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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7867464 | Process for the storage of hydrogen using a system that strikes a balance between an alloy of alkaline metal and silicon and the corresponding hydride A process for the reversible storage of hydrogen, comprising bringing an alloy of alkaline metal and silicon into contact with gaseous hydrogen leading to the formation of the hydride or corresponding hydrides, comprises the use of at least one balanced system that ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7771686 | Hybrid inorganic polymer systems An inorganic polymer which comprises one or more organic functional groups and which has the following empirical formula: Rm[M2O]x[Al2O3]y[SiO2]zXqPH2O, in ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7479264 | Synthetic platy magadiite and octasilicate A method for producing synthetic magadiite, including the step of: heating a liquid aqueous colloidal silica suspension, the liquid aqueous colloidal silica suspension having a mole ratio of sodium hydroxide to silica and a mole ratio of water to silica effective to... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7442356 | Process for producing inorganic spheres To provide a process for producing inorganic spheres having a substantially uniform particle size with high productivity. In a process for producing inorganic spheres, which comprises a step of injecting an alkaline aqueous liquid containing an inorganic compound in... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7357910 | Method for producing metal oxide nanoparticles Method for producing metal oxide nanoparticles. The method includes generating an aerosol of solid metallic microparticles, generating plasma with a plasma hot zone at a temperature sufficiently high to vaporize the microparticles into metal vapor, and directing the... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335342 | Process for the preparation of sodium silicate from Kimberlite tailing In the present invention a process for the preparation of sodium silicate from Kimberlite tailing generated as solid waste during diamond mining is disclosed. The process comprises, reacting Kimberlite tailing with mineral acid to remove acid soluble impurities foll... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7314843 | Method for synthesis of lamellar solids from an amino-alcohol-type organic structuring agent The invention relates to a process for synthesis of lamellar solids based on silicates comprising: i) a mixing stage, during which a mixture that comprises an alkaline metal, a silica source, water and an organic structuring agent ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7297318 | Method of removing heavy metals from silicate sources during silicate manufacturing Methods for the removal of lead from a metal silicate during the process of manufacturing of such a material are provided. With the reliance upon lower cost starting silicon dioxide starting materials that are known to exhibit elevated amounts of heavy metal therein... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293568 | Aqueous solutions of silicon metal and methods of making and using same The present invention generally relates to a formulation created by reacting sodium hydroxide, water, and silicon metal which has unique properties and many uses. The instant invention is further directed to methods of producing and using such formulations. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285260 | Synthesis method for carbon material based on LiMM'(XO) Method of synthesis for a material made of particles having a core and a coating and/or being connected to each other by carbon cross-linking, the core of these particles containing at least one compound of formula LixM1−yM′y(XO | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270794 | Process for recovering useful products and energy from siliceous plant matter In the process disclosed herein, siliceous plant matter is steeped in water, soaked in an aqueous solution containing a solute which solubilizes inorganic oxides, soaked in an aqueous solution containing an oxidizing solute, rinsed, dried and thermally pyrolyzed to ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258733 | Viscosity stable smectite clay slurries A clay slurry is described using smectite clay, water, and a defined phosphonate additive that is hydrolytically stable over time. The viscosity of the clay slurry remains pourable and relatively unchanged over time compared to prior art slurries. The slurry is usef... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7201885 | Method of removing heavy metals from silicate sources during silicate manufacturing Methods for the removal of lead from a metal silicate during the process of manufacturing of such a material are provided. With the reliance upon lower cost starting silicon dioxide starting materials that are known to exhibit elevated amounts of heavy metal therein... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7063825 | Synthetic platy magadiite and octasilicate A method for producing synthetic magadiite, including the step of: heating a liquid aqueous colloidal silica suspension, the liquid aqueous colloidal silica suspension having a mole ratio of sodium hydroxide to silica and a mole ratio of water to silica effective to... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7022299 | Exfoliative clay and derivative thereof and method for producing the same The present invention discloses an exfoliative clay and a derivative thereof and a method for producing the same. The exfoliative clay is formed by emulsion exfoliating an inorganic layered silicate clay with an amphibious intercalating agent by powerfully stirring ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7008566 | Oligo phosphate-based electrode active materials and methods of making same The invention provides an electrochemical cell which includes a first electrode and a second electrode which is a counter electrode to said first electrode, and an electrolyte material interposed there between. The first electrode includes an active material having ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6933420 | Doped odor controlling materials An odor controlling material and an absorbent article containing material for removing or reducing odor emanating from certain gaseous and liquid compounds in body fluid. The odor controlling material includes conventional absorbent materials such as silica, alumina... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908896 | Builder composition prepared by heat-treating a crystalline layered Na silicate The invention relates to builder compositions with improved dissolution residue behavior, obtained by bringing a) crystalline layered sodium silicate of the formula NaMSixO2x+1*yH2O, where M is sodi... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6893621 | Lithium-containing silicon oxide powder and making method A lithium ion secondary cell having a high capacity, improved first charge/discharge efficiency and improved cycle performance is obtainable using as the negative electrode material a lithium-containing silicon oxide powder having the formula: SiLixO... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6890500 | Salt-templated microporous solids The invention is directed to open-framework and microporous solids well suited for use in catalysis and ion exchange. The microporous solids are constructed by using a salt template which can be readily removed without destroying the framework of the micropore. Vari... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6890503 | Silica additive for use in rubbers and similar cross-linked materials The present development is a silica additive for use in rubbers and similar cross-linked materials having a silicon atom intercalated within an oxygenated framework. The additive may be prepared starting with crystalline, fused or amorphous silica powder, thereby re... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6883349 | Method for preparing raw materials for glass-making The subject of the invention is a process for manufacturing compounds based on one or more silicates of alkali metals, such as Na and K and/or alkaline earth metals such as Ca, Mg, and/or on rare earths, such as Ce, optionally in the form of mixed silicates which co... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6864202 | Process for preparing sodium silicate alkali solution depleted of sodium salt and enriched in silica The present invention relates to an improved process for obtaining sodium silicate alkali solution depleted of sodium salt and enriched in silica from a mother liquor recovered after isolation of molecular sieves and more particularly, the present invention relates ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6818579 | Granular ceramic material with high porosity A ceramic material, includes SiO2 and Na2O and/or K2O. The material is characterized by a porosity of over 60% and by pores, more than 70% of which have a pore size ranging between 0.1 and 15 μm. The ceramic material can be used as ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6815099 | Wear resistant coating for brush seal applications A metallic coating containing hard carbide particles is described. The coating is applied by an HVOF process using powder particles whose size ranges from about 15 to about 44 microns. The carbide particles are held in a 80% nickel-20% chromium matrix. The coating h... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6758976 | Simplified purification of phosphoric acid plant pond water A simplified process for the partial purification of contaminated phosphoric acid plant pond water having a molar calcium plus magnesium to fluorine ratio greater than or equal to about 0.60, is described, in which the pond water is treated with a basic compound, cl... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6758977 | Purification of phosphoric acid plant pond water A process for the partial purification of contaminated phosphoric acid plant pond water is described, in which the pond water is treated sequentially, with two basic compounds, clarified, aged, clarified again and re-acidified. The thus treated pond water, still con... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6743766 | Sparingly soluble alkali metal silicate The invention relates to a sparingly soluble alkali metal silicate which comprises alkali metal phyllosilicate in finely divided form in a non-phyllosilicatic alkali metal silicate environment of the formula x MI2O.y SiO2, in which M... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6740300 | Method for manufacturing crystalline layered sodium disilicate The present invention relates to an improved method for manufacturing a crystalline layered sodium disilicate and more particularly, to the improved method for manufacturing the crystalline layered sodium disilicate comprising the steps including the preparation of ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6719955 | Salt-templated microporous solids The invention is directed to open-framework and microporous solids well suited for use in catalysis and ion exchange. The microporous solids are constructed by using a salt template which can be readily removed without destroying the framework of the micropore. Vari... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6579460 | Process and composition for removing toxins from bodily fluids A process and a composite for removing toxic cations and anions from blood or dialysate is disclosed. The process involves contacting blood or dialysate with a shaped ion exchange composite to remove ammonium and phosphate ions. The composite is a mixture... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6555078 | Method of preparing lithium salts The present invention provides an inexpensive process for the preparation of lithium salts of formula LiX having a desired or required level of purity using lithium chloride and lithium sulfate. In the process of the invention, a lithium salt selected fro... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6544631 | Fixing agent for dye and ink-jet recording medium A dye fixing agent for water-color ink to be contained in the water-color ink accepting layer of an ink jet recording medium having a water-color ink accepting layer formed on a substrate, which is a hydrotalcite compound containing a silicic acid anion a... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6537962 | Composite powder The present invention pertains to a composite powder comprising (A) an alkali metal silicate particle having an average particle size of from 1 to 500 μm; and (B) a water-soluble salt particle having an average particle size of from 0.01 to 50 μm, of wh... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6524543 | Production of soluble silicates from biogenic silica Disclosed is a commercial grade of soluble silicate solutions, clear homogenous and water white essentially free of unreacted silica, made by dissolving in a closed container biogenic silica, preferably rice hull ash, in a strong alkali solution, preferab... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6413493 | Process for producing P zeolite The invention describes a process for preparing P zeolites in which aluminate and silicate solutions are reacted in the presence of a P-zeolite seed.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6395069 | Aqueous solution which can be used in an ion-exchange process An aqueous solution with a pH of greater than 5, preferably of at least 6.5, can be used in an ion-exchange process, in particular a process for the manufacture of a zeolite. This aqueous solution comprises metal cations, such as zinc, and an agent for co... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6387845 | Carbon dioxide gas absorbent containing lithium silicate Disclosed is a carbon dioxide gas absorbent containing lithium silicate reacting with a carbon dioxide gas to form lithium carbonate and represented by the general formula, Lix Siy Oz, where x, y, z are integers meeting th... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6379641 | Microporous rare earth silicates and method of producing same Crystalline microporous rare earth silicates are provided. These microporous compositions have a three dimensional framework structure of at least silicon tetrahedral oxide units and at least one M oxide unit. M is a rare earth element. Optionally, the mi... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6372805 | Colloids comprising amorphous borosilicate Colloids comprising amorphous borosilicate particles, wherein said borosilicate particles are not borosilicate glass; are described and claimed. These colloids have been found to be useful in aqueous systems, specially in papermaking.... | 04/16/2002 |
