Patents by Inventor Masanao Yonemura

Masanao Yonemura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8440141
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an exhaust gas treatment system, which allows for VOC removal at lower temperatures and thereby improves the durability of catalysts and suppresses carbon monoxide generation at the final outlet of the system. The present invention provides a treatment system of an exhaust gas containing a nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and a volatile organic compound comprising: an exhaust gas treatment means for removing the nitrogen oxide by reduction with ammonia and partially oxidizing the VOC to CO; and a CO/VOC removal means for oxidizing the CO and partially unreacted VOC, in this order from the upstream flow of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20120294789
    Abstract: A CO shift catalyst according to the present invention is one that reforms carbon monoxide (CO) in gas. The CO shift catalyst includes: active ingredients including one of molybdenum (Mo) and iron (Fe) as a main ingredient and one of nickel (Ni) and ruthenium (Ru) as an accessory ingredient; and one or at least two oxides of titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), and cerium (Ce) as a carrier supporting the active ingredients. The CO shift catalyst can be used for a CO shift reactor 20 that converts CO in gasified gas 12 produced in a gasifier 11 into CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura, Tetsuya Imai
  • Patent number: 8288309
    Abstract: A highly durable mercury oxidation catalyst contains V2O5 and MoO3 as active components, and is capable of preventing volatilization of MoO3 in the mercury oxidation catalyst. A method of producing the mercury oxidation catalyst is provided. A mercury oxidation catalyst oxidizing mercury in an exhaust gas into mercury oxide includes: TiO2 as a carrier, V2O5 and MoO3 supported on the carrier as active components, and at least one kind of element or compound selected from the group consisting of W, Cu, Co, Ni, and Zn or the compounds thereof supported on the carrier as a MoO3 volatilization preventing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Masashi Kiyosawa
  • Publication number: 20120225772
    Abstract: In the catalyst for purifying a combustion exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides, 50 wt. % or greater of the amount of Ru and/or Ir to be supported is adjusted to fall within a depth of 150 ?m from the surface layer of a substrate; and the catalyst is prepared by immersing the substrate in a metal colloid solution of Ru and/or Ir to be supported or an aqueous solution containing at least one compound selected from compounds of Ru and/or Ir to be supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi NOCHI, Masanao YONEMURA, Kozo IIDA, Yoshiaki OBAYASHI, Shigeru NOJIMA, Toshiyuki ONISHI
  • Patent number: 8258075
    Abstract: To provide a catalyst for treating exhaust gases containing nitrogen monoxide, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds whose oxidation power has been enhanced without increasing the amount of precious metal supported thereon; a method for producing the same; and a method for treating exhaust gases. A catalyst for treating exhaust gases, including coat layers made up of a plurality of layers, an upper layer of which has an active component contained uniformly therein and a lower layer of which has no active component contained therein, can be obtained through the steps of: forming the lower layer by coating the surface of substrate with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound, followed by drying; and forming the upper layer, which is to be the top surface of the catalyst, by coating the surface of the lower layer with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound that has the active component composed of one or more precious metals supported thereon, followed by drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20120171097
    Abstract: A catalyst for treating exhaust gases containing nitrogen monoxide, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds includes a plurality of layers, an upper layer of which has an active component contained uniformly therein and a lower layer of which has no active component contained therein. The catalyst is obtained through the steps of: forming the lower layer by coating the surface of substrate with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound, followed by drying; and forming the upper layer, which is to be the top surface of the catalyst, by coating the surface of the lower layer with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound that has the active component composed of one or more precious metals supported thereon, followed by drying. The oxidation power of the resulting catalyst is enhanced without increasing the amount of precious metal supported thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20120087839
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an exhaust gas treatment system, which allows for VOC removal at lower temperatures and thereby improves the durability of catalysts and suppresses carbon monoxide generation at the final outlet of the system. The present invention provides a treatment system of an exhaust gas containing a nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and a volatile organic compound comprising: an exhaust gas treatment means for removing the nitrogen oxide by reduction with ammonia and partially oxidizing the VOC to CO; and a CO/VOC removal means for oxidizing the CO and partially unreacted VOC, in this order from the upstream flow of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20120058036
    Abstract: A CO shift catalyst according to the present invention reforms carbon monoxide (CO) and is prepared from one or a mixture of platinum (Pt), ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), and rhodium (Rh) as an active ingredient and at least one of titanium (Ti), aluminum (Al), zirconium (Zr), and cerium (Ce) as a carrier for supporting the active ingredient. The CO shift catalyst can be used in a halogen-resistant CO shift reactor (15) that converts CO contained in gasified gas (12) generated in a gasifier (11) into CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Tetsuya Imai, Masanao Yonemura, Susumu Okino, Keiji Fujikawa, Shinya Tachibana
  • Patent number: 8124021
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an exhaust gas treatment system, which allows for VOC removal at lower temperatures and thereby improves the durability of catalysts and suppresses carbon monoxide generation at the final outlet of the system. The present invention provides a treatment system of an exhaust gas containing a nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and a volatile organic compound comprising: an exhaust gas treatment means for removing the nitrogen oxide by reduction with ammonia and partially oxidizing the VOC to CO; and a CO/VOC removal means for oxidizing the CO and partially unreacted VOC, in this order from the upstream flow of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20120027659
    Abstract: A CO shift catalyst according to the present invention reforms carbon monoxide (CO) contained in gas. The CO shift catalyst is prepared from one or both of molybdenum (Mo) and cobalt (Co) as an active ingredient and an oxide of one of, or a mixture or a compound of, titanium (Ti), silicon (Si), zirconium (Zr), and cerium (Ce) as a carrier for supporting the active ingredient. The CO shift catalyst can be used in a halogen-resistant CO shift reactor (15) that converts CO contained in gasified gas (12) generated in a gasifier (11) into CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Tetsuya Imai, Masanao Yonemura, Susumu Okino, Keiji Fujikawa, Shinya Tachibana
  • Publication number: 20110236283
    Abstract: A NOx removal catalyst for high-temperature flue gas according to the present invention is a NOx removal catalyst for high-temperature flue gas that contains nitrogen oxide in which tungsten oxide with the number of molecular layers of tungsten oxide (WO3) being five or less is supported on a complex oxide carrier containing titanium oxide. Even when high-temperature denitration is continued, a bonding force with a carrier of WO3 can be properly maintained and volatilization can be suppressed while maintaining a high NOx removal performance. For example, the NOx removal catalyst is particularly suitable for reducing and removing nitrogen oxide contained in high-temperature gas discharged from a thermal power plant and a high-temperature boiler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura
  • Publication number: 20110082028
    Abstract: A highly durable mercury oxidation catalyst contains V2O5 and MoO3 as active components, and is capable of preventing volatilization of MoO3 in the mercury oxidation catalyst. A method of producing the mercury oxidation catalyst is provided. A mercury oxidation catalyst oxidizing mercury in an exhaust gas into mercury oxide includes: TiO2 as a carrier, V2O5 and MoO3 supported on the carrier as active components, and at least one kind of element or compound selected from the group consisting of W, Cu, Co, Ni, and Zn or the compounds thereof supported on the carrier as a MoO3 volatilization preventing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Masashi Kiyosawa
  • Publication number: 20090317672
    Abstract: To provide a CO conversion catalyst for use in a fuel cell in a DSS operation, which includes a Cu—Al-Ox catalyst, in which the Cu—Al-Ox catalyst has a boehmite phase formed in at least a part of the Cu—Al-Ox catalyst. The CO conversion catalyst has an improved degree of dispersion of Cu metal by the boehmite phase formed therein, and hence can be prevented from sintering of copper caused due to steam, thereby achieving improved durability with respect to the function as the CO conversion catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masanao YONEMURA, Toshinobu YASUTAKE, Tetsuya SHISHIDO
  • Publication number: 20090022643
    Abstract: To provide an SO3 reduction catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas capable of efficiently reducing the amount of SO3 that is present in a combustion exhaust gas and is a starting substance of S-containing substances such as acid ammonium sulfate causing deterioration of performance of the catalyst or corrosion of apparatuses disposed downstream of the catalyst, or capable of controlling the generation of SO3 in the catalyst itself; a preparation process of the catalyst; and an exhaust gas purifying method using the catalyst. In the catalyst for purifying a combustion exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides, 50 wt. % or greater of the amount of Ru and/or Ir to be supported is adjusted to fall within a depth of 150 ?m from the surface layer of a substrate; and the catalyst is prepared by immersing the substrate in a metal colloid solution of Ru and/or Ir to be supported or an aqueous solution containing at least one compound selected from compounds of Ru and/or Ir to be supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Kozo Iida, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Shigeru Nojima, Toshiyuki Onishi
  • Publication number: 20080187477
    Abstract: To provide a catalyst for treating exhaust gases containing nitrogen monoxide, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds whose oxidation power has been enhanced without increasing the amount of precious metal supported thereon; a method for producing the same; and a method for treating exhaust gases. A catalyst for treating exhaust gases, including coat layers made up of a plurality of layers, an upper layer of which has an active component contained uniformly therein and a lower layer of which has no active component contained therein, can be obtained through the steps of: forming the lower layer by coating the surface of substrate with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound, followed by drying; and forming the upper layer, which is to be the top surface of the catalyst, by coating the surface of the lower layer with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound that has the active component composed of one or more precious metals supported thereon, followed by drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi NOCHI, Masanao YONEMURA, Yoshiaki OBAYASHI, Hitoshi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20080176742
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a catalyst for treating exhaust gas, enabling a smaller amount of a noble metal to be supported and reducing the production cost thereof. There is provided a method for producing a catalyst for treating an exhaust gas containing carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, wherein the method comprises: preparing, as a pH buffer solution, an aqueous metal salt solution in which at least one metal salt is dissolved; reductively-treating the aqueous metal salt solution while keeping the pH constant to prepare a metal colloid solution; and immersing a carrier in the metal colloid solution to support the metal on the carrier. The supported amount of metal may be 0.7 g/L or less per one of the metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Kozo Iida, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Shigeru Nojima, Toshiyuki Onishi
  • Patent number: 7390770
    Abstract: A catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas containing carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, which has a coat layer of a carrier composed of a porous inorganic compound, wherein the coat layer is a single layer, the porous inorganic compound has a BET specific surface area of 50 m2/g or greater, and the coat layer has, within a 50 ?m depth from the surface thereof, an active metal having a particle size of 15 nm or less and composed of at least one noble metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Toshiyuki Onishi
  • Patent number: 7387650
    Abstract: A fuel cell power generation system, equipped with a fuel reforming device and a fuel cell body, includes valves, pipelines, a condenser, and a pump for feeding a burner exhaust gas (raw gas) discharged from a heating burner of the fuel reforming device into the fuel reforming device, and an inert gas formation device including an oxidizable and reducible oxygen adsorbent, which is disposed in the pipelines, and adsorbs oxygen in the burner exhaust gas to remove oxygen from the burner exhaust gas and form an inert gas. The fuel cell power generation system can reliably remove residual matter, without leaving it within the fuel reforming device, in a simple manner at a low cost and with a compact configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Setsuo Omoto, Naohiko Ishibashi, Keiji Fujikawa, Hirohisa Yoshida, Masami Kondo, Shigeru Nojima, Toshinobu Yasutake, Satoru Watanabe, Masanao Yonemura
  • Publication number: 20070217968
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an exhaust gas treatment system, which allows for VOC removal at lower temperatures and thereby improves the durability of catalysts and suppresses carbon monoxide generation at the final outlet of the system. The present invention provides a treatment system of an exhaust gas containing a nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and a volatile organic compound comprising: an exhaust gas treatment means for removing the nitrogen oxide by reduction with ammonia and partially oxidizing the VOC to CO; and a CO/VOC removal means for oxidizing the CO and partially unreacted VOC, in this order from the upstream flow of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20070207078
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst for treating exhaust gas adapted not only to remove CO and VOCs based on unsaturated hydrocarbons such as C2H4 but also to accelerate a decomposition reaction of saturated hydrocarbons such as propane and to provide a method for producing such a catalyst for treating exhaust gas. The present invention provides a catalyst for treating an exhaust gas containing carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, the catalyst comprising a substrate containing a NOx removal catalyst component and a porous inorganic compound layer containing a noble metal, the layer being applied to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi