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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7427581 | Desulfurization process and novel bimetallic sorbent systems for same Novel sorbent systems for the desulfurization of cracked-gasoline and diesel fuels are provided which are comprised of a bimetallic promotor on a particulate support such as that formed of zinc oxide and an inorganic or organic carrier. Such bimetallic promotors are... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7358212 | Method for producing multinary metal oxide powders in a pulsed reactor The invention relates to a method for producing a one-part, multinary metal oxide power which is suitable for producing high-temperature superconductors. To this end, a mixture of the corresponding metal salts and/or metal oxides and/or metals in the requisite stoic... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351382 | Particle filter having a catalytically active coating to accelerate burning off accumulated soot particles during a regeneration phase The present invention is directed to a particle filter to remove soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine. The particle filter contains a catalytically active coating on a filter body to accelerate bum-off during a regeneration phase of the soot particles collec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326668 | Single crystalline phase catalyst An orthorhombic phase mixed metal oxide is produced selectively in quantitative yield and used to produce. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7304013 | Metal oxide catalysts Bulk and supported catalysts are prepared from an aqueous slurry containing a catalytically active material and a binder. The slurry is either coated onto a support and dried to form a porous, high surface area phase containing the catalytically active material, or ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294734 | Process for converting a hydrocarbon to an oxygenate or a nitrile This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon reactant to a product comprising an oxygenate or a nitrile, the process comprising: (A) flowing a reactant composition comprising the hydrocarbon reactant, and oxygen or a source of oxygen, and optiona... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7229946 | Catalyst composition for the selective conversion of alkanes to unsaturated carboxylic acids, method of making and method of using thereof A catalyst composition having the formula: Mo1VaSbbNbcMdOx wherein M is gallium, bismuth, silver or gold, a is 0.01 to 1, b is 0.01 to 1, c is 0.01 to 1, d is 0.01 to 1 and x is de... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227049 | Ni catalysts and methods for alkane dehydrogenation Catalysts and methods for alkane oxydehydrogenation are disclosed. The catalysts of the invention generally comprise (i) nickel or a nickel-containing compound and (ii) at least one or more of titanium (Ti), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), hafnium (Hf), tungsten (W), y... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208445 | Single crystalline phase catalyst An orthorhombic phase mixed metal oxide is produced selectively in quantitative yield. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7148394 | Ceramic for packaging of radioactive cesium Radioactive cesium is confined in a hollandite structure formed by a process that does not require reducing conditions. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138358 | Catalyzed diesel particulate matter filter with improved thermal stability A catalyzed diesel particulate matter exhaust filter with improved diesel particulate matter oxidation activity and thermal stability including a porous filter substrate for filtering the diesel particulate matter washcoated with high surface area support alumina, t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7081433 | Catalytic three dimensional aerogels having mesoporous nanoarchitecture Gold-titania (Au—TiO2) composite aerogels and ambigles were synthesized, characterized, and tested as ambient temperature catalysts for carbon monoxide. Adding alkanethiolate-monolayers-protected gold clusters (with ˜2 nm Au cores) directly to titania ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7022643 | Production process for catalyst There is disclosed a production process for a catalyst which process makes it possible to efficiently carry out the supporting of a catalytic component onto a carrier and to obtain the catalyst excellent in quality and performance. This production process is a produ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6927190 | Catalysts with high cobalt surface area A catalyst or precursor thereto comprising cobalt and/or a cobalt compound on a transition alumina support having a total cobalt content of at least 41% by weight and a cobalt surface area, after reduction, greater than 25 m2 per gram of total cobalt. The... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6919472 | Catalyst compositions for the selective conversion of alkanes to unsaturated carboxylic acids, methods of making and methods of using thereof A catalyst composition for the selective conversion of an alkane to an unsaturated carboxylic acid having the general formula: MoVaNbbAgcMdOx wherein optional element M may be one or more sel... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6887825 | Method for the preparation of vanadium-antimony-oxide based oxidation and ammoxidation catalysts using non-aqueous media Vanadium antimony oxide catalysts useful for the selective oxidation and ammoxidation of paraffins, olefins, and aromatic compounds are manufactured in a process comprising (i) forming a catalyst precursor slurry comprising a vanadium containing compound and an anti... | 05/03/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6841699 | Recalcined catalyst A mixed metal oxide, which may be an orthorhombic phase material, is improved as a catalyst for the production of unsaturated carboxylic acids, or unsaturated nitriles, from alkanes, or mixtures of alkanes and alkenes, by: contacting with a liquid contacting member ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6825145 | Exhaust gas purifying catalyst The present invention provides an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that is capable of substantially reducing the degree of deterioration in an exhaust gas purifying capability, which results from dissipation of an absorbent agent. Accordingly, an exhaust gas purifying... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6706660 | Metal/metal oxide doped oxide catalysts having high deNOx selectivity for lean NOx exhaust aftertreatment systems A lean NOx catalyst and method of preparing the same is disclosed. The lean NOx catalyst includes a ceramic substrate, an oxide support material, preferably γ-alumina, deposited on the substrate and a metal promoter or dopant introduced into the oxide support mater... | 03/16/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6645907 | Photooxidation catalyst and manufacturing method therefor A photocatalyst and a manufacturing method therefore, in which the adhesion to a support is increased and a baking step is simplified. The photocatalyst comprises the support and a metallic oxide layer provided on the support by applying and baking a coll... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6632772 | Method of coating a catalyst to a support for use in acrolein oxidation A method of coating a catalyst to a support for use in acrolein oxidation reaction. Metallic salt components of the catalyst including molybdate, vanadate and tungstate are dissolved in a liquid to form a suspension of particles of the catalyst. The preci... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6602818 | Method for preparing a catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides Disclosed are a catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides and a method for preparing the same. The catalyst is prepared using a spent catalyst discharged from a hydro-desulfurization process of an oil refinery in which the spent cataly... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6576585 | Process for producing a catalyst body A process for producing a catalyst body includes providing titanium dioxide, tungsten trioxide, vanadium pentoxide, aluminum oxide, and/or silicon oxide for the catalyst body. A kneadable and/or shapable compound is processed to form a shaped body by extr... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6562749 | Process for the preparation of a catalyst or catalyst precursor A process for the preparation of a ceramic foam supporting one or more catalytically active components or precursors thereof, which component is active in a form other than an inorganic oxide, the process comprising impregnation of the foam with an impreg... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6555498 | Photooxidation catalyst and manufacturing method therefor A photocatalyst and a manufacturing method therefore, in which the adhesion to a support is increased and a baking step is simplified. The photocatalyst comprises the support and a metallic oxide layer provided on the support by applying and baking a coll... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6548440 | Synthesis of attrition-resistant heterogeneous catalysts using templated mesoporous silica The present invention relates to catalysts in mesoporous structures. In a preferred embodiment, the invention comprises a method for encapsulating a dispersed insoluble compound in a mesoporous structure comprising combining a soluble oxide precursor, a s... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6541418 | Catalyst systems for the oxidative dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons A new catalyst system is disclosed for the production of olefins through oxidative dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons. The catalyst system having the atomic ratios described by the empirical formula Bia Ni Ob /Al2 O3. | 04/01/2003 |
| 6524995 | Catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type Catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type comprise as active constituents a) a solid component comprising a compound of titanium or vanadium, a compound of magnesium, a particulate inorganic oxide as support and an internal electron donor compound, and as coc... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6514901 | Process for preparing a catalyst A process for preparing a catalyst is disclosed. The catalyst is useful for the gas phase oxidation of alkanes to unsaturated aldehydes or carboxylic acids.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514903 | Process for preparing a catalyst An improved catalyst including a compound of the formula (I) Aa Mm Nn Xx Oo (I) wherein 0.25 | 02/04/2003 |
| 6489264 | Ammonia oxidation catalyst A catalyst for oxidation of ammonia is of the general formula (Ax By O3z)k (MEm On)f, wherein: A is a cation of Ca, Sr, Ba, Mg, Be, La or mixtures thereof, B is cations of Mn, Fe, Ni,... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6428765 | Crystalline tantalum containing multinary metal oxide compositions, processes for using the composition A new family of crystalline metal oxide compositions have been synthesized. These compositions are described by the empirical formula: An TaMx M'y M"m Op where A is an alkali metal cation, ammonium ion and mixt... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6398950 | Hydrogenation catalyst and method of hydrogenating heavy oil The present invention relates to a catalyst for hydrogenation treatment in which Mo--Ni, Mo--Co or the like is supported on an alumina-type carrier, and a method for hydrogenation treatment of heavy oil using the same. More specifically, it relates to the... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6342191 | Anchored catalyst system and method of making and using thereof This invention relates to a process for producing an enhanced adsorbent particle comprising contacting a non-amorphous, non-ceramic, crystalline, porous, calcined, aluminum oxide particle that was produced by calcining at a particle temperature of from 30... | 01/29/2002 |
