Patents Examined by Anita Nassiri Motlagh
  • Patent number: 10414651
    Abstract: Methods, kits, cartridges, and compounds related to generating chlorine dioxide by exposing ClO2? to at least one of an iron porphyrin catalyst or an iron porphyrazine catalyst are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
    Inventors: John T. Groves, Roy Xiao
  • Patent number: 10414654
    Abstract: A system suitable for oxidizing ammonia with oxygen in the presence of catalysts is described. The system includes a reactor equipped with at least one supply line for a reactant gas mixture and at least one discharge line for a process gas; a catalyst comprising at least one transition metal oxide that is not an oxide of a platinum metal; and a device for adjusting a molar ratio of oxygen to ammonia of less than or equal to 1.75 mol/mol in the reactant gas mixture by mixing an oxygen-containing gas stream having an O2 content of <20% by volume with a chosen amount of ammonia. The oxygen-containing gas stream is produced by a device for: diluting an air stream with a gas stream comprising less than 20% by volume oxygen; or depleting oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas mixture, preferably from air; or by a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS AG
    Inventors: Meinhard Schwefer, Rolf Siefert, Klaus Ruthardt, Alberto Cremona, Edoardo Vogna
  • Patent number: 10391471
    Abstract: Sorbent polymeric material suitable for capturing formaldehyde, polymeric material resulting from the capture of formaldehyde by the sorbent polymeric material, and methods for capturing formaldehyde are provided. The sorbent polymeric material has multiple aromatic rings and can be formed by initially preparing a precursor polymeric material from a polymerizable composition that contains a free-radically polymerizable spirobisindane monomer. The precursor polymeric material is subsequently treated with a sulfonyl-containing compound to form groups of formula —SO2R5 where each R5 is independently —NH2 or —NR6-Q-NR6R7. Each R6 is hydrogen or an alkyl. Each R7 is hydrogen or —C(?NH)—NH2. Each Q is a single bond, alkylene, or a group of formula -(Q1-NR6)x-Q2- where each Q1 is an alkylene, each Q2 is an alkylene, and x is in an integer in a range of 1 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Michael S. Wendland
  • Patent number: 10391447
    Abstract: A method and plant for capturing CO2 from a CO2 containing exhaust gas (1), where the exhaust gas is compressed (10) and thereafter cooled (13, 15, 22) before the exhaust gas is introduced into an absorber (30), where the exhaust gas is brought in counter-current flow with an aqueous CO2 absorbent solution (49), to give a lean exhaust gas (31) that is withdrawn from the absorber (30), reheated 22, 13) against incoming compressed exhaust gas, and thereafter expanded (34) and released into the atmosphere (4), where the aqueous CO2 absorbent solution is an aqueous potassium carbonate solution, and that the steam and CO2 withdrawn from the regenerator (40) is cooled in a direct contact cooler (61) by counter-current flow of cooling water (62), to generate a gaseous flow (70) of cooled CO2 and steam that is withdrawn for compression and drying of the CO2, and a liquid flow (64) of cooling water and condensed steam that is withdrawn and flashed (80), to give a cooled liquid phase (84) that is recycled as cooling wa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: CAPSOL-EOP AS
    Inventor: Stellan Hamrin
  • Patent number: 10363515
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a system that provides an environmentally friendly method to clean air over towns and cities. The system utilizes tourmaline filters and rocks, sunlight, and water to simulate the cleaning properties of waterfalls in order to create an ionized surface within a cylindrical tube and creates raindrops and mist to simulate precipitation. The system eliminates pollutants instead of transferring them to the surrounding environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Inventor: Mark DiCarlo
  • Patent number: 10357742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting the formation of dioxin-like compounds in solid waste incineration flue gases, belonging to the field of cleaning of solid waste incineration flue gases. In accordance with the present invention, when incineration flue gases cool down to 500˜450° C., the flue gases are introduced into an inhibition reactor where copper chlorides in flue gas particulates mix and react with inhibitors to convert into copper metaphosphate so as to inactivate the copper chlorides which can catalyze the formation of dioxin-like compounds and control dioxin-like compound pollutants in incineration flue gases at the source. Compared with the prior art, the invention can effectively control the main formation ways of dioxin-like compounds in solid waste incineration flue gases by optimizing inhibitors and reaction conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: TONGJI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Pinjing He, Hua Zhang, Sijia Wang, Liming Shao, Fan Lyu
  • Patent number: 10358347
    Abstract: The present invention provides a safe, disposable and biodegradable chlorine dioxide micro generator that uses water soluble paper and hydrogel or compressed cellulose encased in filter paper pouch. The chemicals are kept in a stabilize form until activated by the addition of water. Multiple levels of protection against early exposure to water such as a foil pouch and an impermeable outer container allow for the safe transportation and storage in small, ready for deployment amounts of the chemicals. Water permeated the chemical pack housing and dissolves the paper walls of the chemical pouch housing and then the water facilitates the reaction between the acid and the sodium chlorite to form chlorine dioxide gas as will be described further hereunder. Absorbent and permeable materials packaged around the chemicals provide for the safe containment of the chlorine dioxide solution, and the expeditious aeration and release of the chlorine dioxide gas, once the chemical reaction has been completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Inventors: Juan Carlos Baselli, Spencer Blua
  • Patent number: 10350545
    Abstract: A contaminated gas stream can be passed through an in-line mixing device, positioned in a duct containing the contaminated gas stream, to form a turbulent contaminated gas stream. One or more of the following is true: (a) a width of the in-line mixing device is no more than about 75% of a width of the duct at the position of the in-line mixing device; (b) a height of the in-line mixing device is no more than about 75% of a height of the duct at the position of the in-line mixing device; and (c) a cross-sectional area of the mixing device normal to a direction of gas flow is no more than about 75% of a cross-sectional area of the duct at the position of the in-line mixing device. An additive can be introduced into the contaminated gas stream to cause the removal of the contaminant by a particulate control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: ADA-ES, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald Hanson
  • Patent number: 10343137
    Abstract: A method for preparing a sorbent precursor, which may be sulphided and used to remove heavy metals such as mercury from fluid streams, includes the steps of: (i) mixing together an inert particulate support material and one or more binders to form a support mixture, (ii) shaping the support mixture by granulation in a granulator to form agglomerates, (iii) coating the agglomerates with a coating mixture powder including a particulate copper compound and one or more binders to form a coated agglomerate, and (iv) drying the coated agglomerate to form a dried sorbent precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Matthew James Evans, Paul Thomas Foran, Matthew David Gwydion Lunn
  • Patent number: 10337090
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the fabrication of a steel sheet with a completely martensitic structure which has an average lath size of less than 1 micrometer and an average elongation factor of the laths is between 2 and 5. The elongation factor of a lath is defined as a maximum dimension 1max divided by and a minimum dimension 1max. The steel sheet has a yield stress greater than 1300 MPa and a mechanical strength greater than (3220(C)+958) megapascals. A composition of a semi-finished steel product includes, expressed in percent by weight, is, 0.15%?C?0.40%, 1.5%?Mn?3%, 0.005%?Si?2%, 0.005%?Al?0.1%, 1.8%?Cr?4%, 0%?Mo?2%, whereby: 2.7%?0.5 (Mn)+(Cr)+3(Mo)?5.7%, S?0.05%, P?0.1%, optionally: 0%?Nb?0.050%, 0.01%?Ti?0.1%, 0.0005%?B?0.005%, 0.0005%?Ca?0.005%. The semi-finished product is reheated to a temperature T1 in the range between 1050° C. and 1250° C., then subjected to a roughing rolling at a temperature T2 in the range between 1000 and 880° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: ARCELORMITTAL INVESTIGACIÒN Y DESARROLLO, S.L.
    Inventors: Kangying Zhu, Olivier Bouaziz
  • Patent number: 10322399
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to compounds, systems, and methods for adsorption of CO2 onto nanoclusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Takuya Harada, Trevor Alan Hatton
  • Patent number: 10322933
    Abstract: Disclosed are a quick-start system for preparing hydrogen via aqueous methanol, and hydrogen preparation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SHANGHAI HYDROGEN MOBILE REFRMER INSTRUMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hua Xiang, Defu Xiang, Jingjing Sun
  • Patent number: 10308886
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods that are useful in removing, lowering the amount of, or otherwise controlling hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans. The compositions and methods can be used in any industry where hydrogen sulfide poses problems, such as when dealing with crude oil based, natural gas based, and/or coal based products. The present disclosure provides compositions and methods that can reduce the amount of or eliminate hydrogen sulfide in a variety of mediums.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
    Inventors: Geeta Rana, Julian M. Gallardo, Matthew Trevino
  • Patent number: 10232312
    Abstract: A device and process for fluorine recovery from smoke after phosphorus absorption by hydration in KPA, wherein the device comprises a first-stage and second-stage fluorine absorption tower, which are both fluidized counter-current washing towers. The device according to the present invention has simple structure, low investment cost, high raw material utilization rate, and good fluorine recovery effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SICHUAN KO CHANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yonghe Hou, Shifa Wei, Chenjuan Wei
  • Patent number: 10232314
    Abstract: A method for removing heat stable base salts, such as amine salts, is disclosed. The method of the present invention can be used to reduce the level of heat stable salts in a solvent gas stream in an acid gas removal process. A solvent in which the lean acid gas loading is high is first stripped to achieve an acceptable lean gas loading. The lean solution is then reclaimed using one or more methods. The purified base or amine solution can be used again to remove acid gases from a gas stream. A process for recovering acid gas from an acid gas stream is also disclosed. The process also comprises a reduction of the level of heat stable salts in the solvent gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Electrosep Technologies Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Parisi
  • Patent number: 10232313
    Abstract: A duct can be configured to receive a denuding gas flow. A solid denuding surface that is connected to a drive system can be configured to move the solid denuding surface within the duct while the solid denuding surface is continuously concentrating one or more gas-phase species from the denuding gas flow on the denuding surface. Also, a denuding gas flow can be passed along a denuding surface to concentrate one or more gas phase species from the denuding gas flow onto the denuding surface with a diffusion denuding action. The denuding surface can be moved while continuing to concentrate the one or more gas phase species from the denuding gas flow onto the denuding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventor: John Arthur Cooper
  • Patent number: 10227274
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods which provide a process stream comprising a gaseous component, capture the gaseous component from the process stream by an ionic liquid solvent of a separator, and recover a captured gaseous component from the ionic liquid solvent in a regenerator. A second gaseous component from the process stream may be captured by the ionic liquid solvent of the separator, and the second gaseous component may be recovered from the ionic liquid solvent in the regenerator. Alternatively, the second gaseous component from the process stream may be uncaptured by the ionic liquid solvent, and the uncaptured second gaseous component may be recovered from a membrane unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Lei Ji, Ai-Fu Chang, Michael Sean Driver, Hye-Kyung Cho Timken
  • Patent number: 10221326
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for producing red iron oxide pigments by the Penniman process with nitrate (also called nitrate process or direct red process) and to apparatus for implementing this process, and also to the use of the plant for producing red iron oxide pigments by the Penniman process with nitrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Waldemar Czaplik, Juergen Kischkewitz, Wolfgang Oehlert, Huajun Li
  • Patent number: 10220370
    Abstract: A method of capturing a basic, nitrogen-containing compound is provided. The basic, nitrogen-containing compound is captured by sorption (e.g., adsorption) on a sulfonic-acid containing polymeric material. The sulfonic acid-containing polymeric material is formed from a polymerizable composition that contains a free-radically polymerizable spirobisindane monomer. Additionally, a polymeric material is provided that is a reaction product of a sulfonic acid-containing polymeric material having at least one —SO3H group and a basic, nitrogen-containing compound of formula Q. This polymeric material has at least one group of formula —SO3?(QH+).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Michael S. Wendland
  • Patent number: 10213734
    Abstract: A method of increasing the overall mass transfer rate of acid gas scrubbing solids is disclosed. Various catalyst compounds for that purpose are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Joseph E. Remias, Cameron A. Lippert, Kunlei Liu