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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7981835 | System and method for coproduction of activated carbon and steam/electricity A system and method for producing activated carbon comprising carbonizing a solid carbonaceous material in a carbonization zone of an activated carbon production apparatus (ACPA) to yield a carbonized product and carbonization product gases, the carbonization zone c... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7678738 | Method for treating saturated activated coke A method for treating saturated activated coke comprises the following steps: A) The saturated activated coke is subjected to a dehydration treatment so that the water content in the activated coke is ≦25%; B) The product obtained from step A is dried at a startin... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7354557 | Smokeless porous carbon production method and its production system A smokeless porous carbon production method and its production system in which porous carbon is produced by heat treating a large amount of material, e.g. wood or bamboo, efficiently in a short time with thermal energy generated by combusting combustible gas produce... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7288503 | Apparatus and method for producing activated carbon An apparatus and method for charcoal production and activation, wherein a multipurpose furnace system is utilized to manufacture high grade charcoal from hardwood starting materials, which, in turn, promotes the manufacture of activated charcoal, while providing a v... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7256157 | Carbon material for electric double layer capacitor electrodes A carbon material for electric double layer capacitor electrodes which is obtained by a heat treatment and an activation treatment of a material pitch having a softening point in a range of 150 to 350° C., a ratio of amounts by atom of hydrogen to carbon (H/C) in a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7199080 | Process for producing activated carbon A method of producing activated carbon comprising the steps of a) pyrolysing corn derivatives to generate char and b) activating the char to produce activated corn carbon. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186291 | Fuel tank venting system and an additional filter element therefor Described is an additional filter element for a filter apparatus for reducing emissions from a motor vehicle tank venting system. The additional filter element is connected to a main activated carbon filter and has adsorbents which, to achieve a high working capacit... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7119047 | Modified activated carbon for capacitor electrodes and method of fabrication thereof A novel electrode and method of making the same. The electrode includes activated carbon that has been modified by treatment with an alkali solution and an acid, such as nitric acid, and then washed and dried. The carbon may then be annealed. The method of modifying... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101417 | Activated carbon for odor control and method for making same An activated carbon/metal oxide filter element is disclosed. The filter element may be prepared by blending an activated carbon, a metal oxide, and a binder to form a filter media mixture, shaping the filter media mixture into a filter body. The filter body may be c... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6992037 | Precious metal catalyst for debenzylation One aspect of the invention relates to catalyst composite containing a metal catalyst and a specifically defined carbon support containing a carbonaceous material. For example, the carbon support may have a total pore surface area of about 800 m2/g or mor... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6962616 | Preparation of adsorbents from organic fertilizer and mineral oil and their application for removal of acidic gases from sulfur containing wet gas streams A method of making an adsorbent which includes: a) thermally drying dewatered sewage sludge to form granulated organic fertilizer; b) treating the fertilizer with mineral oil; and c) pyrolyzing the treated fertilizer at temperatures between about 600° C. and about ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6638347 | Carbon-based adsorption powder containing cupric chloride A carbon-based, adsorption powder containing an effective amount of cupric chloride suitable for removing mercury from a high temperature, high moisture gas stream, wherein the effective amount of cupric chloride ranges from about 1 to about 45 wt percent... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6599856 | Formed activated carbon and process for producing the same A formed activated carbon has a Kiya crushing strength of 1 kg or more and a specific heat of 0.4 J/K.multidot.cc or more at 25° C.... | 07/29/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6544648 | Consolidated amorphous carbon materials, their manufacture and use A carbon based material produced from the consolidation of amorphous carbon by elevated temperature compression. The material having unique chemical and physical characteristics that lend themselves to a broad range of applications such as in electrical, ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6534442 | Process for production of carbonaceous chars having catalytic activity A process is provided for the production of a catalytically active carbonaceous char. By this process, a nitrogen-containing compound is combined with an uncarbonized nitrogen-poor carbon-containing material. The resulting mixture is then carbonized and o... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6524371 | Process for adsorption of mercury from gaseous streams A process for removing mercury and organic compounds from gaseous stream using an adsorption powder, characterized as containing a carbon-based powder and an effective amount of cupric chloride, the process characterized by the steps of: a) placing a soli... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6500984 | Method for producing phosgene A method is disclosed for producing phosgene which in one embodiment comprises contacting in at least one reactor a mixture comprising carbon monoxide and chlorine sequentially with a first catalyst followed by contacting the resulting gaseous reaction mi... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6491887 | Supported sulfur compositions and the preparation and use thereof A solid combination of elemental sulfur and an inorganic support material prepared in an inert atmosphere to provide a composition for absorbing trialkyl arsines. The composition prepared thereby and the method for absorbing trialkyl arsines using the com... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6399823 | Method for producing phosgene A method is disclosed for producing phosgene which in one embodiment comprises contacting in at least one reactor a mixture comprising carbon monoxide and chlorine sequentially with a first catalyst followed by contacting the resulting gaseous reaction mi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6372125 | Catalyst comprising a group VIB metal carbide, phosphorous and its use for hydrodesulphurisation and hydrogenation of gas oils The invention concerns a catalyst containing at least one amorphous oxide matrix, at least one carbide and phosphorous deposited on said catalyst or contained in the matrix, in which the carbide contain at least one group VIB element and, optionally, at l... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6362127 | Synthesis of a carbon-based catalyst from sludge The synthesis of a carbon-based catalyst from sludge materials such as produced by the paper mill industry and the like is described wherein the treated material is subjected to processing including chemical activation with an appropriate metal-based acti... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6350520 | Consolidated amorphous carbon materials, their manufacture and use A carbon based material produced from the consolidation of amorphous carbon by elevated temperature compression. The material having unique chemical and physical characteristics that lend themselves to a broad range of applications such as in electrical, ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6342129 | Process for production of carbonaceous chars having catalytic activity A process is provided for the production of a catalytically-active carbonaceous char. By this process, a nitrogen-containing compound is combined with an uncarbonized nitrogen-poor carbon-containing material. The resulting mixture is then carbonized and o... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6310000 | Process for making a co-impregnant catalyst carbon A process is provided for the manufacture of a carbonaceous char capable of catalyzing the rapid decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in aqueous solutions. This carbonaceous char is produced from a bituminous coal or a bituminous material that has been carb... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6300276 | Granular activated carbon from distillation residues A process for producing activated carbon granules in which (a) a mixture of distillation residues from isocyanate production, a carbon-containing processing auxiliary substance, and optionally one or more other additives is shaped into flowable granules; ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6251822 | Method of making activated carbon derived from pitches A method of making activated carbon of various pore size distributions involves an providing oxidized pitch, carbonizing the pitch when the softening point of the pitch is less than about 250° C., and activating the pitch to produce activated carbon. A c... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248691 | Method of making mesoporous carbon Mesoporous carbon and method of making involves forming a mixture of a high carbon-yielding carbon precursor that when carbonized yields greater than about 40% carbon on a cured basis, and an additive that can be catalyst metal and/or low carbon-yielding ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6225256 | Activated carbon feedstock An activated carbon and method of producing and using same. Pecan hulls are fractured to produce a particle size of less than a predetermined size (e.g., 75 microns), chemically activated in an acid solution, carbonized, and washed.... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6200364 | Process for eluting precious metals from activated carbon A process is disclosed for the recovery of gold and/or silver values from activated carbon, wherein they are adsorbed as cyanide complexes. The process uses an eluant containing sugar. The process allows the eluant to pass through fresh carbon twice, ther... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6187713 | Method of making activated carbon bodies having improved adsorption properties An activated carbon body and method of making the body which involves providing an inorganic substrate, thermosetting resin, and an adsorption enhancing additive which can be sulfur and/or oil which is non-miscible with and non-reactive with the carbon pr... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6140493 | Method of synthesizing diverse collections of oligomers A general stochastic method for synthesizing random oligomers can be used to synthesize compounds to screen for desired properties. The use of identification tags on the oligomers facilitates identification of oligomers with desired properties.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6117810 | Manufacturing method of complex molecular sieve compound The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of molecular sieve compound and in particular, to a manufacturing method whereas crystalline aluminosilicate salt is formed in the pores of activated carbon and thereby possessing both hydrophilic an... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6114273 | Method for sox removal by catalytic carbon An improved process is provided for the removal of sulfur oxides from gas or vapor media containing oxygen and H2 O by contacting the media with a catalytically-active carbonaceous char. The improvement is provided by the use of a catalytically... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6060424 | High energy density carbons for use in double layer energy storage devices The present invention relates to carbon and methods for preparing same. In particular, this invention relates to the preparation of novel carbons derived from lignocellulosic materials (particularly wood-based lignocellulosic materials) which are useful f... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6057262 | Activated carbon and process for making same A process is described for the manufacture of activated carbon in the form of a powder, as granules or as extrudates. The process includes treating a biomass feedstock, such as woods, coconut shells, fruit pits, peats, lignites and all ranks of coal with ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6043183 | High power density carbons for use in double layer energy storage devices The present invention relates to carbon and methods for preparing same. In particular, this invention relates to the preparation of novel carbons derived from lignocellulosic materials (particularly wood-based lignocellulosic materials) which are useful f... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033573 | Activated nutshell carbons from agricultural waste Activated carbons derived from nutshells, and for use in adsorption of metallic cations, are prepared utilizing phosphoric acid activation with concurrent oxidation under air. The acid activation is carried out utilizing a one or two-step heating regime s... | 03/07/2000 |
