Patents Examined by Sheng H Davis
  • Patent number: 11511261
    Abstract: The moisture-resistant catalyst for air pollution remediation is a catalyst with moisture-resistant properties, and which is used for removing nitrogen compound pollutants, such as ammonia (NH3), from air. The moisture-resistant catalyst for air pollution remediation includes at least one metal oxide catalyst, at least one inorganic oxide support for supporting the at least one metal oxide catalyst, and a porous framework for immobilizing the at least one metal oxide catalyst and the at least one inorganic oxide support, where the porous framework is moisture-resistant. As non-limiting examples, the at least one metal oxide catalyst may be supported on the at least one inorganic oxide support by precipitation, impregnation, dry milling, ion-exchange or combinations thereof. The at least one metal oxide catalyst supported on the at least one inorganic oxide support may be physically embedded in the porous framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: King Lun Yeung, Wei Han, Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 11498061
    Abstract: A method of preparing a mesoporous Fe—Cu—SSZ-13 molecular sieve includes activating an aluminum source, a silicon source, an iron source and a copper source respectively; mixing the activated minerals with sodium hydroxide, water and a seed crystal at 25-90° C., while controlling feeding amounts of respective raw materials so that molar ratios of respective materials in a synthesis system are as follows: SiO2/Al2O3=10-100, SiO2/Fe2O3=30-3000, SiO2/CuO=1-100, Na2O/SiO2=0.1-0.5, H2O/SiO2=10-50, template/SiO2=0.01-0.5; adding an acid source to adjust pH of the system for first aging; and adding the acid source again to adjust the pH of the system for second aging to obtain aged gel; pouring an aged mixture into a kettle; cooling a crystallized product and filtering to remove a liquor; washing a filter cake; drying to obtain a solid; performing ion exchange; and filtering, washing and drying the solid to obtain powder; and placing the powder in a muffle furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Yuanyuan Yue, Ben Liu, Nangui Lv, Xiaojun Bao, Jie Liu, Tinhai Wang, Pei Yuan, Haibo Zhu, Zhengshuai Bai, Qingyan Cui
  • Patent number: 11492945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising at least one oxide of vanadium, at least one oxide of tungsten, at least one oxide of cerium, at least one oxide of titanium and at least one oxide of niobium, and an exhaust system containing said oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elodie Quinet, Stephan Malmberg, Nicola Soeger
  • Patent number: 11492363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing size-modulated UiO-66, which is achieved by modulating the concentrations of reactants, and a catalyst with improved activity of hydrolyzing chemical warfare agents prepared by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kyung Youl Baek, Chong Min Koo, Soon Man Hong, Seung Sang Hwang, Sangho Cho, Jin Young Seo, Do Xuan Huy, Younghan Song, Sejin Kim, Changju Sung, Yeojin Ahn
  • Patent number: 11491471
    Abstract: This invention provides a preparation method of a catalyst for preferential oxidization of CO in a hydrogen-enriched atmosphere, and a catalyst product obtained from the method and its applications thereof. Particularly, in this invention, a wide-temperature catalyst for preferential oxidization of CO in a hydrogen-enriched atmosphere is obtained by depositing one or more of an iron oxide, cobalt oxide, and nickel oxide as a promoter onto the surface of a supported Pt-group noble metal catalyst precursor via chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition. In the wide-temperature catalyst, the active noble metal component has a content of 0.1 to 10 wt %, and the promoter has a content of 0.1 to 10 wt % in terms of the metal element thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: University of Science and Technology of China
    Inventors: Junling Lu, Lina Cao, Qi Yao, Si Chen, Huan Yan, Shiqiang Wei, Jinlong Yang
  • Patent number: 11478748
    Abstract: A method of converting nitrogen oxides in a gas to nitrogen by contacting the nitrogen oxides with a nitrogenous reducing agent in the presence of a zeolite catalyst containing at least one transition metal, wherein the zeolite is a small pore zeolite containing a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms, wherein the at least one transition metal is selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ce, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Mo, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, In, Sn, Re, Ir and Pt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Fedeyko, Rodney Kok Shin Foo, Paul Joseph Andersen, Jillian Elaine Collier, John Leonello Casci, Hai-Ying Chen, Raj Rao Rajaram
  • Patent number: 11473471
    Abstract: Described are exhaust gas treatment systems for treatment of a gasoline engine exhaust gas stream. The exhaust gas treatment systems comprise an ammonia generating catalyst and an ammonia selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst downstream of the ammonia generating catalyst. The ammonia generating catalyst comprises a NOx storage component, a refractory metal oxide support, a platinum component, and a palladium component. The ammonia generating catalyst is substantially free of ceria. The platinum and palladium components are present in a platinum to palladium ratio of greater than about 1 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Mei Xue, John K. Hochmuth
  • Patent number: 11471860
    Abstract: A composition consisting essentially of a perovskite crystalline structure includes ions of a first metal M1 which occupies an A-site of the perovskite crystalline structure and ions of a second metal M2 which occupies a B-site of the perovskite crystalline structure. M2 has two oxidation states capable of forming a redox couple suitable for reversibly catalyzing an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and an oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The composition also includes ions of a third metal M3 at least a portion of which substitutes for M1 in the A-site of the perovskite crystalline structure, and at least a portion of which optionally also substitutes for M2 in the B-site of the perovskite crystalline structure. At least some of the ions of M3 have a different oxidation state to the ions of M1. The composition also includes atoms of an element X, which is a chalcogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Ilika Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Brian Elliott Hayden, Christopher Vian, Kieren Bradley, Hugo Jungius, Kyriakos Giagloglou
  • Patent number: 11465134
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides a catalyst composition comprising a zeolite containing iron and/or copper with a reduced amount of extra-framework aluminum. The catalyst composition is useful to catalyze the reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas in the presence of a reductant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Ivan Petrovic, Subramanian Prasad, Joseph Palamara
  • Patent number: 11458465
    Abstract: Proposed are a low-temperature DeNOx catalyst for selective catalytic reduction having improved sulfur resistance and a method of manufacturing the same. The low-temperature DeNOx catalyst for selective catalytic reduction having improved sulfur resistance accelerates the reduction reaction of nitrogen oxides even at low temperatures despite the small amount of vanadium supported, improves sulfur poisoning resistance, does not cause secondary environmental pollution by treated gas, has excellent abrasion resistance and strength and thus the removal efficiency of nitrogen oxides is not reduced even during long-term operation, and is easy to manufacture, thus contributing to commercialization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HANSEO UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Hea Kyung Park
  • Patent number: 11452994
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing a photocatalyst for air cleaning. The present production method comprises the steps of: preparing titanium dioxide (TiO2); attaching platinum to a surface of the titanium dioxide; and attaching fluoro to the platinum-attached surface of the titanium dioxide to obtain surface-modified titanium dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hee-Jin Park, Wonyong Choi, Seunghyun Weon, Sungwon Kim, Jee Yeon Kim
  • Patent number: 11439979
    Abstract: Provided is a method of making colloidal selenium nanoparticles. The method includes the steps as follows: Step (A): providing a reducing agent and an aqueous solution containing a selenium precursor; Step (B): mixing the aqueous solution containing the selenium precursor and the reducing agent to form a mixture solution in a reaction vessel and heating the mixture solution to undergo a reduction reaction and produce a composition containing selenium nanoparticles, residues and a gas, and guiding the gas out of the reaction vessel, wherein an amount of the residues is less than 20% by volume of the mixture solution; and Step (C): dispersing the selenium nanoparticles with a medium to obtain the colloidal selenium nanoparticles. The method has advantages of simplicity, safety, time-effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, high yield and eco-friendliness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TRIPOD NANO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chung-Jung Hung, Chun-Lun Chiu, Chia-Chi Chang, Hsin-Chang Huang, Teng-Chieh Hsu, Meng-Hsiu Chih, Jim-Min Fang
  • Patent number: 11434140
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing hierarchical zeolites, including the steps of preparing a first mixture solution including a structure-directing agent, an alumina precursor and a pH controller; preparing a second mixture solution by injecting a silica precursor into the first mixture solution; preparing an aqueous solution including a surfactant; preparing a third mixture solution by injecting the aqueous solution into the second mixture solution; and drying and heat-treating the third mixture solution. According to the present invention, hierarchical zeolites having a uniform morphology can be prepared, and thus hierarchical zeolites having improved activity are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK Lubricants Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon-Ju Lim, Tae-Jin Kim, Young-Eun Cheon
  • Patent number: 11434145
    Abstract: A nano-functionalized support comprises an application surface and a photocatalytic nanoparticle coating deposited on the application surface. The photocatalytic nanoparticle coating comprises titanium dioxide doped with a nitrogen-containing doping agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: COLOROBBIA CONSULTING S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giovanni Baldi, Andrea Cioni, Valentina Dami, Laura Niccolai, Marco Bitossi
  • Patent number: 11426713
    Abstract: The present application discloses a monolithic catalyst with the function of selective adsorption-catalytic oxidation of organic waste gas and a preparation method and application thereof. The present application adopts a double coating design. A first coating is a molecular sieve primer coating. A second coating is an active component coating, which uses a neutral silica sol, so as to protect the activity and effectiveness of a noble metal and a catalytic promoter on the molecular sieve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Zhejiang Tianlan Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shan Gao, Zhongbiao Wu, Yuejun Wang, Haibo Ni, Dongjie Ge, Ziwei Zhou
  • Patent number: 11427524
    Abstract: A process for dehydrating methanol to dimethyl ether product in the presence of a solid Brønsted acid catalyst which is an aluminosilicate zeolite or a heteropolyacid and a promoter which is (i) a ketone of formula R1COR2 (Formula I) in which R1 and R2 are identical or different and are each a C1-C11 alkyl group and furthermore R1 and R2 together with the carbonyl carbon atom to which they are bonded may form a cyclic ketone; or (ii) a ketal derivative of a ketone of Formula I; and the molar ratio of promoter to methanol is maintained at 0.5 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: BP P.L.C.
    Inventors: Benjamin James Dennis-Smither, John Glenn Sunley
  • Patent number: 11426719
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a preparation method of a catalyst with white carbon black modified by Zr—Nd—O and use thereof, and belongs to the field of catalyst technologies. In the present invention, an organic solvent evaporation induced self-assembly method is used to load Zr—Nd—O onto white carbon black to obtain a mesoporous Zr—Nd—O/white carbon black catalyst. The mesoporous Zr—Nd—O/white carbon black catalyst in the present invention has high catalytic activity, contains uniformly distributed mesopores with a relatively large average aperture, and has a simple preparation process, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kai Li, Yingwu Wang, Ping Ning, Qiang Lin, Xin Sun, Chi Wang, Xin Song, Xiao Chen
  • Patent number: 11420876
    Abstract: A method for preparing a zeolite molecular sieve includes the steps of: (1) mixing at least one of a silicon source, an aluminum source and a phosphorus source with an alkaline substance, a template agent and water uniformly to obtain a zeolite molecular sieve precursor solution; aging the zeolite molecular sieve precursor solution at 20-30° C. for 10-15 h; and subjecting the aged solution to ionizing radiation, and then washing the obtained solid to neutrality and drying to obtain the zeolite molecular sieve. The method of the present invention is green, simple and extremely cost-effective. Under the irradiation of an ionizing radiation source, the synthesis period of zeolite molecular sieve is short and no heating is needed in the preparation process, so energy consumption is reduced and a high-pressure system is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shuao Wang, Mingxing Zhang, Junchang Chen
  • Patent number: 11420194
    Abstract: A visible light catalyst, its preparation method, a visible light catalyst activated persulfate system and its use. The visible light catalyst includes a carbon material, a transition metal compound and a coating material. The carbon material is conductive carbon material, and the transition metal compound is selected from one or more of transition metal oxides, transition metal sulfides, and acid or salt compounds containing a transition metal. The visible light catalyst has high visible light photocatalytic activity and performance of degrading organic pollutants and activating persulfate which can result in synergistically degrading degradation-resistant organic pollutants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
    Inventors: Xiaosong He, Beidou Xi, Jun Cui
  • Patent number: 11400434
    Abstract: A multi-functional composition of matter that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream to rapidly and efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas streams, particularly at above average flue stream temperatures of about 340° F. or higher. The multi-functional composition of matter may include a fixed carbon content of at least about 20 wt. %, a mineral content of from about 20 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, a sum of micropore plus mesopore volume of at least about 0.20 cc/g, a micropore volume to mesopore volume ratio of at least about 0.7, and a tapped density of not greater than about 0.575 g/ml. These compositions may be further characterized by number of particles per gram of the composition of matter such that the composition may have at least about 0.8 billion particles per gram, or even as many as 1.5 billion particles per gram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph M. Wong, Christopher Vizcaino, Robert B. Huston, Frederick S. Cannon, Jacob B. Lowring, Jacqueline Cecil de Peyer