Patents by Inventor Katsumi Nakashiro

Katsumi Nakashiro has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140179516
    Abstract: There is provided a catalyst for producing ethylene oxide from ethylene which is composed of at least silver (Ag), cesium (Cs), rhenium (Re) and a carrier, and can be improved, in particular, in selectivity. The present invention relates to a catalyst for producing ethylene oxide from ethylene, comprising at least silver (Ag), cesium (Cs), rhenium (Re) and a carrier, said catalyst being produced by optionally pretreating the carrier to support an alkali metal thereon and then supporting Ag, Cs and Re on the carrier, wherein the carrier has a specific surface area of 0.6 to 3.0 m2/g and a weight ratio of a silicon (Si) content to a sodium (Na) content of 2 to 50 in terms of SiO2/Na2O; a content of Re in the catalyst is 170 to 600 ppm per 1 m2/g of the specific surface area of the carrier on the basis of a weight of the carrier; and a molar ratio of Cs to Re in the catalyst is 0.3 to 19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi NAKASHIRO, Soichiro Yamada, Takanao Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 8716175
    Abstract: There is provided a catalyst for producing ethylene oxide from ethylene which is composed of at least silver (Ag), cesium (Cs), rhenium (Re) and a carrier, and can be improved, in particular, in selectivity. The present invention relates to a catalyst for producing ethylene oxide from ethylene, comprising at least silver (Ag), cesium (Cs), rhenium (Re) and a carrier, said catalyst being produced by optionally pretreating the carrier to support an alkali metal thereon and then supporting Ag, Cs and Re on the carrier, wherein the carrier has a specific surface area of 0.6 to 3.0 m2/g and a weight ratio of a silicon (Si) content to a sodium (Na) content of 2 to 50 in terms of SiO2/Na2O; a content of Re in the catalyst is 170 to 600 ppm per 1 m2/g of the specific surface area of the carrier on the basis of a weight of the carrier; and a molar ratio of Cs to Re in the catalyst is 0.3 to 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Nakashiro, Soichiro Yamada, Takanao Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20090192324
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst for ethylene oxide production which is used for producing ethylene oxide from ethylene. This catalyst is composed of at least silver (Ag), caesium (Cs), rhenium (Re) and a carrier, and improved especially in selectivity. Specifically disclosed is a catalyst for ethylene oxide production, which is used for producing ethylene oxide from ethylene and composed of at least silver (Ag), caesium (Cs), rhenium (Re) and a carrier. If necessary, an alkali metal is loaded onto the carrier as a pretreatment, and then Ag, Cs and Re are loaded onto the carrier, thereby obtaining the catalyst. The carrier has a specific surface area of 0.6-3.0 m2/g, and a weight ratio between the silicon (Si) content and the sodium (Na) content in terms of SiO2/Na2O of 2-50, The Re content (based the carrier) is 170-600 ppm per 1 m2/g or the specific surface area of the carrier, and the molar ratio Cs/Re is 0.3-19.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsumi Nakashiro, Soichiro Yamada, Takanao Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 6498122
    Abstract: An olefin oxidation catalyst comprising a carrier, and silver and an alkali metal supported thereon, wherein the content of organic substances is less than 0.1 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Katsumi Nakashiro
  • Publication number: 20020091291
    Abstract: An olefin oxidation catalyst comprising a carrier, and silver and an alkali metal supported thereon, wherein the content of organic substances is less than 0.1 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Katsumi Nakashiro
  • Patent number: 5705661
    Abstract: A catalyst for oxidizing ethylene and producing ethylene oxide, said catalyst being prepared by pretreating a porous carrier with a solution containing a lithium compound and a cesium compound, thereafter, impregnating a solution containing a silver compound and a cesium compound in the pretreated porous carrier and then heat-treating the impregnated porous carrier.The use of the catalyst of this invention provides high selectivity in the production of ethylene oxide by the vapor contact oxidation of ethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoatsu Iwakura, Takako Imamoto, Katsumi Nakashiro