Of Copper Patents (Class 502/345)
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Patent number: 8815767Abstract: Mixed oxides catalysts usable in particular in the full oxidation to CO2 and H2O of volatile organic compounds (VOC), in the decomposition of nitrogen protoxide to nitrogen and oxygen and the combustion of CO, H2 and CH4 off gases in fuel cells, comprising oxides of manganese, copper and La2O3 and/or Nd2O3, having a percentage composition by weight expressed as MnO, CuO, La2O3 and/or Nd2O3 respectively of 35-56%, 19-31% and 20-37%. The oxides are supported on inert porous inorganic oxides, preferably alumina.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2009Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Sued-Chemie Catalysts Italia S.R.L.Inventors: Alberto Cremona, Marvin Estenfelder, Edoardo Vogna
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Patent number: 8802052Abstract: The method in accordance with the present invention has steps of: preparing a hydrogen producing device with a high gravitational rotating packed bed, initiating the device, adjusting the temperature of the device, inputting a reagent gas and a liquid vaporized for mixing with the reagent gas into a reagent mixture, and passing the reagent mixture through the device to obtain hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Inventors: Wei-Hsin Chen, Yu-Jhih Syu
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Patent number: 8802044Abstract: The invention relates to a filtration structure, for filtering a gas coming from a diesel engine, which is laden with gaseous pollutants of the nitrogen oxide NOx type and with solid particles, of the particulate filter type, said filtration structure being characterized in that it includes a catalytic system comprising at least one noble metal or transition metal suitable for reducing the NOx and a support material, in which said support material comprises or is made of a zirconium oxide partially substituted with a trivalent cation M3+ or with a divalent cation M?2+, said zirconium oxide being in a reduced, oxygen-sub-stoichiometric, state.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: Saint-Gobain Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Europeen, Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Philippe Vernoux, Abdelkader Hadjar, Agnes Princivalle, Christian Guizard
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Patent number: 8795626Abstract: A chabazite-type zeolite having copper and an alkali earth metal supported thereon. The alkali earth metal is preferably at least one metal selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium and barium. Moreover, the SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio is preferably from 10 to 50, and the copper/aluminum atomic ratio is preferably from 0.15 to 0.25. This type of chabazite-type zeolite exhibits a higher nitrogen oxide purification rate after a hydrothermal durability treatment than those of conventional chabazite-type zeolite catalysts on which only copper is supported.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Tosoh CorporationInventors: Keisuke Tokunaga, Yuuki Ito
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Patent number: 8795617Abstract: An exhaust system, and a catalyzed substrate for use in an exhaust system, is disclosed. The exhaust system comprises a lean NOx trap and the catalyzed substrate. The catalyzed substrate has a first zone, having a platinum group metal loaded on a support, and a second zone, having copper or iron loaded on a zeolite. The first zone or second zone additionally comprises a base metal oxide or a base metal loaded on an inorganic oxide. Also provided are methods for treating an exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine using the exhaust system. The exhaust system is capable of storing NH3 generated in rich purging, reacting the NH3 with slip NOx, controlling H2S released from NOx trap desulfation, and oxidizing slip hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. When the catalyzed substrate is a filter substrate, it is also capable of removing soot from exhaust system.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited CompanyInventors: Daniel Swallow, Andrew Francis Chiffey, Paul Richard Phillips
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Publication number: 20140213441Abstract: The present invention provides an electrocatalytic material and a method for making an electrocatalytic material. There is also provided an electrocatalytic material comprising amorphous metal or mixed metal oxides. There is also provided methods of forming an electrocatalyst, comprising an amorphous metal oxide film.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: Simon Trudel, Curtis Berlinguette
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Patent number: 8785343Abstract: This invention relates to a mesoporous carbon supported copper based catalyst comprising mesoporous carbon, a copper component and an auxiliary element supported on said mesoporous carbon, production and use thereof. The catalyst is cheap in cost, friendly to the environment, and satisfactory in high temperature resistance to sintering, with a highly improved and a relatively stable catalytic activity.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignees: China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jingwei Liu, Zezhuang Li, Shaohui Chen, Aiwu Yang, Jiye Bai, Lijuan Liu, Yingwu Wang
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Patent number: 8778833Abstract: Catalysts and methods for their manufacture and use for the dehydrogenation of alcohols are disclosed. The catalysts and methods utilize a highly dispersible alumina, for example, boehmite or pseudoboehmite, to form catalysts that exhibit high dehydrogenation activities. Specifically, the catalysts include Cu that is highly dispersed by reaction of an alumina formed by peptizing of boehmite or pseudoboehmite and precursors of ZrO2, ZnO and CuO.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: BASF CorporationInventors: Rostam Jal Madon, Peter Nagel, Deepak S. Thakur
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Publication number: 20140186747Abstract: A method of fabricating composite filaments is provided. An initial composite filament including a core and a cladding (such as a Pt-group metal) is cut into smaller pieces (or is first mechanically reduced and then cut into smaller pieces). The smaller pieces of the filaments are inserted into a metal matrix, and the entire structure is then further reduced mechanically in a series of reduction steps. The process can be repeated until the desired cross sectional dimension of the filaments is achieved. The matrix can then be chemically removed to isolate the final composite filaments with the cladding thickness down to the nanometer range. The process allows the organization and integration of filaments of different sizes, compositions, and functionalities into arrays suitable for various applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: The Trustees of Columbia University in the city of New YorkInventor: Jose Bevk
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Patent number: 8765625Abstract: An emission control catalyst includes copper-ceria to boost low temperature CO oxidation performance, generate exothermic heat during the process, and reduce HC and NOx emissions. As a result, system performance is boosted at equal catalyst cost or maintained at a reduced catalyst cost. In one embodiment, an engine exhaust catalyst includes a first washcoat layer having at least one of a platinum-based catalyst, a palladium-based catalyst, and combinations thereof; and a second washcoat layer having copper-ceria.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Shubin, Inc.Inventors: Xianghong Hao, Juan Cai
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Patent number: 8765085Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 22, 2013Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Basf CorporationInventors: Pascaline Harrison Tran, Xinsheng Liu, Ye Liu, Michael P. Galligan, Qinglin Zhang
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Publication number: 20140171695Abstract: A catalyst composition for converting ethanol to higher alcohols, such as butanol, is disclosed. The catalyst composition comprises at least one alkali metal, at least a second metal and a support. The second metal is selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, copper, nickel, and cobalt. The support is selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, ZrO2, MgO, TiO2, zeolite, ZnO, and a mixture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Cheng Zhang, Kenneth Balliet, Victor J. Johnston
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Publication number: 20140171696Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is to a catalyst composition for converting ethanol to higher alcohols, such as butanol. The catalyst composition comprises one or more metals and one or more supports. The one or more metals selected from the group consisting of cobalt, nickel, palladium, platinum, zinc, iron, tin and copper. The one or more supports are selected from the group consisting of Al2O3, ZrO2, MgO, TiO2, zeolite, ZnO, and mixtures thereof, wherein the catalyst is substantially free of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Cheng Zhang, Kenneth Balliet, Victor J. Johnston
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Patent number: 8753596Abstract: The invention relates to a catalyst for removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas of diesel engines, and to a process for reducing the level of nitrogen oxides in the exhaust gas of diesel engines. The catalyst consists of a support body of length L and of a catalytically active coating which in turn may be formed from one or more material zones. The material zones comprise a copper-containing zeolite or a zeolite-like compound. The materials used include chabazite, SAPO-34, ALPO-34 and zeolite ?. In addition, the material zones comprise at least one compound selected from the group consisting of barium oxide, barium hydroxide, barium carbonate, strontium oxide, strontium hydroxide, strontium carbonate, praseodymium oxide, lanthanum oxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium/aluminum mixed oxide, alkali metal oxide, alkali metal hydroxide, alkali metal carbonate and mixtures thereof. Noble metal may optionally also be present in the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: Paul Spurk, Nicola Soeger, Elena Mueller, Stephan Malmberg
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Patent number: 8734743Abstract: Described is a nitrogen oxide storage catalyst comprising: a substrate; a first washcoat layer provided on the substrate, the first washcoat layer comprising a nitrogen oxide storage material, a second washcoat layer provided on the first washcoat layer, the second washcoat layer comprising a hydrocarbon trap material, wherein the hydrocarbon trap material comprises substantially no element or compound in a state in which it is capable of catalyzing selective catalytic reduction, preferably wherein the hydrocarbon trap material comprises substantially no element or compound in a state in which it is capable of catalyzing a reaction wherein nitrogen oxide is reduced to N2, said catalyst further comprising a nitrogen oxide conversion material which is either comprised in the second washcoat layer and/or in a washcoat layer provided between the first washcoat layer and the second washcoat layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Torsten W. Müller-Stach, Susanne Stiebels, Edith Schneider, Torsten Neubauer
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Publication number: 20140128245Abstract: A nanoparticle comprises a nano-active material and a nano-support. In some embodiments, the nano-active material is platinum and the nano-support is alumina. Pinning and affixing the nano-active material to the nano-support is achieved by using a high temperature condensation technology. In some embodiments, the high temperature condensation technology is plasma. Typically, a quantity of platinum and a quantity of alumina are loaded into a plasma gun. When the nano-active material bonds with the nano-support, an interface between the nano-active material and the nano-support forms. The interface is a platinum alumina metallic compound, which dramatically changes an ability for the nano-active material to move around on the surface of the nano-support, providing a better bond than that of a wet catalyst. Alternatively, a quantity of carbon is also loaded into the plasma gun.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2014Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventors: Qinghua YIN, Xiwang QI, Eliseo RUIZ
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Patent number: 8716165Abstract: A method for providing a catalyst on a substrate is disclosed comprising providing a first washcoat comprising a soluble washcoat salt species, a polar organic solvent, and an insoluble particulate material, contacting the first washcoat with a substrate to form a coated substrate, and then contacting the coated substrate with a second washcoat comprising an oxide or an oxide-supported catalyst to physisorb, chemisorb, bond, or otherwise adhere the oxide or the oxide-supported catalyst to the coated substrate. Also disclosed is a catalyst on a substrate comprising: a substrate; an anchor layer comprising a soluble washcoat salt species, a polar organic solvent, and an insoluble particulate material; and a second layer comprises an oxide or an oxide-supported catalyst. The catalyst on a substrate can be in either green or fired form.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventor: William Peter Addiego
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Patent number: 8709365Abstract: The invention relates to a catalytically active particulate filter which, in addition to the properties typical of particulate filters, has hydrogen sulphide block function, and to a process for removing nitrogen oxides and particulates from the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines operated predominantly under lean conditions (so-called “lean-burn engines”) using the inventive catalytically active particulate filter. This particulate filter comprises a filter body, a copper compound and an oxidation-catalytic active coating which comprises at least one catalytically active platinum group metal. The copper compound is in a second coating applied to the filter body. The two functional coatings may be applied to the filter body consecutive in the direction of flow, i.e. zoned, or layered one on top of the other.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2010Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Umicore AG & Co. KGInventors: Franz Dornhaus, Stephanie Frantz, Ina Grisstede
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Patent number: 8697597Abstract: A method and system for the reduction of pollutant NOx gases from automobile exhaust, as well as a method of reforming hydrocarbons, using a self-sustaining catalyst comprising an ion conductive support, a dispersed cathodic phase, a dispersed anodic phase, and a dispersed sacrificial phase, and a method of forming the self-sustaining catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: University of MiamiInventor: Xiangyang Zhou
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Patent number: 8685354Abstract: The present invention concerns the selective removal of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from gases. In particular, the invention concerns a process, a highly alkali metal resistant heteropoly acid promoted catalyst and the use of said catalyst for removal of NOx from exhaust or flue gases, said gases comprising alkali or earth alkali metals. Such gases comprise for example flue gases arising from the burning of biomass, combined biomass and fossil fuel, and from waste incineration units. The process comprises the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx, such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and nitrogen oxide (NO) with ammonia (NH3) or a nitrogen containing compound selected from ammonium salts, urea or a urea derivative or a solution thereof as reductant.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Danmarks Tekniske UniversitetInventors: Siva Sankar Reddy Putluru, Anders Riisager, Rasmus Fehrmann
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Publication number: 20140087937Abstract: A catalytic article for decomposition of a volatile organic compound includes a porous support body, a plurality of active centers formed on the support body and adapted for catalytic decomposition of the volatile organic compound, and a plurality of capture centers bound to the support body. Each of the active centers is composed of one of a noble metal, a transition metal oxide, and the combination thereof. Each of the capture centers includes at least one functional group that is adapted for attracting or binding the volatile organic compound. A method for preparing the catalytic article is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: National Yunlin University of Science & TechnologyInventors: Bo-Tau Liu, Cheng-Hsien Hsieh, De-Hua Wang
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Patent number: 8680350Abstract: Unsaturated hydrocarbons are hydrogenated over catalysts which comprise copper and zinc and whose active composition, in unreduced form, consists essentially of from 10 to 95% by weight of copper oxide, calculated as copper(II) oxide (CuO), from 5 to 90% by weight of zinc oxide (ZnO), optionally from 0.1 to 50% by weight of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) and optionally from 0.1% by weight to 50% by weight of Al2O3, the proportions by weight adding up to 100% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Stephan Hatscher, Michael Hesse
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Patent number: 8668890Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to a method of treating a gas stream generated by a motorcycle, the method comprising: contacting a gas stream containing hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides and generated by a motorcycle under both rich and lean engine operating conditions with a base metal catalyst composition, thereby removing at least a part of the hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides in gas stream. The base metal catalyst composition comprises a support including at least 10% by weight of reducible ceria, and about 3 to about 7 wt % MnO and about 8 to about 22 wt % CuO on the reducible ceria support. The base metal catalyst composition is effective to promote a steam reforming reaction of hydrocarbons and a water gas shift reaction to provide H2 as a reductant to abate NOx.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: BASF CorporationInventors: Pascaline Harrison Tran, Xinsheng Liu, Ye Liu, Michael P. Galligan, Qinglin Zhang, Hiroyuki Horimura, Akiko Iwasa
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Patent number: 8663567Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeru Nojima, Kozo Iida, Yoshiaki Obayashi, Masashi Kiyosawa, Masanori Demoto
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Patent number: 8663587Abstract: Catalysts, catalytic articles, and catalyst systems and methods for treating exhaust gas streams utilizing the catalytic articles are described. In one or more embodiments, a catalytic article includes a first SCR catalyst permeating the porous walls of a substrate and a second SCR catalyst coating the walls of the substrate. Methods for treating an exhaust gas stream are also provided. Methods of making and using such catalysts and catalytic articles are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: BASF CorporationInventor: R. Samuel Boorse
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Publication number: 20140045952Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst precursor includes forming a slurry of particles of an insoluble metal compound, where the metal of the insoluble metal compound is an active catalyst component, with particles and/or one or more bodies of a pre-shaped catalyst support in a carrier liquid. The particles of the insoluble metal compound are thus contacted with the particles and/or the one or more bodies of the pre-shaped catalyst support. A treated catalyst support is thereby produced. Carrier liquid is removed from the slurry to obtain a dried treated catalyst support, which either directly constitutes the catalyst precursor, or is optionally calcined to obtain the catalyst precursor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2011Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicants: BASF Nederland B.V., Sasol Technology (Proprietary) LimitedInventors: Albertus Jacobus Sandee, Robert Johan Andreas Maria Terorde
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Patent number: 8648005Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing the copper-containing hydrogenation catalyst having high activity by liquid phase reduction without decreasing purity of the solvent and a method for efficiently producing an alcohol. The present invention provides the method of preparing the copper-containing hydrogenation catalyst, including reducing a molded precursor of the copper-containing hydrogenation catalyst by supplying hydrogen gas or a mixture of hydrogen gas with an inert gas at a temperature of 50 to 150° C. in the presence of a solvent to obtain the copper-containing hydrogenation catalyst, wherein the reduction is conducted at an average reduction velocity of the copper-containing hydrogenation catalyst of not more than 3.0% by weight/hour.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Toru Sakamoto, Shoji Hasegawa
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Publication number: 20140038815Abstract: A method of producing a composite nanoparticle (M-AxOy), having: generating, in an inert gas, an alloy (A-M) nanoparticle, which contains 0.1 at. % to 30 at. % of a noble metal (M), with the balance being a base metal (A) and inevitable impurities, and which has a particle size of 1 nm to 100 nm, to heat the alloy (A-M) nanoparticle and to bring the alloy (A-M) nanoparticle into contact with a supplied oxidizing gas during transportation of the alloy (A-M) nanoparticle with the inert gas, to oxidize the base metal component (A) in the floating alloy (A-M) nanoparticle, and to phase separate into the thus-oxidized base metal component (AxOy) and the noble metal component (M), to thereby obtain a composite nanoparticle (M-AxOy) having one noble metal particle (M) combined to the surface of a particulate base metal oxide (AxOy).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2012Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Kenji Koga, Makoto Hirasawa, Hiroaki Sakurai, Naoto Koshizaki
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Publication number: 20140038816Abstract: Disclosed are methods for producing carbon, metal and/or metal oxide porous materials that have precisely controlled structures on the nanometer and micrometer scales. The methods involve the single or repeated infiltration of porous templates with metal salts at controlled temperatures, the controlled drying and decomposition of the metal salts under reducing conditions, and optionally the removal of the template. The carbon porous materials are involve the infiltration of a carbon precursor into a porous template, followed by polymerization and pyrolysis. These porous materials have utility in separations, catalysis, among others.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Board of Trustees of the University of AlabamaInventors: Martin Bakker, Franchessa Maddox Sayler, Amy Grano, Jan-Henrik Smått
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Publication number: 20140031546Abstract: A hydrodeoxygenation catalyst comprises a metal catalyst, an acid promoter, and a support. The metal catalyst is selected from platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhenium rhodium, osmium, iridium, nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, copper, tin, or mixtures thereof. The support is a promoted-zirconium material including texture promoters and acid promoters. The hydrodeoxygenation catalyst may be used for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of sugar or sugar alcohol in an aqueous solution. In one embodiment the HDO catalyst may be used for HDO of fatty acids such as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), triglycerols (in plant oil and animal fat), pyrolysis oil, or lignin. The hydrodeoxygenation catalyst for fatty acid process does not require the use of an acid promoter, it is optional.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Wenqin Shen, Alguo Liu, Wayne Turbeville
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Patent number: 8637417Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 1, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Steag Energy Services GmbHInventors: Hermann Brüggendick, Maik Blohm
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Patent number: 8633131Abstract: A mesoporous oxide-catalyst complex including: a mesoporous metal oxide; and a catalyst metal supported on the mesoporous metal oxide, wherein the catalyst on the mesoporous metal oxide has a degree of dispersion of about 30 to about 90 percent.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Doo-hwan Lee, Hyun-chul Lee, Sang-min Ji, Kyo-sung Park, Seung-jae Lee, Seon-ah Jin
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Publication number: 20140011674Abstract: A process of producing a titanium dioxide-based photocatalyst used for degradation of organic pollutants includes the steps of: (a) preparing a mixture solution which includes a titanium dioxide precursor and a transition metal salt having a transition metal ion which is capable of reducing a band gap of titanium dioxide; (b) aging the mixture solution so as to obtain a gel; (c) treating the gel to form an ion-doped titanium dioxide; (d) depositing silver nanoparticles on the ion-doped titanium dioxide to obtain a modified titanium dioxide-based photocatalyst; and (e) calcining the modified titanium dioxide-based photocatalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: NATIONAL CHI NAN UNIVERSITYInventors: Yung-Pin TSAI, Ruey-An DOONG, Jhih-Ci YANG, Chih-Yu CHANG
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Patent number: 8623779Abstract: In one embodiment, a catalyst assembly includes a substrate including a substrate base and a number of substrate hairs extending longitudinally from the substrate base, the substrate base including a metal M, the number of substrate hairs including an oxide of the metal M; and a catalyst film contacting at least a portion of the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Alireza Pezhman Shirvanian
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Patent number: 8623782Abstract: There is provided by the present invention a process for preparing a copper-based catalyst having good catalytic activity, markedly excellent durability and good reproducibility. The process for preparing a copper-based catalyst of the invention is a process for preparing a catalyst composed of metal oxides containing copper oxide as an essential component and is characterized by comprising the following steps: (1) a step of bringing an acidic metal salt solution containing copper and a precipitant solution into contact with each other to obtain a slurry solution containing a precipitate of a catalyst precursor, and (2) a step of continuously bringing the slurry solution and a wash liquid into contact with each other to wash the precipitate, with substantially keeping the suspended state.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Masami Murakami, Ken Maeda, Yuya Goto
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Patent number: 8614161Abstract: A CO2 reforming catalyst composition includes a hydroxyl group-containing porous oxide, and a composite porous catalyst supported by a porous supporter. The composite porous catalyst includes a catalyst metal.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Jae Lee, InHyuk Son, Chan Ho Pak, Hyun Chul Lee, Jeong Kuk Shon, Young Gil Jo
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Patent number: 8609575Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Very Small Particle Company LimitedInventors: Peter Cade Talbot, Jose Antonio Alarco, Geoffrey Alan Edwards
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Patent number: 8603302Abstract: A divalent copper salt and/or trivalent iron salt is supported on a surface of a metal ion-doped titanium oxide obtained by doping titanium oxide with metal ions to give a metal ion-doped titanium oxide with a valence band potential of 3 V or more (vs. SHE, pH=0) and a bandgap of 3 V or less between the valence band and an energy level of electrons excited from the valence band (including conduction band minimum potential and isolated potential). The metal ion-doped titanium oxide can be made to exhibit strong oxidative decomposition activity when irradiated with visible light based on the fact the divalent copper salt or trivalent iron salt functions as a catalyst for multi-electron reduction of oxygen.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignees: The University of Tokyo, Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kazuhito Hashimoto, Hiroshi Irie, Huogen Yu, Kazuhide Kamiya, Koichi Takahama, Shinichiro Miki, Mitsuo Yaguchi
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Patent number: 8603938Abstract: The present invention provides the method for preparing a catalyst including the following steps 1 and 2, and the method for producing an alcohol including preparing a catalyst by the method and subjecting a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic acid ester to catalytic reduction with hydrogen in the presence of the prepared catalyst: step 1: immersing a molded precursor of a catalyst containing metal oxide in a solvent, step 2: supplying hydrogen gas or a mixture of hydrogen gas with an inert gas to a catalyst layer in the presence of a solvent to reduce the catalyst precursor prepared in the step 1.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2009Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Toru Sakamoto, Taku Mimura
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Patent number: 8580216Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignees: ECS Holdings, Inc., Catalytic Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Rajashekharam V. Malyala, Stephen J. Golden
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Publication number: 20130281287Abstract: A nanocrystalline supported or unsupported copper oxide with a residual carbon content of <10% and a BET surface area >95 m2/g. Further, a method for the production of a supported, or unsupported nanocrystalline copper oxide is disclosed, as well as the use thereof in catalysis, in particular in the steam reforming of methanol or in the hydrogenation of esters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Hans-Joerg Woelk, Alfred Hagemeyer, Frank Grossmann, Oliver Wegner
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Publication number: 20130281283Abstract: A copper compound-carried titanium oxide photocatalyst which is excellent in a photocatalytic activity and a viral inactivation property and a production process for the same can be provided by a copper compound-carried titanium oxide photocatalyst comprising titanium oxide in which a content of rutile type titanium oxide is 50% by mole or more and a monovalent copper compound and a divalent copper compound which are carried on a surface of the titanium oxide described above and a production process for a copper compound-carried titanium oxide photocatalyst, comprising a step of carrying a monovalent copper compound and a divalent copper compound on a surface of titanium oxide in which a content of rutile type titanium oxide is 50% by mole or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2012Publication date: October 24, 2013Applicants: THE UNIVERSTIY OF TOKYO, SHOWA DENKO K.K.Inventors: Kazuhito Hashimoto, Masahiro Miyauchi, Xiaoqing Qiu, Kayano Sunada, Yasushi Kuroda, Yasuhiro Hosogi, Ding Li, Yoshiki Shimodaira
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Publication number: 20130267411Abstract: Methods are described for making a texturized catalyst. The textural promoter may be a high-surface area, high-porosity, stable metal oxide support. The catalyst is manufactured by reacting catalyst precursor materials and support materials in a single, solvent deficient reaction to form a catalyst. The catalyst may be particles or a coating or partial coating of a support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY,Inventors: Brian F. Woodfield, Stacey Smith, David Selck, Calvin H. Bartholomew, Xuchu Ma, Fen Xu, Rebecca E. Olsen, Lynn Astle
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Publication number: 20130260282Abstract: Metal nanotubes are provided comprising a composition having formula (M1)NT: wherein M1=Pt, Pd, or Au; wherein the nanotubes have: a wall thickness of from 2 to 12 nm; an outer diameter of from 30 to 100 nm; and a length of from 5 to 30 ?m. Metal nanowires are also provided comprising a composition having formula (M2)NW: wherein M2=Ag or Cu; wherein when M2=Ag, the nanowires have a diameter of from 25 to 60 nm and a length of from 1 to 10 ?m; and when M2=Cu, the nanowires have a diameter of from 50 to 100 nm and a length of from 10 to 50 ?m. In other embodiments, fuel cells are also described having at least one anode; at least one cathode; an electrolyte membrane between the at least one anode and at least one cathode; and a catalyst comprising either of the above described metal nanotubes or nanowires.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Yushan Yan, Shaun Alia
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Publication number: 20130261349Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising tin and optionally a second metal for use in the production of alcohols such as ethanol from carboxylic acids such as acetic acid. An acidic solution such as nitric acid is utilized in the preparation of the catalyst according to one embodiment of the present invention to better solubilize an organometallic tin precursor resulting in the formation of catalysts having particularly high selectivity to ethanol.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONInventors: Heiko Weiner, Zhenhua Zhou
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Publication number: 20130217569Abstract: A method of forming a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst by providing at least one metal nitrate solution, combining each of the at least one metal nitrate solutions with a precipitating agent whereby at least one catalyst precipitate is formed, and incorporating a strong base during precipitation, subsequent precipitation, or both during and subsequent precipitation. Catalysts produced via the disclosed method are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: RENTECH, INC.Inventors: Deena Ferdous, Belma Demirel
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Patent number: 8507403Abstract: A process is described for producing a powder batch comprises a plurality of particles, wherein the particles include (a) a first catalytically active component comprising at least one transition metal or a compound thereof; (b) a second component different from said first component and capable of removing oxygen from, or releasing oxygen to, an exhaust gas stream; and (c) a third component different from said first and second components and comprising a refractory support. The process comprises providing a precursor medium comprising a liquid vehicle and a precursor to al least one of said components (a) to (c) and heating droplets of said precursor medium carried in a gas stream to remove at least part of the liquid vehicle and chemically convert said precursor to said at least one component.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Miodrag Oljaca, Toivo T. Kodas, Ranko P. Bontchev, Klaus Kunze, Kenneth C. Koehlert
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Patent number: 8507405Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 17, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Cristal USA, Inc.Inventor: David M. Chapman
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Patent number: 8507404Abstract: Provided are improved regenerable SOx trap formulations for on-board vehicle applications. The regenerable sulfur trap formulations reduce the rate of sulfur poisoning of a downstream nitrogen storage reduction (NSR) catalyst trap in exhaust gas cleaning systems for combustion engines by adsorbing SOx as metal sulfate under lean exhaust conditions and desorbing the accumulated SOx under rich exhaust conditions. The regenerable sulfur oxides trap catalyst compositions include a metal (M) oxide, wherein M is selected from Cu, Fe, Mn, Ag, Co and combinations thereof and a metal (M)-La—Zr oxide, wherein M is selected from Cu, Fe, Mn, Ag, Co and combinations thereof. In addition, provided are improved exhaust gas cleaning systems and methods for treating exhaust gas from a combustion source that include a hydrogen generation system, a regenerable sulfur oxides trap, and a regenerable nitrogen storage reduction (NSR) catalyst trap.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2008Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: El-Mekki El-Malki, Walter Weissman, Paul J. Polini
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Patent number: 8506912Abstract: A nickel-based catalyst is provided for reducing carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon emissions, and nitrogen oxides from vehicle exhausts. The catalyst is impregnated directly onto a carrier which is non-reactive with nickel. The nickel is contained on said carrier at a loading of between about 2 to about 20 wt %. When used in a vehicle exhaust gas treatment system, the catalyst provides improved efficiency in reducing CO, HC, and NOx emissions over the use of conventional three-way-catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Scott Hepburn, Hungwen Jen, Eva Thanasiu