Utilizing An Element As Reactant Patents (Class 423/486)
  • Patent number: 8231853
    Abstract: A method for producing of ultra-dispersed carbon comprises the steps of introducing gaseous methane and chlorine into passageways (3 and 4) of a burner (2) communicating with a chamber (1) of a reactor, combusting the mixture of methane and chlorine resulting in the formation of a diffusion flame, depositing products of a process of oxidative coupling of methane, separating a suspension containing solid carbon particles, and extracting a desired product. The greater part of the methane stream is fed to the outer boundary of the flame through a branch pipe (6) provided within the reactor chamber. Internal walls of the reactor chamber (1) in the combustion zone of the diffusion flame are washed by means of water stream. The desired product is extracted from the crude product through thermal processing of the solid particles suspension. Utilization of the method essentially increases the mono-dispersed carbon yield in the process of oxidative coupling of methane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Inventors: Valentin Borisovich Aleskovskiy, Elena Valentinovna Pfeifer, legal representative, Vladimir Valentinovich Aleskovskiy, legal representative, Kirill Borisovich Galitseyskiy
  • Patent number: 8128902
    Abstract: A method for the synthesis of anhydrous hydrogen halide fluids from organic halide fluids, such as perfluorocarbon fluids and refrigerant fluids, and anhydrous carbon dioxide for the environmentally safe disposition thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Midwest Refrigerants, LLC
    Inventor: Gregorio Tarancon, III
  • Publication number: 20110212017
    Abstract: A method for the synthesis of anhydrous hydrogen halide fluids from organic halide fluids, such as perfluorocarbon fluids and refrigerant fluids, and anhydrous carbon dioxide for the environmentally safe disposition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Gregorio Tarancon III
  • Patent number: 7815884
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing polycrystalline silicon at relatively low cost, wherein the amount of waste generated is reduced by decreasing the amount of waste generated in producing polycrystalline silicon from silicon chloride by a method of reduction and increasing the amount of reused auxiliary raw materials. In the production of polycrystalline silicon using a gas phase reaction of a silicon chloride gas and a reducing agent gas, a chlorine gas is blown into an exhaust gas discharged from a reaction device to initiate a reaction, an unreacted reducing agent and silicon particles contained in the exhaust gas are chlorinated, and then a reducing agent chloride contained in the exhaust gas is separated from the other impurities and recovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Chisso Corporation
    Inventor: Satoshi Hayashida
  • Publication number: 20100234613
    Abstract: The present application provides a process for continuously producing 3-isothiazolinone derivatives and intermediate products thereof, comprising continuously carrying out four steps, i.e., sulfuration, purification, amination and chlorination. Compared with the batch process of the prior art, the process of the present application may reduce the amount of manufacturing devices, lower energy consumption, simplify operations, and is therefore particularly suitable for mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Beijing Tianqing Chemicals Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yuechun Jin, Kezhong Li, Xueting Lu, Xiaolin Zhang, Yu Wang, Shuailin Zhou, Chao Li
  • Patent number: 7785542
    Abstract: A hydrogen iodide manufacturing method which includes a step of producing aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide and sulfuric acid by causing iodine-containing aqueous solution and sulfur dioxide to react with each other in a pressurized condition. The pressurized condition may be of not lower than 0.1 MPa in gauge pressure. The method may further include: a separation step of adding iodine to the aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide and separating an upper phase containing sulfuric acid relatively to a large extent and a lower phase containing hydrogen iodide relatively to a large extent; and a step of producing hydrogen iodide by adding sulfur dioxide to the upper phase in a pressurized condition and extracting the produced hydrogen iodide to the lower phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ryouta Takahashi, Hideki Nakamura, Kazuo Murakami, Haruhiko Takase, Noboru Jimbo, Kazuya Yamada
  • Patent number: 7442363
    Abstract: A hydrogen iodide manufacturing method which includes a step of producing aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide and sulfuric acid by causing iodine-containing aqueous solution and sulfur dioxide to react with each other in a pressurized condition. The pressurized condition may be of not lower than 0.1 MPa in gauge pressure. The method may further include: a separation step of adding iodine to the aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide and separating an upper phase containing sulfuric acid relatively to a large extent and a lower phase containing hydrogen iodide relatively to a large extent; and a step of producing hydrogen iodide by adding sulfur dioxide to the upper phase in a pressurized condition and extracting the produced hydrogen iodide to the lower phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Ryouta Takahashi, Hideki Nakamura, Kazuo Murakami, Haruhiko Takase, Noboru Jimbo, Kazuya Yamada
  • Patent number: 7144568
    Abstract: Described is a process and a device for carrying out a reaction in liquid medium during which evolution of gas occurs. The process can be applied in particular to a reaction employing a peroxide such as hydrogen peroxide and, in particular, to the reduction of chlorine present in an aqueous effluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventors: Jean Philippe Ricard, Joel Choupeaux, Jean Michel Delassus
  • Patent number: 7070751
    Abstract: The present invention provides a reactor for the gas-phase reaction of commercially available gases in the presence of an inert carrier gas to form product gas. The reactor has a streamlined, compact configuration and at least one solids collection and removal system downstream of the reactor, where solids are efficiently removed from the product gas stream, leaving high purity product gas. The removal system allows for a simple reactor design, which is easy to clean and operates continuously over longer periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    Inventors: Srinivas Tummala, Shun Wang Leung, Ehrlic T. Lo, Mario Moisés Alvarez
  • Patent number: 6884428
    Abstract: A biocompatible tissue repair stimulating implant or “scaffold” device is used to repair tissue injuries, particularly injuries to ligaments, tendons, and nerves. Such implants are especially useful in methods that involve surgical procedures to repair injuries to ligament, tendon, and nerve tissue in the hand and foot. The repair procedures may be conducted with implants that contain a biological component that assists in healing or tissue repair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Binette, Steven M. Bowman, Izi Bruker, Julia Hwang, Mora Carolynne Melican, Alireza Rezania
  • Patent number: 6827856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for recovering copper from solutions from the recovery of iodine from industrial wastes from the production of ionic and non-ionic iodinated X-ray contrast agents by use of chelating resins suitable for removing copper from aqueous solutions. The absorbed copper is displaced by treating the resins with a 10% hydrochloric or sulfuric acid solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Bracco Imaging S.p.A.
    Inventors: Nicola Desantis, Salvatore Incandela
  • Publication number: 20040175323
    Abstract: A process for preparing hydrogen chloride includes reacting chlorine with water vapor in an endothermic reaction with heat being supplied in a first process step to give a mixture of hydrogen chloride and oxygen. Then in a second process step, chlorine that has not been reacted in the first process step is converted into hydrogen chloride in an exothermic reaction by the addition of a reducing agent and oxygen formed in the first process step is bound by the reducing agent. An apparatus has first and second reactors for carrying out the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Inventors: Marcus Franz, Jurgen Kunzel
  • Patent number: 6602419
    Abstract: A process for the recovery of iodine from mother liquors or wastes containing iodinated organic compounds, by mineralisation of organic iodine and subsequent transformation of the formed iodide into elementary iodine, characterized in that the aqueous solution is concentrated to a suitable volume before the mineralisation step, under atmospheric pressure and at the boiling temperature, and said solution is purified by nanofiltration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Bracco Imagining S.p.A.
    Inventors: Nicola Desantis, Ilaria Peretto, Salvatore Incandela, Carlo Felice Viscardi
  • Patent number: 6521199
    Abstract: Hydrogen fluoride adducts and ammonium fluorides are used for fluorinating acid chlorides and halocarbon compounds such as chloroalkanes or chloronated ethers. The used adducts can be regenerated and then reused in the fluorination reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbH
    Inventors: Max Braun, Stefan Palsherm
  • Patent number: 6355222
    Abstract: A process for the production of hydrogen bromide gas by direct combustion of bromine in hydrogen involves carrying out the combustion reaction in an apparatus chamber made of impregnated graphite, a chamber outlet composed of a cylindrical segment disposed between a converging segment and a diverging segment, and a cooling zone composed of a steel jacket in which are piled block of impregnated graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: Elf Atochem S.A.
    Inventors: Sylvie Frances, Gilles Drivon, Philippe Leduc
  • Patent number: 6036936
    Abstract: A process for the production of hydrogen bromide gas by direct combustion of bromine in hydrogen involves carrying out the combustion reaction in an apparatus chamber made of impregnated graphite and a cooling zone composed of a steel jacket in which are piled blocks of impregnated graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Elf Atochem, S.A.
    Inventors: Sylvie Daire, Gilles Drivon, Thierry Nodari, Michel Leydecker
  • Patent number: 5908606
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing hydrogen halide and oxygen by a stable chemical reaction for a long time. In this method, hydrogen halide and oxygen are produced by reacting water and halogen as represented with the following formula:H.sub.2 O+X.sub.2 .fwdarw.2HX+1/2O.sub.2 ( 1)(wherein, X represents a halogen), wherein porous silica having a mean pore diameter of 0.7 to 5 nm is used as catalyst. Preferably, hydrophilic functional groups are provided on the surface of said porous silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1999
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kyoichi Tange
  • Patent number: 5853690
    Abstract: Activated carbon is effective as a catalyst for water decomposition when it is coated with a heat-resistant, oxidation-resistant film. The heat-resistant, oxidation-resistant film is formed from an inorganic material such as ceramic or metal, and/or an organic material such as an organic ion-exchange resin, a silicone resin or a fluororesin, and preferably contains oxide capable of decomposing hypohalogenous acid. Water can be chemically decomposed to give hydrogen by the use of the activated carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kouetsu Hibino, Kyoichi Tange
  • Patent number: 5783684
    Abstract: Oxidizing compositions particularly for use in automated oligonucleotide synthesis containing a mixture of KI and I.sub.2 in solution, in equilibrium with KI.sub.3. One preferred composition contains 1.75% KI.sub.3 (providing 0.69% KI and 1.06% I.sub.2) in tetrahydrofuran/pyridine/water (93/5/2, v/v). These formulations enable synthesis of oligonucleotides of significantly higher quality than the currently employed formulation comprising 3% I.sub.2 in tetrahydrofuran/pyridine/water (74/21/2, v/v).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Beckman Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Meda Parameswara Reddy, Firdous Farooqui, Maged A. Michael
  • Patent number: 5674464
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the removal of sulphur dioxide from waste gases which process comprises contacting a waste gas containing sulphur dioxide with an aqueous solution containing sulphuric acid, hydrogen bromide and bromide to form sulphuric acid and hydrogen bromide; catalytically oxidizing in the vapor phase the hydrogen bromide formed to bromine and thereafter recycling the bromine to the first step of the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: European Economic Community
    Inventors: Daniel Van Velzen, Heinrich W. Langenkamp, Dimosthenis Papameletiou
  • Patent number: 5547653
    Abstract: Halocarbon is carbonized at a temperature of at least 600.degree. C. in the presence of excess hydrogen and the absence of water to obtain carbon and anhydrous haloacid as the primary reaction products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: James L. Webster, Scott C. Jackson
  • Patent number: 5411641
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for electrochemically converting anhydrous hydrogen halide, such as hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen bromide and hydrogen iodide, to essentially dry halogen gas, such as chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine gas, respectively. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for electrochemically converting anhydrous hydrogen chloride to essentially dry chlorine gas. This process allows the production of high-purity chlorine gas. In this process, molecules of essentially anhydrous hydrogen chloride are transported through an inlet of an electrochemical cell. The molecules of the essentially anhydrous hydrogen chloride are oxidized at the anode of the cell to produce essentially dry chlorine gas and protons, which are transported through the membrane of the cell. The transported protons are reduced at the cathode to form either hydrogen gas or water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: James A. Trainham, III, Clarence G. Law, Jr., John S. Newman, Kenneth B. Keating, Douglas J. Eames
  • Patent number: 4990321
    Abstract: A method for recovering hydrobromic acid and methanol from a filtrate obtained by brominating bisphenol A in a methanol solvent and filtering off the resulting brominated bisphenol A, which comprises adding water to the filtrate, followed by distillation for purification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: Tosoh Corporation
    Inventors: Masakatsu Sato, Sadami Shimizu, Hanzo Tamabayashi
  • Patent number: 4800003
    Abstract: A process for the production of Mg metal from impure Mg-containing materials is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of reacting a slurry of impure Mg-containing material with a hot HCl-containing gas stream to produce an impure MgCl.sub.2 slurry, purifying the MgCl.sub.2 slurry to form a substantially pure MgCl.sub.2 solution, drying the substantially pure MgCl.sub.2 solution to produce a MgCl.sub.2 powder containing up to about 5% each of MgO and H.sub.2 O, dehydration melting of the MgCl.sub.2 powder to produce molten anhydrous MgCl.sub.2, performing electrolysis of the molten anhydrous MgCl.sub.2 to produce Mg metal and Cl.sub.2, and recycling all of Cl.sub.2 produced during electrolysis to the above dehydration melting step for converting MgO and H.sub.2 O present in the MgCl.sub.2 powder into MgCl.sub.2 and HCl and for producing the hot HCl-containing gas stream. Dehydration melting is preferably done by feeding the MgCl.sub.2 powder into the feed end of a rotary kiln, and reacting Cl.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1989
    Assignee: Noranda Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Peacey, G. Bryn Harris
  • Patent number: 4743347
    Abstract: A process for producing a substantially pure, concentrated MgCl.sub.2 solution suitable for subsequent molten salt electrolysis to magnesium metal from an impure magnesite ore or concentrate is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of calcining a magnesite ore or concentrate at a temperature greater than 600.degree. C. to decompose most of the magnesite and form a reactive magnesia, dissolving such reactive magnesia with either concentrated hydrochloric acid or hydrogen chloride gas with the addition of a surface active wetting agent to produce an impure concentrated MgCl.sub.2 solution, and reacting such impure concentrated MgCl.sub.2 solution with a minimum of excess magnesia to increase the pH of the solution to at least 5.5 to precipitate undesirable impurities from solution and produce a substantially pure MgCl.sub.2 solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1988
    Assignee: Pamour Inc.
    Inventors: G. Bryn Harris, John G. Peacey, Serge Monette
  • Patent number: 4678653
    Abstract: A process for production of chlorine dioxide and chlorine by reacting sodium chlorate with chloride ions and sulfuric acid where the chlorine ions partly are obtained from hydrochloric acid is described. In the process chlorine obtained as a by-product is reacted with sulfur dioxide in a reactor equipped with a condenser. The heat of reaction is removed by keeping the reactor at or above the boiling point of the reaction medium and the vapors are condensed in the condenser and brought back to the reactor. The obtained mixed acid comprising sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid is returned to the chlorine dioxide reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: KemaNord AB
    Inventors: Maria G. Norell, Johan C. Wanngard
  • Patent number: 4678654
    Abstract: A mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid essentially free from dissolved sulfur dioxide to be used in a chlorine dioxide reactor is produced by reacting chlorine and sulfur dioxide in at least two reaction zones. In the bottom of a primary reaction zone the total amount of sulfur dioxide needed for the mixed acid production is introduced in an aqueous mixture of sulfuric and hydrochloric acid containing dissolved chlorine and gaseous chlorine. The sulfur dioxide reacts with chlorine in the aqueous phase to produce sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid. The mixed acid produced in the primary reaction zone contains dissolved quantities of sulfur dioxide and is forwarded to a secondary reaction zone. Chlorine is introduced into the lower part of the secondary reaction zone. The amount introduced can be the total amount of chlorine to be used in the production of the mixed acid for the chlorine dioxide reactor, or it can be a part of that amount, the balance being introduced in the primary reaction zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: KemaNord AB
    Inventors: Ulla-Kari M. Holmstrom, Lage M. Sandgren, Maria G. Norell, Peter A. Axegard
  • Patent number: 4515762
    Abstract: Waste gases resulting from the production of silicon in connection with the ormation or decomposition of chlorosilanes, which gases always contain hydrogen chloride, can be worked up without removal of the hydrogen chloride. For this purpose, the waste gases which, after separation from the chlorosilanes, only contain hydrogen and hydrogen chloride, are subjected to combustion with addition of air and, after addition of silicon tetrachloride, the result being highly dispersed SiO.sub.2. The hydrogen chloride then remaining in the gaseous phase is returned to the process stream for production of trichlorosilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1985
    Assignee: Wacker-Chemitronic Gesellschaft Fur Elektronik-Grundstoffe mbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Griesshammer, Franz Koppl, Winfried Lang, Ernst Muhlhofer, Michael Schwab
  • Patent number: 4508593
    Abstract: A process is provided for the recovery of sulfur dioxide liberated in the chemical pulping of lignocellulosic material, which comprises(1) collecting sulfur dioxide-containing gas emitted during the pulping and separating it into at least two portions;(2) contacting at least one portion with chlorine gas, thereby forming a gaseous mixture comprising sulfur dioxide and chlorine;(3) effecting reaction of sulfur dioxide, chlorine and water to form hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid while forming an intimate dispersion in said gaseous mixture of an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid;(4) dissolving said hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid in said solution;(5) recovering said solution and separating it from substantially sulfur dioxide-free residual gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Mo och Domsjo Aktiebolag
    Inventor: John R. Bergstrom
  • Patent number: 4464351
    Abstract: A process for the thermal destruction of heavy halogenated wastes in a hydrogen/oxygen flame which process comprises passing a mixture of heavy halogenated wastes in the vapor phase and a carrier gas of hydrogen or hydrogen-rich hydrocarbon through burning means provided with gaseous oxygen. Destruction efficiencies of better than 99.999% can be achieved with typical industrial wastes comprising hexachlorobenzene, polychlorinated biphenyls and related compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: ICI Australia Limited
    Inventors: Vladimir Vasak, Joze Sencar, King K. Mok
  • Patent number: 4460444
    Abstract: Hydrogen is recovered from aqueous hydriodic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid, in an electrolysis cell having an anode and cathode compartment separated by a hydrogen ion permeable membrane, by electrochemically liberating iodine in the anode compartment by anodization of iodide anions, and electrochemically generating hydrogen in the cathode compartment from hydrogen cations that migrate across the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1984
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Maskalick
  • Patent number: 4393036
    Abstract: A mixture of hydrochloric acid and sulphuric acid for use as a feed to a chlorine dioxide generator to provide reactant chemicals therefor is formed by the reaction of chlorine, sulphur dioxide and water. The reaction is effected in the presence of excess chlorine to avoid the presence of dissolved sulphur dioxide in the acid mixture. The proportion of the excess of the chlorine also can be used to control the strength of the acid mixture which can be made without dissolved sulphur dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Assignee: ERCO Industries Limited
    Inventor: Maurice C. J. Fredette
  • Patent number: 4393035
    Abstract: A chlorine dioxide generating process is described wherein chlorine formed with the chlorine dioxide is used to form acid reactant for the chlorine dioxide generating process by reaction with sulphur dioxide and water. The substantial evaporation of the water which would otherwise result from the exothermic nature of the reaction is prevented by controlling the temperature of the water during the reaction. In one embodiment, the temperature control is achieved by effecting the reaction in a cooled falling film absorber having integral cooling passages and to which liquid water is fed to form the falling film. In another embodiment, the reaction is effected in a packed tower with a substantial proportion of the product acid being recycled through an external heat exchanger and diluted with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Assignee: ERCO Industries Limited
    Inventor: Maurice C. J. Fredette
  • Patent number: 4357309
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating on demand a gaseous product from a liquid phase reaction of one reactant in the solid phase at ambient room conditions and another reactant in the liquid phase at ambient room conditions. The reactants preferably are iodine crystals, and liquid tetrahydronaphthalene (THN), with the gaseous product being hydrogen iodide. The liquid phase reaction, in the preferred embodiment, is 2I.sub.2 +C.sub.10 H.sub.12 .fwdarw.4HI+C.sub.10 H.sub.8, known per se. Preferably, THN is pumped from a reservoir to be sprinkled over the iodine crystals in another reservoir. Some iodine dissolves into the liquid THN, with the resulting solution then percolating through a reaction zone containing a heated, porous packing material. Heat is transferred to the solution, thereby promoting, i.e., driving the above reaction. The gaseous hydrogen iodide is then removed from the reaction zone; typically for direct use, for example, in a chemical laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1982
    Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada
    Inventors: Sara J. Arnold, Kenneth D. Foster
  • Patent number: 4337237
    Abstract: When halogen is bubbled into a body of water in the presence of catalysts of graphitized carbon, ruthenised titanium, platinised titanium or mixtures thereof, hydrohalic acid is formed at higher concentrations than obtained by water by itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1982
    Assignee: Energy Development Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas G. Hart
  • Patent number: 4215095
    Abstract: Molecular chlorine level in flue gases from incineration of chlorinated organic materials is reduced by injecting into the incinerator's quench zone an amount of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydrocarbon which depends on the amount of air fed into the combustion zone, the amount of air being such that there is a 1-40 % excess of oxygen. When the wall temperature of the combustion zone is about 800.degree.-1500.degree. C., the temperature at which the hydrocarbon is added to the quench zone is about 450.degree.-1000.degree. C. Hydrogen chloride, which is formed from molecular chlorine and hydrocarbon, is more readily water-scrubbed than chlorine, so that less polluting flue gases are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1980
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Alexander T. Harris, Charles R. Putman
  • Patent number: 4199533
    Abstract: A method for chemically converting methane gas into higher molecular weight hydrocarbons by using chlorine gas as a recyclable, active catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventor: Sidney W. Benson
  • Patent number: 4105755
    Abstract: The production of hydrogen by reacting an ash containing material with water and at least one halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine and iodine to form reaction products including carbon dioxide and a corresponding hydrogen halide. The hydrogen halide is decomposed to separately release the hydrogen and the halogen. The halogen is recovered for reaction with additional carbonaceous materials and water, and the hydrogen is recovered as a salable product. In a preferred embodiment the carbonaceous material, water and halogen are reacted at an elevated temperature. In accordance with another embodiment, a continuous method for the production of hydrogen is provided wherein the carbonaceous material, water and at least one selected halogen are reacted in one zone, and the hydrogen halide produced from the reaction is decomposed in a second zone, preferably by electrolytic decomposition, to release the hydrogen for recovery and the halogen for recycle to the first zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1978
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Alfred J. Darnell, William E. Parkins
  • Patent number: 4084024
    Abstract: A process is provided for the low cost, high volume production of polycrystalline high purity silicon by a vapor phase reduction of a halosilane, with hydrogen, the resulting polycrystalline silicon being particularly suited for use in the production of single crystal silicon for the manufacture of semiconductor devices, solar cells, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1978
    Assignee: J. C. Schumacher Co.
    Inventor: Joseph C. Schumacher
  • Patent number: 3996118
    Abstract: Gaseous products which tend to form at the anode or cathode of an electrolytic or electrochemical system in which the electrolyte is an aqueous medium may be converted into a reduction-oxidation reaction product through the action of a Contacogen. In such electrolytic systems, hydrogen is usually produced at the cathode and oxygen or other gas may be produced at the anode. By placing a Contacogen in gas receiving relation with the electrode at which a gas tends to be produced, and externally introducing a second gas into contact with the electrode gas and the Contacogen in the presence of an aqueous medium, the two gases enter into a reduction-oxidation reaction to produce a product which is electrolytically noninterferring. The Contacogen is particulate in nature and maintained in a static condition and forms the situs of reaction between the two gases in the presence of an aqueous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1974
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1976
    Assignee: The Mead Corporation
    Inventor: Frederick W. Sanders
  • Patent number: 3995016
    Abstract: A process for the production of hydrogen and oxygen by the cleaving of water which involves the steps of (a) reacting water vapor and iodine vapor in the presence of cuprous iodide at a temperature of 125.degree. to 450.degree. C. to form hydrogen iodide and a solid oxygen-iodine intermediate; (b) recovering the hydrogen iodide formed in step (a); and (c) thermally or photolytically decomposing the recovered hydrogen iodide into hydrogen and iodine, continuously collecting and removing the hydrogen so formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1976
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventor: Paul A. Kittle
  • Patent number: 3961023
    Abstract: Cyanogen chloride and hydrogen chloride are produced by reacting hydrogen cyanide and chlorine, separating from the gaseous mixture on the one hand hydrogen chloride and on the other hand cyanogen chloride which in a given case can also contain chlorine, by absorption in a halohydrocarbon which has a boiling point between that of cyanogen chloride and cyanuric chloride and after distillative separation of the dissolved cyanogen chloride-chlorine mixture returning the solvent to the absorption column, the process includesA. adding as the solvent for the absorption a trifluoromethyl substituted aromatic hydrocarbon or halohydrocarbon or a mixture of such trifluoromethyl substituted aromatic hydrocarbons or halohydrocarbons,B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1976
    Assignee: Deutsche Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt vormals Roessler
    Inventors: Friedhelm Geiger, Werner Heimberger, Gerd Schreyer, Wolfgang Weigert
  • Patent number: RE37042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for electrochemically converting anhydrous hydrogen halide, such as hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen bromide and hydrogen iodide, to essentially dry halogen gas, such as chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine gas, respectively. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for electrochemically converting anhydrous hydrogen chloride to essentially dry chlorine gas. This process allows the production of high-purity chlorine gas. In this process, molecules of essentially anhydrous hydrogen chloride are transported through an inlet of an electrochemical cell. The molecules of the essentially anhydrous hydrogen chloride are oxidized at the anode of the cell to produce essentially dry chlorine gas and protons, which are transported through the membrane of the cell. The transported protons are reduced at the cathode to form either hydrogen gas or water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: James Arthur Trainham, III, Clarence Garlan Law, Jr., John S. Newman