Patents by Inventor Naomi Imada

Naomi Imada 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).

  • Patent number: 10898881
    Abstract: A catalyst for oxidation reaction of metallic mercury and reduction reaction of nitrogen oxide, comprising an oxide of titanium, an oxide of molybdenum, an oxide of vanadium, an oxide of phosphorus and gypsum is obtained by kneading titanium dioxide, ammonium molybdate, ammonium metavanadate, phosphoric acid, gypsum dihydrate and water using a kneader to obtain a paste, applying the paste to a metal lath substrate, and then drying and calcining the resultant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinpei Kaneda, Naomi Imada, Yasuyoshi Kato
  • Patent number: 10549264
    Abstract: A used denitration catalyst is regenerated by means of a method comprising bringing the used denitration catalyst comprising titanium oxide as an essential ingredient into contact with a suspension of particles comprising manganese oxide, subjecting the resulting product to a liquid draining, and subjecting the liquid-drained product to a drying process, additionally, further comprising impregnating a solution comprising a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of vanadium, molybdenum and tungsten into the denitration catalyst after the drying process, and subjecting the impregnated product to a drying treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichiro Kai, Yasuyoshi Kato, Naomi Imada
  • Publication number: 20190015821
    Abstract: A catalyst for oxidation reaction of metallic mercury and reduction reaction of nitrogen oxide, comprising an oxide of titanium, an oxide of molybdenum, an oxide of vanadium, an oxide of phosphorus and gypsum is obtained by kneading titanium dioxide, ammonium molybdate, ammonium metavanadate, phosphoric acid, gypsum dihydrate and water using a kneader to obtain a paste, applying the paste to a metal lath substrate, and then drying and calcining the resultant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinpei Kaneda, Naomi Imada, Yasuyoshi Kato
  • Publication number: 20180133691
    Abstract: A used denitration catalyst is regenerated by means of a method comprising bringing the used denitration catalyst comprising titanium oxide as an essential ingredient into contact with a suspension of particles comprising manganese oxide, subjecting the resulting product to a liquid draining, and subjecting the liquid-drained product to a drying process, additionally, further comprising impregnating a solution comprising a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of vanadium, molybdenum and tungsten into the denitration catalyst after the drying process, and subjecting the impregnated product to a drying treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiichiro KAI, Yasuyoshi KATO, Naomi IMADA
  • Patent number: 9724683
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst structure which prevents an increase in pressure loss by a simple construction while the gas flow is efficiently stirred by a structure making contact between adjacent catalyst elements. The catalyst structure is provided with a first flat-plate part and a second flat-plate part which support, on surfaces thereof, a constituent having catalytic activity to an exhaust gas and face each other, and a stirring part which is provided in such a manner as to come into contact first with the first flat-plate part and the second flat-plate part in an extending manner from the first flat-plate part to the second flat-plate part at a prescribed angle with respect to the direction in which the exhaust gas flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Keiichiro Kai, Kenichi Arakawa, Naomi Imada
  • Patent number: 9186657
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst contains titanium oxide as a main component and an oxide of one element or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), and vanadium (V) as an active component, wherein the exhaust gas purification catalyst contains phosphoric acid or a water soluble phosphoric acid compound so that the atomic ratio of phosphorus (P) to a catalytically active component represented by the following formula is more than 0 and 1.0 or less; P/catalytically active component (atomic ratio)=number of moles of P/(number of moles of W+number of moles of Mo+number of moles of V).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Naomi Imada, Keiichiro Kai
  • Publication number: 20150182958
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst structure which prevents an increase in pressure loss by a simple construction while the gas flow is efficiently stirred by a structure making contact between adjacent catalyst elements. The catalyst structure is provided with a first flat-plate part and a second flat-plate part which support, on surfaces thereof, a constituent having catalytic activity to an exhaust gas and face each other, and a stirring part which is provided in such a manner as to come into contact first with the first flat-plate part and the second flat-plate part in an extending manner from the first flat-plate part to the second flat-plate part at a prescribed angle with respect to the direction in which the exhaust gas flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Keiichiro Kai, Kenichi Arakawa, Naomi Imada
  • Patent number: 9044736
    Abstract: A metal substrate for flue gas-denitration catalyst that, like SUS304, can be used without corroding is provided by improving the corrosion resistance of SUS430 substrate that is inexpensive and can easily be supplied stably. A method for producing the metal substrate for flue gas-denitration catalyst, wherein the method comprising the steps of: lath-processing a band-shaped steel plate made of ferrite stainless steel into a band-shaped metal lath; (1) degreasing process oil adhering to the metal lath; (2) passing the metal lath through a solution containing phosphoric acid and surfactant to load the solution; (3) draining off the excess solution; and (4) drying and heating the solution-loaded metal lath to react the phosphoric acid with the substrate, in which respective steps are carried out sequentially to form a film of phosphate compound on a surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Naomi Imada, Keiichiro Kai, Kotoe Matsuyama
  • Publication number: 20140228208
    Abstract: A metal substrate for flue gas-denitration catalyst that, like SUS304, can be used without corroding is provided by improving the corrosion resistance of SUS430 substrate that is inexpensive and can easily be supplied stably. A method for producing the metal substrate for flue gas-denitration catalyst, wherein the method comprising the steps of: lath-processing a band-shaped steel plate made of ferrite stainless steel into a band-shaped metal lath; (1) degreasing process oil adhering to the metal lath; (2) passing the metal lath through a solution containing phosphoric acid and surfactant to load the solution; (3) draining off the excess solution; and (4) drying and heating the solution-loaded metal lath to react the phosphoric acid with the substrate, in which respective steps are carried out sequentially to form a film of phosphate compound on a surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Naomi Imada, Keiichiro Kai, Kotoe Matsuyama
  • Patent number: 8673250
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst is made as a composition comprising titanium oxide (TiO2), aluminum sulfate (Al2(SO4)3), an oxide of vanadium (V), and an oxide of molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), wherein on titanium oxide having sulfate ions and aluminum ions adsorbed thereon obtained by making contact with aluminum sulfate at more than 1 wt % and not more than 6 wt % relative to titanium oxide in the presence of water, an oxo acid salt of vanadium or a vanadyl salt and an oxo acid or an oxo acid salt of molybdenum and/or tungsten are supported in a proportion of more than 0 atom % and not more than 3 atom %, respectively. By this, the degradation of catalyst performance can be suppressed even with exhaust gas containing potassium compounds at a high concentration in combustion ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Keiichiro Kai, Yasuyoshi Kato, Naomi Imada
  • Publication number: 20130251612
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst contains titanium oxide as a main component and an oxide of one element or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), and vanadium (V) as an active component, wherein the exhaust gas purification catalyst contains phosphoric acid or a water soluble phosphoric acid compound so that the atomic ratio of phosphorus (P) to a catalytically active component represented by the following formula is more than 0 and 1.0 or less; P/catalytically active component (atomic ratio)=number of moles of P/(number of moles of W+number of moles of Mo+number of moles of V).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: YASUYOSHI KATO, NAOMI IMADA, KEIICHIRO KAI
  • Patent number: 8535628
    Abstract: To overcome the problem of a conventional catalyst and to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that meets the requirement concerning Hg oxidation activity and SO2 oxidation activity; i.e., an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which specifically reduces percent SO2 oxidation, while maintaining percent Hg oxidation at a high level. The invention provides an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which comprises a composition containing oxides of (i) titanium (Ti), (ii) molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), (iii) vanadium (V), and (iv) phosphorus (P), wherein the catalyst contains Ti, Mo and/or W, and V in atomic proportions of 85 to 97.5:2 to 10: 0.5 to 10, and has an atomic ratio of P/(sum of V and Mo and/or W) of 0.5 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Keiichiro Kai, Naomi Imada
  • Patent number: 8518852
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst base material and a catalyst which have high strength, high porosity or high activity and methods of producing the catalyst base material and catalyst. The present invention relates to a method of producing a catalyst base material, the method comprising dispersing or dissolving a hydrophilic polymer coagulant as a first component, a water-soluble thickener as a second component, a colloidal inorganic binder as a third component and an inorganic fiber as a fourth component in water to form a catalytic slurry or paste, supporting the catalytic slurry or paste on a net-like substrate such that the meshes of the net-like substrate are filled up with the slurry or paste, by drying and/or calcinating the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Naomi Imada
  • Patent number: 8470728
    Abstract: To overcome the problem of a conventional catalyst and to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that meets the requirement concerning Hg oxidation activity and SO2 oxidation activity; i.e., an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which specifically reduces percent SO2 oxidation, while maintaining percent Hg oxidation at a high level. The invention provides an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which comprises a composition containing oxides of (i) titanium (Ti), (ii) molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), (iii) vanadium (V), and (iv) phosphorus (P), wherein the catalyst contains Ti, Mo and/or W, and V in atomic proportions of 85 to 97.5:2 to 10:0.5 to 10, and has an atomic ratio of P/(sum of V and Mo and/or W) of 0.5 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Babcock Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Keiichiro Kai, Naomi Imada
  • Publication number: 20130142719
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst is made as a composition comprising titanium oxide (TiO2), aluminum sulfate (Al2(SO4)3), an oxide of vanadium (V), and an oxide of molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), wherein on titanium oxide having sulfate ions and aluminum ions adsorbed thereon obtained by making contact with aluminum sulfate at more than 1 wt % and not more than 6 wt % relative to titanium oxide in the presence of water, an oxo acid salt of vanadium or a vanadyl salt and an oxo acid or an oxo acid salt of molybdenum and/or tungsten are supported in a proportion of more than 0 atom % and not more than 3 atom %, respectively. By this, the degradation of catalyst performance can be suppressed even with exhaust gas containing potassium compounds at a high concentration in combustion ash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keiichiro Kai, Yasuyoshi Kato, Naomi Imada
  • Publication number: 20130129590
    Abstract: To overcome the problem of a conventional catalyst and to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that meets the requirement concerning Hg oxidation activity and SO2 oxidation activity; i.e., an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which specifically reduces percent SO2 oxidation, while maintaining percent Hg oxidation at a high level. The invention provides an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which comprises a composition containing oxides of (i) titanium (Ti), (ii) molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), (iii) vanadium (V), and (iv) phosphorus (P), wherein the catalyst contains Ti, Mo and/or W, and V in atomic proportions of 85 to 97.5:2 to 10: 0.5 to 10, and has an atomic ratio of P/(sum of V and Mo and/or W) of 0.5 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Keiichiro Kai, Naomi Imada
  • Publication number: 20110189069
    Abstract: The invention realizes a catalyst which is hardly deteriorated even when volatile catalyst-poisoning compounds such as P and As are accumulated and which can reduce the rate of oxidation of SO2 to a level as low as a fraction of that of the catalyst in the prior art, and provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst which can maintain a high activity and a low rate of oxidation of SO2 for a long time even with any diversified coal, a method of producing the same, and an exhaust gas purification method using the same. Disclosed is an exhaust gas purification catalyst having a composition comprising oxides of titanium (Ti), molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), vanadium (V) and bismuth (Bi), wherein the atomic ratio of Ti:(Mo and/or W):V is 75 to 98.9:1 to 0.1 to 10 and the atomic ratio of Bi/(Mo and/or W) is 0.1 to 0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi KATO, Keiichiro KAI, Naomi IMADA
  • Publication number: 20110116999
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purification catalyst is provided which contains titanium oxide as a main component and an oxide of one element or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), and vanadium (V) as an active component, wherein the exhaust gas purification catalyst contains phosphoric acid or a water soluble phosphoric acid compound so that the atomic ratio of phosphorus (P) to a catalytically active component represented by the following formula is more than 0 and 1.0 or less; P/catalytically active component (atomic ratio)=number of moles of P/(number of moles of W+number of moles of Mo+number of moles of V).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Naomi Imada, Keiichiro Kai
  • Patent number: 7824635
    Abstract: A particulate material removing filter for exhaust gas from a diesel engine is provided. The particulate material removing filter is formed by laminating metal laths having an oxidation catalyst layer containing a noble metal that oxidizes nitrogen oxide in exhaust gas into nitrogen dioxide. The metal laths are laminated to form a laminate in such a manner that the drawing direction of the metal lath processing differs by 90 degrees with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Eiji Miyamoto, Masatoshi Fujisawa, Naomi Imada, Hiroshi Ishizaka, Kazuki Kobayashi, Takeshi Hirota
  • Publication number: 20100183492
    Abstract: To overcome the problem of a conventional catalyst and to provide an exhaust gas purifying catalyst that meets the requirement concerning Hg oxidation activity and SO2 oxidation activity; i.e., an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which specifically reduces percent SO2 oxidation, while maintaining percent Hg oxidation at a high level. The invention provides an exhaust gas purifying catalyst which comprises a composition containing oxides of (i) titanium (Ti), (ii) molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W), (iii) vanadium (V), and (iv) phosphorus (P), wherein the catalyst contains Ti, Mo and/or W, and V in atomic proportions of 85 to 97.5:2 to 10:0.5 to 10, and has an atomic ratio of P/(sum of V and Mo and/or W) of 0.5 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kato, Keiichiro Kai, Naomi Imada