Patents by Inventor Pascaline Tran

Pascaline Tran 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: 20200171464
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a catalyst composition, catalyst devices, and methods for removing formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants from an air flow stream. The catalyst composition including manganese oxide, optionally one or more of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, zinc, iron, binder, an inorganic oxide, or carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: David Weinberger, Wolfgang Ruettinger, Pascaline Tran, Laif Alden, Ting Gu, Feng Zhao, Anju Shi, Nils Lawrenz, Lukas Wengeler
  • Publication number: 20190314800
    Abstract: Catalytic articles comprising a substrate having a catalytic coating thereon, the catalytic coating comprising a catalytic layer having a thickness and an inner surface proximate to the substrate and an outer surface distal to the substrate; where the catalytic layer comprises a noble metal component on support particles and where the concentration of the noble metal component towards the outer surface is greater than the concentration towards the inner surface are highly effective towards treating exhaust gas streams of internal combustion engines. The articles are prepared via a method comprising providing a first mixture comprising micron-scaled support particles and applying the first mixture to a substrate to form a micro-particle layer; providing a second mixture comprising nano-scaled support particles and a noble metal component having an initial pH and applying the second mixture to the micro-particle layer and calcining the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Xinzhu Liu, Michael Galligan, Ye Liu, Young Gin Kim, Milena Kudziela, Xinsheng Liu, Pascaline Tran
  • Publication number: 20190232254
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a catalyst composition, catalyst devices, and methods for removing formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants from an air flow stream. The catalyst composition including manganese oxide, optionally one or more of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, zinc, iron, binder, an inorganic oxide, or carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: David Weinberger, Wolfgang Ruettinger, Pascaline Tran, Laif Alden, Ting Gu, Feng Zhao, Anju Shi, Nils Lawrenz, Lukas Wengeler
  • Publication number: 20190039047
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are carbon dioxide and VOC sorbents that include a porous support impregnated with an amine compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Riichiro Kimura, Mark Buelow, John Kauffman, Pascaline Tran, Sai Ping Shum, Jeffrey Alan Levine, Wolfgang Ruettinger, David Weinberger
  • Publication number: 20180333699
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are catalyst devices for removing formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants from an air flow stream, A catalyst device includes a housing, a solid substrate disposed within the housing, and a catalyst layer disposed on the substrate. The catalyst layer includes a base metal catalyst at a first mass percent and a rare earth metal catalyst at a second mass percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ruettinger, Laif Alden, Pascaline Tran, David Weinberger, AnJu Shi, Feng Zhao
  • Publication number: 20180050322
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are carbon dioxide sorbents that include porous particles impregnated with an amine compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Riichiro Kimura, Mark T. Buelow, John Kauffman, Pascaline Tran, Aron Wosylus
  • Patent number: 9399208
    Abstract: This application discloses catalysts and methods of making the catalysts. In one embodiment, a catalyst comprising: a reduced precious group metal in an amount greater than about 30 wt % based on the total precious group metal weight in the catalyst, wherein the catalyst oxidizes volatile organic compounds and/or carbon monoxide at a temperature of about 150° C. or lower, is disclosed. In another embodiment, a catalyst for oxidation of formaldehyde, methanol, formic acid, and/or carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide at a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 45° C. and at about atmospheric pressure, the catalyst comprising: a reduced precious group metal dispersed on a support selected from the group consisting of CeO2, TiO2, ZrO2, Al2O3, SiO2, and combinations thereof, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaolin Yang, Pascaline Tran, Qingyuan Hu
  • Publication number: 20150057149
    Abstract: This application discloses catalysts and methods of making the catalysts. In one embodiment, a catalyst comprising: a reduced precious group metal in an amount greater than about 30 wt % based on the total precious group metal weight in the catalyst, wherein the catalyst oxidizes volatile organic compounds and/or carbon monoxide at a temperature of about 150° C. or lower, is disclosed. In another embodiment, a catalyst for oxidation of formaldehyde, methanol, formic acid, and/or carbon monoxide to form carbon dioxide at a temperature of from about 20° C. to about 45° C. and at about atmospheric pressure, the catalyst comprising: a reduced precious group metal dispersed on a support selected from the group consisting of CeO2, TiO2, ZrO2, Al2O3, SiO2, and combinations thereof, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaolin Yang, Pascaline Tran, Qingyuan Hu
  • Publication number: 20140145110
    Abstract: A structure and system for the adsorption of carbon dioxide from air, the system comprising a sorbent structure comprising a porous substrate having a porous alumina coating on the surfaces of said substrate, and the sorbent for carbon dioxide is embedded on the surfaces of said porous alumina coating. The substrate is preferably a porous monolith, formed from silica or mesocellular foam. The sorbent is an amine group-containing material, preferably loaded at 40 to 60 percent by volume relative to the porous alumina coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Peter Eisenberger, Mark Thomas Buelow, Michael Durilla, John Kauffman, Pascaline Tran
  • Patent number: 7976784
    Abstract: Catalysts, catalyst systems, and methods for removing ammonia and/or carbon monoxide in flue gases are provided where ammonia is used with a selective catalytic reduction catalyst for reducing oxides of nitrogen. An oxidation catalyst is utilized, which comprises particulate platinum or platinum/palladium dispersed on zirconia particles, the particulate platinum or platinum/palladium having an average particle size less than about 10 nm. The catalyst is effective to convert less than 20% of NO to NO2 passing through the oxidation catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Xinsheng Liu, Xinyi Wei, Pascaline Tran, Gerard Lapadula
  • Patent number: 7951742
    Abstract: A gas stream containing nitrous oxide and ammonia is contacted with a catalyst composition containing a zeolite. N2O is reduced to N2 and H2O at low temperatures in a highly efficient manner. Ammonia-mediated reduction of nitrous oxide can be effectuated from gas streams having N2O concentrations as low as 1%. The gas stream may also contact a catalytic composition selective for the reduction of NOx. In this way, N2O and NOx treatment may be effectuated in a single process stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: James Chen, Pascaline Tran, Michael Durilla, Stanley Mack
  • Publication number: 20100310441
    Abstract: Catalysts are provided that are capable of use at low temperatures (<80° C.) to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in an enclosed space. The catalyst is combined with an adsorbent to form a catalytic article. Methods of manufacturing catalytic articles are described in which the catalyst is mixed with discrete particles of adsorbent or supported directly on the adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Gerard D. Lapadula, Pascaline Tran, Dana Rehms Mooney, Mark T. Buelow
  • Publication number: 20100215557
    Abstract: Catalyst articles comprising palladium and related methods of preparation and use are disclosed. Disclosed is a catalyst article comprising a first catalytic layer formed on a substrate, wherein the first catalytic layer comprises palladium impregnated on a ceria-free oxygen storage component and platinum impregnated on a refractory metal oxide, and a second catalytic layer formed on the first catalytic layer comprising platinum impregnated on an oxygen storage component and rhodium impregnated on a zirconia-coated or yttria-coated alumina. The palladium component of the catalyst article is present in a higher proportion relative to the other platinum group metal components. The catalyst articles provide improved reductions in NOx in exhaust gases, particularly after lean-rich aging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: BASF Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Xinsheng Liu, Ye Liu, Pascaline Tran, Michael Galligan, Wenyong Lin, Keshavaraja Alive
  • Patent number: 7727499
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for removal by oxidation of the excess ammonia (NH3) gas (“ammonia slip”) resulting from flue gases that have been subjected to selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) with ammonia. More specifically, the inventive method uses an ammonia oxidation catalyst consisting of a zeolite, one or more precious metals, and a base metal compound, to catalyze the oxidation of both ammonia and carbon monoxide (CO), while minimizing the formation of nitrogen oxides (NOx). The present invention is useful in treating flue and exhaust gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Xinsheng Liu, Pascaline Tran, Gerald Lapadula
  • Publication number: 20090155151
    Abstract: Catalysts, catalyst systems, and methods for removing ammonia and/or carbon monoxide in flue gases are provided where ammonia is used with a selective catalytic reduction catalyst for reducing oxides of nitrogen. An oxidation catalyst is utilized, which comprises particulate platinum or platinum/palladium dispersed on zirconia particles, the particulate platinum or platinum/palladium having an average particle size less than about 10 nm. The catalyst is effective to convert less than 20% of NO to NO2 passing through the oxidation catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Xinsheng Liu, Xinyi Wei, Pascaline Tran, Gerard Lapadula
  • Publication number: 20090087367
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for removal by oxidation of the excess ammonia (NH3) gas (“ammonia slip”) resulting from flue gases that have been subjected to selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) with ammonia. More specifically, the inventive method uses an ammonia oxidation catalyst consisting of a zeolite, one or more precious metals, and a base metal compound, to catalyze the oxidation of both ammonia and carbon monoxide (CO), while minimizing the formation of nitrogen oxides (NOx). The present invention is useful in treating flue and exhaust gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: BASF Catalysts LLC
    Inventors: Xinsheng Liu, Pascaline Tran, Gerald Lapadula
  • Publication number: 20070119300
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing bentonite sorbents for removal of pollutants including mercury from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants are disclosed. The methods include mixing bentonite sorbent particles with a sulfide salt and a metal salt to form a metal sulfide on the outer surface of the bentonite sorbent particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Xiaolin Yang, Pascaline Tran, Lawrence Shore, Barry Speronello, Ronald Mentz
  • Publication number: 20070122327
    Abstract: Sorbents for removal of mercury and other pollutants from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants, and methods for their manufacture and use are disclosed. The methods include mixing sorbent substrate particles with a sulfide salt and a metal salt to form a metal sulfide on the outer surface of the sorbent particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Xiaolin Yang, Pascaline Tran, Lawrence Shore, Barry Speronello, Ronald Mentz
  • Publication number: 20070122619
    Abstract: Sorbents for removal of mercury and other pollutants from gas streams, such as a flue gas stream from coal-fired utility plants, and methods for their manufacture and use are disclosed. The methods include mixing fly ash particles with a sulfide salt and a metal salt to form a metal sulfide on the outer surface of the fly ash particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Xiaolin Yang, Pascaline Tran, Lawrence Shore, Stanley Mack, James Staudt
  • Publication number: 20070072766
    Abstract: A catalyst for the oxidation of volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide comprising manganese and alumina, such catalyst having been impregnated with a phosphorus compound. The presence of the phosphorus compound results in a significant oxidative conversion of both the volatile organic compounds and the carbon monoxide. The catalyst is especially useful for treating gaseous streams that emanate from industrial sources, such as wood pulp manufacturing plants. The manganese portion of the catalyst is preferably comprised of manganese compounds comprising a defect non-stoichiometric manganese oxide of the type ?-Mn3O4+x, wherein x has the value of 0.1?x?0.25 in respect to about 80 to about 95% of all manganese atoms, and manganese aluminate in respect to the balance of the manganese atoms. The alumina portion of the catalyst is preferably comprised of high temperature forms of alumina of the type comprising ?-Al2O3 and (?+?+?)-Al2O3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Pascaline Tran, Howard Furbeck, Gerard Lapadula