Abstract: A method and system for removing low molecular weight olefins from gases generated during the first five minutes of start-up of an internal combustion engine. The mixture is contacted with hydrophilic material to remove at least some of the water therefrom. The hydrophilic material can be molecular sieve having pores large enough for adsorption of water molecules and small enough to prevent molecules larger than water from being adsorbed, high surface area aluminas, precursors for high surface area aluminas, high surface area silicas, and combinations thereof. The mixture is then contacted with a downstream hydrocarbon-removing agent for removing the olefins. The hydrocarbon-removing agent can be at least one molecular sieve which can be pentasil zeolites, faujasite zeolites, mordenite, beta zeolites, carbon molecular sieve, metallophosphates, aluminophosphates, silicoaluminophosphates, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A release agent for producing sintered metal parts using the release agent. The method includes applying a release agent to contacting surfaces of at least two green metal parts, forming an assembly of the parts, sintering the assembly, and separating the parts which are in contact with the release agent. The release agent is a mixture of alumina and a vehicle having a vaporization temperature of less than about 100.degree. C. at atmospheric pressure, and is nonreactive with the alumina and the green metal parts. When at least one of the parts having a contacting surface is a honeycomb structure, the median particle diameter of the alumina is no greater than about 3 micrometers.

Abstract: A body made of carbon particles bonded together with a phenolic resin wherein the resin content is about 5% to about 35% by weight based on the total weight of carbon and resin.A method for making the body involves forming an aqueous mixture composed of in percent based on the total weight of the activated carbon and phenolic resin about 5% to about 35% solid phenolic resin, about 4% to about 10% plasticizing organic binder which can be cellulose ethers, cellulose ether derivatives, and combinations thereof, and the balance of the mixture being activated carbon particles, forming the mixture into a body, and drying the formed body.

Abstract: A body made of carbon particles bonded together with bentonite clay and cellulose fibers, wherein in weight percent based on carbon, the bentonite content is about 4% to 20%, and the cellulose fiber content is about 2% to 10%. A method of making the body which involves forming an aqueous mixture having a composition in weight percent based on carbon of about 5% to 8% organic binder which can be cellulose ethers, cellulose ether derivatives, and combinations of these, about 4% to 20% bentonite clay, about 2% to 10% cellulose fibers, and the balance being activated carbon particles, forming the mixture into a body, and drying the body.

Abstract: A method for producing a thermally shock resistant washcoated substrate involves introducing a buffer solution into the microcracks, and optionally the micropores of a porous sintered body, the pH of the buffer solution being at a predetermined value to result in the formation of a gel on contact of the buffer solution with the slurry which is to be subsequently applied, contacting the body with a washcoating slurry to form a gel at the interface of the buffer solution and slurry. Formation of the gel prevents the slurry from entering the microcracks. The body is then calcined at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form the washcoated substrate.

Abstract: A plastically deformable mixture and method for making a body from the mixture are disclosed. The mixture is composed of powder materials, which when fired form as predominant phases: ceramic, glass-ceramic, glass, and combinations thereof, 0 to an effective amount of burnout agent, water, organic binder which can be cellulose ether, cellulose ether derivatives or combinations thereof, and hydrophilic and hydrophobic additives, to increase the wettability and/or lubricity of the mixture. One advantageous composition for ram extrusion is composed of ceramic-forming powders, water, and in percent by weight based on the powders, about 2% to 8% organic binder which can be methylcellulose, methylcellulose derivatives, and combinations thereof, about 0.3% to 1.0% sodium stearate, and about 0.5% to 2.0% oleic acid.

Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for removing hydrocarbons from a gaseous mixture, which comprises selecting a plurality of agents which are effective for adsorbing hydrocarbons at predetermined temperatures, wherein for at least two of the adsorbing agents, the temperatures at which the maximum adsorption rates for the hydrocarbons occur, are different from one another, and contacting the adsorbing agents with the gaseous mixture at the predetermined temperatures to cause adsorption of the hydrocarbons. A multistage catalyst system for converting NO.sub.x, CO, and hydrocarbons from a gaseous mixture to innocuous products is disclosed, which comprises the above described system for removing hydrocarbons as one stage, and a main body catalyst stage for converting NO.sub.x, CO, and hydrocarbons to innocuous products, wherein the gaseous mixture passes from one stage to the other.

Abstract: A phosphate-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 material is disclosed wherein the phosphate is homogeneously dispersed throughout, the specific surface area as measured by N.sub.2 BET method is at least about 50 m.sup.2 /g, and the average pore radius is no greater than about 200.ANG.. A method is disclosed for producing the material which comprises forming a precursor material by wet-mixing a phosphate yielding species and an aluminum oxide yielding species which can be aluminum oxide, aluminum hydroxylated oxides, aluminum hydroxide, aluminum alkoxides, and combinations thereof, in amounts sufficient to result in an AlPO.sub.4 content of about 3 to 12 percent by weight in the phosphate-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, drying and heat-treating the precursor material at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form the phosphate- Al.sub.2 O.sub.3. The material is used as a support for catalyst metals.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are disclosed for modifying a gaseous mixture. The apparatus comprises a unitary body having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a multiplicity of cells extending from inlet end to outlet end, the cells being separated from one another by porous walls, and filler material comprising electrically non-conducting active powder material, loaded into at least part of the volume of the cells, with some of the cells being unloaded and open, wherein a gaseous mixture enters the body at the inlet end through the open cells, and at least some of the gaseous mixture passes through the porous walls and is compositionally modified by the active material, and thereafter the resultant modified mixture passes through the open cells and exits the body at the outlet end. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with other apparatuses which are catalyzed to form a gas modifying system. The apparatus and system are especially suited for conversion of hydrocarbons, NO.sub.

Abstract: A body is made up of at least about 93% by weight cordierite, having a coefficient of thermal expansion of no greater than about 4.times.10.sup.-7 .degree.C.sup.-1, from about 25.degree. C. to about 800.degree.0 C., and a total porosity of greater than about 42%. A method for producing the body which includes selecting raw materials to form a composition which forms cordierite on firing, the raw materials being composed of: talc having a BET surface area of no greater than about 5 m.sup.

Abstract: Mixed zeolites embedded in and strongly bound to a substrate and method for producing same are disclosed. The method comprises providing a plurality of seed zeolites, raw material for forming zeolites, the raw material comprising a source of silica, and a substrate, and combining the above, heat-treating the combination at a temperature and for a time sufficient to insure the formation of stable SiO.sub.2, and hydrothermally treating the heat-treated combination with alkali hydroxide, and optionally, a source of alumina as additional raw material at least when the combination is absent a source of alumina, to produce the mixed zeolites. The substrate can either enter into the reaction to form the zeolites, or they can be non-reactive.

Abstract: Thermally stable Cr-zeolites and Cu-Cr-zeolites, and methods of making same are disclosed. The zeolites have a SiO.sub.2 to Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 mole ratio of about 3 to about 200, and an initial alkali content of less than about about 0.5% by weight based on the alkali oxide. Chromium ions are exchanged into the zeolite to produce Cr-zeolite in which the Cr level is greater than about 0.5% by weight. Copper and chromium ions are provided exchanged on a zeolite to produce Cu-Cr-zeolite. The respective Cr-exchanged zeolites are heat-treated to produce the thermally stable zeolites wherein the BET surface area upon exposure to temperatures of up to about 1000.degree. C. is at least about 50% of the BET surface area of the respective thermally stable zeolites at about room temperature, prior to the exposure to temperatures of up to about 1000.degree. C.

Abstract: An improvement in a method and apparatus is provided in extruding a powder material to form an article, in which the material is passed through an extruder and then through a die, wherein the material is provided in the form of a mixture which includes a vehicle, the improvement comprising having one or more gear pumps in succession between the extruder and the die, so that the powder material passes through the gear pump(s) after it leaves the extruder and before it enters the die. The gear pump(s) can have one or more pair of gears which are arranged sequentially with respect to the flow of the material.

Abstract: A washcoated substrate and method for producing the washcoat on the substrate are disclosed which comprises forming a slurry comprising at least one ionizable compound of A, where A is selected from barium, strontium, and combinations thereof, and A is in an amount sufficient to yield AO in an amount of about 0.2-20% by weight of the washcoat, an aluminum oxide yielding species, and a medium wherein at least a portion of the ionizable compound ionizes to form ions of A, contacting the slurry with a substrate to form a green coating containing A and the aluminum oxide yielding species thereon, and heat treating the resulting green-coated substrate at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form a washcoat consisting essentially of AO-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 on the substrate, wherein A is homogeneously distributed throughout the Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, the washcoat having a specific surface area, as measured by the N.sub.2 BET method, of at least about 50 m.sup.

Abstract: An improvement is provided in a gear pump comprising a pair of intermeshing gears enclosed in a housing, the improvement comprising having at least one additional pair of intermeshing gears, wherein the gear pairs are non-meshing with one another.

Abstract: Multi-stage catalytic systems and methods are provided for converting NO.sub.x, CO, and hydrocarbons in a mixture, to innocuous products. The systems include first and second stages, each with substrate and catalyst. The mixture is contacted with the first stage for conversion of the major portion of the NO.sub.x and a portion of the CO and hydrocarbons. The output is contacted with the second stage to for conversion of CO and hydrocarbons. In one system, the first stage catalyst consists essentially of rhodium and a zeolite; the second stage catalyst comprises a noble metal including platinum and/or palladium, and a support. The mixture has a mole ratio of reducing to oxidizing agents of at least 0.8. Low ammonia is generated. In another system, the first stage substrate is made of material capable of being heated to at least 150.degree. C. in no more than about 20 seconds, has heating means for doing same, and is at this temperature at least part of the time of contact with the mixture.

Abstract: A body is disclosed which is at least about 90% by weight cordierite, and has a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than about 16.times.10.sup.-7 /.degree.C. from about 25.degree. C. to about 1000.degree. C. Also disclosed is a method of fabricating the body. Raw materials are selected to form a nominal composition consisting essentially of in percent by weight about 11.5 to about 16.5 MgO, about 33.0 to about 41.0 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, and about 46.5 to about 53 SiO.sub.2. The raw materials can be a combination of silica and magnesium aluminate spinel, a combination of silica, magnesium aluminate spinel, and a MgO yielding component, or a combination of silica, magnesium aluminate spinel, and a Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 yielding components. The raw materials are provided absent of clay and talc. The raw materials are blended with an effective amount of vehicle and forming aids to impart plastic formability and green strength thereto form a plastic mixture.

Abstract: A body is disclosed which is at least about 90% by weight cordierite, has a mean pore size of less than about 10.0 microns, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of no greater than about 9.0.times.10.sup.-7 /.degree.C. from about 25.degree. C. to 1000.degree. C. Also disclosed is a method of fabricating the body. Raw materials are selected to form a composition consisting essentially of in percent by weight about 12 to 16 magnesium oxide, about 35 to 41 aluminum oxide, and about 43 to 53 silica. The raw materials are absent of clay and talc. The magnesium oxide is supplied by a magnesium oxide component having an average particle size of no greater than about 15.0 micrometers in diameter. The aluminum oxide is supplied by an aluminum oxide component having an average particle size of no greater than about 8.0 micrometers in diameter. The composition is capable of forming cordierite in the subsequent firing step.

Abstract: A molten metal filter is disclosed having a carbon or carbon-thermite coating that reduces thermal shock to the filter, and protects the filter from corrosion from the metal or components and impurities in the metal, and prevents metal from freezing in the filter. A molten metal assembly suitable for casting molten metal is disclosed which comprises a filter for molten metal and means for molten metal flow passage leading through the filter. The means have surfaces defining a molten metal path. The filter has a coating of carbon or carbon in intimate contact with a thermite material on the surface of the filter. A process is disclosed for filtering molten metal which comprises passing molten metal through the above described coated filter.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for adjusting the green/blue emission ratio in a terbium-activated gadolinium oxysulfide x-ray phosphor, which comprises forming a uniform mixture of gadolinium oxide, sulfur, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen phosphate, and terbium oxide, firing the mixture in a closed vessel in an air atmosphere to form the phosphor, washing the phosphor with deionized water to remove essentially all of any water soluble impurities which are present, and deagglomerating and annealing the phosphor in air at a temperature of from about 400.degree. C. to about 600.degree. C. for a sufficient time to form the phosphor. The terbium concentration and firing temperature and firing time are controlled to attain the desired green/blue emission ratio. As the terbium concentration increases, the ratio increases. As the firing temperature and time increase, the ratio decreases.