Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes, in order: a first layer that includes MAw; a second layer that includes MOyAz; and a third layer that includes MOx, where M includes a transition metal, A includes at least one of sulfur, selenium, and/or tellurium, w is between greater than zero and less than or equal to five, x is between greater than zero and less than or equal to five, y is between greater than zero and less than or equal to five, and z is between greater than zero and less than or equal to five. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the transition metal may include at least one of molybdenum and/or tungsten. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, A may be sulfur.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 9, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 14, 2020
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
Inventors:
John Augustus Turner, Jing Gu, Jeffery Andrew Aguiar, Suzanne Ferrere, Kenneth Xerxes Steirer, Yong Yan, Chuanxiao Xiao, James Luke Young, Mowafak Al-Jassim, Nathan Richard Neale
Abstract: An LFP electrode material is provided which has improved impedance, power during cold cranking, rate capacity retention, charge transfer resistance over the current LFP based cathode materials. The electrode material comprises crystalline primary particles and secondary particles, where the primary particle is formed from a plate-shaped single-phase spheniscidite precursor and a lithium source. The LFP includes an LFP phase behavior where the LFP phase behavior includes an extended solid-solution range.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 24, 2017
Date of Patent:
December 31, 2019
Assignee:
A123 Systems, LLC
Inventors:
Larry Beck, Jennifer Wilson, Chuanjing Xu, Zhong-You Shi, Maha Hammoud
Abstract: A catalyst obtained by first preparing a cermet material with the general formula ABOx, wherein A is selected from the group consisting of Co, Cu, Ni, Ti, and combinations thereof, wherein B is selected from the group consisting of Mo, W, Ce, and combinations thereof, wherein A and B are different elements, and wherein x is a nonzero number ranging from 3 to 7 and represents the moles of O. Next, the cermet is activated in a reducing atmosphere to yield metal particles dispersed within and/or on the cermet.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 17, 2017
Date of Patent:
December 24, 2019
Assignee:
The Curators of the University of Missouri
Abstract: A composition of formula Ce1-a-b-cNaMbDcOx??I wherein M stands for one or more elements from the group of alkaline metals, except sodium, N is Bi and/or Sb, D is present, or is not present, and if present is selected from one or more of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba; Y, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Er; Fe, Zr, Nb, Al; a is a number within the range of 0<a?0.9, b is a number within the range of 0<b?0.3, c is a number within the range of 0<c?0.2, a plus b plus c is <1, and x is a number within the range of 1.2?x?2, and its use for exhaust gas aftertreatment systems of Diesel engines, gasoline combustion engines, lean burn engines and power plants.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 24, 2015
Date of Patent:
December 24, 2019
Assignee:
TREIBACHER INDUSTRIE AG
Inventors:
Lars Hensgen, Karl Schermanz, Klaus Stöwe, Viktor Wolf
Abstract: Provided is a composition for forming a hard coating layer including about 0.1 wt % to about 15 wt % of a polysilazane, about 55 wt % to about 94.6 wt % of a reactive solvent containing hydroxyl group, about 5 wt % to about 20 wt % of a titanium dioxide (TiO2), and about 0.3 wt % to about 10 wt % of a zirconia (ZrO2). The composition provides a hard coating film which has excellent anti-fouling and superhydrophilicity, scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, antimicrobial property, weatherability, and a method for manufacturing the same which allow non-vacuum wet coating, thereby shortening fabrication time and providing excellent processability.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a phase-stable suspension of cellulose II in water, having a high water retention capacity and a cellulose concentration between 0.1 and 5.0% by weight, a method of its preparation, and its use.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 28, 2017
Date of Patent:
December 24, 2019
Assignee:
Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Johann Männer, Martina Opietnik, Josef Innerlohinger, Gerhard Reiter, Markus Hager
Abstract: The current invention provides a hydrotreating catalyst comprising of metals of at least one each from Group VIB, preferably molybdenum and Group VIII, preferably nickel, of the periodic table supported on alumina modified with small amounts of modifying elements well dispersed on the surface so as to retain the physico-chemical characteristics of the support and result in high performance for hydrodesulphurization catalyst, and a commercially viable process for producing such a catalyst. The present invention also discloses a commercially viable method for modifying alumina in the powder form without affecting the porous structure of the support obtained.
Abstract: A photocatalyst, represented by the following general formula (1): X(VO4)6(OH)2??General Formula (1) wherein X represents Za1Tib1 or Za2Tib2Agc2 (where Z is Ca or Sr; a1 is 7.0 to 9.5; b1 is 0.5 to 3.0; a2 is 7.0 to 9.5; b2 is 0.4 to 1.5; c2 is 0.1 to 2.0; a1+b1 is 9.0 to 10.0; and a2+b2+c2 is 9.0 to 10.0) in the general formula (1).
Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-permeable tube which has a double-walled construction. The material of the interior wall contains ceramic matrix composite. The material of the exterior wall contains metal. The present invention further relates to the use of this tube in a rotary tube furnace and the use of the rotary tube furnace for thermal treatment of materials. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of a single-walled tube containing ceramic matrix composite as rotary tube.
Abstract: Microporous glutaraldehyde-crosslinked chitosan sorbents include a plurality of nanoparticles of a high Z element. The nanoparticles are disposed in the cross-linked chitosan-gluteraldehyde composite matrix and integrated with the cross-linked chitosan-gluteraldehyde composite matrix to reduce primary impact of high radiation flux and minimize radiolytic effect on said cross-linked chitosan-gluteraldehyde composite matrix. The plurality of nanoparticles is made from the high Z element such as hafnium (Hf). Methods of making and using the microporous glutaraldehyde-crosslinked chitosan sorbents, and a generator for the radioisotope 99Mo containing the sorbents.
Abstract: The invention relates to a starch hydrolysate having a Dextrose Equivalent DE of between 5 and 30 and a specific carbohydrate profile. In particular, the hydrolysate of the invention has improved retrogradation behaviour. The invention also relates to a method for the production of said starch hydrolysate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 12, 2016
Date of Patent:
December 10, 2019
Assignee:
Roquette Freres
Inventors:
Mathias Ibert, Aline Lecocq, Pierre Lanos
Abstract: Provided is a method for directed fouling of a substance onto a selected surface. Also provided is an apparatus suitable for directed fouling of a substance onto a selected surface.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 6, 2015
Date of Patent:
December 3, 2019
Assignee:
Renmatix, Inc.
Inventors:
Raymond P. Baker, David John Biondo, Daniel Clay Floyd, Jay Fingeret Miller, Charles Sebastian Sanderson
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a silica aerogel and a silica aerogel produced thereby. More specifically, a first water glass solution is used to form a first silica wet gel, and then a second water glass solution is additionally added to form a second silica wet gel organically bonded to the first silica wet gel which serves as a basic skeleton, so that a silica aerogel with enhanced physical properties is formed to increase the resistance to shrinkage in ambient drying, and the concentration of silicon dioxide in each of the first and second water glass solutions is controlled, thereby providing a method for producing a silica aerogel by which a silica aerogel having a specific tap density and controllable density can be produced, and also providing a silicon aerogel produced by the method.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, the present invention provides a catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation allowing oxidative dehydrogenation reactivity to be secured while increasing a first pass yield, and a method of preparing the catalyst.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2016
Date of Patent:
November 26, 2019
Assignee:
LG CHEM, LTD.
Inventors:
Sun Hwan Hwang, Dong Hyun Ko, Kyong Yong Cha, Dae Heung Choi, Myung Ji Suh, Ye Seul Hwang, Jun Kyu Han, Seong Min Kim, Jun Han Kang, Joo Hyuck Lee, Hyun Seok Nam, Sang Jin Han
Abstract: Spherically-shaped silica can include a precipitated silica powder having a d50 particle size selected within a range of greater than 20 ?m and up to 80 ?m, a di-octyl adipate oil absorption selected within a range of from 150 ml/100 g to 500 ml/100 g, an average circularity selected within a range of from 0.70 to 1.0, and an angle of repose, of less than 30°. A process of preparing spherically-shaped silica powder is also included.
Abstract: Modified poly(diorganosiloxanes), compositions, and articles comprising the same. The modified poly(diorganosiloxanes) can be soluble or dispersable in aqueous media. The articles can have modified poly(diorganosiloxanes) affixed thereto.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 4, 2015
Date of Patent:
November 26, 2019
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company
Inventors:
Yu Yang, Katherine A. Gibney, Suresh Iyer, Ingrid N. Haugan, Chetan P. Jariwala, Yifan Zhang
Abstract: Titania-based porous nanoparticle coatings are mechanically robust, with low haze, which exhibit short time scales for decomposition of fingerprint oils under ultraviolet light. The mechanism by which a typical dactylogram is consumed combines wicking of the sebum into the nanoporous titania structure followed by photocatalytic degradation. These TiO2 nanostructured surfaces are also anti-fogging, anti-bacterial, and compatible with flexible glass substrates and remain photocatalytically active in natural sunlight.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 9, 2014
Date of Patent:
November 19, 2019
Assignee:
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Inventors:
Robert E. Cohen, Michael F. Rubner, Gareth H. McKinley, George Barbastathis, Hyungryul Johnny Choi, Kyu Chul Park, Hyo Min Lee
Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing molybdenum oxide nanoparticles, including (a) preparing a precursor solution by dissolving a molybdenum salt in a first polar solvent, (b) generating an aerosol by applying ultrasonic waves to the precursor solution, and spraying the aerosol to a pre-heated reactor using a carrier gas, (c) obtaining molybdenum oxide micron-sized particles by pyrolyzing the aerosol, and (d) obtaining molybdenum oxide nanoparticles by dispersing the molybdenum oxide micron-sized particles in a second polar solvent and performing a solvothermal reduction reaction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 10, 2016
Date of Patent:
November 19, 2019
Assignee:
University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
Inventors:
Jinsoo Kim, Sang Hyuk Im, Su Ha, Han-Seul Choi, Woo-Sik Kim, Sung Pil Yoon, Jonghee Han
Abstract: The present invention provides a glass article including a photocatalyst film 1 containing silicon oxide particles 6 and titanium oxide particles 5, and a glass sheet 2. Assuming that the photocatalyst film 1 has a film thickness T, 80% or more of the titanium oxide particles are localized in a region between a surface of the glass sheet 2 and a position spaced from the surface by 0.6 T toward a surface of the photocatalyst film 1 in a thickness direction of the photocatalyst film 1. The glass article has an increased transmittance provided by enhancing the reflection-reducing function of the photocatalyst film 1 while maintaining the film strength and photocatalytic function of the photocatalyst film 1.