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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6946395 | Devices containing zirconium-platinum-containing materials and methods for preparing such materials and devices Methods for forming materials containing both zirconium and platinum, such as platinum-zirconium films, and articles containing such materials. The resultant films can be used as electrodes in an integrated circuit structure, particularly in a memory device such as ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6858560 | Ethylene oxide catalyst An ethylene oxide catalyst is provided which is essentially transition metal and rhenium free and which consists essentially of silver, alkali metal, sulfur and boron components on a support such as alumina, optionally with a fluorine or chlorine component. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6806328 | Polymerization catalyst activator complexes and their use in a polymerization process The present invention includes polymerization catalyst activator complexes which include at least Group 13 metals. The activator complexes of the invention are prepared, in general, by reacting a halogenated aryl Group 13 metal compound with a diol. The activator co... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6774195 | Catalyst composition and process for preparing norbornene-type homopolymers or copolymers A catalyst composition and process for preparing norbornene-type homopolymers or copolymers. The norbornene-type homopolymers or copolymers can be prepared using an in-situ catalyst composition including: (a) a transition metal compound of ML4, wherein M ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6635597 | Perfluoronaphthyl substituted boron containing catalyst activator A catalyst activator particularly adapted for use in the activation of metal complexes of metals of Group 3-10 for polymerization of ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers, especially olefins, comprising a neutral (Lewis acid) or charge separate... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6613850 | Method for feeding boron compounds, fine particles of boron compounds, catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins comprising them, and processes for the production of the particles A method for feeding a boron compound, which comprises feeding at least one boron compound selected from (1) to (3) described below in the state suspended or slurried in a solvent continuously to a reactor; a boron compound in the form of fine particles b... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6562752 | Metallic sulphide catalysts, processes for synthesising said catalysts and use thereof A catalyst containing a sulfide phase comprising (a) sulfur (b) and at least one element A selected form group IIIB, including the lanthanides and actinides, group IVB and group VB, and optionally (c) at least one element B selected from group VIIB and gr... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562917 | Method for preparing polybutadiene having controlled molecular weight and high 1,4-cis content A method for preparing polybutadiene having controlled molecular weight and high 1,4-cis content over 95% in the presence of a diethylzinc compound as a cocatalyst (i.e., alkylating agent) and molecular-weight-controlling agent, in which the molecular wei... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6476164 | Carbenium cationic complexes suitable for polymerization catalysts This description addresses a process for the preparation of polyolefins from one or more olefinic monomers comprising combining under polymerization conditions said olefins with the product of combining i) an organometallic catalyst compound and ii) a coc... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6432867 | Process for sulfurizing catalysts in a reducing medium Sulfided catalysts produced by sulfurizing supported catalysts containing at least one element selected from group IIIB, including the lanthanides and actinides, group IVB and group VB, wherein the catalyst is brought into contact with at least one source... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6350715 | Preparation of an activated catalyst using an inert gas in the absence of hydrogen The invention pertains to a process for preparing an activated catalyst, to the activated catalyst composition and the use thereof in the conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks, such as isomerisation. The catalyst composition comprising a Group VIII noble m... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6316382 | Process for sulphurizing catalysts by reduction followed by sulphurization The invention concerns a process for sulphurizing supported catalysts containing at least one element selected from group IIIB, including the lanthanides and actinides, group IVB, group VB and group VIB, said process being characterized in that said catal... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6262202 | Noncoordinating anions for olefin polymerization Bulky noncoordinating anions that are surprisingly stable under olefin polymerization conditions such that olefin polymers can be prepared with unexpectedly high molecular weights at high catalyst efficiencies. Thus the invention is directed to an olefin ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6242378 | Process for sulphurizing catalysts in the presence of carbon and elemental sulphur The invention concerns a process for sulphurising supported catalysts containing at least one element selected from group IIIB, including the lanthanides and actinides, group IVB and group VB, said process being characterized in that said catalyst is sulp... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6232420 | Polymers from ionic metallocene catalyst compositions Ionic catalyst compositions can be prepared by combining two components. The first component is a bis(cyclopentadienyl) Group IV-B metal complex containing at least one ligand which will combine irreversibly with the second component or at least a portion... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6218488 | Polymerization process for olefin copolymers using bridged hafnocene compounds The invention is a polymerization process for ethylene copolymers having a density less than 0.915 comprising contacting ethylene, one or more -olefin monomer, and optionally one or more diene monomer, with a catalyst composition comprising the rea... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6194345 | Process for activating halogenated catalysts, catalysts obtained by this process, and use of these catalysts in acid catalyst processes The invention relates to a process of activating a supported acid catalyst, and consists in the conversion of Lewis acid-type acid sites which are deposited on a solid substrate into activated acid sites in a non-oxydizing acid medium. The catalyst is exp... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5869723 | Ionic compound and olefin polymerization catalyst containing the same Ionic compounds represented by general formula (I), method of their production, olefin polymerization catalyst components, and olefin polymerization catalysts containing the components are provided. M(R1)k (R2)1 (R... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5817593 | Catalyst and process for producing amines This invention includes catalysts comprising rhenium (atomic number 75), nickel, cobalt, boron and copper and/or ruthenium impregnated on a support material and a process for preparing said catalyst, said process comprising (i) impregnating a mixture of m... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5814715 | Amorphous olefin polymers, copolymers, methods of preparation and derivatives thereof The present invention includes related methods and uses, including composition comprising the polymer derived from a monomer having the formula: H2 C.dbd.CHR; (1) and optionally at least one monomer selected f... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5789335 | Supported Lewis acid catalysts for hydrocarbon conversion reactions A supported Lewis acid catalyst, which comprises an inorganic oxide substrate having immobilized thereon at least one Lewis acid and a modifying agent containing at least one functional moiety capable of reacting with surface hydroxyl groups originally pr... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5741753 | Nitrate-free catalyst for the wash-and-wear finishing of textiles Essentially nitrate-free catalyst for the wash-and-wear finishing of textiles with formaldehyde-free crosslinkers, comprising magnesium, tetrafluoroborate, chloride and sulfate ions in the molar weight ratios of (a) Mg2+ : BF4-... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5739074 | Metal cation-modified alkylation catalysts A catalytic composite of a refractory inorganic oxide whose bound surface hydroxyl group has reacted with a Friedel-Crafts type metal halide and whose acidity has been modified by the deposition of a monovalent metal cation, especially an alkali metal cat... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5731256 | Alkylation catalyst for C4 -C5 isoparaffins using at least one C2 -C6 olefin The present invention concerns a catalyst comprising a porous organic or mineral support, preferably silica, and an acidic phase containing B(OSO2 CF3)3 and at least one acid selected from the group formed by sulphuric aci... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5703201 | Catalyst for polymerization of polyketone formed by treatment with carbon monoxide and olefin A process for the synthesis of a catalyst for the polymerization of carbon monoxide and at least one olefin which comprises treating a mixture of a compound of palladium, such as tetrakis(acetonitrile) palladium, and a Lewis acid anion, such as a fluoride... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5561095 | Supported lewis acid catalysts for hydrocarbon conversion reactions A supported Lewis acid catalyst system for catalyzing hydrocarbon conversion reactions including cationic polymerization, alkylation, isomerization and cracking reactions is disclosed, wherein the catalyst system comprises an inorganic oxide support havin... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5506316 | Carbocationic catalysts and process for using said catalysts A living carbocationic catalyst composition comprising an initiator of a tertiary alkyl halide, a tertiary aralkyl halide or polymeric halide a co-initiator of a methylaluminum or methylboron compound, and a solvent medium with a dielectric constant betwe... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5489564 | Alkane disproportionation A catalyst useful in the disproportionation of alkanes is provided comprising an acid component having the formula HB(OSO2 CF3)4 and a support. A method for the disproportionation of C4 -C16 alkanes e... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5438028 | Method of enhancing finished catalysts A method of enhancing the activity of a catalyst for the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbons, comprising: (a) applying a modifying element dissolved in a solvent onto the surface of a finished catalyst; (b) drying said modified finished catalyst to remove all free... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5246904 | Catalyst for the wash-and-wear finishing of textiles A chloride-free catalyst for wash-and-wear finishing textiles with formaldehyde-free crosslinking agents contains magnesium and fluoroborate ions in a ratio of from 1:0.1 to 1:4 and guarantees odorless results.... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5173467 | Isoparaffin:olefin alkylation process and catalyst complex The invention provides a catalyst complex for promoting alkylation of an isoparaffin with an olefin, said catalyst complex comprising the reaction product of Lewis acid and at least one fluorophosphoric acid; and, additionally, excess Lewis acid in concen... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5151400 | Process for the activation of halogenated catalysts and catalysts obtained by said process for utilization in hydrocarbon conversion processes The invention relates to a process for the preparation and activation of a catalyst, comprising a stage of fabricating a support consisting at least in part of at least one refractory oxide mineral, a stage of depositing on the support at least one metal ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5100851 | Stationary aqueous acid phase transition metal catalysts for reduction of aromatics The present invention provides a catalyst for hydrogenation of aromatic compounds, which comprises a hydrophilic support material; and a stationary aqueous acid phase supported by the hydrophilic support material, the aqueous acid having a transition meta... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5068490 | BF3-tertiary etherate complexes for isobutylene polymerization Disclosed herein are boron trifluoride etherate complexes in which the ether of the complex has at least one tertiary carbon bonded to an ether oxygen. The etherates are useful for polymerizing a one-olefin or mixtures thereof, preferably comprising isobu... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5034368 | Process for the preparation of carboxylic acids or esters thereof A process for the preparation of carboxylic acids or of esters thereof by contacting an olefinically unsaturated compound with CO in the presence of water or an alcohol, respectively, and of a catalytic system prepared by combining a ruthenium compound an... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4983425 | Vapor phase hardening of curable organic compounds This invention relates to a process for hardening a curable normally liquid hydrocarbon compound optionally substituted with an alkyloxy, ester aldehyde, amido, halo, sulfonate, sulfate, sulfite, mercapto or nitro group and containing at least one functio... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4982042 | Process for manufacture of olefin oligomer A process for the manufacture of an olefin oligomer, comprising the steps of polymerizing an olefin monomer in the presence of boron trifluoride and a boron trifluoride-alcohol complex as catalysts, to prepare a first oligomerization product, and then car... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4973743 | Process for the production of polybasic acid esters with recovery of boron trifluoride This invention provides a process for preparing an oligomer of at least one polyunsaturated aliphatic C12-22 monocarboxylic acid ester in the presence of boron trifluoride resulting in a high yield or predominantly trimeric product which, upon ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4950386 | Acidic promotion of transition metal sulfide catalysts for selective hydrogenation It has now been discovered that hydrocarbon feeds containing a polycyclic aromatic compound or mixtures thereof can be selectively hydrogenated by contacting the feed with a transition metal catalyst and hydrogen in the presence of an acid to provide a hy... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4517386 | Process for the rearrangement of epoxides Terminal epoxides, also known as alpha-epoxides or 1,2-epoxides, are rearranged predominantly to the corresponding aldehydes using a catalyst system consisting of lithium tetrafluoroborate in a polyether solvent.... | 05/14/1985 |
