Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Obayashi

Yoshiaki Obayashi 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: 9446353
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 8910468
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment catalyst for removal of one or more pollutants in an exhaust gas, the catalyst comprising: a SO3-reducing catalyst powder which removes the above-described pollutants; and a diluent powder which is not the SO3-reducing catalyst powder nor a catalyst for reactions between exhaust gas components and a reagent, wherein the SO3-reducing catalyst powder is dispersed in the diluent powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Cormetech, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Obayashi, Katsumi Nochi, Toshio Koyanagi, Chris E. Difrancesco
  • Publication number: 20140349838
    Abstract: A regenerated exhaust gas treatment catalyst regenerated by: a used catalyst coarse grinding step (S1) for coarsely grinding a used exhaust gas treatment catalyst; a separation step (S2) separating a coarsely ground material into coarse pieces and a fine powder; a used catalyst fine grinding step (S3); steps (S4) to (S7) for kneading the fine powder together with other raw materials, molding a kneaded material, and drying and burning a molded material to produce a base material; a fresh catalyst grinding step (S8); a slurry formation step (S9); a slurry coating step (S10) coating the surface of the base material with the slurry solution; and a coating drying step (S11) and a coating burning step (S12) for drying the base material that has been coated with the slurry solution and burning the base material at a temperature higher than that employed in the production of the exhaust gas treatment catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Masanori Demoto
  • Patent number: 8852518
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a catalyst for removing nitrogen oxides which is capable of keeping sufficient denitrification performance, i.e., a high removal rate of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas having a high NO2 content especially under conditions where the ratio of NO2/NO in exhaust gas is 1 or higher, a catalyst molded product therefor, and an exhaust gas treating method. The catalyst is designed for removing nitrogen oxides, which is used to denitrify exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides having a high NO2 content, which comprises: at least one kind of oxide selected from the group consisting of copper oxides, chromium oxides, and iron oxides as a component for reducing NO2 to NO; and which further comprises: at least one kind of titanium oxide; at least one kind of tungsten oxide; and at least one kind of vanadium oxide as components for reducing NO to N2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Nojima, Kozo Iida, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Masanori Demoto
  • Patent number: 8835340
    Abstract: A regenerated exhaust gas treatment catalyst (17) can be produced by coarsely grinding a used exhaust gas treatment catalyst (11); separating a coarsely ground material into coarse pieces (12) and a fine powder (13); finely grinding the coarse pieces (12); kneading the fine powder together with other raw materials, molding a kneaded material, and drying and burning a molded material to produce a base material (14); grinding a fresh exhaust gas treatment catalyst (15); forming a slurry solution of the ground product of the fresh exhaust gas treatment catalyst (15); coating the surface of the base material (14) with the slurry solution (16); and drying the base material (14) that has been coated with the slurry solution (16) and burning the base material (14) at a temperature higher than the burning temperature employed in the production of the exhaust gas treatment catalyst (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Masanori Demoto
  • Patent number: 8785341
    Abstract: Provided is a method of regenerating an exhaust gas treatment catalyst 11 having ash adhered to a surface thereof. The method includes a crushing step S1 in which the exhaust gas treatment catalyst 11 is crushed such that 70 to 95 wt % of the whole exhaust gas treatment catalyst 11 becomes coarse pieces 12 having a size exceeding a threshold size S (any value in a range of 0.105 to 1.0 mm); a separating step S2 in which the fragments obtained by crushing the exhaust gas treatment catalyst 11 are separated into the coarse pieces 12 having a size exceeding threshold size S and fine particles 13 having a size not larger than the threshold size S; a pulverizing step S3 in which the coarse pieces 12 thus separated are pulverized to a fine powder having an average particle diameter of not larger than 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa
  • Patent number: 8663567
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a catalyst for removing nitrogen oxides which is capable of keeping sufficient denitrification performance, i.e., a high removal rate of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas having a high NO2 content especially under conditions where the ratio of NO2/NO in exhaust gas is 1 or higher, a catalyst molded product therefor, and an exhaust gas treating method. The catalyst is designed for removing nitrogen oxides, which is used to denitrify exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides having a high NO2 content, which comprises: at least one kind of oxide selected from the group consisting of copper oxides, chromium oxides, and iron oxides as a component for reducing NO2 to NO; and which further comprises: at least one kind of titanium oxide; at least one kind of tungsten oxide; and at least one kind of vanadium oxide as components for reducing NO to N2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Nojima, Kozo Iida, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Masanori Demoto
  • Patent number: 8501133
    Abstract: A catalyst for treating exhaust gases containing nitrogen monoxide, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds includes a plurality of layers, an upper layer of which has an active component contained uniformly therein and a lower layer of which has no active component contained therein. The catalyst is obtained through the steps of: forming the lower layer by coating the surface of substrate with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound, followed by drying; and forming the upper layer, which is to be the top surface of the catalyst, by coating the surface of the lower layer with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound that has the active component composed of one or more precious metals supported thereon, followed by drying. The oxidation power of the resulting catalyst is enhanced without increasing the amount of precious metal supported thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8440141
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an exhaust gas treatment system, which allows for VOC removal at lower temperatures and thereby improves the durability of catalysts and suppresses carbon monoxide generation at the final outlet of the system. The present invention provides a treatment system of an exhaust gas containing a nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and a volatile organic compound comprising: an exhaust gas treatment means for removing the nitrogen oxide by reduction with ammonia and partially oxidizing the VOC to CO; and a CO/VOC removal means for oxidizing the CO and partially unreacted VOC, in this order from the upstream flow of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 8420034
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas treatment, the amount of a highly corrosive mercury-halogenating agent to be added is reduced with the mercury-removing efficiency maintained high. A mercury-halogenating agent (40) and ammonia (30) are added to combustion exhaust gas from a boiler, the exhaust gas containing NOx, SOx and mercury. The exhaust gas is brought into contact with a CO/HC oxidation catalyst (50) and is then subjected to reduction denitration (60) in the presence of a solid catalyst. Thereafter, metallic mercury is oxidized to halogenated mercury. Then, the exhaust gas is wet-desulfurized (100) with the alkaline absorbing solution, and the halogenated mercury is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Shintaro Honjo
  • Patent number: 8410013
    Abstract: Provided is a catalyst for treating exhaust gas capable of reducing the amount of a highly corrosive mercury-chlorinating agent to be added while keeping the mercury oxidation efficiency high in an exhaust gas treatment. By the catalyst for treating exhaust gas, nitrogen oxide in the exhaust gas is removed upon contact with ammonia serving as a reducing agent, and mercury is oxidized using a halogen serving as an oxidant. The catalyst includes: TiO2 as a support; an oxide of at least one selected from the group consisting of V, W and Mo, which is supported as an active component on the support; and at least one selected from the group consisting of Bi, P, and compounds containing Bi and/or P, which is supported as a co-catalyst component on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa
  • Publication number: 20120225772
    Abstract: In the catalyst for purifying a combustion exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides, 50 wt. % or greater of the amount of Ru and/or Ir to be supported is adjusted to fall within a depth of 150 ?m from the surface layer of a substrate; and the catalyst is prepared by immersing the substrate in a metal colloid solution of Ru and/or Ir to be supported or an aqueous solution containing at least one compound selected from compounds of Ru and/or Ir to be supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi NOCHI, Masanao YONEMURA, Kozo IIDA, Yoshiaki OBAYASHI, Shigeru NOJIMA, Toshiyuki ONISHI
  • Patent number: 8258075
    Abstract: To provide a catalyst for treating exhaust gases containing nitrogen monoxide, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds whose oxidation power has been enhanced without increasing the amount of precious metal supported thereon; a method for producing the same; and a method for treating exhaust gases. A catalyst for treating exhaust gases, including coat layers made up of a plurality of layers, an upper layer of which has an active component contained uniformly therein and a lower layer of which has no active component contained therein, can be obtained through the steps of: forming the lower layer by coating the surface of substrate with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound, followed by drying; and forming the upper layer, which is to be the top surface of the catalyst, by coating the surface of the lower layer with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound that has the active component composed of one or more precious metals supported thereon, followed by drying.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20120204543
    Abstract: A regenerated exhaust gas treatment catalyst (17) can be produced by coarsely grinding a used exhaust gas treatment catalyst (11); separating a coarsely ground material into coarse pieces (12) and a fine powder (13); finely grinding the coarse pieces (12); kneading the fine powder together with other raw materials, molding a kneaded material, and drying and burning a molded material to produce a base material (14); grinding a fresh exhaust gas treatment catalyst (15); forming a slurry solution of the ground product of the fresh exhaust gas treatment catalyst (15); coating the surface of the base material (14) with the slurry solution (16); and drying the base material (14) that has been coated with the slurry solution (16) and burning the base material (14) at a temperature higher than the burning temperature employed in the production of the exhaust gas treatment catalyst (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Masanori Demoto
  • Publication number: 20120193293
    Abstract: Disclosed is a wastewater treatment method such that, after iron tetrachloride is added to wastewater containing arsenic and vanadium so as to make the molar ratio of the iron to arsenic in this wastewater 20 and iron tetrachloride is added to this wastewater so as to make the molar ratio of iron to vanadium 10-80, the pH is adjusted to 5.8-8.6, and solid-liquid separation is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Obayashi
  • Publication number: 20120171097
    Abstract: A catalyst for treating exhaust gases containing nitrogen monoxide, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds includes a plurality of layers, an upper layer of which has an active component contained uniformly therein and a lower layer of which has no active component contained therein. The catalyst is obtained through the steps of: forming the lower layer by coating the surface of substrate with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound, followed by drying; and forming the upper layer, which is to be the top surface of the catalyst, by coating the surface of the lower layer with a slurry of a porous inorganic compound that has the active component composed of one or more precious metals supported thereon, followed by drying. The oxidation power of the resulting catalyst is enhanced without increasing the amount of precious metal supported thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8202481
    Abstract: Provided are an exhaust gas treatment catalyst capable of reducing ammonia leakage rate while keeping a sufficient NOx removal efficiency, said catalyst comprising a coating layer and a catalyst base material, wherein said coating layer has a decreased thickness relative to that of a catalyst base material; and an exhaust gas treatment system using the same. In the exhaust gas treatment catalyst for catalytically removing nitrogen oxides from an exhaust gas by using ammonia as a reducing agent and simultaneously decomposing and removing unreacted ammonia, a coating layer comprising platinum supported on titania is formed on a surface of a porous catalyst base material comprising titania and at least one compound selected from oxides of vanadium (V), oxides of tungsten (W) and oxides of molybdenum (Mo).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Akira Hattori
  • Publication number: 20120087839
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an exhaust gas treatment system, which allows for VOC removal at lower temperatures and thereby improves the durability of catalysts and suppresses carbon monoxide generation at the final outlet of the system. The present invention provides a treatment system of an exhaust gas containing a nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and a volatile organic compound comprising: an exhaust gas treatment means for removing the nitrogen oxide by reduction with ammonia and partially oxidizing the VOC to CO; and a CO/VOC removal means for oxidizing the CO and partially unreacted VOC, in this order from the upstream flow of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
  • Patent number: 8124021
    Abstract: It is intended to provide an exhaust gas treatment system, which allows for VOC removal at lower temperatures and thereby improves the durability of catalysts and suppresses carbon monoxide generation at the final outlet of the system. The present invention provides a treatment system of an exhaust gas containing a nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, and a volatile organic compound comprising: an exhaust gas treatment means for removing the nitrogen oxide by reduction with ammonia and partially oxidizing the VOC to CO; and a CO/VOC removal means for oxidizing the CO and partially unreacted VOC, in this order from the upstream flow of the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Hitoshi Nakamura, Toshio Koyanagi
  • Publication number: 20120039758
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a catalyst for removing nitrogen oxides which is capable of keeping sufficient denitrification performance, i.e., a high removal rate of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas having a high NO2 content especially under conditions where the ratio of NO2/NO in exhaust gas is 1 or higher, a catalyst molded product therefor, and an exhaust gas treating method. The catalyst is designed for removing nitrogen oxides, which is used to denitrify exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides having a high NO2 content, which comprises: at least one kind of oxide selected from the group consisting of copper oxides, chromium oxides, and iron oxides as a component for reducing NO2 to NO; and which further comprises: at least one kind of titanium oxide; at least one kind of tungsten oxide; and at least one kind of vanadium oxide as components for reducing NO to N2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Shigeru Nojima, Kozo Iida, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Masanori Demoto