Zinc Containing Patents (Class 502/424)
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Patent number: 9861071Abstract: Composite particles and methods for making the same. An absorbent material is formed into a particle. An optional performance-enhancing active is coupled to the absorbent material before, during, or after the particle-forming process, homogeneously and/or in layers. Additionally, the composite absorbent particle may include a core material. Preferred methods for creating the absorbent particles include a pan agglomeration process, a high shear agglomeration process, a low shear agglomeration process, a high pressure agglomeration process, a low pressure agglomeration process, a rotary drum agglomeration process, a mix muller process, a roll press compaction process, a pin mixer process, a batch tumble blending mixer process, an extrusion process, and a fluid bed process.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Charles F. Fritter, Ananth N. Shenoy
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Patent number: 9648845Abstract: Composite particles and methods for making the same. An absorbent material is formed into a particle. An optional performance-enhancing active is coupled to the absorbent material before, during, or after the particle-forming process, homogeneously and/or in layers. Additionally, the composite absorbent particle may include a core material. Preferred methods for creating the absorbent particles include a pan agglomeration process, a high shear agglomeration process, a low shear agglomeration process, a high pressure agglomeration process, a low pressure agglomeration process, a rotary drum agglomeration process, a mix muller process, a roll press compaction process, a pin mixer process, a batch tumble blending mixer process, an extrusion process, and a fluid bed process.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Charles F. Fritter, Ananth N. Shenoy
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Patent number: 9253961Abstract: Composite particles and methods for making the same. An absorbent material is formed into a particle. An optional performance-enhancing active is coupled to the absorbent material before, during, or after the particle-forming process, homogeneously and/or in layers. Additionally, the composite absorbent particle may include a core material. Preferred methods for creating the absorbent particles include a pan agglomeration process, a high shear agglomeration process, a low shear agglomeration process, a high pressure agglomeration process, a low pressure agglomeration process, a rotary drum agglomeration process, a mix muller process, a roll press compaction process, a pin mixer process, a batch tumble blending mixer process, an extrusion process, and a fluid bed process.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: The Clorox CompanyInventors: Charles F. Fritter, Ananth N. Shenoy
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Patent number: 9006137Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a compressed gaseous fuel storage pellet is provided comprising a gas adsorbent material and a thermally conductive material extending substantially an entire dimension of the pellet and having a thermal conductivity of at least 75 W/mK. The pellet may include at least two layers of gas adsorbent material spaced apart along a compression direction of the pellet and a substantially continuous layer of the thermally conductive material disposed between the at least two layers of gas adsorbent material. The pellet may further include thermally conductive projections which intersect the layer(s) of thermally conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rachel Blaser, Michael J. Veenstra, Chunchuan Xu
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Patent number: 8759253Abstract: The invention is directed to a chemically activated carbon, based on a combination of wood particles and comminuted carbonaceous vegetable material selected from kernel or shell material, in a weight ratio of between 5-95 to 90-10, preferably between 15-85 and 90-10, further optionally containing a binder, said carbon having been chemically activated using phosphoric acid or zinc chloride and to a process for producing same.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Cabot Norit Nederland B.V.Inventors: Ralph Richard De Leede, Eduardus Gerardus Johannes Staal, Michael Rodgers, Wilhelmina Margaretha Theresia Maria Reimerink-Schats
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Patent number: 8753434Abstract: Filter media that includes activated carbon particulates and zinc oxide particles disposed on surfaces of the activated carbon particulates. The zinc oxide particles have an average crystallite dimension that is not greater than about 50 nm.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2013Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Lisa M. Croll, Jeffrey R. Dahn, Jock W. H. Smith, Jennifer V. Romero
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Patent number: 8585808Abstract: Filter media that includes activated carbon particulates and zinc oxide particles disposed on surfaces of the activated carbon particulates. The zinc oxide particles have an average crystallite dimension that is not greater than about 50 nm.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignees: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Lisa M. Croll, Jeffrey R. Dahn, Jock W. H. Smith, Jennifer V. Romero
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Patent number: 8541338Abstract: Nanoporous activated carbon material having a high specific capacitance in EDLCs and controlled oxygen content, and methods for making such activated carbon material. Reduction of oxygen content is achieved by (a) curing a carbon precursor/additive mixture in an inert or reducing environment, and/or (b) refining (heating) activated carbon material after synthesis in an inert or reducing environment. The inert or reducing environment used for curing or refining is preferably substantially free of oxygen.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Kishor Purushottam Gadkaree, Jia Liu
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Patent number: 8524632Abstract: A method for producing a low oxygen content activated carbon material includes heating a natural, non-lignocellulosic carbon precursor in an inert or reducing atmosphere to form a first carbon material, mixing the first carbon material with an inorganic compound to form an aqueous mixture, heating the aqueous mixture in an inert or reducing atmosphere to incorporate the inorganic compound into the first carbon material, removing the inorganic compound from the first carbon material to produce a second carbon material, and heating the second carbon material in an inert or reducing atmosphere to form the low oxygen content activated carbon material. The activated carbon material is suitable to form improved carbon-based electrodes for use in high energy density devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Kishor Purushottam Gadkaree, Jia Liu
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Patent number: 8507406Abstract: Disclosed herein are rod-packing robust microporous metal-organic frameworks having the repeat unit Zn4(OH)2(1,2,4-BTC)2, useful for applications such as selective gas storage, selective gas sorption and/or separation, selective sensing of chemicals, and catalysis.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas SystemInventors: Banglin Chen, Zhangjing Zhang
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Patent number: 8252716Abstract: A two-cycle thermal process for making porous activated carbon materials involves a first step of heating a mixture of a carbon precursor/chemical additive in a first heating cycle at a first temperature to cause gas liberation and volumetric expansion of the mixture, and heating the carbon material produced in the first step in a second heating cycle at a second temperature to carbonize and activate the carbon precursor. During the second cycle, essentially no gas liberation or volumetric expansion is observed.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Kishor Purushottam Gadkaree, Jia Liu
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Patent number: 7678738Abstract: A method for treating saturated activated coke comprises the following steps: A) The saturated activated coke is subjected to a dehydration treatment so that the water content in the activated coke is ?25%; B) The product obtained from step A is dried at a starting temperature of 120° C.-150° C.; C) The product obtained from step B is subjected to dry distillation and the condition of the dry distillation is that: by heating to a final temperature for the drying of 500° C.-600° C. at a speed of 4° C.-10° C./min and maintaining for 10-60 minutes, the organics adsorbed on the surface and in the pores of the activated coke is cracked, volatilized and carbonized; D) The product obtained from step C is activated and the activation condition is that: after heating to 800° C.-950° C. at 2° C.-8° C./min, a stream is supplied, wherein the weight ratio of the activated coke to the stream is 1:0.5-5 and the activation time is 0.5-2 h. The activated coke after several times of treatment can be used as the fuel.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2007Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Mississippi International Water, Inc.Inventor: Dawei Zhang
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Patent number: 7220704Abstract: A composition comprising a promoter and a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of a gallium oxide, an indium oxide, and combinations of any two or more thereof, wherein at least a portion of the promoter is present as a reduced valence promoter and methods of preparing such composition are disclosed. The thus-obtained composition is employed in a desulfurization zone to remove sulfur from a hydrocarbon stream.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2002Date of Patent: May 22, 2007Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Robert W. Morton, Jason J. Gislason, M. Bruce Welch, David E. Simon, Roland Schmidt
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Patent number: 6589904Abstract: The present invention provides an activated carbon produced by a process, which includes: activating a carbonaceous material, to obtain an activated carbonaceous material; and contacting the activated carbonaceous material with an acid. Another embodiment of the present invention provides an electrode for an electric double-layer capacitor, which includes the above-described activated carbon. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a filter, which includes the above-described activated carbon. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a shaped article, which includes the above-described activated carbon. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a method for producing activated carbon, which includes activating a carbonaceous material, to obtain an activated carbonaceous material; and contacting the activated carbonaceous material with an acid, to obtain the activated carbon.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2000Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignees: Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kuraray Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideharu Iwasaki, Nozomu Sugo, Shushi Nishimura, Yoshifumi Egawa, Hajime Aoki
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Patent number: 6479429Abstract: A process to produce a sorbent composition is provided. This process comprises: (a) contacting a zinc component, an alumina component, and a dispersant component, to form a mixture; and then (b) spray drying said mixture to form particles; and then (c) contacting said particles with a zinc compound, wherein said zinc compound is zinc oxide, or it is a compound convertible to zinc oxide, to form a sorbent composition. A process to produce a particulate composition that comprises zinc aluminate is provided. This comprises: (a) contacting a zinc component, an alumina component, and a dispersant component, to form a mixture; and then (b) spray drying said mixture to form said particulate composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1997Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventor: Gyanesh P. Khare
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Patent number: 6471886Abstract: Thionyl chloride is a hazardous and reactive chemical used as the liquid cathode in commercial primary batteries. Contrary to previous thinking, ASZM-TEDA® carbon (Calgon Corporation) reversibly absorbs thionyl chloride. Thus, several candidate materials were examined as irreversible getters for thionyl chloride. The capacity, rate and effect of temperature were also explored. A wide variety of likely materials were investigated through screening experiments focusing on the degree of heat generated by the reaction as well as the material absorption capacity and irreversibility, in order to help narrow the group of possible getter choices. More thorough, quantitative measurements were performed on promising materials. The best performing getter was a mixture of ZnO and ASZM-TEDA® carbon. In this example, the ZnO reacts with thionyl chloride to form ZnCl2 and SO2. The SO2 is then irreversibly gettered by ASZM-TEDA® carbon.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2000Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Sandia National LaboratoriesInventors: George Buffleben, Steven H. Goods, Timothy Shepodd, David R. Wheeler, LeRoy Whinnery, Jr.
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Patent number: 6248691Abstract: Mesoporous carbon and method of making involves forming a mixture of a high carbon-yielding carbon precursor that when carbonized yields greater than about 40% carbon on a cured basis, and an additive that can be catalyst metal and/or low carbon-yielding carbon precursor that when carbonized yields no greater than about 40% by weight carbon on a cured basis. When a catalyst metal is used, the amount of catalyst metal after the subsequent carbonization step is no greater than about 1 wt. % based on the carbon. The mixture is cured, and the carbon precursors are carbonized and activated to produce mesoporous activated carbon.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 1998Date of Patent: June 19, 2001Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Kishor P. Gadkaree, David L. Hickman, Y. Lisa Peng, Tinghong Tao
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Patent number: 6225256Abstract: An activated carbon and method of producing and using same. Pecan hulls are fractured to produce a particle size of less than a predetermined size (e.g., 75 microns), chemically activated in an acid solution, carbonized, and washed.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1998Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: New Mexico State University Technology Transfer CorporationInventors: Reyad Shawabkeh, David A. Rockstraw, Rohinton K. Bhada
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Patent number: 6060424Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon and methods for preparing same. In particular, this invention relates to the preparation of novel carbons derived from lignocellulosic materials (particularly wood-based lignocellulosic materials) which are useful for producing high energy density double layer energy storage devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1999Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventor: John A. Alford
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Patent number: 6043183Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon and methods for preparing same. In particular, this invention relates to the preparation of novel carbons derived from lignocellulosic materials (particularly wood-based lignocellulosic materials) which are useful for producing high power density double layer energy storage devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1997Date of Patent: March 28, 2000Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventor: John A. Alford
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Patent number: 6030922Abstract: The synthesis of carbon, particularly in an activated form, from sludge materials such as composed of biosolids and the like is described wherein the treated material is subjected to processing including chemical activation, light and humidity treatment, pyrolysis and physical activation to result in an activated carbon of high surface area and microporosity.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1998Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Assignee: Illinois Institute of TechnologyInventors: Nasrin R. Khalili, Hamid Arastoopour, Laura K. Walhof
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Patent number: 5990041Abstract: This invention relates to a mesoporous carbon material in the form of filaments having a high surface area. A process is also provided to produce mesoporous carbon material of high surface area. The process comprises drying a carbon material, surface oxidizing the dried material, stabilizing the surface oxidized material, and activating the stabilized material to produce a highly activated, mesoporous material.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1997Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Research Foundation of State University of New York at BuffaloInventors: Deborah D. L. Chung, Weiming Lu
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Patent number: 5710091Abstract: A process to produce a sorbent composition is provided. This process comprises: (a) contacting a zinc component, an alumina component, and a dispersant component, to form a mixture; and then (b) spray drying said mixture to form particles; and then (c) contacting said particles with a zinc compound, wherein said zinc compound is zinc oxide, or it is a compound convertible to zinc oxide, to form a sorbent composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventor: Gyanesh P. Khare
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Patent number: 5614459Abstract: An improved process is provided for the preparation of activated carbon, which comprises swelling a carbonaceous material in a polar organic solvent containing an activating agent, removing the solvent, carbonizing the material, and removing the activating agent from the product. The activated carbon is produced in a short time with a high yield, and has a high surface area with a very narrow pore size distribution. Both the solvent and activating agents may be recovered and recycled.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: March 25, 1997Assignee: Universidad de AntioquiaInventors: Fanor Mondragon, John Fernandez, Alfredo Jaramillo, Gustavo Quintero
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Patent number: 5538932Abstract: An improved method of manufacturing hard activated carbon pellets is disclosed in which a lignocellulose material is chemically activated to form a char and heated to a temperature above about 360.degree. C. which char is ground and then agglomerated in a pin mixer followed by pelleting the agglomerated acid char in the presence of an activatable binder. The pelleted hard activated carbon is then subjected to a final heat activation to yield a product with high density and activity.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1995Date of Patent: July 23, 1996Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventors: Zhiquan Q. Yan, John C. McCue, Edward D. Tolles
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Patent number: 5324703Abstract: A method of manufacturing hard pelleted activated carbon is disclosed in which pellets are first formed by agglomeration in a pin mixer followed by pelleting the plasticized acid char (without the use of additional binders), and then activating the carbon pellets to yield a product with high density and activity.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 1993Date of Patent: June 28, 1994Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventors: John C. McCue, Zhiquan Q. Yan, Edward D. Tolles
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Patent number: 5304527Abstract: Lignocellulosic carbonaceous material is activated to produce a high activity, high density gas-phase activated carbon under conditions which effectively alter the particle pore volume size distribution to optimize the carbon's mesoporosity. A novel process is disclosed for producing the carbon.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1992Date of Patent: April 19, 1994Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventor: Mitchell S. Dimitri
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Patent number: 5276000Abstract: Lignocellulosic carbonaceous material is activated to produce a high activity, high density gas-phase activated carbon under conditions which effectively alter the particle pore volume size distribution to optimize the carbon's mesoporosity. An improved process is disclosed for producing the carbon, as are its application in emission control for vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1992Date of Patent: January 4, 1994Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventors: Charles C. Matthews, Edward D. Tolles
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Patent number: 5271917Abstract: Carbon fibers having substantially increased active surface area and total surface area are used to enhance carbon fiber bonding to matrix materials in carbon fiber products. The enhanced active surface area and total surface area are produced by carbon removal in disordered regions as well as perfect basal plane regions by catalytic silver oxidation.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 1992Date of Patent: December 21, 1993Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventor: Wesley P. Hoffman
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Patent number: 5250491Abstract: Lignocellulosic carbonaceous material is activated to produce a high activity, high density gas-phase activated carbon under conditions which effectively alter the particle pore volume size distribution to optimize the carbon's mesoporosity. An agglomeration process is disclosed for producing the carbon.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1992Date of Patent: October 5, 1993Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventor: Zhiquan Q. Yan
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Patent number: 5212144Abstract: An improved apparatus and method for the manufacture of activated carbon wherein a carbonaceous raw material impregnated with a chemical activating agent is treated by controlling the rate of heat transfer to the particles via indirect heating of the activation furnace and simultaneously introducing a flow of independently controlled sweep gas at spaced intervals along the path of travel of the particles through the furnace to more precisely control the activation reaction and the level of densification of the particles during certain stages of treatment. In a more preferred embodiment, the particles are processed in a plurality of treatment stages related to the rate of evolution of water and/or the evolution of water and the chemical activating agent and the rates of heat transfer and the volume flow rate of sweep gas are closely controlled relative to achieving predetermined levels of densification of the particles during each treatment stage and selected levels of activation properties in the end product.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 1992Date of Patent: May 18, 1993Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventor: Frank R. Schwartz, Jr.
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Patent number: 5206207Abstract: Carbonaceous material is activated to produce a high activity, high density gas-phase activated carbon under conditions which effectively alter the particle pore size distribution to optimize the carbon's mesoporosity. The carbon is particularly suited for application in emission control for vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1992Date of Patent: April 27, 1993Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventor: Edward D. Tolles
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Patent number: 5204310Abstract: Lignocellulosic carbonaceous material is activated to produce a high activity, high density gas-phase activated carbon under conditions which effectively alter the particle pore size distribution to optimize the carbon's mesoporosity. Alternative processes are disclosed for producing the carbon, as are its application in emission control for vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 1992Date of Patent: April 20, 1993Assignee: Westvaco CorporationInventors: Edward D. Tolles, Mitchell S. Dimitri, Charles C. Matthews
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Patent number: 5166123Abstract: A carbonaceous adsorbent to be used for the removal of a pyrogen dissolved in water is disclosed. The adsorbent is obtained by carbonizing porous beads of a cross-linked polymer. This adsorbent is favorably used for the removal of endotoxin in the production of pure water from deionized water resulting from the treatment with ion-exchange resins.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 1990Date of Patent: November 24, 1992Assignee: Tokyo Organic Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Wataru Agui, Shuji Tamura, Hiroshi Kuyama, Yoshiya Kurachi, Masahiko Abe, Yukihiro Kaneko, Keizo Ogino
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Patent number: 5162286Abstract: There is described a method of producing activated carbon using the phosphoric acid activation process. The starting material employed is a young carbonaceous vegetable product which is comminuted to form particles having a very small particle size. The particles are then treated with phosphoric acid and carbonized to produce activated carbon. The starting materials are selected to have a concentration of natural binding agent greater than 30% by weight.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 1990Date of Patent: November 10, 1992Inventor: James D. MacDowall
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Patent number: 5102855Abstract: Process for producing activated carbon, preferably high surface area activated carbon, from inexpensive cellulosic precursors, such as paper, by pretreating the cellulosic precursor with an activating agent, such as phosphoric acid, followed by carbonization in an inert atmosphere at an elevated temperature to produce activated carbon. The activated carbon can be further activated to increase its surface area by heating it in an oxidizing atmosphere at an elevated temperature to yield activated carbon having a surface area of at least 100 m.sup.2 /g.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 1990Date of Patent: April 7, 1992Assignee: UCAR Carbon Technology CorporationInventors: Ronald A. Greinke, Irwin C. Lewis, David R. Ball
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Patent number: 5039651Abstract: A chemically activated shaped carbon suitable for adsorbing and desorbing hydrophobic organic compounds and having the specific properties in bulk density, pore volume, bulk density x pore volume, surface area, bulk density x surface area, mean pore size and the effective amount of adsorption of butane, a process for producing thereof and use thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 1989Date of Patent: August 13, 1991Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Kosaka, Hideo Hirota, Yoshinori Iwashima
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Patent number: 5021391Abstract: A carbonaceous adsorbent to be used for the removal of a pyrogen dissolved in water is disclosed. The adsorbent is obtained by carbonizing porous beads of a cross-linked polymer. This adsorbent is favorably used for the removal of endotoxin in the production of pure water from deionized water resulting from the treatment with ion-exchange resins.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 1989Date of Patent: June 4, 1991Assignee: Tokyo Organic Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Wataru Agui, Shuji Tamura, Hiroshi Kuyama, Yoshiya Kurachi, Masahiko Abe, Yukihiro Kaneko, Keizo Ogino
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Patent number: 4689316Abstract: Metal vapor may be deposited on catalyst supports to produce supported catalysts. This process allows deposition deep in the pores of the catalyst support without the impregnation problems of liquid phase deposition of catalytic material on porous catalyst supports.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 1986Date of Patent: August 25, 1987Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventor: Robert G. Bowman
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Patent number: 4544650Abstract: A composite mass with a major proportion of inorganic material and a minor proportion of organic material, preferably from industrial waste products, is activated by dehydration of its organic constituents whereupon the mass is subjected to a two-phase pyrolytic process. In a first stage, lasting for 2 to 3 hours it is heated to about 600.degree. C. with carbonization of the organic constituents; in a second stage, lasting for 1 to 2 hours, the mass is sintered or consolidated at a temperature between about 900.degree. and 1150.degree. C.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1984Date of Patent: October 1, 1985Assignee: Institut For Energetik Zentralstelle Fur Rationelle EnergieanwendungInventors: Reiner Kinder, Johannes Teubel, Herbert Schuster, Christine Fanslau