Patents by Inventor Katsumi Nochi
Katsumi Nochi 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).
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Patent number: 11439981Abstract: A catalyst for COS hydrolysis includes titanium dioxide and a barium compound supported on the titanium dioxide. The catalyst, when expressing Ba and S in the catalyst in terms of BaO and SO3, respectively, has a molar ratio of SO3 to BaO of at least 1. The catalyst converts COS and H2O in a raw material gas to CO2 and H2S.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Toshinobu Yasutake, Kaori Yoshida
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Patent number: 11376566Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for removing NOx from a combustion exhaust gas, in particular, a low-NOx combustion exhaust gas, wherein the catalyst has a ratio of a pore volume in a range of not less than 500 ? and not more than 3000 ? in a pore diameter relative to a total pore volume of not less than 15% and not more than 40% and preferably a ratio of a pore volume in a range of not less than 1000 ? in the pore diameter relative to the total pore volume of not less than 10% and not more than 45% in a pore volume distribution in a range of not more than 105 ? in the pore diameter, and where SILICA is unlikely to be deposited and even when the amount of SILICA deposited is increased, denitration performance is hardly lowered.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Koji Higashino, Tomotsugu Masuda
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Publication number: 20220152603Abstract: Provided are a denitration catalyst regeneration method and a denitration catalyst regeneration system, which are capable of recovering denitration performance to a high level and reducing the SO2 oxidation rate of a catalyst. A denitration catalyst regeneration method according to the present invention includes: a chemical solution cleaning step for immersing a denitration catalyst in a chemical solution containing a fluorine compound and an inorganic acid; a step for extracting the denitration catalyst from the chemical solution; and a finish washing step for washing the denitration catalyst extracted from the chemical solution with a finish cleaning solution containing an organic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhiro Iwamoto, Masanao Yonemura, Katsumi Nochi, Yoshiharu Watanabe, Masanori Demoto
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Publication number: 20220126280Abstract: It is an object to provide a regenerated denitration catalyst whose denitration performance is restored compared with a denitration catalyst before use, utilizing a spent denitration catalyst, and a method for manufacturing the same. In a regenerated denitration catalyst according to the present disclosure, a spent denitration catalyst including a first titanium oxide as a main component, and a second titanium oxide are mixed. The spent denitration catalyst is already used in a denitration reaction in which nitrogen oxides in a gas are decomposed into nitrogen and water using a reducing agent. The second titanium oxide has a larger specific surface area per unit weight than the first titanium oxide. A content of the second titanium oxide based on a total weight of the first titanium oxide and the second titanium oxide is preferably 10% by weight or more and 90% by weight or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.Inventors: Satoru Shishido, Yu Urabe, Takuma Kurai, Hiroshi Kako, Katsumi Nochi
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Publication number: 20210130569Abstract: Provided is a method for decomposing a plastic composite with which it is possible to sufficiently decompose the matrix resins of the plastic composite in a short time even when the heating temperature of the plastic composite is low. In this method for decomposing a plastic composite, the plastic composite is brought into contact with an inorganic oxide catalyst having a band gap of 4 eV or less in a reactor, and the atmospheric temperature in the reactor is set at 380 to 530° C. in the presence of oxygen, and the surface temperature of the plastic composite is 480 to 650° C., which is at least 50° C. higher than the atmospheric temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Katsumi NOCHI
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Publication number: 20210060532Abstract: A catalyst for COS hydrolysis includes titanium dioxide and a barium compound supported on the titanium dioxide. The catalyst, when expressing Ba and S in the catalyst in terms of BaO and SO3, respectively, has a molar ratio of SO3 to BaO of at least 1. The catalyst converts COS and H2O in a raw material gas to CO2 and H2S.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Toshinobu Yasutake, Kaori Yoshida
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Publication number: 20200398256Abstract: A catalyst for COS hydrolysis includes a catalyst containing titanium dioxide that supports a barium compound and a co-catalyst. The catalyst containing titanium dioxide that supports a barium compound is a molded catalyst comprising a honeycomb substrate. The co-catalyst is at least one selected from the group consisting of a potassium compound, a sodium compound, and a cesium compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Toshinobu Yasutake, Kaori Yoshida
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Publication number: 20190314789Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for removing NOx from a combustion exhaust gas, in particular, a low-NOx combustion exhaust gas, wherein the catalyst has a ratio of a pore volume in a range of not less than 500 ? and not more than 3000 ? in a pore diameter relative to a total pore volume of not less than 15% and not more than 40% and preferably a ratio of a pore volume in a range of not less than 1000 ? in the pore diameter relative to the total pore volume of not less than 10% and not more than 45% in a pore volume distribution in a range of not more than 105 ? in the pore diameter, and where SILICA is unlikely to be deposited and even when the amount of SILICA deposited is increased, denitration performance is hardly lowered.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Koji Higashino, Tomotsugu Masuda
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Publication number: 20190232221Abstract: Provided are: an exhaust gas treatment catalyst capable of improving NO conversion rate when performing denitrification using CO as a reducing agent, and improving CO oxidation rate when oxidizing CO present in the exhaust gas; a method for producing an exhaust gas treatment catalyst; and an exhaust gas treatment system. The exhaust gas treatment catalyst is a catalyst which uses CO as a reducing agent to treat exhaust gas from a sintering furnace, and contains: a support that is a metal oxide or metal sulfate; and an active metal containing at least iridium supported by the support, wherein the specific surface area of the catalyst is 100 m2/g or less, and the crystallite size of iridium in the catalyst is 10-25 nm.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Koji Higashino, Akihiro Sawata, Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura, Katsumi Nochi, Takafumi Kubota, Tomotsugu Masuda, Tomoaki Isobe
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Patent number: 9623402Abstract: Provided is a denitration catalyst with an improved wear resistance capable of stably reducing and removing nitrogen oxides in flue gases for a long period of time and a production method therefor. A denitration catalyst obtained by having a honey comb molded body that contains at least titanium oxide and vanadium pentoxide support magnesium surface, and wherein the peak intensity ratio of the first peak of the magnesium sulfate to the first peak of the titanium oxide in X-ray diffraction is 0.05-0.15, the content of the magnesium sulfate increases by 6-22% by mass, the pore volume is 0.17-0.40 cc/g, and the specific surface area is 33-100 m2/g.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Tomotsugu Masuda, Katsumi Nochi
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Patent number: 9463453Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a NOx removal catalyst for high-temperature exhaust gas, comprising: calcining a mixture comprising ZrO2 and TiO2 with a ZrO2 content ratio of 15% by weight to 55% by weight at 500±15° C. to obtain a composite oxide support; and supporting tungsten oxide on the composite oxide support, followed by calcination at 650±15° C. to obtain a powder catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Shuji Fujii, Kazuhiro Iwamoto
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Patent number: 9446353Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst for treating exhaust gas adapted not only to remove CO and VOCs based on unsaturated hydrocarbons such as C2H4 but also to accelerate a decomposition reaction of saturated hydrocarbons such as propane and to provide a method for producing such a catalyst for treating exhaust gas. The present invention provides a catalyst for treating an exhaust gas containing carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, the catalyst comprising a substrate containing a NOx removal catalyst component and a porous inorganic compound layer containing a noble metal, the layer being applied to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2007Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
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Patent number: 9421525Abstract: Provided are an exhaust gas treatment catalyst for denitrifying an exhaust gas including sulfur oxides and vanadium discharged from a heavy oil combustion boiler, including: a support comprising any one or all of titanium oxide and silica wherein a content of silica is from 10% to 20%, and an active component supported in the support and comprising one selected from the group consisting of vanadium and tungsten.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Masanori Demoto, Masashi Kiyosawa
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Patent number: 9302251Abstract: A NOx removal catalyst for high-temperature flue gas according to the present invention is a NOx removal catalyst for high-temperature flue gas that contains nitrogen oxide in which tungsten oxide with the number of molecular layers of tungsten oxide (WO3) being five or less is supported on a complex oxide carrier containing titanium oxide. Even when high-temperature denitration is continued, a bonding force with a carrier of WO3 can be properly maintained and volatilization can be suppressed while maintaining a high NOx removal performance. For example, the NOx removal catalyst is particularly suitable for reducing and removing nitrogen oxide contained in high-temperature gas discharged from a thermal power plant and a high-temperature boiler.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura
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Publication number: 20160067683Abstract: Provided is a denitration catalyst with an improved wear resistance capable of stably reducing and removing nitrogen oxides in flue gases for a long period of time and a production method therefor. A denitration catalyst obtained by having a honey comb molded body that contains at least titanium oxide and vanadium pentoxide support magnesium surface, and wherein the peak intensity ratio of the first peak of the magnesium sulfate to the first peak of the titanium oxide in X-ray diffraction is 0.05-0.15, the content of the magnesium sulfate increases by 6-22% by mass, the pore volume is 0.17-0.40 cc/g, and the specific surface area is 33-100 m2/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Tomotsugu MASUDA, Katsumi NOCHI
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Patent number: 9272265Abstract: In a NOx removal catalyst used for removing nitrogen oxides in flue gas, when a silica (Si) component as an inhibitor that causes an increase in a SO2 oxidation rate accumulates on a surface of the catalyst, the silica component accumulating on the surface of the catalyst is dissolved, thereby regenerating the catalyst. Accordingly, the inhibitor such as the silica component covering the surface of the NOx removal catalyst can be removed, thereby enabling to provide a catalyst without having an increase in the SO2 oxidation rate of the regenerated NOx removal catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2012Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masashi Kiyosawa
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Patent number: 9249706Abstract: Provided is an exhaust gas treatment catalyst including: a de-NOx catalyst; and a coating layer being provided on a surface of the de-NOx catalyst and containing at least one selected from the group consisting of alkali metal carbonates and alkaline earth metal carbonates. In a method for regenerating an exhaust gas treatment catalyst of the present invention, the coating layer of the de-NOx catalyst on which VOSO4 is deposited is removed with an acid, and after the removal of the coating layer, a coating layer containing at least one selected from the group consisting of alkali metal carbonates and alkaline earth metal carbonates is again provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Masanao Yonemura, Katsumi Nochi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Masanori Demoto, Kyohei Takakura
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Publication number: 20160008793Abstract: Provided are an exhaust gas treatment catalyst for denitrifying an exhaust gas including sulfur oxides and vanadium discharged from a heavy oil combustion boiler, including: a support comprising any one or all of titanium oxide and silica wherein a content of silica is from 10% to 20%, and an active component supported in the support and comprising one selected from the group consisting of vanadium and tungsten.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Masanori Demoto, Masashi Kiyosawa
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Patent number: 9227158Abstract: The method includes a pretreatment step during an operation of a boiler in which in a predetermined period of time before shutdown of the boiler, a part of combustion gas that has bypassed an economizer provided in a flue gas duct for flue gas from the boiler is supplied to an upstream of a NOx removal device having a NOx removal catalyst and mixed with the combustion flue gas from the economizer to generate mixed gas having a predetermined temperature equal to or higher than 360° C. (360° C. to 450° C.), the mixed gas is introduced into the NOx removal catalyst, thereby decomposing VOSO4 adhering to and accumulating on the NOx removal catalyst into V2O5.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Hideo Miyanishi
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Patent number: 9192920Abstract: Provided are an exhaust gas treatment catalyst for denitrifying an exhaust gas including sulfur oxides and vanadium discharged from a heavy oil combustion boiler, including: a support comprising any one or all of titanium oxide and silica wherein a content of silica is from 10% to 20%, and an active component supported in the support and comprising one selected from the group consisting of vanadium and tungsten.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Masanori Demoto, Masashi Kiyosawa