Titanium Containing Patents (Class 502/309)
  • Publication number: 20130123549
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hydrogenation catalyst, the preparation process thereof and the application thereof in the production of 1,4-butanediol by hydrogenating dialkyl maleate and/or dialkyl succinate. The catalyst comprises Cu—Al-A-B-G, wherein A comprises at least one of Zn. Mo and W, B comprises at least one of Ba, Mn, Mg, Ti, Ce and Zr. In the process for preparing said hydrogenation catalyst, a part of Cu and A are precipitated first and the rest of Cu, Al and B are precipitated successively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicants: FUSHUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM AND PETROCHEMICAL, SINOPEC, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATI, FUSHUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEU
  • Publication number: 20130115154
    Abstract: A TiO2-based catalyst material in particle form having a content of metal removes pollutants, in particular of nitrogen oxides from combustion gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: SACHTLEBEN CHEMIE GMBH
    Inventors: Sonja Grothe, Bernd Rohe, Peter Ebbinghaus, Elke Gosch
  • Publication number: 20130095998
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a tungsten oxide photocatalyst having titanium oxide and copper ion supported thereon, comprising dissolving urea in a solution in which copper-ion supporting tungsten oxide particles are uniformly dispersed in a titanium oxide sol, thermally decomposing the urea to thereby allow the titanium oxide to precipitate on the surface of copper ion-supporting tungsten oxide and to be supported thereon; and a tungsten oxide photocatalyst modified by both titanium oxide and copper ion obtained by the method, wherein the rate of change of diffuse reflectivity (at wavelength of 700 nm) is less than 3% before and after the irradiation of ultraviolet and the titanium oxide is supported on the tungsten oxide in an island shape of 1 to 100 nm in size. The tungsten oxide photocatalyst having titanium oxide and copper ion supported thereon of the present invention exhibits high catalyst activity under visible light irradiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Hosogi, Yasushi Kuroda
  • Patent number: 8404204
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a granulate having photocatalytic activity, comprising particles of an inorganic particulate material coated with a photocatalytically active compound for introducing photocatalytic activity into or on building materials. The invention is further related to the manufacture of such a granulate and its use into or on building materials such as cement, concrete, gypsum and/or limestone and water-based coatings or paints for reducing an accumulation and growth of microorganisms and environmental polluting substances on these materials and thus reducing the tendency of fouling, while the brilliance of the color is maintained and the quality of the air is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Rockwood Italia SpA
    Inventors: Marino Sergi, Christian Egger
  • Publication number: 20130065155
    Abstract: A catalyst layer material, a method for fabricating the same, and a fuel cell are provided. The catalyst layer material utilized for the fuel cell includes a catalyst support and a catalyst distributed on the catalyst support. The catalyst support contains TixM1-xO2, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of a Group IB metal, a Group IIA metal, a Group IIB metal, a Group IIIA, a Group VB metal, a Group VIB metal, a Group VIIB metal and a Group VIIIB metal, and 0<X?0.9. By applying the non-carbonaceous catalyst support containing high conductivity metal elements to the fuel cell, stability and performance of the cell can be effectively enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Van Thi Thanh Ho, Chun-Jern Pan, Wei-Nien Su, Bing-Joe Hwang
  • Patent number: 8361923
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing a complex oxide catalyst which exhibits superior catalytic activity in a vapor phase catalytic oxidation reaction, particularly in production of unsaturated aldehyde and unsaturated carboxylic acid. The process is characterized by the steps of preparing an aqueous slurry by mixing a complex oxide containing molybdenum and cobalt with an acid and water; drying the aqueous slurry; and calcining the resulting dried solid. Preferably, the complex oxide is obtained as follows: a molybdenum- and cobalt-containing complex oxide catalyst which has been used in a vapor phase catalytic oxidation reaction is mixed with an aqueous extracting solution obtained by dissolving at least one of ammonia and an organic base in water, to thereby extract molybdenum and cobalt into the aqueous phase; and the aqueous phase is dried and is then calcined under an atmosphere of an oxidizing gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Kano, Eiichi Shiraishi
  • Patent number: 8357625
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst exhibiting excellent performance particularly in partial oxidation reaction. Another object is to provide a method for efficiently producing carboxylic acid or carboxylic anhydride through vapor-phase partial oxidation of an organic compound by use of an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of the catalyst. The catalyst contains (1) diamond; (2) at least one species selected from among Group 5 transition element oxides, collectively called oxide A; and (3) at least one species selected from among Group 4 transition element oxides, collectively called oxide B. The method for producing a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic anhydride includes subjecting an organic compound to vapor phase partial oxidation by use of an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of the catalyst, wherein the organic compound is an aromatic compound having one or more substituents in a molecule thereof, the substituents each including a carbon atom bonded to an aromatic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Atsushi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 8344238
    Abstract: Systems and materials to improve photovoltaic cell efficiency by implementing a self-cleaning function on photovoltaic cells and on albedo surfaces associated with photovoltaic cell assemblies are provided. Materials for protecting albedo surfaces that surround photovoltaic cell assemblies, thereby maximizing energy input into the photovoltaic cell assemblies, are provided. Materials for self-cleaning photovoltaic cell panels, thereby maintaining their efficiency, are provided. Portable albedo collecting devices associated with photovoltaic cell assemblies are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Solyndra LLC
    Inventors: Chris M Gronet, James K. Truman
  • Publication number: 20120315206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for selective catalytic reduction of NOx in alkali metal containing flue gas using ammonia as reductant, the catalyst comprising a surface with catalytically active sites, wherein the surface is at least partly coated with a coating comprising at least one metal oxide. In another aspect the present invention relates to the use of said catalyst and to a method of producing said catalyst. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of treating an catalyst for conferring thereon an improved resistance to alkali poisoning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Anker Degn Jensen, Franceso Castelino, Per Donskov Rams, Jannik Blaabjerg Pedersen, Siva Sankar Reddy Putluru
  • Publication number: 20120316056
    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: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Kayo NAKANO, Akira SATO, Yasuhiro SHIRAKAWA, Keiichi FUSE, Shinya KASAMATSU, Akito SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20120308459
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of catalysts for use in connection with one or more types of emissions control (e.g., emissions control associated with the combustion of one or more types of fossil fuel) and, in particular to catalyst compositions that possess an improved resistance to at least one type of poisoning. In another embodiment, the catalysts of the present invention are designed to be utilized in conjunction with an SCR and possess an improved resistance to phosphorus poisoning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventor: Xiaoyu Guo
  • Publication number: 20120294789
    Abstract: A CO shift catalyst according to the present invention is one that reforms carbon monoxide (CO) in gas. The CO shift catalyst includes: active ingredients including one of molybdenum (Mo) and iron (Fe) as a main ingredient and one of nickel (Ni) and ruthenium (Ru) as an accessory ingredient; and one or at least two oxides of titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), and cerium (Ce) as a carrier supporting the active ingredients. The CO shift catalyst can be used for a CO shift reactor 20 that converts CO in gasified gas 12 produced in a gasifier 11 into CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura, Tetsuya Imai
  • Patent number: 8309487
    Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst (1) is composed of: a noble metal (2); a first compound (3); and a second compound (4). The noble metal (2) is supported on the first compound (3). The exhaust gas purifying catalyst (1) includes units having a structure in which the first compound (3) supporting the noble metal (2) is surrounded by the second compound (4), and the first compound (3) supporting the noble metal (2) is isolated from one another by the second compound (4). The noble metal (2) is one or more selected from [Pt, Pd and Rh], the first compound (3) contains Ti as a main component, and the second compound (4) contains, as a main component, one or more selected from [Al and Si].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Shiratori, Masanori Nakamura, Hironori Wakamatsu, Katsuo Suga
  • Patent number: 8288309
    Abstract: A highly durable mercury oxidation catalyst contains V2O5 and MoO3 as active components, and is capable of preventing volatilization of MoO3 in the mercury oxidation catalyst. A method of producing the mercury oxidation catalyst is provided. A mercury oxidation catalyst oxidizing mercury in an exhaust gas into mercury oxide includes: TiO2 as a carrier, V2O5 and MoO3 supported on the carrier as active components, and at least one kind of element or compound selected from the group consisting of W, Cu, Co, Ni, and Zn or the compounds thereof supported on the carrier as a MoO3 volatilization preventing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Masashi Kiyosawa
  • Publication number: 20120252659
    Abstract: Structural catalyst bodies are described herein which, in some embodiments, can be used in the treatment of nitrogen oxides present in exhaust or flue gases from stationary or mobile combustion sources. In some embodiments, a structural catalyst body described herein comprises an outer peripheral wall and a plurality of inner partition walls having an average thickness less than about 0.5 mm, the outer peripheral wall and the inner partition walls having dispersed throughout a chemical composition comprising 50-99.9% by weight an inorganic oxide composition, less than 3% by weight an inorganic extrusion aid and at least 0.1% by weight a catalytically active metal functional group comprising vanadium, the structural catalyst body having a crystalline vanadium pentoxide content less than 0.1 weight percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Cormetech, Inc.
    Inventor: Chris E. DiFrancesco
  • Patent number: 8252714
    Abstract: A catalyst for use in the production of an unsaturated aldehyde and/or an unsaturated carboxylic acid, the catalyst comparing (or, preferably, being composed of) a mixed oxide containing molybdenum, bismuth and iron, which has improved mechanical strength, is produced by a method including the steps of (1) drying an aqueous solution or an aqueous slurry containing raw materials of the catalyst and then firstly calcining a dried product in a molecular oxygen-containing gas atmosphere to obtain a calcined product; (2) heating the calcined product obtained in Step (1) in the presence of a reducing material to obtain a reduced product having a mass loss of 0.05 to 6%; and (3) secondly calcining the reduced product obtained in Step (2) in a molecular oxygen-containing gas atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
    Inventors: Naoki Miura, Eiichi Shiraishi, Koichi Nagai
  • Patent number: 8247343
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and processes for the production of stable, alkaline, high solids, low viscosity, low surface tension, low flammability, sub-micron titania sols that have minimal offensive odor and methods of their use. Compositions of the present invention include, for example, mixtures of strong and weak organic bases used as dispersants to stabilize the titania sols. The dispersant mixtures have been found to result in relatively high titania solids content, low surface tension, low viscosity suspensions that are low in flammability. Sols produced according to the present invention can be used, for example, in catalytic applications such as catalyst supports for diesel emission control, or in pollutant photocatalyst applications in which it is desirable to have the titania in sol form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Inventor: David M. Chapman
  • Patent number: 8242047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oxide catalyst and a phosphoric oxide catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking, method for preparing the same and a method for preparing olefin by using the same. More precisely, the present invention relates to an oxide catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking represented by formula 1 and a phosphoric oxide catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking represented by formula 3 which would be used for the production of olefin such as ethylene and propylene by hydrocarbon steam cracking, and a method for preparing the same. The present invention provides an oxide catalyst and a phosphoric oxide catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking that has excellent thermo-stability at high temperature and improved olefin yield. CrZrjAkOx??[Formula 1] CrZrjAkPlOx??[Formula 3] Wherein, j, k, l and x are as indicated in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-seon Choi, Jun-Han Kang, Jong-hun Song, Byoung-gi Park, Chang-hoon Kang, Si-hyun Noh
  • Publication number: 20120164047
    Abstract: Low temperature activity of a vanadium-free selective catalytic reduction catalyst is provided by a mixed metal oxide support containing oxides of titanium and zirconium, the support having a promoter deposited on the surface of the mixed metal oxide support, and further having an active catalyst component deposited over the promoter on the mixed metal oxide support surface. Suitable promoters include oxides of silicon, boron, aluminum, cerium, iron, chromium, cobalt, nickel, copper, tin, silver, niobium, lanthanum, titanium, and combinations thereof. Suitable active catalyst components include oxides of manganese, iron and cerium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventor: Steven M. Augustine
  • Patent number: 8207084
    Abstract: According to at least one aspect of the present invention, a urea-resistant catalytic unit is provided. In at least one embodiment, the catalytic unit includes a catalyst having a catalyst surface, and a urea-resistant coating in contact with at least a portion of the catalyst surface, wherein the urea-resistant coating effectively reduces urea-induced deactivation of the catalyst. In at least another embodiment, the urea-resistant coating includes at least one oxide from the group consisting of titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, zirconium oxide, molybdenum oxide, aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, sulfur oxide, niobium oxide, molybdenum oxide, yttrium oxide, nickel oxide, cobalt oxide, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Yisun Cheng, Yinyan Huang, Christine Kay Lambert
  • Publication number: 20120149551
    Abstract: A catalyst material for preparing nanotubes, especially carbon nanotubes, said material being in the form of solid particles, said particles including a porous substrate supporting two superposed catalytic layers, a first layer, directly positioned on the substrate, including at least one transition metal from column VIB of the Periodic Table, preferably molybdenum, and a second catalytic layer, positioned on the first layer, comprising iron. Also, a process for preparing same and to a process for the synthesis of nanotubes using this catalyst material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicants: INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE (INPT), ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Patrice Gaillard, Serge Bordere, Philippe Serp, Brigitte Caussat, Julien Beausoleil
  • Publication number: 20120135861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photocatalytic material having a visible light activity which includes a tungsten-doped titanium oxide or a tungsten/gallium-codoped titanium oxide, and a divalent copper salt and/or a trivalent iron salt supported on a surface of the doped or codoped titanium oxide, and a process for producing the photocatalytic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicants: SHOWA DENKO K.K., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Kazuhito Hashimoto, Hiroshi Irie, Huogen Yu, Yasushi Kuroda, Yasuhiro Hosogi
  • Publication number: 20120115713
    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: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chuansheng Bai, Adrienne J. Thornburg, Heather A. Elsen, William G. Borghard, Cody R. Cole
  • Patent number: 8173098
    Abstract: A catalyst for treating exhaust gases having excellent durability and performance for removing nitrogen oxides and organic halogen compounds and a low SO2 oxidation rate, a titanium oxide suitable for preparing the catalyst and a method for treating exhaust gases containing nitrogen oxides and/or organic halogen compounds using the catalyst are provided. The BET specific surface areas of the titanium oxide and the catalyst for treating exhaust gases are in the range of 85 to 250 m2/g and in the range of 50 to 200 m2/g respectively. The titanium oxide and the catalyst for treating exhaust gases have each a ratio in the range of 15 to 145%, the ratio of the intensity of the peak indicating an anatase crystal present in the range of 2?=24.7° to 2?=25.7° of powder X-ray diffraction thereof (Ia) to the intensity of the peak indicating an anatase crystal present in the range of 2?=24.7° to 2?=25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Morita, Ryoji Kuma, Shinyuki Masaki, Motonobu Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8173306
    Abstract: A catalyst is provided and includes fine catalyst particles of a composition represented by formula (1): PtuRuxTayTz, in which T is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Hf, W, Ni, and V; u, x, y, and z are 10 to 98.9 atm %, 0.1 to 50 atm %, 0.5 to 35 atm %, and 0.5 to 35 atm %, respectively, or formula (2): PtuRuxTayTz, in which T is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ct, Mo, Nb, Zr, and T; u, x, y, and z are 40 to 70 atm %, 0.1 to 50 atm %, 0.5 to 15 atm %, and 0.5 to 15 atm %, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Itsuko Mizutani, Wu Mei, Taishi Fukazawa, Takahiro Sato, Yoshihiko Nakano
  • Patent number: 8173573
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a visible light responsive photocatalyst powder has organic gas decomposition performance that responds nonlinearly to an amount of irradiated light under visible light in an illuminance range of not less than 200 lx nor more than 2500 lx. The visible light responsive photocatalyst powder has a gas decomposition rate of 20% or more, for example, when visible light having only a wavelength of not less than 380 nm and an illuminance of 2500 lx is irradiated, the gas decomposition rate (%) being set as a value calculated based on [formula: (A?B)/AĂ—100], where A represents a gas concentration before light irradiation and B represents a gas concentration when not less than 15 minutes have elapsed from the light irradiation and, at the same time, the gas concentration is stable, the gas concentrations being measured while allowing an acetaldehyde gas having an initial concentration of 10 ppm to flow into a flow-type apparatus in which 0.2 g of a sample is placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kayo Nakano, Akira Sato, Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Keiichi Fuse, Masami Okamura, Shinya Kasamatsu, Yumi Ito
  • Publication number: 20120108417
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking for the production of light olefin, a preparation method of the catalyst and a preparation method of olefin by using the same. More precisely, the present invention relates to a composite catalyst prepared by mixing the oxide catalyst powder represented by CrZrjAkOx (0.5?j?120, 0?k?50, A is a transition metal, x is the number satisfying the condition according to valences of Cr, Zr and A, and values of j and k) and carrier powder and sintering thereof, a composite catalyst wherein the oxide catalyst is impregnated on a carrier, and a method of preparing light olefin such as ethylene and propylene by hydrocarbon steam cracking in the presence of the composite catalyst. The composite catalyst of the present invention has excellent thermal/mechanical stability in the cracking process, and has less inactivation rate by coke and significantly increases light olefin yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-han Kang, Jong-hun Song, Jun-seon Choi, Byoung-gi Park, Chang-hoon Kang, Si-hyun Noh
  • Publication number: 20120108416
    Abstract: A catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking for the production of light olefin, a preparation method of the catalyst and a preparation method of olefin by using the same. More precisely, the present invention relates to a composite catalyst prepared by mixing the oxide catalyst powder represented by CrZrjAkOx (0.5?j?120, 0?k?50, A is a transition metal, x is the number satisfying the condition according to valences of Cr, Zr and A, and values of j and k) and carrier powder and sintering thereof, a composite catalyst wherein the oxide catalyst is impregnated on a carrier, and a method of preparing light olefin such as ethylene and propylene by hydrocarbon steam cracking in the presence of the composite catalyst. The composite catalyst of the present invention has excellent thermal/mechanical stability in the cracking process, and has less inactivation rate by coke and significantly increases light olefin yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-han Kang, Jong-hun Song, Jun-seon Choi, Byoung-gi Park, Chang-hoon Kang, Si-hyun Noh
  • Patent number: 8158550
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multilayer catalyst for the partial oxidation of hydrocarbons in gaseous phase, comprising a monolithic ceramic or metallic substrate having a solid macroporous structure consisting of one or more structures, on which a first active layer with a crystal-line perovskitic structure is deposited, having general formula AxA? 1-xByB? 1-YO3±? wherein: A is a cation of at least one of the rare earth elements, A? is a cation of at least one element selected from groups Ia, IIa and VIa of the periodic table of elements, B is a cation of at least one element selected from groups IVb, Vb, VIb, VIIb, or VIII of the periodic table of elements, B? is a cation of at least one element selected from groups IVb, Vb, VIb, VIIb or VIII of the periodic table of elements Mg2+ or Al3+, x is a number which is such that 0?x?1, y is a number which is such that 0?y?1, and ? is a number which is such that 0???0, 5, a second more external active layer consisting of a dispersion of a noble metal and a possible s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
    Inventors: Stefano Cimino, Francesco Donsi, Raffaele Pirone, Gennaro Russo
  • Publication number: 20120083409
    Abstract: Disclosed is a TiO2 nano particle exhibiting a strongly activated catalyst function. The TiO2 nano particle is created by a step of mixing Ti powder and metal powder M (M is Ni, Cr, Pt, Rh, Ru or Cu), a step of generating heat plasma, and a step of supplying a mixture of the titanium powder and the metal powder to the heat plasma using an inert gas as a carrier gas and supplying oxygen gas to the heat plasma. The created TiO2 nano particle is injected with a metal and/or a metal oxide MxOy (M is Ni, Cr, Pt, Rh, Ru or Cu, x=1, 2, 3 . . . and y=0, 1, 2 . . . ), thereby exhibiting high photocatalytic activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicants: NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE, PIONEER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideo Okuyama, Yoshio Sakka, Noriyoshi Shida, Masahiro Uda, Atsushi Watanabe, Takamasa Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 8148295
    Abstract: Low temperature activity of a vanadium-free selective catalytic reduction catalyst is provided by a mixed metal oxide support containing oxides of titanium and zirconium, the support having a promoter deposited on the surface of the mixed metal oxide support, and further having an active catalyst component deposited over the promoter on the mixed metal oxide support surface. Suitable promoters include oxides of silicon, boron, aluminum, cerium, iron, chromium, cobalt, nickel, copper, tin, silver, niobium, lanthanum, titanium, and combinations thereof. Suitable active catalyst components include oxides of manganese, iron and cerium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven M. Augustine
  • Publication number: 20120064787
    Abstract: A method is disclosed of producing stable nanosized colloidal suspensions of particles with limited crystallinity loss, products thereof, use of the products and an apparatus for the method. In particular the present invention relates to a wet milling method with small beads wherein the size of the final particles in suspension are stabilized in the nanorange (D50<75 nm) and at the same time the particles substantially maintain the crystallinity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: VALINGE PHOTOCATALYTIC AB
    Inventors: Steen Brummerstedt Iversen, Hans Rasmussen, Christian Ausig Christensen, Henrik Jensen, Theis Reenberg
  • Publication number: 20120053045
    Abstract: A pyrochlore-type oxide represented by a general formula A2B2O7-Z is prepared by precipitate formation, where A and B each represent a metal element, where Z represents a number of at least 0 and at most 1, where A contains at least one element selected from a group consisting of Pb, Sn, and Zn, and where B contains at least one element selected from a group consisting of Ru, W, Mo, Ir, Rh, Mn, Cr, and Re. Impurities are then sufficiently removed through washing and drying processes, and the pyrochlore-type oxide is calcined under controlled conditions. This allows the crystallinity of the pyrochlore-type oxide, which contained amorphous parts immediately after the production of the precipitate, to be increased so that the resistance to acid can be improved while preventing particle aggregation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Sato, Keitaro Fujii
  • Publication number: 20120041246
    Abstract: Nanowires useful as heterogeneous catalysts are provided. The nanowire catalysts are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to ethylene. Related methods for use and manufacture of the same are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Siluria Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik C. Scher, Fabio R. Zurcher, Joel M. Cizeron, Wayne P. Schammel, Alex Tkachenko, Joel Gamoras, Dmitry Karshtedt, Greg Nyce
  • Publication number: 20120027659
    Abstract: A CO shift catalyst according to the present invention reforms carbon monoxide (CO) contained in gas. The CO shift catalyst is prepared from one or both of molybdenum (Mo) and cobalt (Co) as an active ingredient and an oxide of one of, or a mixture or a compound of, titanium (Ti), silicon (Si), zirconium (Zr), and cerium (Ce) as a carrier for supporting the active ingredient. The CO shift catalyst can be used in a halogen-resistant CO shift reactor (15) that converts CO contained in gasified gas (12) generated in a gasifier (11) into CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshinobu Yasutake, Tetsuya Imai, Masanao Yonemura, Susumu Okino, Keiji Fujikawa, Shinya Tachibana
  • Patent number: 8105971
    Abstract: A process for forming a catalyst useful for the production of an olefin from a hydrocarbon is disclosed. The process may include: admixing at least one of elemental metals and compounds to form a multi-metal composition comprising Mo, V, Nb, Te and at least one of Ni and Sb; adjusting the pH of the multi-metal composition by adding nitric acid; drying the acidified multi-metal composition; calcining the dried multi-metal composition; and grinding the calcined multi-metal composition. The ground multi-metal composition may then be sized or shaped to form a mixed metal oxide catalyst. Alternatively, the ground multi-metal composition may be treated with an acid, optionally annealed, and sized or shaped to form a mixed metal oxide catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Mae Gaffney, Ruma Ghosh, Ruozhi Song, Chuen Yuan Yeh, Tadeusz Langner
  • Patent number: 8105972
    Abstract: A catalyst for the oxidative dehydrogenation of a paraffin to form an olefin, the catalyst having a general formula MoaVbXcYdOn wherein: X=at least one of Nb and Ta; Y=at least one of Te, Sb, Ga, Pd, W, Bi and Al; a=1.0; b=0.05 to 1.0; c=0.001 to 1.0; d=0.001 to 1.0; and n is determined by the oxidation states of the other elements. The catalyst may have a selectivity to the olefin of at least 90 mole % at a paraffin conversion of at least 65%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Mae Gaffney, Ruma Ghosh, Ruozhi Song, Chuen Yuan Yeh, Tadeusz Langner
  • Publication number: 20120015802
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst which can be used in the process for producing hydrogen by decomposing ammonia, can generate heat efficiently in the interior of a reactor without requiring excessive heating the reactor externally, and can decompose ammonia efficiently and steadily by utilizing the heat to produce hydrogen. Also disclosed is a technique for producing hydrogen by decomposing ammonia efficiently utilizing the catalyst. Specifically disclosed is a catalyst for use in the production of hydrogen, which is characterized by comprising an ammonia-combusting catalytic component and an ammonia-decomposing catalytic component. Also specifically disclosed is a catalyst for use in the production of hydrogen, which is characterized by comprising at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of cobalt, iron, nickel and molybdenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Junji Okamura, Masanori Yoshimune, Masaru Kirishiki, Hideaki Tsuneki, Shinya Kitaguchi
  • Publication number: 20120014854
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of preparation of nanoparticular metal oxide catalysts having a narrow particle size distribution. In particular, the invention concerns preparation of nanoparticular metal oxide catalyst precursors comprising combustible crystallization seeds upon which the catalyst metai oxide is co-precipitated with the carrier metal oxide, which crystallization seeds are removed by combustion in a final calcining step. The present invention also concerns processes wherein the nanoparticular metal oxide catalysts of the invention are used, such as SCR (deNOx) reactions of nitrogen oxides with ammonia or urea as reductant, oxidations of alcohols or aldehydes with dioxygen or air to provide aldehydes, ketones or carboxylic acids, and photocatalytic oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventors: Rasmus Fehrmann, Anders Riisager, Søren Birk Rasmussen, Steffen Buss Kristensen, Andreas Jonas Kunov-Kruse
  • Patent number: 8092767
    Abstract: A method of decomposing nitrogen dioxide to nitrogen monoxide in an exhaust gas of a lean-burn internal combustion engine, such as a diesel engine, comprises adjusting the C1 hydrocarbon:nitrogen oxides (C1 HC:NOx) ratio of the exhaust gas to from 0.1 to 2 and contacting this exhaust gas mixture with a particulate acidic refractory oxide selected from the group consisting of zeolites, tungsten-doped titania, silica-titania, zirconia-titania, gamma-alumina, amorphous silica-alumina and mixtures of any two or more thereof and passing the effluent gas to atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Stephen David Pollington, Raj Rao Rajaram, Andrew Peter Walker
  • Publication number: 20120003134
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fluid purification device that has a deactivation resistant photocatalyst having nanocrystallites of less than 14 nanometers (nm) in diameter with at least 200 m2 surface area/cm3 of skeletal volume in cylindrical pores of 5 nm in diameter or larger, with the mode of the pore size distribution 10 nm or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Henry Vanderspurt, Treese Hugener-Campbell, Norberto O. Lemcoff, Stephen O. Hay, Wayde R. Schmidt, Joseph J. Sangiovanni, Zissis A. Dardas, Di Wei
  • Patent number: 8088706
    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: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Laszlo Domokos, Hermanus Jongkind, Johannes Anthonius Robert Van Veen
  • Publication number: 20110311392
    Abstract: A quaternary oxide foam, comprises an open-cell foam containing (a) a dopant metal, (b) a dopant nonmetal, (c) titanium, and (d) oxygen. The foam has the advantages of a high surface area and a low back pressure during dynamic flow applications. The inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) was demonstrated in a simple photoreactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Jian-Ku Shang, Pinggui Wu, Rong-Cai Xie
  • Publication number: 20110306748
    Abstract: An extrudate comprising at least 50 wt % titania, 0.5 to 25 wt % tungsta, and 0.5 to 35 wt % alumina is disclosed. The extrudate has improved crush strength compared with a titania-tungsta extrudate. A palladium catalyst prepared from the extrudate has good activity in preparing an acetoxylated olefin from an olefin, oxygen, and acetic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: Daniel Travis Shay
  • Patent number: 8075859
    Abstract: A nanocomposite particle, its use as a catalyst, and a method of making it are disclosed. The nanocomposite particle comprises titanium dioxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, and a surface stabilizer. The metal oxide nanoparticles are formed hydrothermally in the presence of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The nanocomposite particle is an effective catalyst support, particularly for DeNOx catalyst applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Millennium Inorganic Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Guoyi Fu, Steven M. Augustine
  • Patent number: 8039417
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid catalyst solution containing a polycondensation catalyst for polyester production, which contains titanium atoms, alkaline earth metal atoms and phosphorus atoms, has high reactivity and excellent long-term storage stability, can be easily produced industrially, and has an advantage in cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Higashijima, Yutaka Yatsugi, Naoki Yukita, Motohiro Munakata
  • Patent number: 8039416
    Abstract: The invention provides: a polycondensation catalyst for polyester production, which contains titanium atoms, alkaline earth metal atoms and phosphorus atoms, has high reactivity and excellent long-term storage stability, can be easily produced industrially, and has an advantage in cost; a polyester resin obtained with the catalyst; and a molded article. These are: a polymerization catalyst for polyester production containing titanium atoms, alkaline earth metal atoms and phosphorus atoms and having a specific constitution; a polyester resin obtained with the catalyst; and a molded article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Higashijima, Yutaka Yatsugi, Naoki Yukita, Motohiro Munakata
  • Publication number: 20110245074
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include structures, photocatalytic structures, and photoelectrochemical structures, methods of making these structures, methods of making photocatalysis, methods of splitting H2O, methods of splitting CO2, and the like
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Wilson Smith, Yiping Zhao
  • Publication number: 20110237758
    Abstract: The present invention provides a urethane-forming reaction catalyst which is useful for catalyzing a reaction between an isocyanate compound, in particular, an aliphatic isocyanate and a hydroxyl group-containing compound to form a urethane material, which does not affect the performance of the urethane material, and which can be easily removed from the resulting urethane material, and a method for producing a metal compound-free urethane material using the urethane-forming reaction catalyst. The catalyst of the present invention is a urethane-forming reaction catalyst for producing a urethane material by allowing a hydroxyl group-containing compound to react with an isocyanate compound, the catalyst being at least one solid acid catalyst selected from the group consisting of a (A) composite metal oxide in which a metal oxide (A-2) or a non-metal compound (A-3) is carried on a surface of a metal oxide carrier (A-1), (B) zeolite, and a (C) heteropoly acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: DIC Corporation
    Inventors: Hironobu Oki, Yasuyuki Watanabe, Youichi Abe
  • Publication number: 20110236283
    Abstract: A NOx removal catalyst for high-temperature flue gas according to the present invention is a NOx removal catalyst for high-temperature flue gas that contains nitrogen oxide in which tungsten oxide with the number of molecular layers of tungsten oxide (WO3) being five or less is supported on a complex oxide carrier containing titanium oxide. Even when high-temperature denitration is continued, a bonding force with a carrier of WO3 can be properly maintained and volatilization can be suppressed while maintaining a high NOx removal performance. For example, the NOx removal catalyst is particularly suitable for reducing and removing nitrogen oxide contained in high-temperature gas discharged from a thermal power plant and a high-temperature boiler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Toshinobu Yasutake, Masanao Yonemura