Patents Examined by Sheng H Davis
  • Patent number: 11603322
    Abstract: An alkaline aqueous ferric iron salt solution is disclosed. Generally, the alkaline aqueous ferric iron salt solution comprises ferric ions (Fe3+), potassium ions (K+), carbonate ions (CO32?), bicarbonate ions (HCO3?), hydroxide ions (OH?), optionally nitrate ions (NO3?). Further, a molar ratio of the potassium ions to the ferric ions is generally at least 5.0. The ferric iron is complexed with carbonate, bicarbonate or both to form a water-soluble complex that is anionic in nature and highly soluble in the alkaline aqueous ferric iron salt solution at pH above 8.5, and a pH of the alkaline aqueous ferric iron salt solution is at least 8.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventors: Charles Deane Little, Yasmina Yeager
  • Patent number: 11596988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a plant for treating carbon-containing waste that may comprise mineral fillers and/or potential contaminants. This method comprises: preparing a molten glass bath at a temperature between 1100° C. and 1600° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: PYRO GREEN INNOVATIONS
    Inventors: Anne Benichou, Annie Lagoutte, Xavier Maurance, Jacques Proot
  • Patent number: 11596931
    Abstract: Modified crystalline zeolite materials have a zeolite framework with both tetra-coordinate Lewis aluminum single sites and Brønsted aluminum sites. The tetra-coordinate Lewis aluminum single sites include aluminum atoms covalently bonded to a variable group and to two oxygen atoms and further coordinated to a third oxygen atom. The variable group may be alkyl, hydride, or hydroxyl. Methods for incorporating tetra-coordinate Lewis aluminum single sites into a crystalline zeolite material include contacting the crystalline zeolite material with a dialkylaluminum hydride R2AlH, where each R is alkyl, to react the dialkylaluminum hydride with the zeolite framework and form tetra-coordinate alkyl aluminum single sites. Heating the alkyl-aluminum zeolite induces ?-hydride elimination of the alkyl groups, whereby tetra-coordinate aluminum hydride single sites are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Robert Peter Hodgkins, Omer Refa Koseoglu, Jean-Marie Basset, Kuo-Wei Huang, Anissa Bendjeriou-Sedjerari, Sathiyamoorthy Murugesan, Rajesh Parsapur
  • Patent number: 11591231
    Abstract: An organotemplate-free synthetic process for the production of a zeolite of TON framework type structure is provided. The process includes the steps of: (1) preparing a mixture comprising: (a) an alumina-coated silica; (b) a source of an alkali metal; (c) an alcohol; (d) a source of hydroxide ions; (e) seed crystals comprising a zeolitic material having a TON framework type structure; and (f) water; and (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Joel Edward Schmidt, Adeola Florence Ojo, Cong-Yan Chen
  • Patent number: 11577112
    Abstract: A method for destructing and valorizing an asbestos waste including the steps of: determining the asbestos mineralogical group contained in the waste, performing a treatment on the waste which includes of: an acid treatment when the waste comprises only a chrysotile, a base treatment when the waste comprises only an amphibole, the acid treatment followed by the base treatment when the asbestos waste includes a mixture of a chrysotile and an amphibole, and valorizing at least one of the products obtained on completion of the performing of the treatment. An embodiment also concerns a treatment of a chrysotile waste through an acid treatment followed by a thermal treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ENSCM—ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE DE CHIMIE
    Inventors: Gaël Talbi, Olivier Cambon, Martine Cambon
  • Patent number: 11577231
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a composition for in-situ remediation of soil and aquifer comprising of a water miscible oil; a solvent (for dissolving the vegetable oil to form a solution); and a catalyst (selected from enzymes biocatalysts, particularly lipases, alkaline compounds, heat or combinations thereof). The present subject matter provides a process for the preparation of the composition and application of the same for surface remediation. Further, the present subject matter provides an in-situ alcoholysis remediation method to reduce contaminant concentrations in aquifer and soil by enabling the generation of both soluble and slowly fermenting electron donors required for the anaerobic remediation of organohalide compounds contaminating soils and groundwater. The method of remediation includes mixing an engineered water-soluble oil or water miscible oil with a solvent and adding a catalyst to groundwater to promote the formation of fatty acid alkyl esters, carboxylic acid salts and glycerol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Gary M. Birk, David F. Alden
  • Patent number: 11571682
    Abstract: A SCR catalyst composition comprises a SCR catalyst; and a binder comprising a porous inorganic material, wherein the porous inorganic material comprises a disordered arrangement of delaminated layers, has a disordered porous structure, and has a multimodal pore size distribution comprising at least a first modal maximum having a macroporous or mesoporous pore size and a second modal maximum having a microporous pore size. The SCR catalyst composition can be manufactured using the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing an inorganic material having a layered structure; (ii) contacting the material with a cationic surfactant to form a swollen material; (iii) agitating the swollen material to form an agitated material; and (iv) calcining the agitated material to recover a delaminated inorganic material, wherein an SCR catalyst is mixed with the inorganic material prior to step (iv).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jürgen Bauer, Ralf Dotzel, Jörg Werner Muench, Ralitsa Purova, Wilhelm Schwieger, Thangaraj Selvam, Ameen Shahid
  • Patent number: 11565943
    Abstract: A method is disclosed making a molecular of TON framework type having unique properties. The method uses 1,3,4-trimethylimidazolium cations as a structure directing agent and a combined source of silicon and aluminum selected from alumina-coated silica and aluminosilicate zeolites. The obtained molecular sieve can be used in processes for dewaxing paraffinic hydrocarbon feedstocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Joel Edward Schmidt, Adeola Florence Ojo
  • Patent number: 11560317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing an AFX-structure zeolite comprising at least the following steps: i) mixing, in an aqueous medium, an FAU-structure zeolite having an SiO2 (FAU)/Al2O3 (FAU) molar ratio of between 6.00 and 200, limits included, an organic nitrogenous compound R, at least one source of at least one alkali and/or alkaline-earth metal M, the reaction mixture having the following molar composition: (SiO2 (FAU))/(Al2O3 (FAU)) between 6.00 and 200, H2O/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 1.00 and 100, R/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.01 and 0.60, M2/nO/(SiO2 (FAU)) between 0.005 and 0.45, limits included, until a homogeneous precursor gel is obtained; ii) hydrothermal treatment of said precursor gel obtained on conclusion of step i) at a temperature of between 120° C. and 220° C., for a time of between 12 hours and 15 days.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Raquel Martinez Franco, Bogdan Harbuzaru
  • Patent number: 11554362
    Abstract: Provided are catalysts for reduction of nitrogen oxides including an active site including lanthanum vanadate represented by at least one of Formula 1 and Formula 2 and a support carrying the active site. LaVO4 (wherein LaVO4 is polymorphous and has a tetragonal or monoclinic crystal structure)??Formula 1 LaV3O9 (wherein LaV3O9 has a monoclinic crystal structure)??Formula 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Jongsik Kim, Heon Phil Ha, Dong-Wook Kwon
  • Patent number: 11549417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a selective catalytic reduction catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas of a diesel engine comprising: a flow-through substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and a plurality of passages defined by internal walls of the flow through substrate extending therethrough; a coating disposed on the surface of the internal walls of the substrate, wherein the coating comprises a non-zeolitic oxidic material comprising manganese and one or more of the metals of the groups 4 to 11 and 13 of the periodic table, and further comprises one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Marcus Hilgendorff, Karifala Dumbuya, Matthias Peter, Andreas Sundermann
  • Patent number: 11530780
    Abstract: A method for storing hydrogen gas includes the process steps pre-heating of an at least partially dehydrogenated hydrogen carrier material, storing the hydrogen gas in chemically bound form on the hydrogen carrier material as well as cooling and conditioning of the at least partially hydrogenated hydrogen carrier material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: HYDROGENIOUS LOHC TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Matthias Kusche, Berthold Melcher, Cornelius Randig, Federico Westerath, Caspar Paetz, Daniel Teichmann
  • Patent number: 11529620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a zeolitic material SiO2 and X2O3 in its framework structure, wherein X stands for a trivalent element, wherein said process comprises interzeolitic conversion of a first zeolitic material comprising SiO2 and X2O3 in its framework structure, wherein the first zeolitic material has an FER-, TON-, MTT-, BEA-, MEL-, MWW-, MFS-, and/or MFI-type framework structure to a second zeolitic material comprising SiO2 and X2O3 in its framework structure, wherein the second zeolitic material obtained in (2) has a different type of framework structure than the first zeolitic material. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a zeolitic material per se as obtainable and/or obtained according to the inventive process and to its use, in particular as a molecular sieve, as an adsorbent, for ion-exchange, or as a catalyst and/or as a catalyst support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Robert McGuire, Ulrich Mueller, Xiangju Meng, Feng-Shou Xiao, Toshiyuki Yokoi, Dirk De Vos, Bernd Marler, Hermann Gies, Ute Kolb, Weiping Zhang
  • Patent number: 11524900
    Abstract: An aluminosilicate molecular sieve material of BOG framework type, designated SSZ-122, is provided. SSZ-122 can be synthesized using 1-adamantyl-3-propylimidazolium cations as a structure directing agent. SSZ-122 may be used in organic compound conversion and/or sorptive processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Dan Xie
  • Patent number: 11524266
    Abstract: A composite material is provided comprising a porous polymeric matrix having metal-organic framework (MOF) domains dispersed within the porous polymeric matrix, each of said MOF domains in fluid communication with the external environment through the pores in the porous polymeric matrix. A process of using the composite material to chemically modify or detoxify a chemical warfare agent or a toxic industrial chemical is also provided. The chemical warfare agent or the toxic industrial chemical is brought into contact with a MOF domain within the porous polymeric matrix so that the MOFs adsorb and chemically modify the chemical warfare agent or the toxic industrial chemical. A process for producing such a composite material is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Gregory W Peterson, Joseph L Lenhart, Randy A Mrozek
  • Patent number: 11511261
    Abstract: The moisture-resistant catalyst for air pollution remediation is a catalyst with moisture-resistant properties, and which is used for removing nitrogen compound pollutants, such as ammonia (NH3), from air. The moisture-resistant catalyst for air pollution remediation includes at least one metal oxide catalyst, at least one inorganic oxide support for supporting the at least one metal oxide catalyst, and a porous framework for immobilizing the at least one metal oxide catalyst and the at least one inorganic oxide support, where the porous framework is moisture-resistant. As non-limiting examples, the at least one metal oxide catalyst may be supported on the at least one inorganic oxide support by precipitation, impregnation, dry milling, ion-exchange or combinations thereof. The at least one metal oxide catalyst supported on the at least one inorganic oxide support may be physically embedded in the porous framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: King Lun Yeung, Wei Han, Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 11498061
    Abstract: A method of preparing a mesoporous Fe—Cu—SSZ-13 molecular sieve includes activating an aluminum source, a silicon source, an iron source and a copper source respectively; mixing the activated minerals with sodium hydroxide, water and a seed crystal at 25-90° C., while controlling feeding amounts of respective raw materials so that molar ratios of respective materials in a synthesis system are as follows: SiO2/Al2O3=10-100, SiO2/Fe2O3=30-3000, SiO2/CuO=1-100, Na2O/SiO2=0.1-0.5, H2O/SiO2=10-50, template/SiO2=0.01-0.5; adding an acid source to adjust pH of the system for first aging; and adding the acid source again to adjust the pH of the system for second aging to obtain aged gel; pouring an aged mixture into a kettle; cooling a crystallized product and filtering to remove a liquor; washing a filter cake; drying to obtain a solid; performing ion exchange; and filtering, washing and drying the solid to obtain powder; and placing the powder in a muffle furnace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Yuanyuan Yue, Ben Liu, Nangui Lv, Xiaojun Bao, Jie Liu, Tinhai Wang, Pei Yuan, Haibo Zhu, Zhengshuai Bai, Qingyan Cui
  • Patent number: 11492945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising at least one oxide of vanadium, at least one oxide of tungsten, at least one oxide of cerium, at least one oxide of titanium and at least one oxide of niobium, and an exhaust system containing said oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elodie Quinet, Stephan Malmberg, Nicola Soeger
  • Patent number: 11492363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing size-modulated UiO-66, which is achieved by modulating the concentrations of reactants, and a catalyst with improved activity of hydrolyzing chemical warfare agents prepared by the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kyung Youl Baek, Chong Min Koo, Soon Man Hong, Seung Sang Hwang, Sangho Cho, Jin Young Seo, Do Xuan Huy, Younghan Song, Sejin Kim, Changju Sung, Yeojin Ahn
  • Patent number: 11491471
    Abstract: This invention provides a preparation method of a catalyst for preferential oxidization of CO in a hydrogen-enriched atmosphere, and a catalyst product obtained from the method and its applications thereof. Particularly, in this invention, a wide-temperature catalyst for preferential oxidization of CO in a hydrogen-enriched atmosphere is obtained by depositing one or more of an iron oxide, cobalt oxide, and nickel oxide as a promoter onto the surface of a supported Pt-group noble metal catalyst precursor via chemical vapor deposition or atomic layer deposition. In the wide-temperature catalyst, the active noble metal component has a content of 0.1 to 10 wt %, and the promoter has a content of 0.1 to 10 wt % in terms of the metal element thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: University of Science and Technology of China
    Inventors: Junling Lu, Lina Cao, Qi Yao, Si Chen, Huan Yan, Shiqiang Wei, Jinlong Yang