Platinum Group (i.e., Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir Or Pt) Patents (Class 502/261)
  • Patent number: 8034311
    Abstract: An oxidation catalyst that efficiently promotes oxidation of NO to NO2 even in a low temperature range, and an exhaust-gas purification system and method that efficiently removes exhaust-gas components even in a low temperature range are provided. This invention provides an oxidation catalyst comprising platinum and palladium as catalytically active components, which promotes oxidation of nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises 1 to 55 parts by weight of the palladium relative to 100 parts by weight of the platinum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignees: ICT Co., Ltd., International Catalyst Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Masanori Ikeda, Naohiro Kato
  • Patent number: 8030242
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing metallic nanoparticles with an anisotropic nature by using two different reducing agents, preferably with different reducing powers, on a source of a metal selected from columns 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table of the elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Denis Uzio, Catherine Verdon, Cecile Thomazeau, Bogdan Harbuzaru, Gilles Berhault
  • Patent number: 8022008
    Abstract: A method is provided for making a catalyst support, and includes the steps of providing an aqueous suspension of refractory inorganic oxide and refractory inorganic carbide; forming the suspension into droplets; exposing the droplets to a gelling agent whereby the droplets are at least partially solidified so as to provide substantially sphere-shaped portions of refractory inorganic oxide and refractory inorganic carbide; and drying and calcining the sphere-shaped portions so as to provide substantially spherical particles of catalyst support containing refractory inorganic oxide and refractory inorganic carbide. Catalytically active metal phases and hydrogenation processes using the catalyst are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Intevep, S.A.
    Inventors: Jorge M. Martinis, Maria E. Valera, Jose R. Velasquez, Angel R. Carrasquel
  • Publication number: 20110223523
    Abstract: The invention is directed to iridium oxide based catalysts for use as anode catalysts in PEM water electrolysis. The claimed composite catalyst materials comprise iridium oxide (IrO2) and optionally ruthenium oxide (RuO2) in combination with a high surface area inorganic oxide (for example TiO2, Al2O3, ZrO2 and mixtures thereof). The inorganic oxide has a BET surface area in the range of 50 to 400 m2/g, a water solubility of lower than 0.15 g/l and is present in a quantity of less than 20 wt. % based on the total weight of the catalyst. The claimed catalyst materials are characterised by a low oxygen overvoltage and long lifetime in water electrolysis. The catalysts are used in electrodes, catalyst-coated membranes and membrane-electrode-assemblies for PEM electrolyzers as well as in regenerative fuel cells (RFC), sensors, and other electrochemical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Marco Lopez, Andreas Schleunung, Peter Biberbach
  • Patent number: 8017548
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacture of supported noble metal based alloy catalysts with a high degree of alloying and a small crystallite size. The method is based on the use of polyol solvents as reaction medium and comprises of a two-step reduction process in the presence of a support material. In the first step, the first metal (M1=transition metal; e.g. Co, Cr, Ru) is activated by increasing the reaction temperature to 80 to 160° C. In the second step, the second metal (M2=noble metal; e.g. Pt, Pd, Au and mixtures thereof) is added and the slurry is heated to the boiling point of the polyol solvent in a range of 160 to 300° C. Due to this two-step method, an uniform reduction occurs, resulting in noble metal based catalysts with a high degree of alloying and a small crystallite size of less than 3 nm. Due to the high degree of alloying, the lattice constants are lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Dan V. Goia, Marco Lopez, Tapan Kumar Sau, Mihaela-Ortansa Jitianu
  • Publication number: 20110212829
    Abstract: A process for making a ceramic catalyst material includes mixing a catalyst precursor material with a mineral particulate to form a mixture; adding a binder, silicon carbide, and a parting agent to the mixture to form unfired spheroids; and heating the unfired spheroids at a temperature effective to oxidize the silicon carbide and the catalyst precursor material to form the ceramic catalyst material. In another embodiment, the process includes the addition of a catalyst metal oxide salt to an aluminosilicate hydrogel aggregate mixture. Once the mixture sets, the set mixture is heated to a temperature to effective to produce a high surface area ceramic catalyst material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Felice DiMascio
  • Patent number: 8007735
    Abstract: A catalyst includes a platinum coating deposited on a silica support. The support has an average surface area between about 100 m2/g and about 120 m2/g. The platinum coating is between about 5 wt % and about 15 wt % of the catalyst. The combination of the selected surface area, silica support, and selected amount of platinum coating provides a catalytic activation temperature below 200° C. and avoids the formation of NOx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Nalette, Catherine Thibaud-Erkey
  • Patent number: 8007750
    Abstract: A layered, three-way conversion catalyst having the capability of simultaneously catalyzing the oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide and the reduction of nitrogen oxides is disclosed. Methods of making and using the same are also provided. In one or more embodiments, the catalyst comprises three layers of catalytic material in conjunction with a carrier. A first layer comprises a platinum component on a first support; a second layer comprises a rhodium component on a second support; and a third layer comprises a palladium component and a third support. The palladium, rhodium, and/or platinum can independently be deposited on a support of high surface area refractory metal oxide, or of an oxygen storage component, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Shau-Lin Franklin Chen, Jin Sakakibara, Tian Luo, Harold Rabinowitz
  • Patent number: 8003565
    Abstract: A method and catalysts for producing a hydrogen-rich syngas are disclosed. According to the method a CO-containing gas contacts a water gas shift (WGS) catalyst, optionally in the presence of water, preferably at a temperature of less than about 450° C. to produce a hydrogen-rich gas, such as a hydrogen-rich syngas. Also disclosed is a water gas shift catalyst formulated from: a) Pt, its oxides or mixtures thereof; b) Ru, its oxides or mixtures thereof; and c) at least one of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, V, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Rh, Ir, Ge, Sn, Sb, La, Ce, Pr, Sm, and Eu. Another disclosed catalyst formulation comprises Pt, its oxides or mixtures thereof; Ru, its oxides or mixtures thereof; Co, its oxides or mixtures thereof; and at least one of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, V, Mo, Mn, Fe, Rh, Ir, Ge, Sn, Sb, La, Ce, Pr, Sm, and Eu, their oxides and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignees: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Freeslate, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Hagemeyer, Raymond E. Carhart, Karin Yaccato, Peter Strasser, Robert K. Grasselli, Christopher James Brooks, Cory Bernard Phillips
  • Patent number: 7985709
    Abstract: The invention described herein involves a novel approach to the production of oxidation/reduction catalytic systems. The present invention serves to stabilize the tin oxide reducible metal-oxide coating by co-incorporating at least another metal-oxide species, such as zirconium. In one embodiment, a third metal-oxide species is incorporated, selected from the group consisting of cerium, lanthanum, hafnium, and ruthenium. The incorporation of the additional metal oxide components serves to stabilize the active tin-oxide layer in the catalytic process during high-temperature operation in a reducing environment (e.g., automobile exhaust). Moreover, the additional metal oxides are active components due to their oxygen-retention capabilities. Together, these features provide a mechanism to extend the range of operation of the tin-oxide-based catalyst system for automotive applications, while maintaining the existing advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Jordan, David R. Schryer, Patricia P. Davis, Bradley D. Leighty, Anthony N. Watkins, Jacqueline L. Schryer, Donald M. Oglesby, Suresh T. Gulati, Jerry C. Summers
  • Patent number: 7985395
    Abstract: Catalyst for oxidation reactions which comprises at least one constituent active in the catalysis of hydrogen chloride oxidation and support therefor, which support is based on uranium oxide. The catalyst is notable for a high stability and activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer Technology Services GmbH
    Inventors: Aurel Wolf, Leslaw Mleczko, Oliver Felix-Karl Schlüter, Stephan Schubert
  • Patent number: 7981274
    Abstract: A catalytic element useful for promoting catalytic gas phase reactions is provided, comprising a porous ceramic body comprising a multiplicity of open pores having a coating comprising a basic oxide material and a catalyst material selected from transition metal and noble metal compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Pall Corporation
    Inventors: Manfred Nacken, Steffen Heidenreich
  • Patent number: 7976989
    Abstract: The invention is directed to iridium oxide based catalysts for use as anode catalysts in PEM water electrolysis. The claimed composite catalyst materials comprise iridium oxide (IrO2) and optionally ruthenium oxide (RuO2) in combination with a high surface area inorganic oxide (for example TiO2, Al2O3, ZrO2 and mixtures thereof). The inorganic oxide has a BET surface area in the range of 50 to 400 m2/g, a water solubility of lower than 0.15 g/l and is present in a quantity of less than 20 wt. % based on the total weight of the catalyst. The claimed catalyst materials are characterised by a low oxygen overvoltage and long lifetime in water electrolysis. The catalysts are used in electrodes, catalyst-coated membranes and membrane-electrode-assemblies for PEM electrolyzers as well as in regenerative fuel cells (RFC), sensors, and other electrochemical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Marco Lopez, Andreas Schleunung, Peter Biberbach
  • Patent number: 7976804
    Abstract: A catalyst for the decomposition of N2O under the conditions of the Ostwald process, comprising a carrier and a coating made of rhodium, rhodium/palladium or rhodium oxide applied thereto, ensures to yield NO with a particularly low content of laughing gas as the first process product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: W.C. Heraeus GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Jantsch, Jonathan Lund, Marek Gorywoda, Marcus Kraus
  • Publication number: 20110136658
    Abstract: A catalyst used in the reaction of oxidative bromination of methane is provided. The catalyst is prepared by the following procedures: mixing at least one of the precursors selected from the compounds of Rh, Ru, Cu, Zn, Ag, Ce, V, W, Cd, Mo, Mn, Cr and La which can dissolve in water with the Si precursor, hydrolyzing, drying and sintering. In the catalysis system, methane reacts with HBr, H2O and oxygen source (O2, air or oxygen-rich air), finally CH3Br and CH2Br2 are produced. Another catalyst used in the reaction of condensation of methane bromide to C3-C13 hydrocarbons is also provided. This catalyst is prepared by supporting compounds of Zn or Mg on molecular sieves such as HZSM-5, HY, Hb, 3A, 4A, 5A or 13X et al. With this catalyst, CH3Br and CH2Br2 produced in the former process can react further to give C3 to C13 hydrocarbons and HBr, and HBr can be recycled as a medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Zhen Liu, Hongmin Zhang, Wensheng Li, Yanqun Ren, Xiaoping Zhou
  • Patent number: 7956001
    Abstract: Composite particles of a metal oxide particle within a crosslinked, cored dendrimer are described. Additionally, methods of making the composite particles and compositions that contain the composite particles are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael S. Wendland, Neal A. Rakow, Mary I. Buckett
  • Patent number: 7943547
    Abstract: A catalyst includes a platinum coating deposited on a silica support. The support has an average surface area between about 100 m2/g and about 120 m2/g. The platinum coating is between about 5 wt % and about l5 wt % of the catalyst. The combination of the selected surface area, silica support, and selected amount of platinum coating provides a catalytic activation temperature below 200° C. and avoids the formation of NOx.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy A. Nalette, Catherine Thibaud-Erkey
  • Publication number: 20110092711
    Abstract: Subject of the invention is a dehydrogenation catalyst for dehydrogenating methylpiperidine to methylpyridine. Subject of the invention are also methods for preparing the catalysts obtained thereby and methods, in which the catalysts are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Pianzola, Walter Siegrist
  • Patent number: 7915196
    Abstract: A method of preparing a steam reforming catalyst characterized by improved resistance to attrition loss when used for cracking, reforming, water gas shift and gasification reactions on feedstock in a fluidized bed reactor, comprising: fabricating the ceramic support particle, coating a ceramic support by adding an aqueous solution of a precursor salt of a metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Cr, Co, Mn, Mg, K, La and Fe and mixtures thereof to the ceramic support and calcining the coated ceramic in air to convert the metal salts to metal oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Yves O. Parent, Kim Magrini, Steven M. Landin, Marcus A. Ritland
  • Patent number: 7910518
    Abstract: A geometrically shaped solid carrier is provided that improves the performance and effectiveness of an olefin epoxidation catalyst for epoxidizing an olefin to an olefin oxide. In particular, improved performance and effectiveness of an olefin epoxidation catalyst is achieved by utilizing a geometrically shaped refractory solid carrier in which at least one wall thickness of said carrier is less than 2.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: SD Lizenzverwertungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Serguei Pak, Andrzej Rokicki, Howard Sachs
  • Publication number: 20110065017
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a composition for use in reforming is provided comprising a catalyst material comprising molybdenum dioxide and/or MO2 (where M=Mo, W, Ru, Re, Os, Ir) nanoparticles having an average particle size from about 2 nm to about 1,000 nm; and a substrate, wherein both the molybdenum dioxide and/or MO2 (where M=Mo, W, Ru, Re, Os, Ir) nanoparticles are substantially immobilized on the substrate. In another embodiment an anode for use in a fuel cell is provided comprising the forgoing composition. And in another embodiment a fuel cell is provided comprising the forgoing anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Su Ha, M. Grant Norton
  • Patent number: 7902411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst composition for the oxychlorination of ethylene, comprising a mixture of metal salts on a support, where said metal salts are applied to the support in such ratios that the catalyst composition comprises a) from 3 to 12% by weight of copper as copper salt, b) from 0 to 3% by weight of an alkaline earth metal as alkaline earth metal salt, c) from 0 to 3% by weight of an alkaline metal as alkaline metal salt, d) from 0.001 to 0.1% by weight, preferably from 0.005 to 0.05% by weight, of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium, iridium and platinum, and/or from 0.0001 to 0.1% by weight, preferably from 0.001 to 0.05% by weight, of gold, as corresponding metal salt or tetrachloroauric acid, where all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the catalyst including support material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Christian Kuhrs, Ruprecht Meissner
  • Patent number: 7902104
    Abstract: This invention relates to a solid divided composition comprising grains whose mean size is greater than 25 ?m and less than 2.5 mm, wherein each grain is provided with a solid porous core and a homogeneous continuous metal layer consisting of at least one type of transition non-oxidised metal and extending along a gangue coating the core in such a way that pores are inaccessible. A method for the production of said composition and for the use thereof in the form of a solid catalyst is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignees: Arkema France, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse
    Inventors: Philippe Kalck, Philippe Serp, Massimiliano Corrias
  • Publication number: 20110053020
    Abstract: Nanostructured catalysts and related methods are described. The nanostructured catalysts have a hierarchical structure that facilitates modification of the catalysts for use in particular reactions. Methods for generating hydrogen from a hydrogen-containing molecular species using a nanostructured catalyst are described. The hydrogen gas may be collected and stored, or the hydrogen gas may be collected and consumed for the generation of energy. Thus, the methods may be used as part of the operation of an energy-consuming device or system, e.g., an engine or a fuel cell. Methods for storing hydrogen by using a nanostructured catalyst to react a dehydrogenated molecular species with hydrogen gas to form a hydrogen-containing molecular species are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, IDAHO RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: M. Grant Norton, David N. McIlroy
  • Publication number: 20110014101
    Abstract: A catalyst for purification of exhaust gas, in which a noble metal is supported on a metal oxide support, has a basic site content of 1 mmol/L-cat or less, as determined on the basis of an amount of CO2 desorbed per liter of the catalyst as measured by a CO2 temperature-programmed desorption method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Tadashi Suzuki, Satoru Kato, Naoki Takahashi, Takaaki Kanazawa, Masanori Yamato, Kazuhiro Yoshimoto, Michihiko Takeuchi, Yuuji Matsuhisa
  • Patent number: 7863216
    Abstract: The invention provides a discharge gas treatment catalyst which can effectively decreases NOx and SO3 contained in a discharge gas. The discharge gas treatment catalyst, for removing nitrogen oxide and sulfur trioxide from a discharge gas, includes a carrier which is formed of titania-tungsten oxide and which carries ruthenium, and a titania-tungsten oxide-based NOx removal catalyst serving as a substrate which is coated with the carrier. When a discharge gas to which ammonia has been added and which contains SO3 and NOx is brought into contact with the catalyst, decomposition of ammonia is suppressed by ruthenium, and reduction of SO3 and NOx contained in the discharge gas is promoted, whereby SO3 concentration and NOx concentration can be further decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Obayashi, Toshiyuki Onishi, Kozo Iida
  • Publication number: 20100317901
    Abstract: A catalyst composition can include: a support; a ruthenium catalyst (Ru) nanoparticle; and a linker linking the Ru nanoparticle to the support, wherein the linker is stable under hydrogenolysis conditions. In one aspect, the linker can include 3-aminopropyl trimethoxysilane (APTS) or derivatives thereof, such as those with amine functionality. In another aspect, the linker can include phosphotungstic acid (PTA) or other similar solid acid agents. In another aspect, the support can be selected from alumina, carbon, silica, a zeolite, TiO2, ZrO2, or another suitable material. A specific example of a support includes zeolite, such as a NaY zeolite. The Ru nanoparticle can have a size range from about 1 nm to about 25 nm, and can be obtained by reduction of Ru salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Raghunath V. Chaudhari, Debdut S. Roy, Bala Subramaniam
  • Patent number: 7846867
    Abstract: A method for the production of a composition comprising a metal containing compound, a silica containing material, a promoter, and alumina is disclosed. The composition can then be utilized in a process for the removal of sulfur from a hydrocarbon stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Uday T. Turaga, Tushar V. Choudhary, Glenn W. Dodwell, Marvin M. Johnson, Deborah K. Just
  • Patent number: 7846865
    Abstract: In the present invention, it is an assignment to optimize a loading density of noble metal on catalyst. Pt is loaded in such an amount that a loading amount per 1 liter of a support substrate exceeds 0.75 g on an exhaust-gas upstream side of a coating layer, and a loading density of Rh in the coating layer is made so that it becomes higher on an exhaust-gas downstream side than on the exhaust-gas upstream side. The purifying performance after warming up improves by loading Rh with high density on the exhaust-gas downstream side that is likely to become rich atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Yamato, Oji Kuno
  • Patent number: 7820585
    Abstract: The present invention provides a metal cluster-carrying metal oxide support wherein a metal cluster obtained by use of a dendrimer is prevented from migrating to the surface of support and being sintered, and a process for production thereof. The process for producing the metal cluster-carrying metal oxide support of the present invention comprises (a) coordinating a first metal ion to a dendrimer 10, (b) reducing the first metal ion coordinated to the dendrimer to precipitate a cluster 6a of the first metal in the dendrimer, (c) further coordinating a second metal ion 8 to the dendrimer, and (d) drying and firing the solution containing this dendrimer on a metal oxide support 9, wherein the oxide of the second metal is the same as the metal oxide constituting the metal oxide support, or a metal oxide capable of forming a composite oxide with the metal oxide constituting the metal oxide support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hirohito Hirata
  • Publication number: 20100266473
    Abstract: A method for oxidizing carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCS) comprises contacting a gas containing water vapor and said CO and VOCs with a catalyst composition comprising at least one base metal promoter and at least one base metal catalyst supported on an oxide support material comprising one or more of alumina, silica, zirconia, ceria, and titania, wherein the VOCs comprise one or more of methyl acetate, methane, methyl bromide, benzene, methanol, methyl ethyl ketone, butane, and butene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Chen, Arthur J. Reining, Paul J. Andersen, Rita Aiello
  • Publication number: 20100267552
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an improved catalyst support and to the resultant catalyst suitable for treating exhaust products from internal combustion engines, especially diesel engines. The support of the present invention is a structure comprising alumina core particulate having high porosity and surface area, wherein the structure has from about 1 to about 40 weight percent silica in the form of cladding on the surface area of said alumina core. The resultant support has a normalized sulfur uptake (NSU) of up to 15 ?g/m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Mukund Manoj Koranne, James Neil Pryor, David Monroe Chapman, Rasto Brezny
  • Publication number: 20100261601
    Abstract: A modified catalyst support exhibiting attrition resistance and/or deaggregation resistance is provided. A catalyst composition including the modified catalyst support is also provided. A process to produce a modified catalyst support including treatment of a support slurry with a solution of monosilicic acid is provided. A process to use a catalyst including the modified catalyst support in a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Heinz J. Robota, Shelly Goodman
  • Patent number: 7811966
    Abstract: A catalyst, catalyst precursor, or catalyst carrier formed as an elongated shaped particle having a cross section comprising three protrusions each extending from and attached to a central position. The central position is aligned along the longitudinal axis of the particle. The cross-section of the particle occupies the space encompassed by the outer edges of six outer circles around a central circle, each of the six outer circles contacting two neighbouring outer circles, the particle occupying three alternating outer circles equidistant to the central circle and the six interstitial regions, the particle not occupying the three remaining outer circles which are between the alternating occupied outer circles. The ratio of the diameter of the central circle to the diameter of the outer occupied circle is more than 1, and the ratio of the diameter of the outer unoccupied circle to the diameter of the outer occupied circle is more than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Hans Peter Alexander Calis, Guy Lode Magda Maria Verbist
  • Patent number: 7811964
    Abstract: A process for preparing a naphtha reforming catalyst has been developed. The process involves the use of a chelating ligand such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The aqueous solution of the chelating ligand and a tin compound is used to impregnate a support, e.g., alumina extrudates. A platinum-group metal is also an essential component of the catalyst. Rhenium may also be a component. A reforming process using the catalyst has enhanced yield, activity, and stability for conversion of naphtha into valuable gasoline and aromatic products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Leonid B. Galperin, Frank S. Modica, Thomas K. McBride, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7811963
    Abstract: An elongated-shaped particle having two protrusions; each extending from and attached to a central position, wherein the central position is aligned along the longitudinal axis of the particle, the cross-section of the particle occupying the space encompassed by the outer edges of six circles around a central circle, in which each of the six circles touches two neighboring circles and two alternating circles are equidistant to the central circle and may be attached to the central circle, and the two circles adjacent to the two alternating circles (but not the common circle) touching the central circle, minus the space occupied by the four remaining outer circles and including four remaining interstitial regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Hilbrand Klaver, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Gerardus Petrus Lambertus Niesen, Guy Lode Magda Maria Verbist
  • Publication number: 20100240936
    Abstract: A catalyst and a method for selective hydrogenation of acetylene and dienes in light olefin feedstreams are provided. The catalyst retains higher activity and selectivity after regeneration than conventional selective hydrogenation catalysts. The catalyst contains a first component and a second component supported on an inorganic support. The inorganic support contains at least one salt or oxide of zirconium, a lanthanide, or an alkaline earth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Inventors: Yongqing Zhang, Stephen J. Golden
  • Patent number: 7799729
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a reforming catalyst can include indium, tin, and a catalytically effective amount of a group VIII element for one or more reforming reactions. Typically, at least about 25%, by mole, of the indium is an In(3+) species based on the total moles of indium after exposure for about 30 minutes in an atmosphere including about 100% hydrogen, by mole, at a temperature of about 565° C. Usually, no more than about 25%, by mole, of the tin is a Sn(4+) species based on the total moles of tin after exposure for about 30 minutes in an atmosphere including about 100% hydrogen, by mole, at a temperature of about 565° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Gregory J. Gajda, Mark Paul Lapinski, Jeffry Thurston Donner, Simon Russell Bare
  • Patent number: 7790648
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing a catalyst. The process allows the delamination of layered crystals which are used as a starting material for a catalyst. The starting material is subsequently converted into an active portion of a catalyst with an increased dispersion resulting in a higher activity. Preferred delaminating agents are di-carboxylic acids and one particular example is citric acid. Preferably at least 0.75 wt %, more preferably at least 1.5 wt % of a delaminating agent is added to the catalyst starting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Ronald Jan Dogterom, Robert Martijn Van Hardeveld, Marinus Johannes Reynhout, Bastiaan Anton Van De Werff
  • Patent number: 7772147
    Abstract: A solid catalyst carrier substrate coated with a surface area-enhancing washcoat composition including a catalytic component, a metal oxide and a refractory fibrous or whisker-like material having an aspect ratio of length to thickness in excess of 5:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Paul John Collier, Alison Mary Wagland
  • Patent number: 7763149
    Abstract: A method of carrying out a catalytic reaction with a catalytic reaction system comprising octahedral-based structures, such as a solid-solution or an ordered layered material, with specific early and late transition metals are described. A late transition metal is included in the solids so that a greater amount of solar energy can be absorbed by the catalytic reaction system and the solar efficiency of the method is increased. Catalytic compounds and compositions for carrying out the method are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventor: Paul A. Maggard
  • Patent number: 7759283
    Abstract: To improve a CO conversion in stoichiometry-lean atmosphere, and additionally to prevent the rise of pressure loss. A catalytic coating layer 2 is constituted of a lower layer 20 including an oxygen storage capacity material and an upper layer 21 being formed on a surface of the lower layer 20 and including a catalytic noble metal, and a thickness of the upper layer is adapted so as to be 5 ?m-40 ?m. The upper layer 21 is good in terms of gas diffusibility, and thereby OSC resulting from the oxygen storage capacity material being included in the lower layer 20 is demonstrated maximally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masanori Yamato, Takatoshi Shinyoshi, Takumi Suzawa, Keiji Ito
  • Patent number: 7759277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst having high activity and excellent stability, a process for preparation of the catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly, and a fuel cell. The catalyst of the present invention comprises an electronically conductive support and catalyst fine particles. The catalyst fine particles are supported on the support and are represented by the formula (1): PtuRuxGeyTz (1). In the formula, u, x, y and z mean 30 to 60 atm %, 20 to 50 atm %, 0.5 to 20 atm % and 0.5 to 40 atm %, respectively. When the element represented by T is Al, Si, Ni, W, Mo, V or C, the content of the T-element's atoms connected with oxygen bonds is not more than four times as large as that of the T-element's atoms connected with metal bonds on the basis of X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS) analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Taishi Fukazawa, Wu Mei, Yoshihiko Nakano, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Itsuko Mizutani, Hiroyasu Sumino
  • Publication number: 20100168485
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a catalyst composition comprises from about 5 weight percent to about 70 weight percent of silica-alumina; from about 30 weight percent to about 90 weight percent alumina; and from about 0.01 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of a group VIII metal. In another embodiment, a method for processing hydrocarbons comprises hydro-treating the hydrocarbons in the presence of a catalyst composition, wherein the catalyst comprises from about 5 weight percent to about 70 weight percent silica-alumina; from about 30 weight percent to about 90 weight percent alumina; and from about 0.01 weight percent to about 2.0 weight percent of a group VIII metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregg Anthony Deluga, Daniel Lawrence Derr
  • Publication number: 20100152436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shell catalyst containing ruthenium as an active metal, alone or together with at least one other metal of the auxiliary group IB, VIIB or VIII of the periodical system of the elements (CAS version), and applied to a carrier containing silicon dioxide as a carrier material. The invention also relates to a method for producing said shell catalyst, and to a method for hydrogenating an organic compound containing hydrogenable groups, preferably for hydrogenating a carbocyclic aromatic group to form the corresponding carbocyclic aliphatic groups or for hydrogenating aldehydes to form the corresponding alcohols, using the inventive shell catalyst. The invention further relates to the use of the inventive shell catalyst for hydrogenating an organic compound containing hydrogenable groups, preferably for hydrogenating a carbocyclic aromatic group to form the corresponding carbocyclic aliphatic groups or for hydrogenating aldehydes to form the corresponding alcohols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Frederik Van Laar, Michael Becker, Ekkehard Schwab, Jochem Henkelmann, Peter Polanek
  • Patent number: 7737077
    Abstract: This is to provide a catalyst for purifying exhaust gases, catalyst which are good in terms of the purifying performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Cataler Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Kitamura, Akimasa Hirai, Kenichi Taki
  • Patent number: 7737078
    Abstract: The formation of H2S in a stoichiometric or reducing atmosphere is restrained without using Ni or Cu as an environmental load substance. An additional oxide composed of an oxide of at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Bi, Sn and Zn was added to a three-way catalyst for purifying an exhaust gas emitted from an internal combustion engine of which the combustion is controlled in near a stoichiometric atmosphere in the amount of from 0.02 mol to 0.2 mol per liter of the catalyst. The additional oxide forms SO3 or SO4 from SO2 in an oxidizing atmosphere, and stores sulfur components as a sulfide in a reducing atmosphere so that emission of H2S can be restrained. And since no environmental load substance is contained, the catalyst can be used safely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiromasa Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7713907
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for depositing catalytic clusters on a surface, the method comprising confining the surface to a controlled atmosphere; contacting the surface with catalyst containing vapor for a first period of time; removing the vapor from the controlled atmosphere; and contacting the surface with a reducing agent for a second period of time so as to produce catalyst-containing nucleation sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Elam, Michael J. Pellin, Peter C. Stair
  • Patent number: 7713910
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacture of supported noble metal based alloy catalysts with a high degree of alloying and a small crystallite size. The method is based on the use of polyol solvents as reaction medium and comprises of a two-step reduction process in the presence of a support material. In the first step, the first metal (M1=transition metal; e.g. Co, Cr, Ru) is activated by increasing the reaction temperature to 80 to 160° C. In the second step, the second metal (M2=noble metal; e.g. Pt, Pd, Au and mixtures thereof) is added and the slurry is heated to the boiling point of the polyol solvent in a range of 160 to 300° C. Due to this two-step method, an uniform reduction occurs, resulting in noble metal based catalysts with a high degree of alloying and a small crystallite size of less than 3 nm. Due to the high degree of alloying, the lattice constants are lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co KG
    Inventors: Dan V. Goia, Marco Lopez, Tapan Kumar Sau, Mihaela-Ortansa Jitianu
  • Patent number: 7713911
    Abstract: A method of producing catalyst powder of the present invention has a step of precipitating a transition metal particle and a base-metal compound in a reversed micelle substantially simultaneously, and a step of precipitating a noble metal particle in the reversed micelle. By this method, it is possible to obtain catalyst powder which restricts an aggregation of noble metal particles even at the high temperature and is excellent in the catalytic activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hironori Wakamatsu, Masanori Nakamura, Kazuyuki Shiratori, Hirofumi Yasuda, Katsuo Suga, Toru Sekiba