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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7897540 | Process for producing activated carbon A process for producing an activated carbon includes the step of adsorbing an organic compound onto an activated carbon comprising pores which exhibit a wide pore diameter distribution, thereby selectively closing smaller pores which have a small pore diameter. In a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7781370 | Process for producing spherical activated carbon A spherical activated carbon is produced from a starting pitch obtainable from a heavy hydrocarbon oil, such as petroleum tar, coal tar or ethylene, through a moderate process. The starting pitch has a softening point of at least 150° C., a toluene-insoluble conten... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7687433 | Method of fabricating product of activated carbon supporting silver A method of fabricating a product of activated carbon fiber supporting silver has the steps of: a) Impregnate activated carbon fibers in a silver acetate solution under a vacuum condition for a predetermined time to deposit silver on surfaces of the activated carbon... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7662747 | Activated charcoal production The invention relates to a process for producing granular, particularly spherical activated carbon by carbonization of suitable carbonaceous polymers in the form of polymer granules, in particular polymer spherules, as a starting material, which are convertible by c... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7651974 | Adsorbent for oral administration An adsorbent for oral administration, characterized by comprising a surface-modified spherical activated carbon, having a diameter of 0.01 to 1 mm, a specific surface area determined by Langmuir's adsorption equation of 1000 m2/g or more, a total amount o... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7517832 | Fibrous active carbon and nonwoven fabric including the same Disclosed is a fibrous activated carbon wherein fine pores in the surface of the activated carbon have diameters of 0.1-200 nm and the activated carbon is in the form of fiber having a fiber diameter of not more than 1000 nm. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7435285 | Adsorption mass and method for removing carbon monoxide from flows of material Carbon monoxide is removed from flows of material by means of adsorption to a adsorption mass containing copper, zinc, and zirconium. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7370657 | Activated carbon-containing sorbent An activated carbon-containing sorbent is capable of selectively removing one or more selected gaseous components from a gas. The activated carbon-containing sorbent can be incorporated in a smoking article to remove one or more selected components from mainstream s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7300586 | pH stable activated carbon An activated carbon composition is disclosed, which includes an activated carbon and a carboxylic acid containing compound. The activated carbon composition is prepared by immersing an activated carbon in an aqueous solution of a carboxylic acid containing compound.... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285575 | Metal-doped organic gels and method thereof Disclosed herein is a sol-gel polymerization process for synthesizing metal-doped organic gels. The process polymerizes metal salts of hydroxylated benzenes or hydroxylated benzene derivatives with alkyl or aryl aldehydes to form metal-doped, wet, organic gels. The ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279222 | Solid-state hydrogen storage systems Improved hydrogen storage materials are disclosed. A first material comprises a hydrogen storage nanomaterial that contains nanoparticles or nanoparticle clusters of a metal that is capable of combining with hydrogen to form a metal hydride. The nanomaterials may be... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7250074 | Process for separating nitrogen from methane using microchannel process technology The disclosed invention relates to a process for separating methane or nitrogen from a fluid mixture comprising methane and nitrogen, the process comprising: (A) flowing the fluid mixture into a microchannel separator, the microchannel separator comprising a plurali... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7220697 | Mesoporous carbon molecular sieve and supported catalyst employing the same The present invention is related to a mesoporous carbon molecular sieve, which can be used as a catalyst carrier capable of improving the activity of a supported catalyst and a method of preparing the same. Additionally, the invention is related to a supported catal... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7167354 | Mesoporous carbons and polymers from hydroxylated benzenes A mesoporous polymer and method of preparing a mesoporous polymer whose polymerization kinetics are dependent upon pH and whose pore size is controlled by pH and solvent concentration are disclosed. The polymer is optionally pyrolyzed to form a primarily carbonaceou... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166237 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7157019 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147214 | Humidifier for fuel cell using high conductivity carbon foam A method and apparatus of supplying humid air to a fuel cell is disclosed. The extremely high thermal conductivity of some graphite foams lends itself to enhance significantly the ability to humidify supply air for a fuel cell. By utilizing a high conductivity pitch... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7091156 | Activated carbon for use in electric double layer capacitors Activated carbon adapted for electric double layer capacitors is provided, which capacitors can give a large power density per unit volume and which capacitors, even when charge-and-discharge cycle is repeated under a large current or a constant voltage is continuou... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070755 | Pitch-based carbon foam and composites and use thereof A thermally conductive carbon foam is provided, normally having a thermal conductivity of at least 40 W/m·K. The carbon foam usually has a specific thermal conductivity, defined as the thermal conductivity divided by the density, of at least about 75 W·cm3 | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060653 | Method of producing gas occluding material The gas storage method comprises a step of keeping a gas to be stored and an adsorbent in a vessel at a low temperature below the liquefaction temperature of the gas to be stored so that the gas to be stored is adsorbed onto the adsorbent in a liquefied state, a ste... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7014151 | Pitch-based carbon foam heat sink with phase change material A process for producing a carbon foam heat sink is disclosed which obviates the need for conventional oxidative stabilization. The process employs mesophase or isotropic pitch and a simplified process using a single mold. The foam has a relatively uniform distributi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008534 | Material for chromatography Granulated products are provided and include carbonaceous particles and a carbonized agent or binder. The agent or binder is preferably a synthetic resin, pitch component, or mixture thereof. Packing materials for packing columns used in chromatographic separations ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005181 | Organic, open cell foam materials, their carbonized derivatives, and methods for producing same Organic, small pore area materials (“SPMs”) are provided comprising open cell foams in unlimited sizes and shapes. These SPMs exhibit minimal shrinkage and cracking. Processes for preparing SPMs are also provided that do not require supercritical extraction. The... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6906003 | Method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of nano-filament laded reticulated aerogel A system and method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of graphite nano-filaments randomly disposed in three-dimensional reticulated aerogel. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902589 | Method for producing shaped, activated charcoal The invention relates to a method for producing shaped, activated charcoal. According to the method, after being ground, carbon-bearing material, or a mixture of several carbon-bearing materials are rendered homogenous with a binding agent which contains water, or a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6790390 | Composite material comprising activated carbon and expanded graphite The invention concerns a composite material comprising activated carbon and expanded graphite. The material is a block wherein the activated carbon is homogeneously and uniformly distributed in the form of microporous particles. The texture of said particles is char... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6787029 | Material for chromatography Granulated products are provided and include carbonaceous particles and a carbonized agent or binder. The agent or binder is preferably a synthetic resin, pitch component, or mixture thereof Packing materials for packing columns used in chromatographic separations a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6709482 | Method for reducing trace impurities from a reactive fluid using preconditioned ultra-low emission carbon material Trace impurities such as organic compounds and carbon monoxide in reactive fluids such as ammonia, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide, and chlorine are reduced to sub-ppb levels using gas purifying systems that contain a preconditioned ultra-low emission (P-ULE) ca... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6669822 | Method for carbonizing wastes The present invention relates to a waste carbonization method which produces charcoal and/or activated carbon from solid wastes, such as wood waste, and renders produced gas completely harmless. Solid wastes B are exposed to gas generated in pyrolysis gas... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6670304 | Enhanced functionalized carbon molecular sieves for simultaneous CO2 and water removal from air A carbon dioxide and water adsorbent comprises a carbonized and activated precursor material having first functional sites that adsorb carbon dioxide and second functional sites that adsorb water independently of the first functional sites. The adsorbent ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6656878 | High capacity adsorbent for oxygen storage at cryogenic temperature An oxygen storage adsorbent at cryogenic temperatures that will remove carbon dioxide and water comprises a carbonized precursor material having functional sites that adsorb and store oxygen and that evolve oxygen upon adsorbing carbon dioxide and water. ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6624108 | Vitrified carbon compositions Reticulated vitrified carbon compositions which contain particles of Cu, Sn, Zn, Pb, Ni, Fe, or alloys or mixtures thereof dispersed therein and reticulated vitreous carbon compositions wherein some or all of said metal or alloy particles have been conver... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6595147 | Method for adsorbing contaminants from flue gas A method and apparatus for controlling or removing mercury, mercury compounds and high molecular weight organics, if present, from a resource recovery exhaust stream by separately adding a carbonaceous char to the flue gas while it is still within the uni... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589904 | Activated carbon and method for producing it The present invention provides an activated carbon produced by a process, which includes: activating a carbonaceous material, to obtain an activated carbonaceous material; and contacting the activated carbonaceous material with an acid. Another embodiment of t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585948 | Carbon molecular sieve material with structural regularity, method for preparing the same and use thereof Disclosed is a carbon molecular sieve material. It is prepared by a method comprising the step of adsorbing a mixture of an aqueous carbohydrate solution and an acid or a polymer precursor into pores of an inorganic molecular sieve material; drying and po... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6573212 | Method of making shaped activated carbon A new shaped activated carbon and the method of its manufacture are disclosed. The invention resides in the crosslinking of a polymeric cellulose, such as sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), within the carbon bodies after they are shaped, employing the C... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6558454 | Method for removal of vapor phase contaminants from a gas stream by in-situ activation of carbon-based sorbents A process for removing vapor phase contaminants from a gas stream includes the step of adding a raw carbonaceous starting material into a gas stream having an activation temperature sufficient to convert the raw carbonaceous starting material into an acti... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6547990 | Process for producing activated carbon material, and electric double layer capacitor employing the same An activated carbon for an electric double layer capacitor electrode, which comprises a stacking structure having 2 layers or less of in a proportion stacking of from 25 to 80% and a stacking structure having 5 layers or more in a proportion of from 2 to ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6534608 | Support materials for use with polymerization catalysts The invention provides new olefin(s) polymerization catalyst systems, including graphite support. The invention also provides methods of preparing the catalyst system, and to the catalyst system's use in a gas or slurry polymerization process upon scan ex... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6503655 | Gas diffusion electrode and its production A thin, flat, and porous carbon gas diffusion electrode having a side in contact with a supply of gas and a side in contact with an electrolyte, comprises a pyrolysis product of a composite of an organic aerogel or xerogel and a reinforcing skeleton consi... | 01/07/2003 |
