Patents by Inventor Wataru Ninomiya

Wataru Ninomiya 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: 20170050896
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method that can produce, with high yield or high selectivity isobutylene by means of isobutanol dehydration-reaction. An isobutylene production method of a first embodiment of the present invention is a method for producing isobutylene by means of isobutanol dehydration-reaction, wherein isobutanol is reacted using a catalyst for which the BET specific surface area is within the range of 60 m2/g-175 m2/g, and the reaction is carried out under a reaction pressure of 50 kPa-750 kPa as the absolute pressure. An isobutylene production method of a second embodiment of the present invention includes: using a catalyst which is filled into a reaction chamber and for which the particle diameters of at least 90 mass % of the catalyst are within the range of 700 ?m-1000 ?m; setting the isobutanol concentration within a supplied reaction gas to 30 vol %-85 vol %; setting the weight hourly velocity (WHSV) of the isobutanol to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya YASUKAWA, Tatsuya SUZUKI, Akio TAKEDA, Wataru NINOMIYA, Kenichi MIYAKI, Ken OOYACHI, Shuji AKIHARA
  • Publication number: 20160340270
    Abstract: Provided are a catalyst whereby isobutylene can be produced at high yield in a lower-temperature environment, and a method for producing isobutylene using the catalyst. The catalyst for producing isobutylene is an oxide including at least one element selected from molybdenum and tungsten, and at least one element selected from tantalum, niobium, and titanium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru UEDA, Toru MURAYAMA, Ken OOYACHI, Wataru NINOMIYA, Toshiya YASUKAWA
  • Patent number: 9393554
    Abstract: Provided is a method that produces a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in high yield. Disclosed is a method for producing a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in the presence of a regular mesoporous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY, MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Yuuki Katou, Toshiya Yasukawa, Shuji Akihara, Wataru Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20150343429
    Abstract: Provided is a method that produces a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in high yield. Disclosed is a method for producing a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in the presence of a regular mesoporous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru SUGIYAMA, Yuuki KATOU, Toshiya YASUKAWA, Shuji AKIHARA, Wataru NINOMIYA
  • Publication number: 20150202597
    Abstract: Provided are a catalyst whereby isobutylene can be produced at high yield in a lower-temperature environment, and a method for producing isobutylene using the catalyst. The catalyst for producing isobutylene is an oxide including at least one element selected from molybdenum and tungsten, and at least one element selected from tantalum, niobium, and titanium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY, MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru Ueda, Toru Murayama, Ken Ooyachi, Wataru Ninomiya, Toshiya Yasukawa
  • Patent number: 8389760
    Abstract: Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst which enables to produce an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid using such a catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst containing 0.001 to 0.25 mole of antimony element to 1 mole of palladium element or a palladium-containing catalyst containing palladium element which composes a metal, tellurium element, and bismuth element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Yasukawa, Toshiki Matsui, Ken Ooyachi, Yoshiyuki Himeno, Wataru Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20120053363
    Abstract: Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst which enables to produce an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid using such a catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst containing 0.001 to 0.25 mole of antimony element to 1 mole of palladium element or a palladium-containing catalyst containing palladium element which composes a metal, tellurium element, and bismuth element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya YASUKAWA, Toshiki Matsui, Ken Ooyachi, Yoshiyuki Himeno, Wataru Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 8088945
    Abstract: Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst which enables to produce an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid using such a catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst containing 0.001 to 0.25 mole of antimony element to 1 mole of palladium element or a palladium-containing catalyst containing palladium element which composes a metal, tellurium element, and bismuth element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Yasukawa, Toshiki Matsui, Ken Ooyachi, Yoshiyuki Himeno, Wataru Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 8088946
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a palladium-containing supported catalyst which is used for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde in high selectivity; a method for manufacturing the catalyst; and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity. In particular, the present invention resides in a method for manufacturing a palladium-containing supported catalyst for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde, comprising the step of reducing palladium oxide contained in a catalyst precursor wherein at least the palladium oxide is supported on a carrier. By using such a palladium-containing supported catalyst, an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid is produced through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde with molecular oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Himeno, Wataru Ninomiya, Ken Ooyachi
  • Publication number: 20110082315
    Abstract: Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst which enables to produce an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid using such a catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst containing 0.001 to 0.25 mole of antimony element to 1 mole of palladium element or a palladium-containing catalyst containing palladium element which composes a metal, tellurium element, and bismuth element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya YASUKAWA, Toshiki Matsui, Ken Ooyachi, Yoshiyuki Himeno, Wataru Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 7884239
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which can produce an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde in good reaction performance, a method for producing the catalyst, and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid by using the catalyst. The present invention resides in a catalyst for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein a metal is supported on a carrier with a total pore volume of 0.40 to 1.50 cc/g as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method, or wherein palladium with an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 8 nm is supported on the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Fujimori, Wataru Ninomiya, Akio Takeda, Mai Kojima
  • Publication number: 20090156860
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which can produce an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde in good reaction performance, a method for producing the catalyst, and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid by using the catalyst. The present invention resides in a catalyst for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein a metal is supported on a carrier with a total pore volume of 0.40 to 1.50 cc/g as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method, or wherein palladium with an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 8 nm is supported on the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Fujimori, Wataru Ninomiya, Akio Takeda, Mai Kojima
  • Patent number: 7498462
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in higher selectivity. The present invention resides in a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde in liquid phase by using a noble metal-containing catalyst and by causing a compound (A) having an acid dissociation exponent (pKa) of less than 4 to be present in the liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Himeno, Akio Takeda, Seiichi Kawato, Wataru Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20090023952
    Abstract: Disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst which enables to produce an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde. Also disclosed are a method for producing such a catalyst and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid using such a catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a palladium-containing catalyst containing 0.001 to 0.25 mole of antimony element to 1 mole of palladium element or a palladium-containing catalyst containing palladium element which composes a metal, tellurium element, and bismuth element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiya Yasukawa, Toshiki Matsui, Ken Ooyachi, Yoshiyuki Himeno, Wataru Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20080306298
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a palladium-containing supported catalyst which is used for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde in high selectivity; a method for manufacturing the catalyst; and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in high selectivity. In particular, the present invention resides in a method for manufacturing a palladium-containing supported catalyst for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde, comprising the step of reducing palladium oxide contained in a catalyst precursor wherein at least the palladium oxide is supported on a carrier. By using such a palladium-containing supported catalyst, an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid is produced through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde with molecular oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Himeno, Wataru Ninomiya, Ken Ooyachi
  • Patent number: 7446223
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a palladium-containing catalyst which is used for highly selectively or highly productively producing an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or in that way producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde; a method for producing the catalyst; and a method for highly selectively or highly productively producing an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or in that way producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde. In particular, the present invention resides in a palladium-containing catalyst comprising 0.001 to 0.40 mole of tellurium metal to 1.0 mole of palladium metal. This catalyst can be preferably produced by a method having a step of reducing a compound containing palladium atom in its oxidized state and tellurium atom in its oxidized state by a reducing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Ninomiya, Yoshiyuki Himeno, Yuji Fujimori
  • Publication number: 20070238903
    Abstract: The present invention provides: a palladium-containing catalyst which is used for highly selectively or highly productively producing an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or in that way producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde; a method for producing the catalyst; and a method for highly selectively or highly productively producing an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde and an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or in that way producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde. In particular, the present invention resides in a palladium-containing catalyst comprising 0.001 to 0.40 mole of tellurium metal to 1.0 mole of palladium metal. This catalyst can be preferably produced by a method having a step of reducing a compound containing palladium atom in its oxidized state and tellurium atom in its oxidized state by a reducing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Ninomiya, Yoshiyuki Himeno, Yuji Fujimori
  • Publication number: 20070173662
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst which can produce an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid through liquid-phase oxidation of an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde in good reaction performance, a method for producing the catalyst, and a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid by using the catalyst. The present invention resides in a catalyst for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein a metal is supported on a carrier with a total pore volume of 0.40 to 1.50 cc/g as measured by nitrogen gas adsorption method, or wherein palladium with an average particle diameter in the range of 1 to 8 nm is supported on the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Fujimori, Wataru Ninomiya, Akio Takeda, Mai Kojima
  • Publication number: 20070142666
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid in higher selectivity. The present invention resides in a method for producing an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid from an olefin or an ?,?-unsaturated aldehyde in liquid phase by using a noble metal-containing catalyst and by causing a compound (A) having an acid dissociation exponent (pKa) of less than 4 to be present in the liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Himeno, Akio Takeda, Seiichi Kawato, Wataru Ninomiya
  • Publication number: 20060068989
    Abstract: A carbon-insertion-type palladium metal in which an amount of inserted carbon is 0.16 mol or more with respect to 1.0 mol of a palladium metal, and a carbon-insertion-type palladium metal in which a crystal face distance of a (111) face of a palladium metal is 2.270 ? or more are useful as raw materials of a palladium catalyst for use in an ?,?-unsaturated carboxylic acid preparation reaction, and the like. The carbon-insertion-type palladium metal can preferably be prepared by reduction of palladium in a palladium compound having a chlorine content of 0 to 300 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Rayon co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Ninomiya, Yuji Fujimori, Akio Takeda, Seiichi Kawato, Jinko Izumi