and method of purifying methane-containing waste gas This invention provides a catalyst for removing hydrocarbons from a combustion gas containing methane and containing an excess of oxygen, which comprises iridium supported on zirconium oxide; and a method of removing hydrocarbons from a combustion gas containing met... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361209 | Apparatus and process for preparing sorbents for mercury control at the point of use A system for treating a contaminated gas stream is provided that includes a comminution device 204 operable to effect size reduction of a plurality of sorbent particles and form a plurality of comminuted particles, a plurality of nozzles 224 distribute... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357902 | Process for the removal of oxygen from olefin-containing process streams Process for the removal of oxygen from a gas mixture comprising oxygen, at least one olefin, hydrogen, carbon monoxide and optionally at least one alkyne, the ratio of oxygen:hydrogen in the gas mixture being 1 part by volume of oxygen to at least 5 parts by volume ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354564 | Partial oxidation of hydrogen sulphide A method of conducting the partial oxidation to sulphur in at least one furnace of part of the hydrogen sulphide content of a feed gas mixture containing from 10 to 60% by volume of hydrogen sulphide but including at least one aromatic hydrocarbon impurity typically... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347980 | Process for treating fluorine compound-containing gas A gas stream containing at least one fluorine compound selected from the group consisting of compounds of carbon and fluorine, compounds of carbon, hydrogen and fluorine, compounds of sulfur and fluorine, compounds of nitrogen and fluorine and compounds of carbon, h... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329359 | Application of catalysts for destruction of organic compounds in liquid media A method of destroying an organic compound in liquid media comprising: contacting said liquid media with a catalyst of formula: nN/Ce1−xZrcBbB′b′B″b″O2−δ wherein n is a percentage from 0 ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326346 | High capacity regenerable sorbent for removal of arsenic and other toxic ions from drinking water The present invention is directed to a sorbent comprising a disordered polyvalent metal oxide on the surface of an inert substrate. The substrate can be a layered silicate, such as vermiculite, an aluminosilicate such as montmorillonite, or a nonlayered silicate suc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323136 | Containerless mixing of metals and polymers with fullerenes and nanofibers to produce reinforced advanced materials The present invention relates to fullerene, nanotube, or nanofiber filled metals and polymers. This invention stems from a cross-disciplinary combination of electromagnetic and acoustic processing and property enhancement of materials through fullerene or nanofiber ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318915 | Oxidation-reduction catalyst and its process of use This invention relates generally to a ruthenium stabilized oxidation-reduction catalyst useful for oxidizing carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds, and reducing nitrogen oxide species in oxidizing environments, substantially without the formation of toxic ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316721 | Ceramic foam insulator with thermal expansion joint A canister for maintaining entrained particles in a gas stream passing there through. The canister has an outer annular member and an inner porous annular member. The inner porous annular member has rings with at least one expansion zone in each ring. An annular int... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309480 | Catalyst for hydrogen generation through steam reforming of hydrocarbons A catalyst that can be used for the production of hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels in steam reforming processes contains an active metal of, e.g., at least one of Ir, Pt and Pd, on a catalyst support of, e.g., at least one of monoclinic zirconia and an alkaline-earth... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300640 | Method for clarifying exhaust gas A cleaning process of exhaust gas which includes the steps of bringing the exhaust gas containing at least one of nitrogen oxides or organic solvent into contact with a cleaning agent including metal as a reductive cleaning agent component and metal oxide as an oxid... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294321 | Systems and methods for removing materials from flue gas via regenerative selective catalytic reduction Regenerative selective catalytic reduction (RSCR) systems and process are provided whereby NOx levels in gases are reduced by mixing the gas with a reactant and then introducing the gas into an RSCR apparatus for treatment that entails heating the gas, ca... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285258 | Conversion of CO to CO Gold oxide is precipitated together with iron oxide from a solution containing a gold source and an iron source; the gel formed thereby is washed, dried, ground to a size range of 0.85 mm to 4.25 mm, calcined and activated by passing a hydrogen and oxygen containing... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285257 | Method of removing tar-forming gases from CVD/CVI furnace effluent Method for removing tar-forming hydrocarbons from an effluent gas mixtures from Chemical Vapor Deposition or Chemical Vapor Infiltration processes. Method includes passing at elevated temperature effluent gas mixture containing hydrogen, methane, and high molecular ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275366 | High thermal efficiency Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system An emissions control system utilizes otherwise wasted heat to efficiently reduce emissions in a main exhaust flow. Heat stored in exhaust from an auxiliary generator (i.e., auxiliary exhaust) may be used to convert urea to ammonia used by a Selective Catalytic Reduc... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261750 | Method for the autothermal reforming of a hydrocarbon A method for the autothermal reforming of a hydrocarbon, in particular of diesel, includes introducing a combustible mixture of the hydrocarbon to be reformed and an oxygen-containing medium into a first reaction zone of a reformer, A gas-phase reaction is ignited. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255840 | Autothermal reactor and method for production of synthesis gas An autothermal reactor and method for producing synthesis gas in which a heated oxygen containing stream is expanded into a mixing chamber to entrain a hydrocarbon containing stream to form a reactant stream without reaction of the oxygen and hydrocarbon contents of... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250486 | Method and apparatus for crystallizing polymer particles The present invention is a process and apparatus for conserving loss of heat while forming and crystallizing polymer particles in a liquid. The cooling liquid quenches the polymer during particle molding to facilitate shaping. The cooling liquid cools the polymer pa... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7234512 | Heat exchanger with internal baffle and an external bypass for the baffle A shell and tube heat exchanger has at least one baffle to support the tubes within the casing of the heat exchanger, wherein the baffle intersects the inner casing wall along a substantial portion of the arc. The baffle has a bypass through which flows at least a p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222499 | Closed loop air conditioning system A closed loop air conditioning system for an aircraft includes a compressor stage including at least one power driven compressor, for compressing working fluid, a first expansion turbine over which compressed working fluid is expanded and cooled, a first heat load h... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211232 | Refractory exhaust filtering method and apparatus A method for catalytically cleaning an exhaust gas, including receiving the exhaust gas in an inlet channel, blocking the exhaust gas in the inlet channel, diffusing the exhaust gas through a porous substantially fibrous nonwoven wall of the inlet channel, reacting ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208128 | Manganese-based oxidation catalyst A catalyst for the oxidation of volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide comprising manganese and alumina, such catalyst having been impregnated with a phosphorus compound. The presence of the phosphorus compound results in a significant oxidative conversion o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7183235 | High capacity regenerable sorbent for removing arsenic and other toxic ions from drinking water The present invention is directed to a sorbent comprising a disordered polyvalent metal oxide on the surface of an inert substrate. The substrate can be a layered silicate, such as vermiculite, an aluminosilicate such as montmorillonite, or a nonlayered silicate suc... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169726 | Catalyst for isomerization of solid fischer-tropsch paraffins and method for its production The present invention relates to a catalyst which consists of a combination of zeolite and platinum or palladium on aluminum oxide. The catalyst is suitable for converting solid Fischer-Tropsch paraffins into microcrystalline waxes. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166267 | Solid solutions, applicable as catalysts, with perovskite structure comprising noble metals Materials with a perovskite structure in form of solid solutions with general formula: AzZr1−xBxO3 Where A is Ba or a rare earth element, B is Pt, Ir, Rh or Ce z is 1 when A is Ba and is ⅔ when A is a rare earth, x is ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163615 | Method of treating substance to be degraded and its apparatus There is provided a method of treating a substance to be degraded comprising the steps of: degrading the substance to produce a degraded product; contacting the product obtained in the degrading step with a liquid; and entrapping a component of the product not trapp... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163665 | Apparatus for decomposing gaseous aliphatic hydrocarbon halide compounds A method for decomposing a gaseous aliphatic hydrocarbon halide compound more simply is provided. The method includes the steps of mixing the gaseous aliphatic hydrocarbon halide compound and a chlorine gas-containing gas and emitting light to a mixture gas of the g... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160472 | Treatment of a waste stream through production and utilization of oxyhydrogen gas Methods and systems for treating a waste stream in a waste treatment system involve performing a unit process of the waste treatment system by contacting the waste stream with oxyhydrogen-rich gas generated on-site by an oxyhydrogen gas generator that implements wat... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7149237 | Laser oscillator A laser oscillator capable of preventing contamination of optical components by organic matter such as oil mist. Gas laser medium in an optical resonator constituted by optical components is pumped by an electric discharge generated in an electric discharge tube to ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141149 | Electrodes useful for molten salt electrolysis of aluminum oxide to aluminum The present invention provides a method of making a carbon electrode, suitable for use as an anode in an aluminum reduction cell, which comprises mixing an aggregate, comprising a mixture of particulate shot coke, and a particulate carbonaceous material other than s... | 11/28/2006 |
