Nitrogen Compound Containing Patents (Class 502/200)
  • Patent number: 11952480
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a composition comprising 1) about 97.5 wt % to about 99.9 wt % of a first polyethylene having a density of about 0.91 g/cm3 to about 0.94 g/cm3, and a melt strength of about 10 mN or greater; and 2) about 0.1 wt % to about 2.5 wt % of a second polyethylene having an Mw of about 500,000 g/mol or more. In some embodiments, the composition is a film. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of making a composition comprising blending a first polyethylene of any embodiment described herein and a second polyethylene of any embodiment described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes M. Soulages, Arnold Lustiger, Thomas T. Sun, Pamela J. Wright, Madhavi Vadlamudi, Alexander I. Norman, Adriana S. Silva, David M. Fiscus, Timothy D. Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11799090
    Abstract: Provided a gas diffusion layer for fuel cells, the gas diffusion layer including: a carbon substrate; and a microporous layer formed on the carbon substrate, wherein the microporous layer comprises first carbon particles having a partially graphitized structure and a water-repellent binder resin binding the first carbon particles, and the microporous layer further comprises a cerium compound, a nitrogen-doped cerium compound, nitrogen-doped second carbon particles having a partially graphitized or non-graphitized structure, or a mixture of two or more, as a radical scavenger capable of removing hydrogen peroxide generated at a fuel cell open circuit potential or a higher potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Eun Sook Lee, Jy Young Jyoung, Na Hee Kang, Eun Chong Kim, Jong Sik Ryu, Ki Cheol Ahn, Jae Young Choi
  • Patent number: 11745162
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a regenerable hydrogen sulfide adsorbent and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method specifically includes: 1) combining meta-aluminate as an active component with activated alumina as a carrier in a manner of impregnation, spray coating or solid phase mixing to obtain a precursor; 2) aging and drying the precursor, and finally performing roasting to obtain the adsorbent; and 3) processing the adsorbent to present a specific size and shape through shaping measures to meet industrial application requirements. Compared with the prior art, the adsorbent obtained according to the present invention can achieve an efficient removal effect on hydrogen sulfide gas at a material inlet, with a concentration adaption range of 0 to 1000 ppm and an effective removal precision of 0.1 ppm or below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: SHANGHAI LVQIANG NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD, SHANGHAI RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Pengfei Wang, Chuncheng Li, Qiuping He, Jia Zhang, Yongxian Zhou, Cheng Chen, Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 11724247
    Abstract: Bifunctional catalyst compositions, methods, and systems are provided for the use of CO2 as a soft oxidizing agent to effectively convert low-value small alkanes to high-value small olefins. The bifunctional catalyst comprises a metal oxide catalyst and a redox-active ceramic support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Canan Karakaya, Robert J. Kee, Olaf Deutschmann
  • Patent number: 11591940
    Abstract: The invention relates to an emissions control device for a combustion engine aftertreatment arrangement, the emissions control device comprising: a housing configured for accommodating an emissions control substrate; and at least one first opening in the housing, which at least one first opening is configured for receiving a threaded assembling element, which threaded assembling element is configured for assembly of the emissions control device in a cavity of the aftertreatment arrangement. The emissions control device further comprises at least one second opening in the housing, wherein the at least one second opening is provided with a thread, configured for receiving a threaded disassembling element, which threaded disassembling element is configured for disassembly of the emissions control device from the cavity of the aftertreatment arrangement. The invention further relates to a combustion engine aftertreatment arrangement for a vehicle and a method for disassembling an emissions control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Gustav Jonsson, Amir Halilovic, Oskar Larsson
  • Patent number: 11167274
    Abstract: The present invention provides an In—NH2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites with visible-light photocatalytic activity and application thereof, which can effectively remove organic pollutants (such as tetracycline) in water. First, the graphite phase carbonitride carbon (g-C3N4) was obtained by thermal condensation, and g-C3N4 nanosheet was prepared by thermal oxidative etching. Then, acicular MIL-68(In)—NH2 (In—NH2) was grown in situ on the surface of g-C3N4 nanosheet by solvothermal method. The In—NH2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites with high visible-light photocatalytic activity were obtained. The CNNS firstly was prepared in the present invention, which is beneficial to the needle-like In—NH2 growing on the surface of CNNS and having close interfacial contact with each other, forming a heterojunction, promoting the separation of photogenerated electrons and holes pairs, and enhancing visible-light photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianmei Lu, Qingfeng Xu
  • Patent number: 11142836
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing catalyst material is provided, which includes putting an M? target and an M? target into a nitrogen-containing atmosphere, in which M? is Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, V, Ti, Cu, or Zn, and M? is Nb, Ta, or a combination thereof. Powers are provided to the M? target and the M? target, respectively. Providing ions to bombard the M? target and the M? target to sputtering deposit M?aM?bN2 on a substrate, wherein 0.7?a?1.7, 0.3?b?1.3, and a+b=2, wherein M?aM?bN2 is a cubic crystal system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kuo-Hsin Lin, Li-Duan Tsai, Wen-Hsuan Chao, Yu-Ming Lin, Pin-Hsin Yang, Hsiao-Chun Huang, Chiu-Ping Huang, Jiunn-Nan Lin
  • Patent number: 11065610
    Abstract: A method for preparing a Fenton catalytic material includes the following steps: (1) placing a nitrogen-containing compound in a muffle furnace for calcination, then dissolving the product in deionized water to form a suspension solution; (2) dissolving aluminum nitrate nonahydrate, copper nitrate trihydrate and glucose in deionized water to form a solution; (3) adding the suspension solution in a dropwise manner to the solution, then performing a closed hydrothermal reaction, washing with water, centrifuging and drying to obtain a solid; and (4) placing the prepared solid in a muffle furnace for calcination to obtain the Fenton catalytic material. The catalytic material presents a complete ball-flower shaped mesoporous structure, has a large specific surface area and dual reaction centers to expose more catalytic active sites, so that H2O2 is reduced at the electron-rich center as much as possible to generate hydroxyl radicals during the reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: NANJING UNIVERSITY, NANJING UNlVERSlTY&YANCHENG ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
    Inventors: Jinnan Wang, Suqian Xu, Zhibin Wen, Lifang Chen, Weilin Bian
  • Patent number: 10618813
    Abstract: A preparation method of carbon nitride modified with perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride/graphene oxide aerogel composite material includes: (1) preparing carbon nitride nanosheets by calcination using dicyandiamide as raw material; (2) reacting perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride and carbon nitride nanosheets in imidazole to prepare carbon nitride modified with perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride; (3) dispersing said carbon nitride modified with perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride and graphene oxide into deionized water, freeze-drying after the reaction to obtain carbon nitride modified with perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride/graphene oxide aerogel composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jianmei Lu, Dongyun Chen
  • Patent number: 10190387
    Abstract: A method of sealing a well comprises creating one or more openings in a tubing installed in a wellbore, in a location for a well seal; using a wireline to locate a stinger in that location; setting the stinger in that location; and forming a seal in the well in that location, by injecting sealant through said stinger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
    Inventors: Pål Viggo Hemmingsen, Gjermund Grimsbo, Alastair Buchanan
  • Patent number: 10047045
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of fluorinated compounds having at least one —OSF5 group, said method comprising the step of reacting SOF4 with a fluorinated 3- or 4-membered cyclic ether in the presence of a fluoride catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Cristiano Monzani, Vito Tortelli
  • Patent number: 10011547
    Abstract: Provided are methods and materials for the functionalization of a heteroalkane or arene using an oxidizing electrophile as a stoichiometric agent or catalyst. The reaction involves the replacement of a hydrogen atom on an sp3-hybridized carbon atom of the heteroalkane or of a hydrogen atom on an sp2-hybridized carbon atom of the arene. A main group element organometallic intermediate is formed that undergoes further conversion to a functionalized heteroalkane or arene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: The Scripps Research Institute
    Inventors: Roy A. Periana, Michael M. Konnick, Brian G. Hashiguchi
  • Patent number: 9493660
    Abstract: Cathodically depositable electrocoat materials comprising basic bismuth nitrate, further comprising at least one binder having reactive functional groups and at least one crosslinker containing the complementary reactive functional groups which are able to enter into thermal crosslinking reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Grosse Brinkhaus, Margret Neumann, Oliver Johannpoetter, Peter Lux
  • Patent number: 9333482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an amorphous adsorbent composition capable of purifying a gaseous hydrocarbon fraction and methods for synthesizing the composition. The composition is advantageously capable of filtering non-combustible contaminants for increasing the quality and heating value of a gaseous hydrocarbon such as methane. The composition comprises a zeolite based framework that is at least partially collapsed and capable of selectively adsorbing and desorbing gaseous components such as methane and carbon dioxide for purifying the gaseous hydrocarbon fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignees: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yuguo Wang, Cemal Ercan, Rashid M. Othman, Minkee Chol, Hyeonbin Kim
  • Patent number: 9125734
    Abstract: An artificial retina that includes: (i) a substrate; (ii) a first layer, placed onto said substrate and including photovoltaic material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion; and (iii) a second layer, placed onto said first layer and including conductive material portions separated by at least one insulating material portion. In said artificial retina, the photovoltaic material includes a titanium dioxide semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.), UNIVERSITE DE STRASBOURG
    Inventors: Nicolas Keller, Pierre Bernhardt, Michel Roux, Anne Robe, Shankar Muthukonda Venkatakrishnan, Serge Picaud, Marc J. Ledoux, Valerie Keller-Spitzer, Thomas Cottineau
  • Patent number: 9040447
    Abstract: A process for making an improved slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. In the process, a metal precursor solution comprising at least a water-soluble molybdenum compound and a water-soluble metal zinc compound is mixed under high shear mixing conditions to generate an emulsion. The emulsion is subsequently sulfided with a sulfiding agent ex-situ, or in-situ in a heavy oil feedstock to form the slurry catalyst. The in-situ sulfidation in heavy oil is under sufficient condition for the heavy oil feedstock to generate the sulfiding source needed for the sulfidation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Alexander E. Kuperman
  • Patent number: 9040446
    Abstract: A method for preparing an improved slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. In one embodiment, the process comprises: sulfiding at least a metal precursor solution with at least a sulfiding agent forming a sulfided Group VIB catalyst precursor, the metal precursor solution having a pH of at least 4 and a concentration of less than 10 wt. % of Primary metal in solution; and mixing the catalyst precursor with a hydrocarbon diluent to form the slurry catalyst composition. The slurry catalyst prepared therefrom has a BET total surface area of at least 100 m2/g, a total pore volume of at least 0.5 cc/g and a polymodal pore distribution with at least 80% of pore sizes in the range of 5 to 2,000 Angstroms in diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph V. Nguyen, Julie Chabot, Ling Jiao, Christopher Paul Dunckley, Shuwu Yang, Erin P. Maris, Oleg Mironov, Bruce Edward Reynolds, Alexander E. Kuperman
  • Patent number: 9018126
    Abstract: A catalyst for the epoxidation of an olefin comprising a carrier and deposited on the carrier, silver, a promoting amount of one or more promoters selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and rhenium and a promoting amount of nickel, wherein the nickel is added as a nickel compound or nickel complex during the initial impregnation along with the silver and other promoters; including a process for preparing the catalyst; a process for preparing an olefin oxide by reacting a feed comprising an olefin and oxygen in the presence of the catalyst; and a process for preparing a 1,2-diol, a 1,2-diol ether, a 1,2-carbonate, or an alkanolamine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: Marek Matusz
  • Publication number: 20150111724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a visible light-responsive photocatalyst with an excellent removal efficiency of environmental contaminants, and a method of preparing the same. According to the present invention, the TiO2 surface having an increased visible light absorbance due to nitrogen-doping has been modified into a hydrophilic surface using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), i.e., a silicon-carbon precursor, and thereby significantly improved the removal efficiency of environmental contaminants under visible light. Additionally, the photocatalyst of the present invention for removing environmental contaminants is applicable to environment-friendly fields such as removal of volatile organic compounds, air purification, wastewater treatment and sterilization, and enables to remove contaminants by being attached to the surfaces of external walls of buildings, construction materials, glass windows, sound-absorbing walls, road facilities, signboards, etc., while preventing damages by sunlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Young Dok KIM, Hyun Ook SEO, Kwang Dae KIM, Myung Geun JEONG, Dae Han KIM, Eun Ji PARK, Hye Soo YOON, Youn Kyoung CHO, Bo Ra JEONG
  • Publication number: 20150111725
    Abstract: Novel photocatalytic devices are disclosed, that utilize ultrathin titania based photocatalytic materials formed on optical elements with high transmissivity, high reflectivity or scattering characteristics, or on high surface area or high porosity open cell materials. The disclosure includes methods to fabricate such devices, including MOCVD and ALD. The disclosure also includes photocatalytic systems that are either standalone or combined with general illumination (lighting) utility, and which may incorporate passive fluid exchange, user configurable photocatalytic optical elements, photocatalytic illumination achieved either by the general illumination light source, dedicated blue or UV light sources, or combinations thereof, and operating methodologies for combined photocatalytic and lighting systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Peter C. Van Buskirk, Jeffrey F. Roeder
  • Patent number: 9012349
    Abstract: A method for synthesizing catalyst beads of bulk transmission metal carbides, nitrides and phosphides is provided. The method includes providing an aqueous suspension of transition metal oxide particles in a gel forming base, dropping the suspension into an aqueous solution to form a gel bead matrix, heating the bead to remove the binder, and carburizing, nitriding or phosphiding the bead to form a transition metal carbide, nitride, or phosphide catalyst bead. The method can be tuned for control of porosity, mechanical strength, and dopant content of the beads. The produced catalyst beads are catalytically active, mechanically robust, and suitable for packed-bed reactor applications. The produced catalyst beads are suitable for biomass conversion, petrochemistry, petroleum refining, electrocatalysis, and other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: UT-Battelle LLC
    Inventors: Jae Soon Choi, Beth L. Armstrong, Viviane Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20150105241
    Abstract: Transition metal carbide, nitride, phosphide, sulfide, or boride nanoparticles can be made by transforming metal oxide materials coated in a ceramic material in a controlled environment. The coating prevents sintering while allowing the diffusion of reactive gases through the inorganic matrix that can then alter the metal nanoparticle oxidation state, remove oxygen, or intercalate into the lattice to form a carbide, nitride, phosphide, sulfide, or boride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yuriy Roman-Leshkov, Sean Hunt
  • Publication number: 20150105583
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a catalyst for gas-phase contact oxidation of methacrolein, isobutyraldehyde or isobutyric acid to produce methacrylic acid in a high yield and a high selectivity, and a catalyst wherein an alkali metal element, particularly cesium among alkali metal elements, is added by a specific method in a partially neutralized salt of a hetero polyacid which contains Mo, V, P, an alkali metal element and NH4 as essential active ingredients, the catalyst being characterized by having extremely high catalytic performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hideomi Sakai, Eiji Nishimura, Tomoyuki Ejiri
  • Publication number: 20150096900
    Abstract: Disclosed is an alloy of the formula: Fe3?xAl1+xMyTzTat wherein M represents at least one catalytic specie selected from the group consisting of Ru, Ir, Pd, Pt, Rh, Os, Re and Ag; T represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mo, Co, Cr, V, Cu, Zn, Nb, W, Zr, Y, Mn, Cd, Si, B, C, O, N, P, F, S, CI, Na and Ti; and Ta represents tantalum. Such an alloy can be used as an electrode material for the synthesis of sodium chlorate. It can also be used as a coating for protection against corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Schulz, Sylvio Savoie
  • Patent number: 8999882
    Abstract: A process for treating a carrier, or a precursor thereof, to at least partly remove impurities from the carrier, or the precursor thereof, comprising: contacting the carrier, or the precursor thereof, with a treatment solution comprising a salt in a concentration of at most 0.05 molar, wherein the salt comprises a cation and an anion, and wherein the cation is selected from ammonium, phosphonium, organic cations and combinations thereof, and wherein the anion is selected from organic anions, inorganic carboxylates, oxyanions of elements from Groups IIIA through VIIA of the Periodic Table of Elements, and combinations thereof; and separating at least part of the treatment solution from the carrier, or the precursor thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: John Robert Lockemeyer, Randall Clayton Yeates
  • Patent number: 8993822
    Abstract: A method of making a catalyst for use in oligomerizing an olefin comprising a chromium-containing compound, a pyrrole-containing compound, a metal alkyl, a halide-containing compound, and optionally a solvent, the method comprising contacting a composition comprising the chromium-containing compound and a composition comprising the metal alkyl, wherein the composition comprising the chromium-containing compound is added to the composition comprising the metal alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald D. Knudsen, Bruce E. Kreischer, Ronald G. Abbott, Steven D. Bridges, Eduardo J. Baralt, Brooke L. Small
  • Publication number: 20150083585
    Abstract: The present invention provides molybdenum and tungsten nanostructures, for example, nanosheets and nanoparticles, and methods of making and using same, including using such nanostructures as catalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Kotaro Sasaki, Wei-Fu Chen, James T. Muckerman, Radoslav R. Adzic
  • Patent number: 8961819
    Abstract: Disclosed herein provide compositions and hydrogen release methods for a high-capacity complex hydrogen storage material. The hydrogen storage material is mainly composed of metal borohydride and NH3. The invention advantageously adopt ammonia, one cheap and easily supplied material with high hydrogen content (17.6 wt %), as one of the hydrogen source, offering a safe and efficient way to store hydrogen and release hydrogen. Furthermore, the hydrogen storage material can be further catalyzed by a transition metal catalyst to improve the dehydrogenation kinetics. With the addition of catalyst, 0.2-10 equiv. H2 could be evolved at ?100˜600° C., which might be applied on vehicles which are fueled by hybrid or fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Ping Chen, Xueli Zheng, Hailiang Chu, Zhitao Xiong, Guotao Wu
  • Patent number: 8962513
    Abstract: This invention relates to the field of heterogeneous catalysis, and more particularly to catalysts including carbon supports having compositions which comprise one or more transition metals in combination with nitrogen and/or carbon formed on or over the surface of the carbon support. The present invention also relates to catalyst combinations comprising catalysts including carbon supports having compositions which comprise one or more transition metals in combination with nitrogen and/or carbon formed on or over the surface of a carbon support and a secondary catalyst or, co-catalyst, including a secondary transition metal. The invention further relates to the field of catalytic oxidation reactions, including the preparation of secondary amines by the catalytic oxidation of tertiary amines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Fuchen Liu, Juan P. Arhancet
  • Publication number: 20150038751
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses bimetal catalysts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Wayne State University
    Inventors: K.Y. Simon Ng, Steve O. Salley, Huali Wang
  • Patent number: 8946116
    Abstract: A TiO2-containing composite nano-powder catalyst obtained by combining a titanium-based metal ceramic compound in powder form with a mixing solution containing compound(s) of a platinum group metal and/or a non-noble metal, drying the resulting mixture, and then performing oxidative thermal decomposition on the dried mixture. This catalyst also can be used as a support to further support platinum group metal(s) and/or non-noble metal(s) to obtain another composite nano-powder catalyst. A method for preparing a TiO2-containing composite nano-powder catalyst is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Ocean University of China
    Inventors: Haibo Xu, Yonghong Lu, Jia Wang, Renxing Sun
  • Publication number: 20150018593
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst characterized in that it comprises a) at least one metal compound selected from a group consisting of metal carbide, -nitride, -silicide, -phosphide and -sulfide or mixtures thereof, wherein the metal is selected from a group consisting of molybdenum, tungsten, tantalum, vanadium, titanium, niobium, lanthanum and chromium, and b) at least one non-Brønsted-acidic binder selected from a group consisting of AlPO4, Bentonite, AlN and N4Si3. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process or a device for the preparation of olefins from C2-, C3- or C4-alkanes using the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventor: Christian Trischler
  • Publication number: 20150017083
    Abstract: A catalyst coating for use in a hydrolysis catalyst (H-catalyst) for the reduction of nitrogen oxides, a manufacturing method for such a coating, a catalyst structure and its use are described. The H-catalyst includes alkaline compounds, which are capable of adsorbing HNCO and/or nitrogen oxides and which include alkali and alkaline earth metals, lanthanum and/or yttrium and/or hafnium and/or prasedium and/or gallium, and/or zirconium for promoting reduction, such as for promoting the hydrolysis of urea and the formation of ammonia and/or the selective reduction of nitrogen oxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: DINEX ECOCAT OY
    Inventor: Teuvo Maunula
  • Patent number: 8932978
    Abstract: A solid solution photocatalyst composition and its preparation method are provided in the present invention. The solid solution photocatalyst can utilize its solid solution structure to regulate the conduction band position, valence band position, conduction band range and valence band range of the different response properties of the photocatalyst, so that oxidoreductive reaction is performed to remove the foul-smelling substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Yong-Chien Ling, Jen-Yu Liu
  • Publication number: 20150011379
    Abstract: A method for processing an edge of a catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure in an exhaust gas denitration apparatus, in which an exhaust gas denitration apparatus equipped with a denitration catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure in which a corrugated plate-like inorganic fiber sheet and a flat plate-like inorganic fiber sheet, each supporting thereon a denitration catalyst containing a silica sol, titania particles, and ammonium metavanadate as a whole primary denitration catalyst layer, are alternately laminated, the edge of gas inlet side of the denitration catalyst-supporting honeycomb structure having the whole primary denitration catalyst layer is dipped in a denitration catalyst-containing slurry for edge processing composed of a silica sol, titania particles or kaolin particles, and ammonium metatungstate to form a coating layer of the denitration catalyst-containing slurry in the edge of the honeycomb structure, and this is dried and then calcinated to form an edge secondary denitration catalyst la
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seigo Yamamoto, Susumu Hikazudani, Naoe Hino, Kana Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8927453
    Abstract: The present invention provides molybdenum and tungsten nanostructures, for example, nanosheets and nanoparticles, and methods of making and using same, including using such nanostructures as catlysts for hydrogen evolution reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Sasaki Kotaro, Wei-Fu Chen, James T. Muckerman, Radoslav R. Adzic
  • Publication number: 20140364303
    Abstract: Stabilized palladium (+1) compounds to mimic rhodium's electronic configuration and catalytic properties are disclosed. Palladium (+1) compounds may be stabilized in perovskite or delafossite structures and may be employed in Three-Way Catalysts (TWC) for at least the conversion of HC, CO and NOx, in exhaust gases. The TWC may include a substrate, a wash-coat and, a first impregnation layer, a second impregnation layer and an over-coat. The second impregnation layer and the over-coat may include palladium (+1) based compounds as catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: CDTI
    Inventor: Randal L. Hatfield
  • Publication number: 20140316160
    Abstract: There is provided a hetero polyacid-based catalyst for methacrylic acid production, which is more excellent in performance, life and moisture absorption during storage, the catalyst being a catalyst for methacrylic acid production, wherein a proton is replaced so as to satisfy conditions of ?=A+(B×C) and 0.5???1.4 when the atomic ratio of the alkali metal atom relative to 10 atoms of Mo is taken as A and the atomic ratio of the copper atom relative to 10 atoms of Mo is taken as B in MoaPbVcCudYeZfOg where Y represents cesium or the like; Z represents iron or the like; and a to g represent each an atomic ratio of each element relative to 10 atoms of Mo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: NipponKayaku KabushikiKaisha
    Inventors: Takayuki Iijima, Tatsuhiko Kurakami, Eiji Nishimura, Tomoyuki Ejiri, Hideomi Sakai
  • Patent number: 8864980
    Abstract: A process for hydrotreating a first aromatics- and sulfur-containing hydrocarbon feed using a fresh supported CoMo catalyst, includes treating the fresh catalyst under first hydrotreating conditions with a second hydrocarbon feed having a lower aromatics content than the first feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Gabor Kiss, Iulian Nistor, John Zengel, Sabato Miseo, Roman Krycak, Teh C. Ho
  • Patent number: 8865612
    Abstract: The provision of beautiful colored titanium which is excellent in adhesion of the pure titanium or a titanium alloy with the base material, is excellent in photocatalytic activity, and further is excellent in design properties and a method of production of the same which is excellent in productivity and uses an anodic oxidation process is made the object. A titanium-based material having visible light response and excellent in photocatalytic activity characterized in that the material has pure titanium or titanium alloy as a base material, a thickness of a titanium oxide layer which is present on its surface is 0.1 ?m to 5.0 ?m in range, said titanium oxide layer contains anatase-type titanium dioxide and titanium bonded with hydroxy groups, and further said titanium oxide layer contains nitrogen and carbon respectively in 0.5 to 30 mass %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Kaneko, Kiyonori Tokuno, Hiroshi Shimizu, Kazuo Yamagishi, Asami Shimomura, Mituyuki Hasegawa, Ruriko Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 8859790
    Abstract: Apparatus and processes are provided for forming epoxide compounds. In one embodiment, a process for the manufacture of an epoxide is provided including adding an oxidant, a water-soluble manganese complex and a terminal olefin to form a multiphasic reaction mixture, reacting the terminal olefin with the oxidant in the multiphasic reaction mixture having at least one organic phase in the presence of the water-soluble manganese complex, separating the reaction mixture into the at least one organic phase and an aqueous phase, and reusing at least part of the aqueous phase. The invention is also related to a device for performing the above process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.
    Inventors: Prasad Muppa, Ron Postma, Bart Van Den Berg, Juergen Stock, Holger Wiederhold, Hans Rausch, Jorg Schallenberg, Stefan Bernhardt
  • Patent number: 8846560
    Abstract: A process for preparing a slurry catalyst is provided. The slurry catalyst is prepared from at least a Group VIB metal precursor and optionally at least a Promoter metal precursor selected from Group VIII, Group IIB, Group IIA, Group IVA metals and combinations thereof. The slurry catalyst comprises a plurality of dispersed particles in a hydrocarbon medium having an average particle size ranging from 1 to 300 ?m. The slurry catalyst is then mixed with a hydrogen feed at a pressure from 1435 psig (10 MPa) to 3610 psig (25 MPa) and a temperature from 200-800° F. at 500 to 15,000 scf hydrogen per bbl of slurry catalyst for a minute to 20 hours, for the slurry catalyst to be saturated with hydrogen providing an increase of k-values in terms of HDS, HDN, and HDMCR of at least 15% compared to a slurry catalyst that is not saturated with hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Shuwu Yang, Bruce Edward Reynolds, Julie Chabot, Bo Kou
  • Patent number: 8846596
    Abstract: Liquid cleaning compositions are described herein that include a metal bleach catalyst which is a complex of a transition-metal and a macrocyclic ligand, the ligand having a calculated Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient value of from about ?1.50 to about ?0.10, a formulation enabling fraction comprising at least one formulation enabling ingredient, the formulation enabling fraction having a Hydrophilic Index of from about 4.0 to about 10.0, and a formulation deactivating fraction comprising at least one formulation deactivating ingredient that has a calculated Octanol/Water Partition Coefficient value of from about ?3.5 to about ?0.10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Richard Dykstra, Mario Elmen Tremblay, Xiaoru Jenny Wang, James Lee Danziger, Daniel Dale Ditullio, Jr., Consuelo Kong, Ismael Cotte-Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 8846853
    Abstract: A direct polycondensation method for medical biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA). The invention uses commercialized creatinine (a type of biomaterial organic guanidine compounds—the arginine metabolite creatinine in human body) as the catalyst and industrial lactic acid (mass content 85-90%, aqueous solution) as the monomer to synthesize the PLA in terms of second polycondensation without solvent. Instead of tin catalysts having cytotoxicity, the catalyst used in the invention has high biocompatibility and biosafety. The synthesized PLA does not contain any metal and other toxic components; therefore, it can be used as the carrier for targeting drugs and controlled release drugs. The green catalyst and green processing method (no solvent applied and no toxic products produced) are used to synthesize the green biodegradable PLA with high biosafety. The molecular weight distribution for all synthesized products is narrow and the molecular weight is controllable within 1.5-3.0×104.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Nanjing University
    Inventors: Hong Li, Quanxing Zhang, Wei Jiang, Wei Huang, Bingcai Pan
  • Publication number: 20140284521
    Abstract: This invention provides a CO2 desorption catalyst that has an excellent CO2 desorption activity and that can be used to replace metal filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Deguchi, Tsunenori Watanabe, Yasuyuki Yagi
  • Patent number: 8835348
    Abstract: A process of contacting an alkylene oxide with 2-methoxy-1-propanol (PM1) in the presence of an oligomeric Schiff base metal complex catalyst is disclosed. Further, a process involving contacting an alkylene oxide with an alkyl alcohol using an oligomeric Schiff base metal complex as a catalyst is also disclosed. Additionally, novel compositions which can be used as catalysts in processes involving the contacting of an alkyl alcohol with an alkylene oxide are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Jason C. MacDonald
  • Patent number: 8835343
    Abstract: A method of preparing a nitrogen containing electrode catalyst by converting a high surface area metal-organic framework (MOF) material free of platinum group metals that includes a transition metal, an organic ligand, and an organic solvent via a high temperature thermal treatment to form catalytic active sites in the MOF. At least a portion of the contained organic solvent may be replaced with a nitrogen containing organic solvent or an organometallic compound or a transition metal salt to enhance catalytic performance. The electrode catalysts may be used in various electrochemical systems, including a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Di-Jia Liu, Shengqian Ma, Gabriel A. Goenaga
  • Publication number: 20140256966
    Abstract: A method for stabilizing a metal or metal-containing particle supported on a surface is described, along with the resulting composition of matter. The method includes the steps of depositing upon the surface a protective thin film of a material of sufficient thickness to overcoat the metal or metal-containing particle and the surface, thereby yielding an armored surface; and then calcining the armored surface for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form channels in the protective thin film, wherein the channels so formed expose a portion of the metal- or metal-containing particle to the surrounding environment. Also described is a method of performing a heterogeneous catalytic reaction using the stabilized, supported catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: James A. Dumesic, Brandon J. O'Neill
  • Publication number: 20140256540
    Abstract: Photocatalytic materials are described herein which include thin nanostructures. For example, the catalytic material can include a nanostructure that has a thin structure of a photocatalytic composition, wherein the thin structure is defined by a first surface and a second surface on opposite sides of the thin structure of the photocatalytic composition. The photocatalytic composition may include an inorganic compound, such as a titanium and/or stannous oxide. The first surface and a second surface may be relatively large as compared to the thickness of the thin structure, or the thickness of the nanostructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Nitto Denko Corporation
    Inventors: Ekambaram Sambandan, Rajesh Mukherjee, Takuya Fukumura, Amane Mochizuki
  • Patent number: 8828325
    Abstract: A catalyst is disclosed. The catalyst contains a ternary nitride and at least one of gold, osmium, iridium, palladium, rhodium, rhenium, ruthenium, or cesium. The catalyst may be used for a particulate filter in an engine exhaust treatment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Herbert Florey Martins DaCosta, Thomas Edward Paulson, Svetlana Mikhailovna Zemskova, James Joshua Driscoll, Wade James Robel