Of Group Vi (i.e., Cr, Mo, W Or Po) Patents (Class 502/305)
  • Patent number: 8859835
    Abstract: In a process for the regeneration of a coked metal-containing catalyst, the coked catalyst is contacted in a regeneration zone with an atmosphere which contains carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide at a temperature of at least 400° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Clem, Larry L. Iaccino, Mobae Afeworki, Juan D. Henao, Neeraj Sangar, Xiaobo Zheng, Lorenzo C. DeCaul
  • 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: 8841497
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of formulating and preparing supported multi-metal catalysts based on metal oxides and inorganic salts of metals. The impregnation technique is employed by two methods: the slurry method and the modified-pH variation method, which are used in two steps for obtaining the catalyst. The present invention also relates to a process called Glycerol to Propene (GTP) process, corresponding to the transformation of glycerol or glycerin to propene. The reaction involved in the process of the present invention is the selective hydrogenation of glycerin, which takes place by contact of the charge of glycerin carried by hydrogen in a continuous stream system on the catalytic bed containing multi-metal catalysts, specifically prepared for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignees: Quattor Petroquimica S.A., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro—UFRJ
    Inventors: José´ Carlos Sousa Fadigas, Rossano Gambetta, Cláudio José´ de Araújo Mota, Valter Luiz da Conceição Gonçalves
  • Patent number: 8834835
    Abstract: A catalytic water gas shift process at temperatures above about 450° C. up to about 900° C. or so wherein the catalyst includes rhenium deposited on a support, preferably without a precious metal, wherein the support is prepared from a high surface area material, such as a mixed metal oxide, particularly a mixture of zirconia and ceria, to which may be added one or more of a high surface area transitional alumina, an alkali or alkaline earth metal dopant and/or an additional dopant selected from Ga, Nd, Pr, W, Ge, Fe, oxides thereof and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Clariant Corporation, L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Jon P. Wagner, Michael W. Balakos, Chandra Ratnasamy
  • Patent number: 8835347
    Abstract: Disclosed are dehydrogenation catalyst composites and methods of making the dehydrogenation catalyst composites. The dehydrogenation catalyst composites contain alumina, lithium oxide, alkaline earth metal oxide, chromium oxide, and sodium oxide. Also disclosed are methods of dehydrogenating a dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon involving contacting the dehydrogenatable hydrocarbon with a dehydrogenation catalyst composite containing alumina, lithium oxide, alkaline earth metal oxide, chromium oxide, and sodium oxide to provide a dehydrogenated hydrocarbon, such as an olefin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Wolfgang Ruettinger, Michael Joseph Breen, Richard Jacubinas, Saeed Alerasool
  • Patent number: 8835348
    Abstract: A process of contacting an alkylene oxide with 2-methoxy-1-propanol (PM1) in the presence of an oligomeric Schiff base metal complex catalyst is disclosed. Further, a process involving contacting an alkylene oxide with an alkyl alcohol using an oligomeric Schiff base metal complex as a catalyst is also disclosed. Additionally, novel compositions which can be used as catalysts in processes involving the contacting of an alkyl alcohol with an alkylene oxide are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Jason C. MacDonald
  • Patent number: 8835343
    Abstract: A method of preparing a nitrogen containing electrode catalyst by converting a high surface area metal-organic framework (MOF) material free of platinum group metals that includes a transition metal, an organic ligand, and an organic solvent via a high temperature thermal treatment to form catalytic active sites in the MOF. At least a portion of the contained organic solvent may be replaced with a nitrogen containing organic solvent or an organometallic compound or a transition metal salt to enhance catalytic performance. The electrode catalysts may be used in various electrochemical systems, including a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Di-Jia Liu, Shengqian Ma, Gabriel A. Goenaga
  • Publication number: 20140256966
    Abstract: A method for stabilizing a metal or metal-containing particle supported on a surface is described, along with the resulting composition of matter. The method includes the steps of depositing upon the surface a protective thin film of a material of sufficient thickness to overcoat the metal or metal-containing particle and the surface, thereby yielding an armored surface; and then calcining the armored surface for a time and at a temperature sufficient to form channels in the protective thin film, wherein the channels so formed expose a portion of the metal- or metal-containing particle to the surrounding environment. Also described is a method of performing a heterogeneous catalytic reaction using the stabilized, supported catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: James A. Dumesic, Brandon J. O'Neill
  • Patent number: 8822371
    Abstract: A process for producing geometric shaped catalyst bodies K whose active material is a multielement oxide of stoichiometry [Bi1WbOx]a[Mo12Z1cZ2dFeeZ3fZ4gZ5nOy]1, in which a finely divided oxide Bi1WbOx with the particle size d50A1 and, formed from element sources, a finely divided intimate mixture of stoichiometry Mo12Z1cZ2dFeeZ3fZ4gZ5h with the particle size d50A2 are mixed in a ratio of a:1, this mixture is used to form shaped bodies and these are treated thermally, where (d50A1)0.7·(d90A1)1.5·(a)?1?820.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Andreas Raichle, Catharina Horstmann, Frank Rosowski, Klaus Joachim Müller-Engel, Holger Borchert, Gerhard Cox, Ulrich Cremer
  • Publication number: 20140227481
    Abstract: Provided is a structure for forming carbon nanofiber, including a base material containing an oxygen ion-conductive oxide, and a metal catalyst that is provided on one surface side of the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventor: Masayasu INAGUMA
  • Patent number: 8772552
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved process for the selective hydroxylation of benzene. The process provides a direct single step selective vapor phase hydroxylation of benzene to phenol using molecular oxygen (air) over Cu—Cr oxide catalysts. The process provides benzene conversion of 10 to 45% and selectivity for phenol up to 100%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Rajaram Bal, Shubhra Acharyya Shankha, Shilpi Ghosh, Bipul Sarkar, Karan Singh Rawat, Chandrashekar Pendem
  • Patent number: 8772195
    Abstract: To produce a silica-supported catalyst having an excellent yield of a target product and excellent catalyst attrition resistance. A method for producing a silica-supported catalyst comprising Mo, V, Nb, and a component X (Sb and/or Te) to be used in a vapor phase catalytic oxidation or ammoxidation of propane, comprising the steps of: (I) preparing a raw material mixture solution by mixing Mo, V, Nb, component X, a silica sol, and water; (II) obtaining a dry powder by drying the raw material mixture solution; and (III) obtaining a silica-supported catalyst by calcining the dry powder, wherein the silica sol contains 10 to 270 wt ppm of nitrate ions based on SiO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Ishii, Takaaki Kato
  • Patent number: 8772551
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are mixed oxide catalysts for the catalytic gas phase oxidation of alkanes, or mixtures of alkanes and olefins, for the production of aldehydes and carboxylic acids with air or oxygen in the presence of inert gases at elevated temperatures and pressure, and a method for the production of catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Achim Fischer, Weimin Lu, Christoph Weckbecker, Klaus Huthmacher
  • Publication number: 20140187412
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an aqueous dispersion liquid contains at least one particles selected from tungsten oxide particles and tungsten oxide composite particles. A mean primary particle diameter (D50) of the particles is in the range of 1 nm to 400 nm. In the aqueous dispersion liquid, concentration of the particles is in the range of 0.1 mass % to 40 mass %, and pH is in the range of 1.5 to 6.5. The aqueous dispersion liquid excels in dispersibility of particles and capable of maintaining good liquidity for a long period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MATERIALS CO., LTD., KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Kayo NAKANO, Akira SATO, Yasuhiro SHIRAKAWA, Keiichi FUSE, Shinya KASAMATSU, Akito SASAKI
  • Patent number: 8765628
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to the processing of hydrocarbon-containing feedstreams in the presence of an active catalyst component comprising a surface, and a metal oxide film coated on the surface of the active catalyst component. The catalysts and processes of the present invention can improve overall hydrogenation, product conversion, as well as improved resistance to catalytic deactivation due to sulfur and nitrogen compounds present in the hydrocarbon feedstreams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Chuansheng Bai, Adrienne J. Thornburg, Heather A. Elsen, William G. Borghard, Cody R. Cole
  • Patent number: 8765085
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to a base metal catalyst composition effective to catalyze the abatement of hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides under both rich and lean engine operating conditions comprising a support including at least 10% by weight of reducible ceria doped with up to about 60% by weight of one or more of oxides selected from the group Al, Pr, Sm, Zr, Y, Si, Ti and La; and a base metal oxide on the reducible ceria support, the base metal selected from one or more of Ni, Fe, Mn, Cu, Co, Ba, Mg, Ga, Ca, Sr, V, W, Bi and Mo, the base metal catalyst composition effective to promote a steam reforming reaction of hydrocarbons and a water gas shift reaction to provide H2 as a reductant to abate NOx. Other aspects of the invention relate to methods of using and making such catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Basf Corporation
    Inventors: Pascaline Harrison Tran, Xinsheng Liu, Ye Liu, Michael P. Galligan, Qinglin Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140174905
    Abstract: A system and method for splitting water to produce hydrogen and oxygen employing sunlight energy are disclosed. Hydrogen and oxygen may then be stored for later use as fuels. The system and method use inorganic capping agents that cap the surface of semiconductor nanocrystals to form photocatalytic capped colloidal nanocrystals, which may be deposited on a substrate and treated to form a photoactive material. The photoactive material may be employed in the system to harvest sunlight and produce energy necessary for water splitting. The system may also include elements necessary to collect, transfer and store hydrogen and oxygen, for subsequent transformation into electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SUNPOWER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: DANIEL LANDRY
  • Publication number: 20140174906
    Abstract: A system and method employing sunlight energy for the reduction of carbon dioxide into methane and water are disclosed. Methane gas may then be stored for later use as fuel. The system and method may use inorganic capping agents that cap the surface of semiconductor nanocrystals to form photocatalytic capped colloidal nanocrystals, which may be deposited on a substrate and treated to form a photoactive material. The photoactive material may be employed in the system to harvest sunlight and produce energy necessary for carbon dioxide reduction. The system may also include elements necessary to collect and transfer methane, for subsequent transformation into electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SUNPOWER TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: DANIEL LANDRY
  • Patent number: 8759245
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing iron-containing porous organic-inorganic hybrid materials where the organic compound ligand is bonded to a central metal and has a large surface area and pores of molecular size or nano size, by irradiating microwaves instead of heat treatments such as the conventional electric heating, etc. as the heat source of the hydrothermal or solvothermal synthesis reaction, after reacting a metal or metal salt and organic compound to form crystal nuclei by a predetermined pre-treatment operation in the presence of a solvent. In another aspect, a method of the present invention further comprises the step of purifying the obtained porous organic-inorganic hybrid materials by treating them with inorganic salt. In particular, a method of the present invention is characterized by not using a hydrofluoric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
    Inventors: Jong-San Chang, Young Kyu Hwang, Sung Hwa Jhung, Do-Young Hong, You-Kyung Seo, Gerard Ferey, Christian Serre
  • Publication number: 20140163289
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coated catalyst which comprises (a) a support body, (b) a shell comprising a catalytically active multimetal oxide comprising molybdenum and at least one further metal, where the shell is made up of multimetal oxide particles having a d50 of from 6 to 13 ?m, and can be obtained by (i) production of a multimetal oxide precursor composition comprising molybdenum and at least one further metal, (ii) production of a shaped body from the multimetal oxide precursor composition, (iii) calcination of the shaped body composed of the multimetal oxide precursor composition to produce a multimetal oxide composition, (iv) milling of the shaped body composed of multimetal oxide composition to form multimetal oxide particles having a d50 of from 6 to 13 ?m, (v) coating of the support body with the multimetal oxide particles, (vi) thermal treatment of the coated support body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Philipp Grüne, Cornelia Katharina Dobner, Christine Schmitt, Wolfgang Rüttinger, Christian Walsdorff, Frank Rosowski
  • Patent number: 8748336
    Abstract: A process of contacting an alkylene oxide with 2-methoxy-1-propanol (PM1) in the presence of an oligomeric Schiff base metal complex catalyst is disclosed. Further, a process involving contacting an alkylene oxide with an alkyl alcohol using an oligomeric Schiff base metal complex as a catalyst is also disclosed. Additionally, novel compositions which can be used as catalysts in processes involving the contacting of an alkyl alcohol with an alkylene oxide are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Tina L. Arrowood, Paul R. Elowe, Jason C. MacDonald, Ernesto Occhiello
  • Patent number: 8747659
    Abstract: A process for hydrotreating a first aromatics- and sulfur-containing hydrocarbon feed using a fresh supported CoMo catalyst, includes treating the fresh catalyst under first hydrotreating conditions with a second hydrocarbon feed having a lower aromatics content than the first feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Gabor Kiss, Lulian Nistor, John Zengel
  • Patent number: 8741240
    Abstract: The selective reduction-type catalyst effectively purifies nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust gas from a lean-burn engine such as a boiler, a gas turbine or a lean-burn engine, a diesel engine, even under high SV, as well as having small pressure loss, by supplying by spraying urea water or ammonia water, as a reducing component, to the selective reduction-type catalyst; and an exhaust gas purification apparatus along with an exhaust gas purification method using the same. The selective reduction-type catalyst for selectively reducing a nitrogen oxide by adding urea or ammonia as a reducing agent of the nitrogen oxide to exhaust gas discharged from a lean-burn engine, characterized by coating a catalyst layer including zeolite containing at least an iron element, and a composite oxide of silica, tungsten oxide, ceria and zirconia, as denitration components, at the surface of a monolithic structure-type substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: N.E. Chemcat Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Hihara, Tomoaki Ito, Yasushi Tanaka, Makoto Nagata
  • Publication number: 20140140904
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and designs of enclosed-channel reactor system for manufacturing catalysts or supports. Both of the configuration designs force the gaseous precursors and purge gas flow through the channel surface of reactor. The precursors will transform to thin film or particle catalysts or supports under adequate reaction temperature, working pressure and gas concentration. The reactor body is either sealed or enclosed for isolation from atmosphere. Another method using super ALD cycles is also proposed to grow alloy catalysts or supports with controllable concentration. The catalysts prepared by the method and system in the present invention are noble metals, such as platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium, or transition metals such as iron, silver, cobalt, nickel and tin, while supports are silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, cerium oxide or magnesium oxide, or refractory metals, which can be chromium, molybdenum, tungsten or tantalum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: National Applied Research Laboratories
    Inventors: Chi-Chung Kei, Bo-Heng Liu, Chien-Pao Lin, Chien-Nan Hsiao, Yang-Chih Hsueh, Tsong-Pyng Perng
  • Publication number: 20140135209
    Abstract: Provided is a means which is capable of improving the durability of a hydrophilic member that has a photocatalyst layer containing tungsten oxide. The hydrophilic member includes a substrate, a first intermediate layer which is disposed on the substrate and contains a metal oxide that contains an element of Group 4, Group 6, Group 13 or Group 14 of the periodic table, and a photocatalyst layer which is disposed on the first intermediate layer and contains tungsten oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Tomohiro Kaburagi, Yasuaki Kai, Yuji Noguchi, Hirosumi Ogawa, Kenji Tsushima
  • Patent number: 8722568
    Abstract: Silica supports having a surface area from about 250 m2/g to about 600 m2/g and an average pore diameter from about 45 ? to about 170 ?, used for supported tungsten catalysts, improves the activity of the resulting catalyst (i.e., its conversion level at a given temperature) for the metathesis of olefins, without compromising its selectivity to the desired conversion product(s). Exemplary catalysts and processes include those for the production of valuable light olefins such as propylene from a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising ethylene and butylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Kristoffer E. Popp, Mark A. Krawczyk, Christopher P. Nicholas, Jennifer F. Abrahamian
  • Patent number: 8702858
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an aqueous dispersion liquid contains at least one particles selected from tungsten oxide particles and tungsten oxide composite particles. A mean primary particle diameter (D50) of the particles is in the range of 1 nm to 400 nm. In the aqueous dispersion liquid, concentration of the particles is in the range of 0.1 mass % to 40 mass %, and pH is in the range of 1.5 to 6.5. The aqueous dispersion liquid excels in dispersibility of particles and capable of maintaining good liquidity for a long period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kayo Nakano, Akira Sato, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Keiichi Fuse, Shinya Kasamatsu, Akito Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8703641
    Abstract: In a process for forming a bulk hydroprocessing catalyst by sulfiding a catalyst precursor made in a co-precipitation reaction, up to 60% of the metal precursor feeds end up in the supernatant. The metals can be recovered via any of chemical precipitation, ion exchange, electro-coagulation, and combinations thereof to generate an effluent stream containing less than 50 mole % of metal ions in at least one of the metal residuals, and for at least one of the metal residuals recovered as a metal precursor feed for use in the co-precipitation reaction. In one embodiment, the resin functions as an anion exchange resin with an acidic supernatant to recover Group VIB metal residuals, and a cation exchange resin with a basic supernatant to recover Promoter metal residuals. An effluent stream from the process to waste treatment contains less than 50 ppm metals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander E. Kuperman, Theodorus Maesen, Dennis Dykstra, Ping Wang, Soy Uckung
  • Patent number: 8697916
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of Cu—Cr oxides by hydrothermal synthesis method using hydrazine as a reducing agent and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as a surfactant and these oxides are very active for selective oxidation of benzene, toluene and ethylbenzene to produce phenol, benzaldehyde and acetophenone, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Rajaram Bal, Bipul Sarkar, Shubhra Acharyya Shankha, Shilpi Ghosh, Chandrashekar Pendem, Kumar Jagdish
  • Patent number: 8691723
    Abstract: The sequential production of a library of N different solids, in particular heterogeneous catalysts, where N within a day is an integer of at least 2, is performed by a) producing at least two different sprayable solutions, emulsions and/or dispersions of elements and/or element compounds of the chemical elements present in the catalyst and optionally of dispersions of inorganic support materials, b) continuously metering the at least two different solutions, emulsions and/or dispersions in a predefined ratio into a mixing apparatus in which the solutions, emulsions and/or dispersions are homogeneously mixed, c) continuously drying the mixture removed from the mixing apparatus and recovering the dried mixture, d) changing the ratios in step b) and repeating steps b), c) and d) (N?1) times until N different dried mixtures are obtained, e) optionally shaping and optionally calcining the mixtures to give the solids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Hartmut Hibst, Frieder Borgmeier, Martin Dieterle
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8668894
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for processing a sulfur-containing gas and a hydrogenation catalyst used therefor. The method comprises introducing the sulfur-containing gas into the tail gas hydrogenation unit of a sulfur recovery device, processing it with the hydrogenation catalyst of the present invention, and absorbing the hydrogenated tail gas with a solvent. The hydrogenation catalyst comprises from 0.5 to 3 wt. % of an active component nickel oxide, from 1 to 4 wt. % of an active component cobalt oxide, from 8 to 20 wt. % of an active component molybdenum oxide or tungsten oxide, from 1 to 5 wt. % of a deoxidation auxiliary agent, from 10 to 40 wt. % of TiO2, the balance being ?-Al2O3, based on the weight of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec
    Inventors: Aihua Liu, Yiling Zhang, Xingzhong Xu, Jianli Liu, Weidong Tao, Jinshan Xu
  • Patent number: 8664146
    Abstract: A bulk metal oxide catalyst composition of the general formula (X)b(M)c(Z)d(O)e??(I) wherein X represents at least one non-noble Group VIII metal; M represents at least one non-noble Group VIb metal; Z represents one or more elements selected from aluminum, silicon, magnesium, titanium, zirconium, boron, and zinc; one of b and c is the integer 1; and d and e and the other of b and c each are a number greater than 0 such that the molar ratio of b:c is in the range of from 0.5:1 to 5:1, the molar ratio of d:c is in the range of from 0.2:1 to 50:1, and the molar ratio of e:c is in the range of from 3.7:1 to 108:1; is prepared by controlled (co)precipitation of component metal compounds, refractory oxide material, and alkali compound in protic liquid. Resulting compositions find use in hydrotreatment processes involving particularly hydrodesulphurization and hydrodenitrification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Laszlo Domokos, Hermanus Jongkind, Johannes Anthonius Robert Van Veen
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20140057779
    Abstract: The present subject matter provides a method of preparing a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite using co-gasification, in which a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite can be prepared by a one-step process without using a complicated process including the steps of supporting-drying-calcining-annealing and the like at the time of preparing a conventional alloy catalyst, and provides a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite prepared by the method. The method is advantageous in that a multicomponent metal-hybrid nanocomposite can be synthesized by a simple process of simultaneously gasifying two kinds of metal precursors, and in that an additional post-treatment process is not required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Hee-Yeon Kim, Seok-yong Hong, Kwang-Sup Song, Hong-Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 8658554
    Abstract: A catalyst support which may be used to support various catalysts for use in reactions for hydrogenation of carbon dioxide including a catalyst support material and an active material capable of catalyzing a reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction associated with the catalyst support material. A catalyst for hydrogenation of carbon dioxide may be supported on the catalyst support. A method for making a catalyst for use in hydrogenation of carbon dioxide including application of an active material capable of catalyzing a reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction to a catalyst support material, the coated catalyst support material is optionally calcined, and a catalyst for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide is deposited on the coated catalyst support material. A process for hydrogenation of carbon dioxide and for making syngas comprising a hydrocarbon, esp. methane, reforming step and a RWGS step which employs the catalyst composition of the present invention and products thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Robert W. Dorner, Heather D. Willauer, Dennis R Hardy
  • Patent number: 8637417
    Abstract: A method for treating a catalyst base that comprises a contact area of porous material. A fluid, such as a flue gas stream, can be conducted along the contact area. A catalytically relevant substance is introduced into pores of the catalyst base using a transport fluid and remains on pore wall areas after removal of the transport fluid. The introduction is carried out such that an amount of the catalytically relevant substance relative to the surface remains on the pore wall areas as a function of location within the pore and decreases within the pore after exceeding a specific pore depth. A blocking fluid can first be introduced into pore regions beyond the specific pore depth, thus blocking these regions when transport fluid containing the catalytically relevant substance is introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Steag Energy Services GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Brüggendick, Maik Blohm
  • Patent number: 8637424
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to the processing of hydrocarbon-containing feedstreams in the presence of an interstitial metal hydride comprising a surface, with a metal oxide integrally synthesized and providing a coating on the surface of the interstitial metal hydride. The catalysts and processes of the present invention can improve overall hydrogenation, product conversion, as well as sulfur and nitrogen reduction in hydrocarbon feedstreams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventor: Heather A. Elsen
  • Patent number: 8637418
    Abstract: A method for treating a catalyst base that comprises a contact area of porous material. A fluid, such as a flue gas stream, can be conducted along the contact area. A catalytically relevant substance is introduced into pores of the catalyst base using a transport fluid and remains on pore wall areas after removal of the transport fluid. The introduction is carried out such that an amount of the catalytically relevant substance relative to the surface remains on the pore wall areas as a function of location within the pore and decreases within the pore after exceeding a specific pore depth. A blocking fluid can first be introduced into pore regions beyond the specific pore depth, thus blocking these regions when transport fluid containing the catalytically relevant substance is introduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: STEAG Energy Services GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Brüggendick, Maik Blohm
  • Publication number: 20140024525
    Abstract: A catalyst is provided, the catalyst comprising rods having mean length of 100 microns or less, the rods comprising a metal molybdate or tungstate, the metal being selected from the group consisting of iron, manganese, nickel, chromium, vanadium, aluminium, silver, titanium, copper, bismuth, and cobalt. A method of making such a catalyst is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Zhonjie Lin, Jonathan Keith Bartley, Stuart Hamilton Taylor, Graham John Hutchings, Nicholas Francois Dummer
  • Patent number: 8628742
    Abstract: A method of using a hybrid oxidation catalyst system for remediating a lean emission from a vehicle includes the step of oxidizing the hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide in an engine emission comprising hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, NOx including NO and NO2, and oxygen with a first catalyst. The first catalyst includes noble metal particles supported in a first ceramic layer. The method further includes oxidizing the NO with a second catalyst having base metal oxide particles supported in a second ceramic layer to form NO2. The first catalyst is disposed upstream of the second catalyst and the system is capable of converting at least 10% of the amount of NO to NO2 at a temperature ranging from 75° C. to 225° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Robert Drews, Robert J. Kudla
  • Patent number: 8617386
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising molybdenum supported on a base, such as boehmite or pseudo-boehmite alumina. Iron oxide may also be in the base. The base is preferably bauxite. The heavy hydrocarbon slurry is hydrocracked in the presence of the catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Beckay J. Mezza, Maureen L. Bricker, Lorenz J. Bauer
  • Publication number: 20130343975
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalytic composition comprising a noble metal on an acidic tungsten-containing mixed oxide, a method for producing the catalytic composition and the use of the catalytic composition as oxidation catalyst. The invention further relates to a catalyst shaped body, which has the catalytic composition on a support, a washcoat containing the catalytic composition according to the invention and the use of the washcoat to produce a coated catalyst shaped body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Clariant Produkte(Deutschland) GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Reichinger, Gerd Maletz, Klaus Wanninger, Andreas Bentele, Martin Schneider
  • Patent number: 8613900
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a composition comprising a nanostructured transition metal oxide capable of oxidizing two H2O molecules to obtain four protons. In some embodiments of the invention, the composition further comprises a porous matrix wherein the nanocluster of the transition metal oxide is embedded on and/or in the porous matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Heinz M. Frei, Feng Jiao
  • Patent number: 8609575
    Abstract: A catalyst of one or more complex oxides having a nominal composition as set out in formula (1): AxB1-y-zMyPzOn (1) wherein A is selected from one or more group III elements including the lanthanide elements or one or more divalent or monovalent cations; B is selected from one or more elements with atomic number 22 to 24, 40 to 42 and 72 to 75; M is selected from one or more elements with atomic number 25 to 30; P is selected from one or more elements with atomic number 44 to 50 and 76 to 83; x is defined as a number where 0<x?1; y is defined as a number where 0?y<0.5; and z is defined as a number where 0<z<0.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Very Small Particle Company Limited
    Inventors: Peter Cade Talbot, Jose Antonio Alarco, Geoffrey Alan Edwards
  • Patent number: 8608945
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for converting heavy hydrocarbon feed into lighter hydrocarbon products. The heavy hydrocarbon feed is slurried with a catalyst comprising molybdenum supported on a base, such as boehmite or pseudo-boehmite alumina. Iron oxide may also be in the base. The base is preferably bauxite. The heavy hydrocarbon slurry is hydrocracked in the presence of the catalyst to produce lighter hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Beckay J. Mezza, Maureen L. Bricker, Lorenz J. Bauer
  • Publication number: 20130324393
    Abstract: To provide a novel visible light-responsive photocatalyst or tungsten oxide visible light-responsive semiconductor improved in environmental resistance under an alkaline condition. The tungsten oxide visible light-responsive semiconductor unstable under an alkaline condition is improved in environmental resistance without losing photocatalytic function thereof by adding thereto at least one element selected from the group consisting of copper, tantalum, niobium, lanthanum, bismuth, calcium, chromium, manganese and zinc. The obtained environmental resistant visible light-responsive photocatalyst is subjected to an alkaline treatment to thereby be improved in photocatalytic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Sayama, Yoshinari Konishi
  • Patent number: 8586500
    Abstract: In a process for forming a bulk hydroprocessing catalyst by sulfiding a catalyst precursor made in a co-precipitation reaction, up to 60% of the metal precursor feeds do not react to form catalyst precursor and end up in the supernatant. In the present disclosure, the metals can be recovered via any of chemical precipitation, ion exchange, electro-coagulation, and combinations thereof to generate an effluent stream containing less than 50 mole % of metal ions in at least one of the metal residuals, and for at least one of the metal residuals is recovered as a metal precursor feed, which can be recycled for use in the co-precipitation reaction. An effluent stream from the process to waste treatment contains less than 50 ppm metal ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander E. Kuperman, Theodorus Maesen, Dennis Dykstra
  • Patent number: 8580216
    Abstract: A catalyst system and a method for reducing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas by reduction with a hydrocarbon or oxygen-containing organic compound reducing agent are provided. The catalyst system contains a silver catalyst and a modifier catalyst, where the modifier catalyst contains a modifier oxide, where the modifier oxide is selected from the group consisting of iron oxide, cerium oxide, copper oxide, manganese oxide, chromium oxide, a lanthanide oxide, an actinide oxide, molybdenum oxide, tin oxide, indium oxide, rhenium oxide, tantalum oxide, osmium oxide, barium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide, potassium oxide, vanadium oxide, nickel oxide, tungsten oxide, and mixtures thereof. The modifier oxide is supported on an inorganic oxide support or supports, where at least one of the inorganic oxide supports is an acidic support. The catalyst system of the silver catalyst and the modifier catalyst provides higher NOx conversion than either the silver catalyst or the modifier catalyst alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: ECS Holdings, Inc., Catalytic Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajashekharam V. Malyala, Stephen J. Golden
  • Patent number: 8575062
    Abstract: In a process for forming a bulk hydroprocessing catalyst by sulfiding a catalyst precursor in a co-precipitation reaction, up to 60% of the metal precursor feeds do not react to form catalyst precursor and stay in the supernatant. In one embodiment, at least a precipitant is added to the product mixture at a molar ratio of precipitant to metal residuals in the supernatant ranging from 1.5:1 to 20:1 to precipitate at least 50 mole % of metal ions in the residuals forming additional catalyst precursor. The remaining metal residuals can be recovered via any of chemical precipitation, ion exchange, electro-coagulation, and combinations thereof to generate an effluent stream containing less than 50 mole % of at least one of the metal residuals. In one embodiment, at least one of the metal residuals is recovered and recycled for use as a metal precursor feed in the co-precipitation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander E. Kuperman, Theodorus Maesen, Dennis Dykstra