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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7790133 | Multi-component hydrogen storage material A reversible hydrogen storage composition having an empirical formula of: Li(x+z)NxMgyBzHw where 0.4≦x≦0.8; 0.2≦y≦0.6; 0 | 09/07/2010 |
| 7468173 | Method for producing nitrogen to use in under balanced drilling, secondary recovery production operations and pipeline maintenance The invention uses a feed of atmospheric air and mixes the air with hydrogen. The hydrogen and air mixture is fed into a catalytic reactor where a deoxygenation reaction occurs. The deoxygenation reaction uses a platinum catalyst to produce water from oxygen and hyd... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7416644 | Method and device for stripping ammonia from liquids The present invention provides a method and a system for stripping volatile compounds such as ammonia from liquids. Part of the ammonia is stripped from the liquid in a system having a shunt through which liquid such as e.g. fermented biomass can be diverted in the ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7410626 | Layered ammonia oxidation catalyst The invention pertains to a layered ammonia oxidation catalyst. The layered catalyst causes ammonia to be selectively oxidized in the presence of an oxidant such as air, while minimizing the formation of nitrogen oxides (NOx). The layered catalyst compris... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7402294 | Catalyst for partial oxidation reforming of fuel and fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst Disclosed is a catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel in the form of disk having through-hole. In addition, according to the invention, there is provided a fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst. The catalyst for a partial oxidat... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7364711 | Method for removing NO during the production of nitric acid N2O is removed in nitric acid manufacture by using catalysts comprising three-dimensional structures coated with catalytically active materials. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341662 | Distribution and collection headers for a filter bed A filtration vessel has an inlet for inflow into the filtration vessel of liquid media to be filtered, a body of filter media in the filtration vessel, and a drain to receive filtered liquid media for take off from the filtration vessel. The inlet is configured to i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326494 | Composite material and electrodes made therefrom A composite material having utility as a cathode material for a lithium ion battery includes a first component which is a metal phosphate and a second component which is a metal nitride, a metal oxynitride, or a mixture of the two. The second component is coated on,... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325562 | Heated seal air for valve and regenerative thermal oxidizer containing same Valve with heated sealing gas suitable for use in a regenerative thermal oxidizer, and oxidizer including the switching valve. The valve of the present invention exhibits excellent sealing characteristics and minimizes wear. In a preferred embodiment, the valve util... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7261959 | Methods of generating oxygen from air via an alkali superoxide Novel methods of air-oxidizing a molten alkali hydroxide at least partially to superoxide state and then reversing the reaction to obtain nitrogen-free oxygen, and then regenerating the molten hydroxide for repeated use, providing for the generating of concentrated ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250150 | Chemical reactor with pressure swing adsorption A chemical reaction is performed with separation of the product(s) and reactant(s) by pressure swing adsorption (PSA), using an apparatus having a plurality of adsorbers cooperating with first and second valve assemblies in a PSA module. The PSA cycle is characteriz... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229667 | Reduced moisture compositions comprising an acid gas and a matrix gas, articles of manufacture comprising said compositions, and processes for manufacturing same Compositions comprising a reactive gas and a matrix gas are disclosed, as well as articles of manufacture and methods of making the articles. The methods of manufacturing preferably employ zeolites to remove moisture from the reactive gas and from the matrix gas, an... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7192566 | Process for the catalytic decomposition of NO to Nand Ocarried out at high temperature The invention relates to a process for the catalytic decomposition of N2O to N2 and O2. This process is carried out at a high temperature, generally of between 700 and 1000° C., at a high HSV and in the presence of a catalyst... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183018 | Electrode material for anode of rechargeable lithium battery, electrode structural body using said electrode material, rechargeable lithium battery using said electrode structural body, process for producing said electrode structural body, and process for producing said rechargeable lithium battery An electrode material for an anode of a rechargeable lithium battery, containing a particulate comprising an amorphous Sn.A.X alloy with a substantially non-stoichiometric ratio composition. For said formula Sn.A.X, A indicates at least one kind of an element select... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169210 | Control system for helium recovery The present invention relates to a gas recycling system that includes a) a source of gas having a predetermined purity; b) an application system that uses the gas and adds contaminants to the gas; c) an adsorption system for removing the contaminants from the gas to... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160527 | Method for treating amonia-containing effluent water Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for treating an effluent containing ammonia in which method and apparatus N2O concentration in the gas at the outlet of a catalyst tower does not rise to a high level even when the NH3 concentration in th... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157166 | Ammonia fuel cell This invention refers to generating electrical energy comprising an ammonia fuel cell for generating electrical energy including a catalyst being in contact with a high temperature proton conducting membrane and the catalyst comprising at least one decomposition cat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156225 | Reduced moisture compositions comprising an acid gas and a matrix gas, articles of manufacture comprising said compositions, and processes for manufacturing same Compositions comprising a reactive gas and a matrix gas are disclosed, as well as articles of manufacture and methods of making the articles. The methods of manufacturing preferably employ zeolites to remove moisture from the reactive gas and from the matrix gas, an... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7150446 | Dual lift system Valve and valve lift system suitable for use in a regenerative thermal oxidizer, and oxidizer including the switching valve. The valve of the present invention exhibits excellent sealing characteristics and minimizes wear. In a preferred embodiment, the valve is sea... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140187 | Urea based composition and system for same A method and apparatus for generating energy from a composition comprising urea and water are described. The method in one embodiment includes: (a) reacting the urea with water to form ammonia; and (b) oxidizing the ammonia formed in step (a) to form water and nitro... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128150 | Acid gas disposal method This invention is method of recovering gas from a gas-bearing subterranean formation in which gas is produced from an upper portion of the formation and a waste gas is injected into a lower portion of the formation to dispose of the waste gas. The waste gas is injec... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7094384 | Combined methane decomposition and ammonia formation cell An ammonia synthesis process and apparatus are provided which are energy efficient and minimize greenhouse-gas-emission during the processing of natural gas and air. In the process a stream of natural gas is divided into two streams, one of which is mixed with air a... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092077 | System and method for monitoring contamination The present invention provides passive sampling systems and methods for monitoring contaminants in a semiconductor processing system. In one embodiment, that passive sampling system comprises a collection device in fluid communication with a sample line that provide... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7078130 | Metallic mesoporous transition metal oxide molecular sieves, room temperature activation of dinitrogen and ammonia production This invention provides novel stable metallic mesoporous transition metal oxide molecular sieves and methods for their production. The sieves have high electrical conductivity and may be used as solid electrolyte devices, e.g., in fuel cells, as sorbents, e.g. for h... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074381 | Process for producing ammonium polythiomolybdate A process for preparation of an ammonium polythiomolybdate or a hydrate thereof of the formula (NH4)2Mo3S13.n H2O where n is 0, 1 or 2, in which aqueous ammonium monosulfide, elemental sulfur and molybdic oxide ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7045659 | Process for the synthesis of monochloramine The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of monochloramine by reaction of an ammonium chloride solution with a sodium hypochlorite solution. The sodium hypochlorite solution is basified beforehand with an inorganic base and the ratio of the concentration... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037484 | Plasma reactor for cracking ammonia and hydrogen-rich gases to hydrogen Processes and systems for generating hydrogen gas from resonant cavities are disclosed. A preferred version includes separating a resonant cavity into two compartments with a dielectric type diaphragm, injecting gases such as ammonia into one compartment and generat... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025931 | Method and system for reducing oxygen in a closed environment The present invention reduces the amount of oxygen in an oxygen-containing gas within a closed environment. A selected amount of hydrogen gas is mixed with a portion of the oxygen-containing gas from the closed environment to form a first gas mixture. A catalyst exp... | 04/11/2006 |
| RE39041 | Ammonia decomposition catalysts An ammonia decomposition catalyst wherein a first catalyst having a crystalline silicate which is represented by the formula in terms of molar ratio of oxides as dehydrated: (1±0.8)R2O.[aM2O3.bM′O.cAl2O3 | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964430 | Weld-less driver-side inflator An inflator (10) is provided for supplying gas to a vehicle airbag from the combustion of pyrotechnic materials. The inflator (10) has a two-piece inflator body (12) held together by crimping the body components, rather than welding. An igniter ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6946197 | Semiconductor and device nanotechnology and methods for their manufacture Device nanotechnology based on silicon wafers and other substrates is described. Methods for preparing such devices are discussed. The teachings allow integration of current semiconductor device, sensor device and other device fabrication methods with nanotechnology... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942762 | Method for the production of a salt-free aqueous hydroxylamine solution A process for preparing a salt-free aqueous hydroxylamine solution by distilling an aqueous solution of a hydroxylammonium salt and a base in a tray column having at least two mechanical trays, wherein random or structured packings are located above at least one tra... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936363 | Ammonia cracker for production of hydrogen This method for hydrogen production from ammonia is based on the catalytic dissociation of gaseous ammonia in a cracker. A catalytic fixed bed is used. The ammonia cracker supplies a fuel cell (for example, an alkaline fuel cell AFC) with a mixture of hydrogen and n... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936357 | Bulk GaN and ALGaN single crystals Bulk GaN and AlGaN single crystal boules, preferably fabricated using a modified HVPE process, are provided. The single crystal boules typically have a volume in excess of 4 cubic centimeters with a minimum dimension of approximately 1 centimeter. If desired, the bu... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916457 | Preparation and use of non-chrome catalysts for Cu/Cr catalyst applications A non-chrome, copper-containing catalyst, Cu—Al—O and method of preparing the same are provided wherein the Cu—Al—O catalyst is prepared by the co-precipitation of copper nitrate (Cu(NO3)2) and sodium aluminate (Na2Al2 | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905666 | Process for the selective decomposition of hydrazine in a hydrazine/substituted hydrazine/water mixture The present invention relates to a process for the selective decomposition of hydrazine in a hydrazine/substituted hydrazine/water mixture. A catalyst chosen from the group consisting of nickel supported on silica/alumina, the nickel-nickel oxide mixture supported o... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6869905 | Synthesis of double metal cyanides with non-aqueous solutions An improved method for synthesizing a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst includes combining a non-aqueous solution of a first metal salt, such as ZnBr2, with a non-aqueous solution of a second metal salt, such as CoBr2, and with a non-aqueous ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6864211 | Photocatalysts for decomposition of water by visible light A photocatalyst which contains at least rhombic tantalum nitride or consists of rhombic tantalum nitride. A photocatalyst wherein said photocatalyst loads a promoter composed of transition metal, in particular, the photocatalyst wherein a transition metal is platinu... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861038 | Ceramics and method of producing ceramics A method of continuously producing a non-oxide ceramic formed of a metal constituent and a non-metal constituent. A salt of the metal constituent and a compound of the non-metal constituent and a compound of the non-metal constituent are introduced into a liquid alk... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6783856 | Metal oxyanion coated porous substrates Metal oxyanion coated substrates are disclosed comprising a three dimensional inorganic porous substrate having a coating of metal oxyanion on at least a portion of all three dimensions thereof, produced by a unique process having particular applicability to the man... | 08/31/2004 |
