Patents by Inventor Kenji Hikino
Kenji Hikino 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: 10865684Abstract: A combustion system operated at low cost is provided. A combustion system 1 includes a combustion device 10 that burns fuel, an exhaust line L1 through which exhaust gas flows, the exhaust gas being generated through combustion of the fuel in the combustion device 10, an air preheater 30 that is disposed in the exhaust line L1 and that recovers heat from the exhaust gas, and a denitration device 40 that is disposed in the exhaust line L1 and that removes nitrogen oxide from the exhaust gas using a denitration catalyst. The denitration device 40 is disposed downstream from the air preheater 30 in the exhaust line L1, and the denitration catalyst contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignees: THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Eiji Kiyonaga, Kenji Hikino, Keiichiro Morita, Masatake Haruta, Toru Murayama, Makoto Mino
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Patent number: 10767535Abstract: There is provided a method for recycling a catalyst that exhibits a high denitration efficiency at a relatively low temperature and does not cause oxidation of SO2 in a selective catalytic reduction reaction that uses ammonia as a reducing agent. A method for recycling a denitration catalyst includes a step of spraying an aqueous solution with a pH of 7 or more onto a used denitration catalyst while the denitration catalyst is set in a denitration device to remove a surface of the denitration catalyst. The denitration catalyst contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more. The denitration catalyst after recycling is used for denitration at 200° C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignees: THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Eiji Kiyonaga, Kenji Hikino, Keiichiro Morita, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Masatake Haruta, Toru Murayama, Makoto Mino
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Patent number: 10746073Abstract: There is provided a catalyst that exhibits a high denitration efficiency at a relatively low temperature and does not cause oxidation of SO2 in a selective catalytic reduction reaction that uses ammonia as a reducing agent. A denitration catalyst is obtained by coating a substrate with a catalyst component. The catalyst component contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more. The denitration catalyst is used for denitration at 200° C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignees: THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Eiji Kiyonaga, Kenji Hikino, Keiichiro Morita, Masatake Haruta, Toru Murayama, Makoto Mino
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Patent number: 10746074Abstract: There is provided a method for recycling a catalyst that exhibits a high denitration efficiency at a relatively low temperature and does not cause oxidation of SO2 in a selective catalytic reduction reaction that uses ammonia as a reducing agent. A method for recycling a denitration catalyst includes a step of removing a used denitration catalyst from a denitration device and then coating the used denitration catalyst with a catalyst component. The catalyst component contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more, and the denitration catalyst after recycling is used for denitration at 200° C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignees: THE CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Eiji Kiyonaga, Kenji Hikino, Keiichiro Morita, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Masatake Haruta, Toru Murayama, Makoto Mino
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Patent number: 10550747Abstract: A combustion system for ships operated at low cost is provided. A combustion system 1 for ships includes an internal combustion engine 20 that burns fuel, an exhaust line L2 through which exhaust gas flows, the exhaust gas being generated through combustion of the fuel in the internal combustion engine 20, an exhaust heat recovery device 40 that is disposed in the exhaust line L2 and that recovers exhaust heat from the exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine 20, and a denitration device 50 that is disposed in the exhaust line L2 and that removes nitrogen oxide from the exhaust gas using a denitration catalyst. The denitration device 50 is disposed downstream from the exhaust heat recovery device 40 in the exhaust line L2. The denitration catalyst contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignees: The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityInventors: Eiji Kiyonaga, Kenji Hikino, Keiichiro Morita, Akihiro Nakamura, Masatake Haruta, Toru Murayama, Makoto Mino
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Patent number: 10519837Abstract: A combustion system operated at low cost is provided. A combustion system 1 includes a combustion device 10 that burns fuel, an exhaust line L1 through which exhaust gas flows, the exhaust gas being generated through combustion of the fuel in the combustion device 10, a dust collector 50 that is disposed in the exhaust line L1 and that collects dust in the exhaust gas, and a denitration device 90 that is disposed in the exhaust line L1 and that removes nitrogen oxide from the exhaust gas using a denitration catalyst. The denitration device 90 is disposed downstream from the dust collector 50 in the exhaust line L1. The denitration catalyst contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignees: CHUGOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Eiji Kiyonaga, Kenji Hikino, Keiichiro Morita, Masatake Haruta, Toru Murayama, Makoto Mino
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Patent number: 10385750Abstract: There is provided a catalyst that exhibits a high denitration efficiency at a relatively low temperature and does not cause oxidation of SO2 in a selective catalytic reduction reaction that uses ammonia as a reducing agent. A denitration catalyst molded in a block shape contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide. The denitration catalyst has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more and is used for denitration at 200° C. or lower.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignees: The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Tokyo Metropolitan UniversityInventors: Eiji Kiyonaga, Kenji Hikino, Keiichiro Morita, Masatake Haruta, Toru Murayama, Makoto Mino
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Publication number: 20190055871Abstract: A combustion system operated at low cost is provided. A combustion system 1 includes a combustion device 10 that burns fuel, an exhaust line L1 through which exhaust gas flows, the exhaust gas being generated through combustion of the fuel in the combustion device 10, a dust collector 50 that is disposed in the exhaust line L1 and that collects dust in the exhaust gas, and a denitration device 90 that is disposed in the exhaust line L1 and that removes nitrogen oxide from the exhaust gas using a denitration catalyst. The denitration device 90 is disposed downstream from the dust collector 50 in the exhaust line L1. The denitration catalyst contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Eiji KIYONAGA, Kenji HIKINO, Keiichiro MORITA, Masatake HARUTA, Toru MURAYAMA, Makoto MINO
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Publication number: 20190054448Abstract: There is provided a catalyst that exhibits a high denitration efficiency at a relatively low temperature and does not cause oxidation of SO2 in a selective catalytic reduction reaction that uses ammonia as a reducing agent. A denitration catalyst is obtained by coating a substrate with a catalyst component. The catalyst component contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more. The denitration catalyst is used for denitration at 200° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Eiji KIYONAGA, Kenji HIKINO, Keiichiro MORITA, Masatake HARUTA, Toru MURAYAMA, Makoto MINO
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Publication number: 20180280941Abstract: There is provided a method for recycling a catalyst that exhibits a high denitration efficiency at a relatively low temperature and does not cause oxidation of SO2 in a selective catalytic reduction reaction that uses ammonia as a reducing agent. A method for recycling a denitration catalyst includes a step of removing a used denitration catalyst from a denitration device and then coating the used denitration catalyst with a catalyst component. The catalyst component contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more, and the denitration catalyst after recycling is used for denitration at 200° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Eiji KIYONAGA, Kenji HIKINO, Keiichiro MORITA, Toshikazu YOSHIKAWA, Masatake HARUTA, Toru MURAYAMA, Makoto MINO
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Publication number: 20180280936Abstract: There is provided a catalyst that exhibits a high denitration efficiency at a relatively low temperature and does not cause oxidation of SO2 in a selective catalytic reduction reaction that uses ammonia as a reducing agent. A denitration catalyst molded in a block shape contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide. The denitration catalyst has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more and is used for denitration at 200° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Eiji KIYONAGA, Kenji HIKINO, Keiichiro MORITA, Toshikazu YOSHIKAWA, Masatake HARUTA, Toru MURAYAMA, Makoto MINO
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Publication number: 20180280875Abstract: A combustion system operated at low cost is provided. A combustion system 1 includes a combustion device 10 that burns fuel, an exhaust line L1 through which exhaust gas flows, the exhaust gas being generated through combustion of the fuel in the combustion device 10, an air preheater 30 that is disposed in the exhaust line L1 and that recovers heat from the exhaust gas, and a denitration device 40 that is disposed in the exhaust line L1 and that removes nitrogen oxide from the exhaust gas using a denitration catalyst. The denitration device 40 is disposed downstream from the air preheater 30 in the exhaust line L1, and the denitration catalyst contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Eiji KIYONAGA, Kenji HIKINO, Keiichiro MORITA, Masatake HARUTA, Toru MURAYAMA, Makoto MINO
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Publication number: 20180280965Abstract: There is provided a method for recycling a catalyst that exhibits a high denitration efficiency at a relatively low temperature and does not cause oxidation of SO2 in a selective catalytic reduction reaction that uses ammonia as a reducing agent. A method for recycling a denitration catalyst includes a step of spraying an aqueous solution with a pH of 7 or more onto a used denitration catalyst while the denitration catalyst is set in a denitration device to remove a surface of the denitration catalyst. The denitration catalyst contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more. The denitration catalyst after recycling is used for denitration at 200° C. or lower.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Eiji KIYONAGA, Kenji HIKINO, Keiichiro MORITA, Toshikazu YOSHIKAWA, Masatake HARUTA, Toru MURAYAMA, Makoto MINO
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Publication number: 20180272318Abstract: There is provided a catalyst that exhibits a high denitration efficiency at a relatively low temperature and does not cause oxidation of SO2 in a selective catalytic reduction reaction that uses ammonia as a reducing agent. A denitration catalyst contains 3.3 wt % or more of vanadium oxide in terms of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 10 m2/g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Eiji KIYONAGA, Kenji HIKINO, Keiichiro MORITA, Masatake HARUTA, Toru MURAYAMA, Makoto MINO
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Publication number: 20180272278Abstract: A combustion system for ships operated at low cost is provided. A combustion system 1 for ships includes an internal combustion engine 20 that burns fuel, an exhaust line L2 through which exhaust gas flows, the exhaust gas being generated through combustion of the fuel in the internal combustion engine 20, an exhaust heat recovery device 40 that is disposed in the exhaust line L2 and that recovers exhaust heat from the exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine 20, and a denitration device 50 that is disposed in the exhaust line L2 and that removes nitrogen oxide from the exhaust gas using a denitration catalyst. The denitration device 50 is disposed downstream from the exhaust heat recovery device 40 in the exhaust line L2. The denitration catalyst contains 43 wt % or more of vanadium pentoxide and has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Eiji KIYONAGA, Kenji HIKINO, Keiichiro MORITA, Akihiro NAKAMURA, Masatake HARUTA, Toru MURAYAMA, Makoto MINO
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Publication number: 20070292306Abstract: A method of removing moisture and toxic gas components from exhaust gas, comprises making exhaust gas, exhausted from an LNG burning boiler, flow through coolant contained in a dehydrating tower to cool it to such a temperature as to solidify moisture and nitrogen oxides but not carbon dioxide, thereby solidifying moisture and nitrogen oxides contained in the exhaust gas to separate from the exhaust gas; introducing the solidified moisture and nitrogen oxides into a solid-liquid separator thereby separating the moisture or the nitrogen oxides from the coolant; and making the coolant be contained in a cooling tower so as to be cooled, and then making the coolant be contained in the dehydrating tower again so as to be circulated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2005Publication date: December 20, 2007Inventors: Yoshio Hirano, Kenji Hikino, Mitsugu Kakutani, Yoshio Seiki, Susumu Tsuneoka
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Publication number: 20070277674Abstract: An exhaust gas processing method comprises making exhaust gas, exhausted from a coal burning boiler or an LNG burning boiler, flow through coolant to cool it to such a first temperature as to liquefy or solidify nitrogen oxides or sulfur oxides without solidifying carbon dioxide, thereby liquefying or solidifying nitrogen oxides or sulfur oxides as toxic gas components contained in the exhaust gas to separate them from the exhaust gas; removing moisture contained in the exhaust gas; and cooling the exhaust gas to such a second temperature as to solidify carbon dioxide, thereby solidifying carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas to separate it from the exhaust gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2005Publication date: December 6, 2007Inventors: Yoshio Hirano, Kenji Hikino, Mitsugu Kakutani, Yoshio Seiki, Susumu Tsuneoka