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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435759 | Method for the production of dimethyl ether A method for producing DME, which comprises separating a CO2 rich stream from a crude product stream containing DME and CO2 obtained by a DME synthesis from a feed syn gas; introducing the CO2 rich stream to a reverse water gas shift... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429682 | Catalyst for partial oxidation of methylbenzenes, method for preparing the same, and method for producing aromatic aldehydes using the same A catalyst for gas phase oxidation of methylbenzenes in the presence of molecular oxygen to produce corresponding aromatic aldehydes, a method for preparing the catalyst, and a method for producing aromatic aldehydes from methylbenzenes by using the catalyst. The ca... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422995 | Process for the preparation of a supported catalyst The present invention relates to a Catalyst comprising a, preferably oxidic, core material, a shell of zinc oxide around said core material, and a catalytically active material in or on the shell, based on one or more of the metals cobalt, iron, ruthenium and/or nic... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7402612 | Stabilized transition alumina catalyst support from boehmite and catalysts made therefrom This invention relates to methods for making a stabilized transition alumina of enhanced hydrothermal stability, which include the introduction of at least one structural stabilizer; a steaming step before or after the introduction step, wherein steaming is effectiv... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7390769 | High surface area, small crystallite size catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis The Fischer-Tropsch catalyst of the present invention is a transition metal-based catalyst having a high surface area, a smooth, homogeneous surface morphology, an essentially uniform distribution of cobalt throughout the support, and a small metal crystallite size.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7271126 | Catalyst for the dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene to STYRENE prepared with a high purity iron precursor A method for producing a catalyst for use in the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene is disclosed. The catalyst of the present invention comprises a high purity metal and at least one promoter in the form of solid oxides, oxide hydrates, hydroxides, hydroxyca... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247598 | Nano-scale magnetic solid base catalyst and its preparation method This invention describes a nano-scale magnetic solid base catalyst and its preparation method. The catalyst involves a magnetic core coated with a solid base active layer. The synthesis of the nano-scale magnetic cores was first carried out using a rapid nucleation ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241718 | Dimethyl ether steam reforming catalyst and method for producing the same The object of the present invention is to achieve excellent reforming ability even at lower temperatures, with a dimethyl ether steam reforming catalyst. According to the present invention, there is provided a dimethyl ether steam reforming catalyst capable o... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7217678 | Cobalt-substituted chromium oxide compositions, their preparation, and their use as catalysts and catalyst precursors A crystalline alpha-chromium oxide where from about 0.05 atom % to about 6 atom % of the chromium atoms in the alpha-chromium oxide lattice are replaced by trivalent cobalt (Co+3) atoms is disclosed. Also disclosed is a chromium-containing catalyst compos... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208244 | Di-ruthenium-substituted polyoxometalate electrocatalyst and method of oxygen generation A catalyst comprising a di-ruthenium-substituted polyoxometalate, especially Na14[Ru2Zn2(H2O)2(ZnW9O34)2] with a Ru—Ru distance of 0.318 nm and a method of using the electrocat... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7183329 | Process for the activation of a catalyst comprising a cobalt compound and a support A process for the preparation of a catalyst which comprises activating a catalyst precursor comprising a cobalt compound and a support with a gas comprising at least 5 mol % of a hydrocarbon. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179366 | Catalyst based on a group VI metal and a group VIII metal at least partially present in the form of heteropolyanions in the oxide precursor A catalyst contains at least one group VIII element and at least molybdenum and/or tungsten, said elements being present at least in part in the catalyst in the dry state in the form of at least one heteropolyanion with formula MxAB6O24 | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176159 | Catalyst and sorbent material for the production of hydrogen A catalyst and sorbent is disclosed which comprises pellets with an absorbent core and a protective shell with a catalyst in the shell. Such material is especially well suited for steam reforming of hydrocarbons to produce hydrogen since a reforming catalyst can be ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7128769 | Methanol steam reforming catalysts, steam reformers, and fuel cell systems incorporating the same Methanol steam reforming catalysts, and steam reformers and fuel cell systems incorporating the same. In some embodiments, the methanol steam reforming catalyst includes zinc oxide as an active component. In some embodiments, the methanol steam reforming catalyst fu... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7091377 | Multimetal oxide materials A multimetal oxide material contains the elements Mo, V and Te and/or Sb and at least one of the elements Nb, Ti, W, Ta and Ce and promoters and has a specific X-ray diffraction pattern. Moreover, such a multimetal oxide material is used as a catalyst for heterogene... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7045486 | Catalyst structure and method of fischer-tropsch synthesis The present invention includes a catalyst structure and method of making the catalyst structure for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis that both rely upon the catalyst structure having a first porous structure with a first pore surface area and a first pore size of at least ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037877 | Process for the preparation of copper chromite catalyst The present invention provides a process for the preparation of an improved copper chromite catalyst for the hydrogenation of diethyl maleate to tetrahydrofuran with very high selectivity. This invention particularly relates to a process for the preparation of an im... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7038082 | Preparation of a multimetal oxide material A process for preparing a multimetal oxide material which contains the elements Mo, V and Te and/or Sb and at least one of the elements Nb, Ti, W, Ta and Ce and if desired promoters and has a specific X-ray diffraction pattern, in which process the last process step... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033972 | Catalyst for producing dimethyl ether, method for producing catalyst and method for producing dimethyl ether A catalyst for producing dimethyl ether which comprises alumina particles having an average size of 200 μm or less and a methanol synthesis catalyst layer formed around the alumina particles. The methanol synthesis catalyst is in an amount of 0.05 to 5 parts by wei... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033566 | Photocatalyst and use thereof for decomposing chemical substance A photocatalyst including a metal oxide semiconductor represented by the formula: In1−xMxAO4 wherein M represents a transition metal element, A represents an element belonging to the Group 5a of the Perio... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7015359 | Vapor phase catalytic process for simultaneous furfural hydrogenation and cyclohexanol dehydrogenation The present invention provides a catalytic process for the synthesis of furfuryl alcohol and cyclohexanone simultaneously over a copper based catalyst in vapour phase conditions by hydrogenation of furfural and dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol respectively. ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6992041 | Deep desulfurization catalyst, method for preparing the same and method for desulfurization using the same A catalyst for deep desulfurization of a mineral oil corresponding to kerosene, having a nickel component of nickel and nickel oxide, zinc oxide, and aluminum oxide The contents of the nickel component, and the aluminum oxide and the zinc oxide are defined. The nitr... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989346 | Preparation of olefins, particularly of propylene, by dehydrogenation Olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbons are prepared from corresponding paraffinic hydrocarbons, in particular propylene is prepared from propane, by dehydrogenation over a catalyst comprising an oxide of a transition metal of group IV B of the Periodic Table, eg. TiO... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6942842 | Process for the desulfurization of CO gas The present invention provides a process for the preparation of carbon monoxide gas (CO gas) that is free of sulfur compounds to the greatest possible extent and a process to use that gas in chemical syntheses, for example, for the synthesis of phosgene from carbon ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936567 | Fuel reformer and manufacturing method of the same The present invention concerns a fuel reformer for reforming a hydrocarbon base fuel in to a hydrogen rich gas and a manufacturing method thereof, and the fuel reformer of the present invention wherein a Cr oxide layer is formed on at least a part of the surface of ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930072 | Vanadia-titania metal molybdate dual catalyst bed system and process using the same for methanol oxidation to formaldehyde A process and a catalyst reaction zone comprising one or more fixed bed reactors for oxidizing methanol in a reactant gas feed stream to formaldehyde. According to one embodiment, the process comprises introducing the reactant gas feed stream into an upstream region... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6890877 | Enhanced fluid/solids contacting in a fluidization reactor A system for enhancing fluid/solids contacting in a fluidization reactor by controlling the particle size distribution of the solid particulates in the reactor. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6878847 | Catalyst for preparation of unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid A catalyst useful for catalytic vapor-phase oxidation of isobutylene, t-butanol or propylene to produce respectively corresponding unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid is provided. The catalyst consists of ring-formed shaped bodies composed of (i) a ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875723 | Process for the production of iron oxide containing catalysts A process for the production mixed metal oxide containing catalysts comprising the steps of: dissolution of metals Me=Fe, Ni, Al, Cu, Co, Zn, Cr, in nitric acid providing an acid solution of metal mixed nitrate products, aluminium ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6797839 | Multi-metal oxide materials with a two-phase structure Multimetal oxide materials containing molybdenum, vanadium, antimony, one or more of the elements W, Nb, Ta, Cr and Ce and nickel and, if required, one or more of the elements Cu, Zn, Co, Fe, Cd, Mn, Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba and having a 2-component structure are used for ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6780816 | Modified carrier, complex oxide catalyst and process for preparation of acrylic acid A modified carrier carrying on at least a part of an inert carrier surface an oxide which is represented by the formula (1): XaYbZcOd (wherein X is at least an element selected from alkaline earth metals; Y is at least an ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6740769 | Molybdenum-bismuth-iron-containing metal oxide catalysts for fluidized layer, method for preparation thereof, and use thereof A process for producing a molybdenum-bismuth-iron-containing metal oxide fluidized bed catalyst which has a controlled particle diameter and has satisfactory activity and physical properties. In a process for producing a fluidized bed catalyst containing molybdenum-... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6686311 | Catalyst system for producing carbon fibrils A catalyst system and method for making carbon fibrils is provided which comprises a catalytic amount of an inorganic catalyst comprising nickel and one of the following substances selected from the group consisting of chromium; chromium and iron; chromiu... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6683024 | Desulfurization and novel sorbents for same A sorbent composition is provided which can be used in the desulfurization of a hydrocarbon-containing fluid such as cracked gasoline or diesel fuel. The sorbent composition contains a support component and a promoter component with the promoter component... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6670515 | Material constituted by ultrafine metallic and oxide particles A material composed of ultrafine particles, comprising at least a metal element M having catalytic properties and at least a metal element M' having a standard oxidation potential less than that of M, part at least of M' atoms being in oxidized form, the ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6638890 | Modified carrier, complex oxide catalyst and process for preparation of acrylic acid A modified carrier carrying on at least a part of an inert carrier surface an oxide which is represented by the formula (1): Xa Yb Zc Od (wherein X is at least an element selected from alkaline earth metals; Y i... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6638891 | Molybdenum and vanadium based catalysts for the oxidation of alkanes to carboxylic acids and olefins A mixed metal oxide catalytic system for producing olefins and carboxylic acids from lower alkanes comprising a catalyst composition having the formula... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6638892 | Syngas conversion and catalyst system employed therefor A process for the conversion of syngas by contact of syngas under conversion conditions with catalyst having as components zinc oxide, copper oxide, aluminum oxide, Y zeolite and clay in which (A) in a one step process for conversion of syngas to dimethyl... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6627572 | Water gas shift catalyst A low temperature metal promoted copper/zinc/aluminum water gas shift catalyst is described. The catalyst is formed from a precursor, wherein the precursor includes aluminum in the form of hydrotalcite and aluminum separate from the hydrotalcite. A method... | 09/30/2003 |
