Ammonium Halide Patents (Class 423/470)
  • Patent number: 11826713
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for dissolving ammonia gas in deionized water. The system includes a deionized water source and a gas mixing device including a first inlet for receiving ammonia gas, a second inlet for receiving a transfer gas, and a mixed gas outlet for outputting a gas mixture including the ammonia gas and the transfer gas. The system includes a contactor that receives the deionized water and the gas mixture and generates deionized water having ammonia gas dissolved therein. The system includes a sensor in fluid communication with at least one inlet of the contactor for measuring a flow rate of the deionized water, and a controller in communication with the sensor. The controller sets a flow rate of the ammonia gas based on the flow rate of the deionized water measured by the sensor, and a predetermined conductivity set point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrich Alfred Brammer, Johannes Seiwert, Christiane Le Tiec
  • Publication number: 20150072026
    Abstract: The present invention related to a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of ammonium salt as an anti-inflammation agent thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition, a functional cosmetic composition, a health food, health beverages, a food additive and animal feeds containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Yunyuan Li
  • Patent number: 8153095
    Abstract: Methods for producing highly pure solutions containing hydrogen fluoride, one or more salts thereof or a mixture of two or more thereof, by adding hydrogen fluoride to at least one anhydrous solvent, wherein the hydrogen fluoride is added to the anhydrous solvent or solvents in the form of a gas or as a liquified gas or as a mixture of gas and liquefied gas. High purity hydrogen fluoride and ammonium fluoride solutions produced by the inventive method are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Dodd, John McFarland, Wolfgang Sievert
  • Publication number: 20110223666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of exposing particles to cytoplasm comprising introducing particles into a live cell; allowing the live cell to contact a cytoplasm exposure additive which can expose the particles from endocytic vesicles to cytoplasm in the cell with maintaining its physiological, biochemical, or biological environment as undamaged; and allowing the particles to be exposed from the endocytic vesicles to the cytoplasm. The present invention is advantageous in that particles delivered into cells can be effectively exposed to cytoplasm from endocytic vesicles in intact cells which maintain their physiological, biochemical, or biological environment as undamaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: MEDISCOV INC.
    Inventor: Dae Joong Kim
  • Publication number: 20110033560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a preparation comprising a substance that is capable of binding acetaldehyde, and to the use of a filter that is attached to a tobacco product to reduce tobacco and/or alcohol dependence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: BIOHIT OYJ
    Inventors: Osmo Suovaniemi, Mikko Salaspuro, Ville Salaspuro, Martti Marvola
  • Patent number: 7083773
    Abstract: Nitrogen trifluoride is produced with a high yield by the method comprising forming a fast stream of micro droplets of a fused ammonium fluoride salt by rapidly ejecting the fused ammonium fluoride salt into a reactor through a nozzle while circulating the fused ammonium fluoride salt in the reactor from a lower portion to an upper portion; and contacting micro droplets of the fused ammonium fluoride salt with fluorine gas sucked in the reactor through a suction pipe for fluorine by a negative pressure formed around the nozzle due to an ejection of the fused ammonium fluoride salt, whereby excessive generation and regional accumulation of the heat of reaction are prevented, reducing the reaction temperature by 10˜30° C. compared with those of the existing methods, and a side reaction occurs only to a slight extent according to the lowered reaction temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Young-soo Kwon, Hong-gon Kim, Sang-deuk Lee, Jae-woo Lee, Jong-yev Hong, Hyung-sik Lim, Byoung-sung Ahn
  • Patent number: 7070751
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reactor for the gas-phase reaction of commercially available gases in the presence of an inert carrier gas to form product gas. The reactor has a streamlined, compact configuration and at least one solids collection and removal system downstream of the reactor, where solids are efficiently removed from the product gas stream, leaving high purity product gas. The removal system allows for a simple reactor design, which is easy to clean and operates continuously over longer periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    Inventors: Srinivas Tummala, Shun Wang Leung, Ehrlic T. Lo, Mario Moisés Alvarez
  • Patent number: 7033562
    Abstract: Silazanes and/or polysilazanes are prepared by ammonolysis reaction in liquid anhydrous ammonia by introducing at least one halosilane into the ammonia. In addition to the silazane and/or polysilazane, an ammonolysis by-product also results. A substantially more efficient process is disclosed for treating the by-product through the addition of a liquid, namely water, or a solution comprising a strong base, or an aqueous acid solution. The process may be employed for more efficient, economical recovery of ammonia from such waste stream solutions of ammonia halide, or acids thereof for use as recycle in the further production of silazanes and polysilazanes, and/or for producing a less hazardous, more readily disposable salt residue thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Kion Corporation
    Inventor: Gary Knasiak
  • Patent number: 7018598
    Abstract: F2 gas is reacted with NH3 gas in a gaseous phase at 80° C. or less in the presence of a diluting gas to produce NF3. Thus, NF3 is produced with good safety, efficiency and profitability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Showa Denko K.K.
    Inventors: Hiromoto Ohno, Toshio Ohi
  • Publication number: 20040126308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an economical and environmentally clean process for the preparation of high quality quaternary ammonium tribromides by oxidation of bromide (Br−) in an acidic medium by a biomimetic process involving transition metal ion mediated activation of hydrogen peroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Mihir Kanti Choudhuri, Upasana Bora, Sanjay Kumar Dehury, Deepa Dey, Siddhartha Sankar Dhar, Wancydora Kharmawphlang, Boyapati Manoranjan Choudhary, Lakshmi Kantam Mannepalli
  • Patent number: 6540939
    Abstract: An inorganic liquid or glass of hybrid composition including an inorganic component; and a template component, wherein the inorganic component and the template component are present in composition in a ratio that provides an intermediate range structural order to the composition. The intermediate range structural order results in the formation of metallotropic liquid crystals and anisotropic glasses. Methods of preparing the composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: James D. Martin, Todd A. Thornton
  • Publication number: 20020081237
    Abstract: Provided is a novel method and system for preparing ultra-high-purity buffered-hydrofluoric acid or ammonium fluoride controlled concentration. The method comprises bubbling purified ammonia vapor into ultra-pure hydrofluoric acid. The inventive method and system can be used as an on-site subsystem in a semiconductor device fabrication facility for supplying the buffered-hydrofluoric acid and ammonium fluoride to points of use in the semiconductor device fabrication facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Joe G. Hoffman, R. Scot Clark
  • Publication number: 20020079478
    Abstract: Provided is a novel method and system for preparing ultra-high-purity buffered-hydrofluoric acid or ammonium fluoride controlled concentration. The method comprises bubbling purified ammonia vapor into ultra-pure hydrofluoric acid. The inventive method and system can be used as an on-site subsystem in a semiconductor device fabrication facility for supplying the buffered-hydrofluoric acid and ammonium fluoride to points of use in the semiconductor device fabrication facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Joe G. Hoffman, R. Scot Clark
  • Patent number: 6350425
    Abstract: Provided is a novel method and system for preparing ultra-high-purity buffered-hydrofluoric acid or ammonium fluoride controlled concentration The method comprises bubbling purified ammonia vapor into ultra-pure hydrofluoric acid. The inventive method and system can be used as an on-site subsystem in a semiconductor device fabrication facility for supplying the buffered-hydrofluoric acid and ammonium fluoride to points of use in the semiconductor device fabrication facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Air Liquide America Corporation
    Inventors: Joe G. Hoffman, R. Scot Clark
  • Publication number: 20010051128
    Abstract: Provided is a novel method and system for preparing ultra-high-purity buffered-hydrofluoric acid or ammonium fluoride controlled concentration. The method comprises bubbling purified ammonia vapor into ultra-pure hydrofluoric acid. The inventive method and system can be used as an on-site subsystem in a semiconductor device fabrication facility for supplying the buffered-hydrofluoric acid and ammonium fluoride to points of use in the semiconductor device fabrication facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 1997
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Inventors: JOE G. HOFFMAN, R. SCOT CLARK
  • Patent number: 6117406
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing ammonium salts using a reactor which includes a first tubular reaction chamber having at least one acid feed and at least on ammonia feed which are arranged in a first up-stream part of the reactor. At least one second ammonia feed is introduced into a second part of the reactor which is arranged as an extension of the first and which includes, in a flow direction, a convergent segment, a cylindrical tube and a divergent segment. The second ammonia feed communicates with the second part in the vicinity of the convergent segment and the processes is controlled to obtain basic vapors at an outlet of the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Kaltenbach-Thuring S.A.
    Inventors: Edmond Vogel, Jacques Monsterleet
  • Patent number: 5958353
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for reducing atmospheric pollution caused by a pollutant selected from the group consisting of CO.sub.2, SO.sub.2 and a mixture thereof, the pollutant being contained in industrial gases being emitted to the atmosphere, through the conversion of CO.sub.2 to calcium carbonate and the conversion of SO.sub.2 to calcium sulfite using conventionally available calcium salt-containing reactant; said method comprising reacting the pollutant-containing gas, prior to the venting thereof to the atmosphere, with an alkali base and an aqueous liquor, whereby the pollutant reacts with the base and transfers to the liquor, and the resulting gas vented to the atmosphere has a reduced pollutant content; and reacting the pollutant-loaded liquor with a calcium salt-containing reactant to form calcium carbonate and calcium sulfite respectively, with the co-formation of a commercially utilizable salt containing an anion from the calcium salt reactant and a cation from the alkali base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Clue
    Inventor: Aharon Eyal
  • Patent number: 5944868
    Abstract: Ion exchange is used to make two grades of liquid fertilizer. In the first phase, ammonium thiosulfate (ATS) is contacted with a potassium-containing ion exchange resin to make the liquid fertilizer potassium thiosulfate (KTS) and an ammonium-containing resin. If operated under ambient temperatures, oxidation of any sulfites and the attendant formation of insoluble sulfates is avoided along with the associated fouling costs.The recharge line is operated in parallel to the KTS line. When the ammonium-containing resin is contacted with potassium chloride, the ammonium cations are exchanged for potassium cations and produce an ammonium chloride that can be used as a second liquid fertilizer. If desired, a concentrator can be used to remove water from each fertilizer to increase its concentration of KTS or ammonium chloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc.
    Inventors: Yelana (Helen) Faynshteyn, Mark Clarkson
  • Patent number: 5885542
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a novel class of halide-based framework solids based on a Zn.sub.n Cl.sub.2n parentage, as zeo-types are related to Si.sub.n O.sub.2n. These materials, referred to as halo zeo-type materials, constructed from Lewis acidic and redox active tetrahedral building blocks, should augment the size and shape selectivity characteristics of zeolites. One example of these materials, compound CZX-1, has the formula ?NH(CH.sub.3).sub.3 !CuZn.sub.5 Cl.sub.12. Another example of these materials, compound CZX-2, has the formula ?NH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2 CH.sub.3).sub.2 !CuZn.sub.5 Cl.sub.12. Compound CZX-3 has the formula ?H.sub.2 N(CH.sub.3).sub.2 !.sub.n ?Cu.sub.n Zn.sub.6-n Cl.sub.12 !, wherein n may be 1 or 2. Compound CZX-4 has the formula ?A!.sub.n ?Cu.sub.2 Zn.sub.2 Cl.sub.7 !, wherein A may be H.sub.3 NCH.sub.3.sup.+ or Rb.sup.+. The invention also relates to colloidal suspensions which may utilize the halide-based compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1999
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: James D. Martin, Kevin Greenwood
  • Patent number: 5763652
    Abstract: A nitrile compound or an amide compound is hydrolyzed in the presence of an inorganic acid or other acidic catalyst or an alkali metal hydroxide or other basic catalyst, and the by-produced ammonium salt of the acidic catalyst or the produced salt of a carboxylic acid and a base is electrodialysed to form an acid and ammonia or aqueous ammonia, or to form a base and ammonia. The obtained acid or base may be recycled as a catalyst for the hydrolysis of the nitrile compound or amide compound, and the obtained ammonia is reutilized as a nitrogen source for the nitrile compound or amide compound. Such amide compound may be produced by hydration of a nitrite compound in the presence of a manganese oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kawabe, Kenichi Yamamoto, Kazuyuki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 5679315
    Abstract: The present invention provides a basic method for producing high purity silica and ammonium fluoride from silicon tetrafluoride-containing gas, particularly the gas generated by acidulation. The basic method comprises recovering silicon tetrafluoride-containing gas from the acidulation of a fluorine-containing phosphorus source, separating liquid entrainment from the gas, converting the gas recovered to an ammonium fluosilicate solution, and ammoniating said ammonium fluosilicate solution to produce high purity silica and ammonium fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Assignee: Nu-West Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Neuman, Clint R. Humpherys
  • Patent number: 5290531
    Abstract: A method of converting sodium bromide brine to ammonium bromide brine and optionally to calcium bromide is disclosed. The method involves introducing ammonia and carbon dioxide into the reactant brine, removing a resulting bicarbonate precipitate, driving off any excess ammonium carbonate, and optionally contacting with lime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1994
    Assignee: Tetra Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell A. Fisher, Surendra K. Mishra, Rosa T. Swartwout
  • Patent number: 5230953
    Abstract: Silica particles having an average particle size of 5 to 100 .mu.m, a BET specific surface area of not more than 20 m.sup.2 /g and a pore volume of not more than 0.1 ml/g, each of which has on its surface a plurality of protuberances with a smooth configuration , a diameter at half the protuberance height of the said protuberance being 0.2 to 5.0 .mu.m and a height of the said protuberance being 0.2 to 4.0 .mu.m, and a process for producing the silica particles, which comprises (A) reacting hydrosilicofluoric acid, ammonium silicofluoride or a mixture thereof with ammonia in an aqueous medium to form a silica slurry, (B) separating a silica from the silica slurry, and (C) calcining, after optionally drying, the separated silica at a temperature of not less than 500.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1993
    Assignee: Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Tsugeno, Yasushi Takako, Masao Kubo, Tokumi Mochiyama, Yoshito Yuri
  • Patent number: 5165907
    Abstract: A method for producing high purity silica and ammonium fluoride from silicon tetrafluoride-containing gas wherein silicon tetrafluoride-containing gas from the acidulation of phosphorus-containing rock is recovered and the liquid entrainment is separated from the gas. The recovered gas is converted to an ammonium fluosilicate solution and is ammoniated to produce high purity silica and ammonium fluoride. The recovered gas can be converted to an ammonium fluosilicate solution either by absorbing the gas directly in a solution of ammonium fluoride or by first absorbing the gas in water to produce fluosilicic acid and then reacting the fluosilicic acid with ammonia or ammonium fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: IMCERA Group Inc.
    Inventor: Paul C. Chieng
  • Patent number: 4981664
    Abstract: A method for producing high purity silica and ammonium fluoride from silicon tetrafluoride-containing gas wherein silicon tetrafluoride-containing gas from the acidulation of phosphorus-containing rock is recovered and the liquid entrainment is separated from the gas. The recovered gas is converted to an ammonium fluosilicate solution and is ammoniated to produce high purity silica and ammonium fluoride. The recovered gas can be converted to an ammonium fluosilicate solution either by absorbing the gas directly in a solution of ammonium fluoride or by first absorbing the gas in water to produce fluosilicic acid and then reacting the fluosilicic acid with ammonia or ammonium fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: International Minerals & Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Paul C. Chieng
  • Patent number: 4965061
    Abstract: A process for producing hydrofluoric acid from SiF.sub.6.sup.2- in a wastewater is disclosed. The process is carried out by(i) combining (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SO.sub.4, at a pH high enough such that the sulfate is in its divalent state, with SiF.sub.6.sup.2- from said wastewater in an amount in excess of that stoichiometrically required to form (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SiF.sub.6 as follows:(NH.sub.4).sub.2 SO.sub.4 +SiF.sub.6.sup.2- .fwdarw.(NH.sub.4).sub.2 SiF.sub.6 +SO.sub.4.sup.2-(ii) concentrating a solution including (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SiF.sub.6 and excess (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SO.sub.4 to precipitate and separate (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SiF.sub.6 of high purity therefrom;(iii) re-solubilizing the (NH.sub.4).sub.2 SiF.sub.6 for reaction with NH.sub.4 OH to form NH.sub.4 F liquor and precipitated Si(OH).sub.4 ;(iv) separating the NH.sub.4 F liquor from the precipitated Si(OH).sub.4 ;(v) reacting the NH.sub.4 F with water to form precipitated NH.sub.4 F.multidot.HF and ammonia gas;(vi) reacting NH.sub.4 F.multidot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Florida Recoveries Partnership
    Inventors: William W. Berry, Gordon J. Rossiter
  • Patent number: 4935219
    Abstract: The process of the invention is carried out in gaseous phase by the action of ammonia on the aqueous solutions of iron salts in an appropriate reacting vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Inventors: Luis Escolar, Helio Nupieri
  • Patent number: 4919906
    Abstract: New processes and equipment are disclosed for producing elemental phosphorus and thermal phosphoric acid. Benefits are listed below.1. Phosphorus-containing solids are recycled to smelting furnaces thus eliminating hazardous waste generation.2. Phosphorus furnace feedstock is upgraded and this permits unbeneficiated phosphate ore to be smelted.3. Energy is conserved during manufacture of elemental phosphorus and phosphoric acid.4. Electric energy is produced by cogeneration.5. Fluorine in phosphate ore is recovered as ammonium fluoride.6. Phosphorus-containing liquids are used as feedstock for production of suspension fertilizers.Benefits are achieved by agglomerating phosphate ore with monocalcium phosphate binder by a method which upgrades the ore. Phosphorus-containing solids are fluidized and burned to form an impure phosphoric acid mixture which is reacted with small sized phosphate ore to form monocalcium phosphate binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: James C. Barber and Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Barber
  • Patent number: 4915705
    Abstract: A process for producing high grade silica and fluorine-containing coproducts from fluosilicic acid is described. To produce silica, the fluosilicic acid is reacted with aqueous ammonia to produce a solid silica product and a solution of ammonium fluoride. The solid silica is washed under controlled conditions and further processed to produce a high grade product. The ammonium fluoride solution is concentrated and sold as a concentrated ammonium fluoride solution product or reacted with metal hydoxides or oxides to produce metal fluorides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1990
    Assignee: Freeport Research and Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Phillip D. Mollere, Tadeusz K. Wiewiorowski, Vivian C. Astley, Willis L. Thornsberry, Jr., Michael A. Murray
  • Patent number: 4859443
    Abstract: Silicon nitride powder is prepared in a gas-phase reaction by reacting silicon tetrachloride with ammonia at above 500.degree. C. in a fluidized bed of silicon nitride particles. An amorphous silicon nitride having a BET specific surface area of greater than 50 m.sup.2 /g is used at the beginning of the reaction. The resulting silicon nitride is then separated from the ammonium chloride simultaneously formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Laszlo Marosi
  • Patent number: 4741893
    Abstract: Process for producing fluorides of Mo, W, Nb, Ta, V, Re, Ti, Zr, Hf, Co, Ni, Cr, Sb, Sn, Zn, Pb, Al and rare earth metals comprising heating fluorine-containing ammonium salts of corresponding metals in a stream of an inert or reducing gas to convert them into fluorides of the metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Solex Research Corporation of Japan
    Inventors: Morio Watanabe, Sanji Nishimura
  • Patent number: 4720375
    Abstract: High purity magnesium oxide is obtained from a magnesite-containing ore, the impurities of which include calcium compounds. The ore is first calcined and the resulting magnesium oxide is converted to magnesium chloride by leaching with an ammonium chloride solution. Calcium chloride is also produced at the same time. The resulting magnesium chloride and calcium chloride are treated with carbon dioxide to form calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate which can be precipitated and filtered out of the resulting magnesium chloride solution. The magnesium chloride solution is then reacted with ammonium carbonate to produce a magnesium carbonate trihydrate crystal slurry containing ammonium chloride. The ammonium chloride is subsequently removed and returned to the ammonia recovery stage for leaching of the calcined magnesium oxide while the crystals are dried and decomposed into carbon dioxide and magnesium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Sulzer Brothers Limited
    Inventors: William S. Ainscow, Balkrishna B. Gadgil
  • Patent number: 4613494
    Abstract: Fluorine in phosphate ores is present as the mineral fluorapatite. When the ores are digested with sulfuric acid a slurry is formed which can be filtered to make wet-process phosphoric acid. But fluorine compounds are discharged into the surrounding air during digestion and filtration. The fluorine-containing air is scrubbed with water to prevent air pollution. Scrubber water is cooled in ponds and is recycled to the scrubber. However, fluorine compounds are emitted from the cooling ponds and cause air pollution. In the present invention, processes are disclosed for treating fluorine-containing gases without use of cooling ponds thereby eliminating the air pollution problem. A facility is provided for treating fluorine-containing gases wherein fluosilicic acid or fluosilicate salts are converted to a fluoride salt by the addition of an alkaline substance. A slightly acidic scrubber water is concentrated in an absorption tower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignee: James C. Barber and Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: James C. Barber
  • Patent number: 4536322
    Abstract: A composition of matter including an aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid or ammonium fluoride and a dye that fluoresces when illuminated by ultra-violet light. Spilled corrosive fluoride solutions are thereby rendered easily detectable by subjecting the surface onto which the solution was spilled to ultra-violet radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Gary A. Amstutz, Kishor D. Mayekar
  • Patent number: 4508690
    Abstract: Very pure magnesium oxide is obtained from ore containing magnesium, more particularly ore containing magnesium carbonate, by calcining the ore and leaching the resulting magnesium oxide with carbon dioxide and calcium chloride solution to produce magnesium chloride solution. Carbon dioxide and ammonia are added, so as to precipitate magnesium carbonate trihydrate, which is decomposed to magnesium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Sulzer Brothers Limited
    Inventors: Albert Obrist, Balkrishna B. Gadgill
  • Patent number: 4490345
    Abstract: The process of converting FS smoke agent (a mixture of sulfur trioxide and hlorosulfonic acid) to sulfamic acid and ammonium chloride comprising the steps of dissolving the FS smoke agent in an organic solvent solution to obtain a solvation product, subjecting the solvation product to ammonia gas to obtain a sulfamic acid ammonium chloride mix, and separating and purifying the mix into sulfamic acid and ammonium chloride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventor: Solim S. W. Kwak
  • Patent number: 4419334
    Abstract: A method for the cooling and separation of chlorides and fluorides from hot mixtures of gases generated by the gasification of solid or liquid fuels or by extracting gas from solid fuels by cooling the gas mixture in the presence of a circulating liquid of ammonia and water in a cooler at a temperature below the adiabatic saturation temperature. This results in condensation of the steam contained in the gas and the formation, by sublimation of the gaseous ammonia, HCl or HF, of solid ammonium chloride or ammonium fluoride. These solids become dissolved in the condensed steam or the liquid circulated in the cooler and are then discharged from the cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1983
    Assignee: Vereinigte Elektrizitatswerke Westfalen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Robert Karger
  • Patent number: 4385192
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of reacting bromine and allyl chloride at a temperature of from 5.degree. to 85.degree. C. and maintaining the reaction mixture between 60.degree. to 90.degree. C. for a sufficient length of time so as to permit the reaction between the bromine and allyl chloride to go to completion. In addition, the process also includes the step of adding an agent so as to stabilize and purify the product so formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: AMVAC Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Lester Friedman, Chester Callaway
  • Patent number: 4160811
    Abstract: The compound NF.sub.4 MF.sub.6 where M is a Group V metalloid is reacted with a fluoride of sodium to yield tetrafluorammonium bifluoride in solution with hydrogen fluoride and a precipitate of the formula NaMF.sub.6. The preferred metaloid is antimony. The formed tetrafluorammonium bifluoride may be converted to NF.sub.4 BF.sub.4 by reaction with BF.sub.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1979
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph A. Neff, William D. English
  • Patent number: 4138296
    Abstract: In a process for making chlorine electrolytically in which a build-up of nitrogen trichloride occurs in the bottoms of cooling apparatus, a method and apparatus is provided wherein the nitrogen trichloride is dissolved in an organic solvent such as carbon tetrachloride, the chlorine removed, and the solution treated to destroy the otherwise hazardous nitrogen trichloride. The solvent is then separated and recycled to avoid environmentally undesirable waste products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1979
    Assignee: BASF Wyandotte Corporation
    Inventors: Edward N. Balko, Shyam D. Argade
  • Patent number: 4117089
    Abstract: Highly pure sodium ammonium hydrogenphosphate and ammonium chloride are prepared from wet process phosphoric acid. A mixture of phosphoric acid, ammonia and/or sodium chloride is added to a circulating mother liquor, to which is additionally added ammonia until the pH of the liquor reaches 5.5 to 9.0. The liquor is then cooled to cause sodium ammonium hydrogenphosphate to crystallize at 30.degree. to 60.degree. C. The resulting filtrate is added with an acidic compound to adjust its pH to 5.6 to 6.4 whereby the solubility of the hydrogenphosphate is increased while that of ammonium chloride is reduced to a minimum. The filtrate is cooled to 5.degree. to 50.degree. C to precipitate ammonium chloride as crystals without involving co-precipitation of the hydrogenphosphate. The filtrate from which the ammonium chloride crystals have been removed is recycled for use as a circulating mother liquor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshishige Fujita, Soichi Asagao, Motoshige Ogura
  • Patent number: 4104190
    Abstract: Chlorine dioxide is generated from aqueous liquids container alkali metal or alkaline earth metal chlorites, and compounds which liberate chlorine in water. Dry, stable, solid compositions, in one or two parts, can be made from these and other ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Stephen R. Hartshorn
  • Patent number: 4079121
    Abstract: This invention relates to reactions of beta platinum chloride with gaseous ammonia to yield metallic platinum useful in catalysis and other operations and also complexes of beta platinum chloride and ammonia, which complexes are considered to be new compositions and which are contemplated as being useful in cancer research.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: George T. Kerr, Albert E. Schweizer
  • Patent number: 4075307
    Abstract: This invention relates to reactions of beta platinum chloride with gaseous ammonia to yield metallic platinum useful in catalysis and other operations and also complexes of beta platinum chloride and ammonia, which complexes are considered to be new compositions and which are contemplated as being useful in cancer research.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1978
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: George T. Kerr, Albert E. Schweizer
  • Patent number: 4069299
    Abstract: Hydroxy-aluminum chloride or sulfate polymer is produced by reacting urea and aluminum chloride or aluminum sulfate in aqueous solution. The hydroxy-aluminum chloride and sulfate polymers are useful for consolidating soil in secondary oil recovery and for reducing the caking tendency of ammonium salt fertilizer compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Clive Hodgson
  • Patent number: 4064218
    Abstract: Process for the removal of phosgene from an off-gas in which it is present in small quantities, by washing with an aqueous solution of alkali and ammonia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1977
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Heinrich Scholz, Martin Decker, Franz Neumayr
  • Patent number: 4062929
    Abstract: Hydrogen fluoride is produced from hydrofluosilicic acid. The hydrofluosilicic acid is reacted with ammonia. An aqueous solution of ammonium fluoride thus produced is fed with partly recycled alkali metal fluoride to a continuously operated reactor where a bifluoride of the alkali metal is formed in aqueous solution. Reaction mixture is continuously withdrawn and solid alkali metal bifluoride crystallized therefrom. The mother liquor is recycled to the reactor. The solid alkali metal bifluoride is decomposed by heat to produce hydrogen fluoride and solid alkali metal fluoride. The alkali metal fluoride is recycled to the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1977
    Assignee: Fitzwilton Limited
    Inventors: William Henry Thompson, Ralph Eric Worthington, David John Stamper
  • Patent number: 4057614
    Abstract: A process for producing sodium fluoride from sodium silicofluoride in which sodium silicofluoride is added to an ammonium fluoride solution for double decomposition reaction to obtain a slurry containing sodium fluoride as crystals and ammonium silicofluoride in dissolved form, and the solution from which the sodium fluoride crystals have been removed is added with ammonia to decompose the ammonium silicofluoride into silica and ammonium fluoride. The ammonium fluoride obtained by the decomposition is recycled to the double decomposition step. Alternatively, the ammonium fluoride is reacted with a sodium salt for recovery as sodium fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1977
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuhiro Ono, Minoru Aramaki, Tamotsu Mizuno, Masao Fujinaga
  • Patent number: 4052503
    Abstract: Urea is produced by reacting phosgene and ammonia, one of the reactants being in the liquid state and the other gaseous, at -50.degree. to -20.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1970
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: Continental Oil Company
    Inventor: Richard L. Every
  • Patent number: 4042672
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for preparing carbonated zirconium oxide hydrate which comprises adding zirconium oxychloride . 8 H.sub.2 O to a saturated aqueous ammonium chloride and/or alkali chloride solution which, based upon zirconium oxychloride . 8 H.sub.2 O, contains at least equimolecular amounts of ammonium carbonate and/or alkali carbonate,Separating the resulting precipitated reaction product,And washing said product chloride-free with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1977
    Assignee: Th. Goldschmidt AG
    Inventors: Wilhelm Brugger, Ekkehard Greinacher