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).
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Patent number: 8440141Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
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Publication number: 20120294789Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: November 22, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura, Tetsuya Imai
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Patent number: 8288309Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Masashi Kiyosawa
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Publication number: 20120225772Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2012Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi NOCHI, Masanao YONEMURA, Kozo IIDA, Yoshiaki OBAYASHI, Shigeru NOJIMA, Toshiyuki ONISHI
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Patent number: 8258075Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20120171097Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20120087839Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
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Publication number: 20120058036Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2009Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Tetsuya Imai, Masanao Yonemura, Susumu Okino, Keiji Fujikawa, Shinya Tachibana
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Patent number: 8124021Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
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Publication number: 20120027659Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2009Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Tetsuya Imai, Masanao Yonemura, Susumu Okino, Keiji Fujikawa, Shinya Tachibana
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Publication number: 20110236283Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura
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Publication number: 20110082028Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Masashi Kiyosawa
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Publication number: 20090317672Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2009Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masanao YONEMURA, Toshinobu YASUTAKE, Tetsuya SHISHIDO
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Publication number: 20090022643Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2005Publication date: January 22, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Kozo Iida, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Shigeru Nojima, Toshiyuki Onishi
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Publication number: 20080187477Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2007Publication date: August 7, 2008Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi NOCHI, Masanao YONEMURA, Yoshiaki OBAYASHI, Hitoshi NAKAMURA
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Publication number: 20080176742Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2005Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Kozo Iida, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Shigeru Nojima, Toshiyuki Onishi
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Patent number: 7390770Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: June 24, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Toshiyuki Onishi
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Patent number: 7387650Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 25, 2003Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Setsuo Omoto, Naohiko Ishibashi, Keiji Fujikawa, Hirohisa Yoshida, Masami Kondo, Shigeru Nojima, Toshinobu Yasutake, Satoru Watanabe, Masanao Yonemura
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Publication number: 20070217968Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2007Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
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Publication number: 20070207078Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi