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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003561 | Fuel cell The invention aims at providing a platinum black material, without using an expensive and rare material, which is excellent in CO poisoning inhibiting effect, H2S poisoning inhibiting effect, SO4 poisoning inhibiting effect and HCHO poisoning i... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7939461 | Catalyst for decomposition of formic acid, method for decomposing formic acid, process for producing hydrogen, apparatus for producing and decomposing formic acid, and method for storing and generating hydrogen A catalyst for the decomposition of formic acid including a dinuclear metal complex represented by a formula (1) below, a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or any of their salts, where M1 and M2 are tran... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7417007 | Selective hydrogenation catalyst and methods of making and using same A method for producing a selective hydrogenation catalyst for hydrogenating a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to an unsaturated hydrocarbon comprising contacting an inorganic catalyst support with a chlorine-containing compound to form a chlorided catalyst support an... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7351328 | Desulfurization and novel process for same A composition comprising a metal oxide and a promoter, wherein at least a portion of the promoter is present as a reduced valence promoter, and methods of preparing such composition are disclosed. The thus-obtained composition is employed in a desulfurization zone t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326819 | High-activity isomerization catalyst and process A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a sulfated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318845 | Compact distillates fuel processor with effective sulfur removal process A distillate fuel steam reformer system in which a fuel feed stream is first separated into two process streams: an aliphatics-rich, sulfur-depleted gas stream, and an aromatics- and sulfur-rich liquid residue stream. The aliphatics-rich gas stream is desulfurized, ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7291577 | Hydrometallurgical process for production of supported catalysts A process for the production of a supported catalyst. The process comprises heating a slurry that comprises a catalyst support and at least one active catalytic ingredient precursor. Gas is introduced to the slurry at a sufficient pressure to reduce the at least one... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288240 | Method for production of hydrogen peroxide with improved yield and selectivity by direct oxidation of hydrogen over palladium containing catalyst A method for improving drastically both the selectivity and yield of hydrogen peroxide in the direct oxidation of hydrogen to hydrogen peroxide over a solid catalyst comprising palladium, which comprises: i) depositing on the solid... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287745 | Liquid-continuous column distillation Bubble columns fractionate with vapor-liquid mass transfer efficiencies approaching that of distillation towers when vapor velocities in excess of 50% of jet flood are used. If the vapor velocities are pushed above about 70% of jet flood then the distillation perfor... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282137 | Process for preparing basestocks having high VI A process for preparing high VI lubricating oil basestocks comprising hydrotreating, hydrodewaxing and optionally hydrofinishing. The hydrotreating step is under conditions such that the amount of conversion to 343° C. minus is less than 5 wt. % of the feedstock an... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255954 | Energy devices Electrocatalyst powders and energy devices fabricated using electrocatalyst powders and methods for making energy devices. The energy devices, such as fuel cells, have improved performance over a range of operating conditions. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247760 | Hydrogenation palladium-silver catalyst and methods A catalyst composition comprising palladium, silver and a support material (preferably alumina) is contacted with a liquid composition comprising an iodide component such as ammonium iodide, and the catalyst is then calcined. An improved process for hydrogenation, e... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7220350 | Wax isomerate yield enhancement by oxygenate pretreatment of catalyst A waxy hydrocarbon feed is catalytically treated with a dewaxing catalyst that has been selectively activated. The selective activation of the catalyst involves treating the catalyst with at least one oxygenate. The selectively activated catalyst can then be used to... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7199076 | Methods of making and using a selective hydrogenation catalyst In an embodiment, a method of hydrogenating a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to an unsaturated hydrocarbon includes contacting the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon with a catalyst in the presence of hydrogen. The catalyst comprises palladium and an inorganic support h... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196036 | Catalyst for decomposition of hydrocarbons, process for producing the catalyst, and process for producing hydrogen using the catalyst A catalyst for decomposition of hydrocarbons, comprises porous oxide particles containing magnesium and aluminum, and fine metallic nickel particles which are present in the vicinity of surface of the respective porous oxide particles, and have an average particle d... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7169735 | Catalyst and process for preparing the same The object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst that is highly active and capable of maintaining its activity for a long period of time even in a high-temperature environment. The present invention is a catalyst including: a porous carrier which is comp... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148302 | Catalyst for polymerization of norbornene This invention is based upon the discovery that a catalyst system which is comprised of (a) palladium or a palladium compound and (b) a fluorinated alcohol is effective for polymerizing norbornene-functional monomers into polynorbornene-functional polymers. It has b... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125924 | Highly filled soft polyolefin compositions Polyolefin compositions filled with high amounts of inorganic fillers comprising, by weight: (I) 20 to 60% by weight of an heterophasic polyolefin composition comprising: A) from 8 to 25% by weight of a crystalline polymer fraction selected from propylene homopolyme... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125818 | Catalyst for wax isomerate yield enhancement by oxygenate pretreatment A dewaxing catalyst is selectively activated by treatment with an oxygenate. Selective activation is accomplished by treated the dewaxing catalyst with a carrier feed containing oxygenate. The selectively activated dewaxing catalyst when used to dewax waxy hydrocarb... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119240 | Method for converting natural gas to olefins A process for converting natural gas to an olefin includes heating the gas to a selected range of temperature to convert a fraction of the gas stream to reactive hydrocarbons, primarily ethylene or acetylene, and reacting with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115669 | Minimizing the volume or maximizing the production rate of slurry bubble reactors by using large gas flow rates and moderate single pass conversion A gas-agitated multiphase reactor system that is effective for enabling maximum reactor productivity or minimizing reactor volume comprising at least two stages with or without recycle, wherein inlet gas superficial velocity is at least 20 cm/sec at Fischer-Tropsch ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7098166 | Catalyst for preparing fluorine-containing alcohol compound and a process for preparation of fluorine-containing alcohol compound A process for preparing a fluorine-containing alcohol compound, the process comprising the step of reacting water with a halogenated fluorine compound in the presence of a catalyst for preparing a fluorine-containing alcohol compound, the catalyst obtained by suppor... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7091252 | Liquid-continuous column distillation Bubble columns fractionate with vapor-liquid mass transfer efficiencies approaching that of distillation towers when vapor velocities in excess of 50% of jet flood are used. If the vapor velocities are pushed above about 70% of jet flood then the distillation perfor... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087191 | Shell metal catalyst and a precursor thereof, a process for their preparation and the use of the catalyst A process for preparing a shell metal catalyst or a precursor of a shell metal catalyst which process includes the steps of: applying a slurry having a diluent; a catalytically active metal or a precursor compound thereof; and optionally a refractory oxide; designat... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087152 | Wax isomerate yield enhancement by oxygenate pretreatment of feed A waxy hydrocarbon feed is catalytically dewaxed with a catalyst that has been selectively activated. The selective activation of the catalyst involves contacting the dewaxing catalyst with a feed mixture containing waxy hydrocarbon and at least one oxygenate. The p... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081680 | Self-aligned corrosion stop for copper C4 and wirebond An electrical structure including a substrate and an interconnect. The substrate includes an electrically conductive and corrosion resistant metallic layer on a metal layer. The interconnect is electrically coupled to the metallic layer. A top surface of the metalli... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077947 | Process for preparing basestocks having high VI using oxygenated dewaxing catalyst A process for preparing high VI lubricating oil basestocks comprising hydrotreating, hydrodewaxing and optionally hydrofinishing. The hydrotreated feedstock is hydrodewaxed using a dewaxing catalyst that has been selectively activated by oxygenate treatment. The hyd... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056857 | Fischer-tropsch catalysts using multiple precursors A method for making a catalyst is provided that features loading a catalytic metal to a support using at least two different precursor compounds of that said metal; and loading the promoter to the support in an amount effective so as to achieve similar promotion as ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053022 | Hydrothermally synthesized MO-V-M-NB-X oxide catalysts for the selective oxidation of hydrocarbons Hydrothermally synthesized catalysts comprising a mixed metal oxide are utilized to produce unsaturated carboxylic acids by the vapor phase oxidation of an alkane, or a mixture of an alkane and an alkene, in the presence thereof; or to produce unsaturated nitriles b... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049266 | Layered double hydroxides supported nanopalladium catalysts for Heck-, Suzuki, Sonogashira-, and Stille type coupling reactions of haloarenes Processes for the preparation of nanopalladium (0) catalysts are disclosed. In some embodiments, the nanopalladium (0) catalysts may be reusable. In some embodiments, the nanopalladium (0) catalysts may be heterogeneous. Nanopalladium (0) catalysts may be employed f... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045554 | Method for improved Fischer-Tropsch catalyst stability and higher stable syngas conversion The present invention is generally related towards methods for preparing and using a more stable synthesis catalysts. In particular, the present invention is directed towards treating synthesis catalysts with low levels of oxygen to deactivate the smaller more unsta... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038096 | Hydrocarbon hydrogenation catalyst composition, a process of treating such catalyst composition, and a process of using such catalyst composition A process of treating a catalyst composition containing palladium, an inorganic support, and a catalyst component, such as silver and/or a modifier such as alkali metal fluoride, is provided. The process involves contacting a catalyst composition with a first treati... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030053 | Catalyst composition comprising ruthenium and a treated silica support component and processes therefor and therewith for preparing high molecular weight hydrocarbons such as polymethylene A catalyst composition and a process of using a catalyst composition for preparing high molecular weight hydrocarbons, such as polymethylene, from a fluid containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide are disclosed. The catalyst composition contains ruthenium and a treate... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022889 | Isomerization process using novel catalyst A process for the isomerization of a feedstream comprising C5–C6 hydrocarbons where the process involves charging hydrogen and a feedstream comprising at least normal C5–C6 hydrocarbons into an isomerization zone and c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7015171 | Photocatalyst comprising titanium fluoride nitride for water decomposition with visible light irradiation A photo-catalyst containing titanium fluoride nitride comprising, Ti(IV)OaNbFc or a compound represented by MeTi(IV)OaNbFc prepared by doping at least one metal Me selected from the group consisting o... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015175 | High-activity isomerization catalyst and process A catalyst and process is disclosed to selectively upgrade a paraffinic feedstock to obtain an isoparaffin-rich product for blending into gasoline. The catalyst comprises a support of a sulfated oxide or hydroxide of a Group IVB (IUPAC 4) metal, a first component of... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011809 | Attrition resistant gamma-alumina catalyst support A γ-alumina catalyst support having improved attrition resistance produced by a method comprising the steps of treating a particulate γ-alumina material with an acidic aqueous solution comprising water and nitric acid and then, prior to adding any catalytic materi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009085 | Selective hydrogenation catalyst and processes therefor and therewith A catalyst composition comprising an inorganic support material, a palladium component, a silver component, and a promoter component having the formula XYFn, wherein X is an alkaline metal, Y is an element selected from the group consisting of antimony, p... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005059 | Catalyst having at least one element of group VIIB and its use in hydro-treating The invention relates to a catalyst for the transformation of hydrocarbon-containing feedstocks, in particular hydrotreatment, comprising at least one metal of group VIIB and at least one hydro-dehydrogenating metal (of the non-noble metals of group VIII and/or the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001927 | Water removal in Fischer-Tropsch processes A method for water removal in hydrocarbon product reactors operating at Fischer-Tropsch conditions. The water removal decreases the concentration of water in the reactor. In one embodiment, a method of reducing the concentration of water in a Fischer-Tropsch reactor... | 02/21/2006 |
