Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process of making inventions 01/06

20060019819 - Fiber structures including catalysts and methods associated with the same: Fiber structures that include a catalytic material are provided. The fiber structures (e.g., membranes) may be formed of interconnected carbon fibers. The catalytic material may be in the form of nanosize particles supported on the fibers. In one method of the invention, the structures are produced by electrospinning a polymeric...

20060019820 - Anion absorbent and production method thereof, and water treatment method: An anion absorbent comprising sintered clay of porous structure and a rare earth compound supported on the sintered clay. The anion absorbent is produced by a production method of an anion absorbent comprising a mixing step of mixing clay with an additive for making the clay porous, a sintering step...

20060019821 - Highly active alpha-olefin polymerization catalyst: A highly active alpha-olefin polymerization catalyst component is disclosed. In the presence of a co-catalyst, the catalyst component is useful for the production of LLDPE resins. The catalyst component is produced by a method whereby organic silicon compounds are reacted with a transition metal complex and active transition metal species...

20060019822 - Palladium catalyst composition: The present invention discloses 1) a catalyst composition consisting of a crosslinked organic polymer compound and a palladium catalyst, wherein said catalyst is physically carried on said crosslinked organic polymer compound, 2) a manufacturing method of the above catalyst composition 1), characterized by homogenizing a straight chain organic polymer compound,...

20060019823 - Hydrogenation catalysts and methods: Catalysts and composite materials comprised of catalytically active materials intercalated with alkali metals and/or optionally coated on alkali metals or combinations of alkali and alkali earth metals are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for enhancing reactions between hydrogen and organic materials by reacting said catalysts with solvents where such reactions...

20060019824 - Exhaust gas purification catalyst: A Ce—Zr mixed oxide is employed as an oxygen storage component for a lean-NOx catalyst, and catalytic precious metal atoms are placed at and/or between crystal lattice points of the mixed oxide. This structure prevents the sintering of the precious metal and accelerates movement of oxygen ions in each of...

20060019825 - Platinum-indium-iron/tungsten/manganese fuel cell electrocatalyst: C

20060019826 - Selectively suppressing catalytic hydrogenation: The hydrogenation activity of a heteroatom removal catalyst, having activity for both heteroatom removal and hydrogenation, is selectively suppressed by a treatment which comprises contacting the catalyst with (i) hydrogen, (ii) a selectively deactivating agent that suppresses the catalyst's hydrogenation activity, and (iii) a protective agent, such as CO, that...

20060019827 - High-performance catalyst support: A catalyst support is formed of a monolith having corrugated metal leaves. The corrugations of each leaf are oblique relative to the edges of the leaf. Each leaf extends from an interior region to an exterior region, and has corrugations that are non-parallel to the corrugations in an adjacent leaf....

20060014628 - Methods and configurations for catalyst regeneration: A catalyst regenerator (100) has a first section (110) and a second section (120) and is operated such that carbon from a carbon-contaminated catalyst (140) is converted to carbon monoxide in the first section (110) and that carbon monoxide is converted to carbon dioxide in the second section (120). The...

20060014629 - Catalyst for epoxidation reactions: The present invention relates to the manufacture of solid materials or shaped bodies containing at least one zeolite and being at least partly crystalline. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the solid materials or shaped bodies as such and to the use of these materials for reactions of compounds having...

20060014630 - Exhaust gas purifying catalyst and process for purification of exhaust gas: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst has a catalytic component including copper, ZSM-5, and β zeolite. This exhaust gas purifying catalyst reduces nitrogen oxides even from low temperature range and exhibits durability even under a thermal load of high temperature....

20060014631 - Supported catalyst containing active titanium in the homo, co-, and ter-polymerization of olefin-unsaturated compounds: The present invention relates to a supported catalyst containing titanium, its preparation and it use in the homo-, co-, and ter-polymerization of olefin-unsaturated compounds. The present invention also relates to a catalytic system comprising a supported catalyst based on titanium and a co-catalyst selected from organo-derivatives of aluminum. More, specifically,...

20060014632 - Catalyst compounds, catalyst systems thereof and their use in a polymerization process: The present invention relates to a cyclic germanium bridged bulky ligand metallocene-type catalyst compound, a catalyst system thereof, and to its use in a process for polymerizing olefin(s) to produce enhanced processability polymers....

20060014633 - Catalyst compositon for olefin polymerization: The invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising a salt of a non- or weakly coordinating anion, said non- or weakly coordinating anion comprising at least one metal or metalloid ion M with valency v+, v representing an integer between 1 and 5, and at least one bidentate ligand coordinating...

20060014634 - Silicon containing cyclopentadienyl ring for metallocene catalyst components: The present invention refers to a metallocene catalyst component for producing polyolefins according to formula (I) R″s(CpRn)g(CpRn)MQ3-g (I) or according to formula (II) R″(CpRn)MeXQ (II) wherein—each Cp is a substituted or unsubstituted cyclopentadienyl ring with the bridge-head position of at least one of the cyclopentadienyl rings being occupied by a...

20060014635 - Materials comprising organic groups containing sulphur and phosphorous bonded to a mineral oxide via oxygen atoms: The invention describes materials comprising organic groups containing sulphur and phosphorous bonded together by a hydrocarbon chain and bonded via phosphorous and oxygen atoms to a mineral oxide of an element M, said materials being characterized in that they comprise M-O-M′ bonds, M′representing an element of a mineral oxide identical...

20060014636 - Catalytic article: A catalyst body of the present invention includes: a porous carrier in which a large number of aggregate particles containing a main component of a nonoxide ceramic are bonded to one another while a large number of pores are disposed; and a catalyst layer carried on the porous carrier and...

20060014637 - Metal alloy for electrochemical oxidation reactions and method of production thereof: A method of production of highly alloyed supported or unsupported platinum-ruthenium catalysts by simultaneous precipitation of the corresponding hydrous oxides or hydroxides and subsequent reduction wherein the simultaneous precipitation of platinum and ruthenium hydrous oxides is made possible by mixing two separate precursor solutions of the two metals, one in...

20060014638 - Hydrogen storage materials and process for the preparation of the same: There are provided hydrogen storage materials comprising a first region composed primarily of an amorphous carbon containing at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf and Y, and a second region composed primarily of an amorphous carbon having a density lower than that of...

20060014639 - Process to prepare adsorbents from organic fertiilizer and their applications for removal of acidic gases from wet air streams: The invention is directed to an adsorbent comprising: a) 20-30% porous carbon with incorporated organic nitrogen species; and b) 70-80% inorganic matter. The invention is directed to a method of making an adsorbent which comprises: a) thermally drying dewatered sewage sludge to form granulated organic fertilizer; and b) pyrolyzing said...

20060009349 - Catalyst and process for lpg production: A catalyst for producing a liquefied petroleum gas according to the present invention comprises a Pd-based methanol synthesis catalyst component and a β-zeolite catalyst component. It can be used in a reaction of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to give a hydrocarbon containing propane or butane as a main component, i.e.,...

20060009350 - Cyclometallated catalysts: (wherein R1-R11, M, E, T, X, Y, m and n are defined herein). The compound, when combined with a suitable activator, is active for the polymerization of olefins. In an embodiment of combinations of the R1-R7 and T groups, these catalysts can engage in weak attractive non-covalent interactions with the...

20060009351 - Ultraviolet and visible-light-sensitive titania-based photocatalyst: The present invention provides photocatalysts showing excellent sensitivity not only in ultraviolet light region but also in visible light region. The ultraviolet and visible light-sensitive titania-based photocatalysts according to the present invention are characterized by their composition as expressed by a general formula: TiSixNyO2+2x−y (where 0.01<x<1 and 0.003<y<0.3). The invented...

20060009352 - Promoted calcium-aluminate supported catalysts for synthesis gas generation: A promoted calcium-alumina supported reforming catalyst that is particularly useful for reforming reactions where low H2/CO ratio synthesis gas, such as less than 2.3 is generated directly is disclosed. The catalyst comprises from about 25 wt % to about 98 wt % alumina, from about 0.5 wt % to about...

20060009353 - Process for the preparation of promoted calcium-aluminate supported catalysts: A promoted calcium-alumina supported reforming catalyst that is particularly useful for reforming reactions where low H2/CO ratio synthesis gas, such as less than 2.3 is generated directly is disclosed. The catalyst comprises from about 25 wt % to about 98 wt % alumina, from about 0.5 wt % to about...

20060009354 - Catalytic material and method of production thereof: The present invention features a catalytic material which includes a metal catalyst anchored to a nano-sized crystal containing a metal oxide. Furthermore, the present invention features a method of producing the catalytic material described herein. Finally, the present invention features using the catalytic material for removing contaminants and for getting...

20060009355 - Compositions for separating molecules: The present invention provides compositions for the separation of metals or biomolecules such as polypeptides, nucleic acids, or endotoxins using modified solid supports....

20060003888 - Spheric catalyst component for olefin polymerization and catalyst comprising the same: The present invention provides a spheric catalyst component as well as a catalyst for olefin polymerization. The spheric catalyst component comprises at least one titanium compound and optionally at least one electron donor compound supported on an active magnesium halide spheric carrier, wherein the active magnesium halide spheric carrier is...

20060003889 - Silicon carbide-based catalytic material and process for producing the same: a catalyst containing an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal, loaded on the porous body, characterized in that the catalyst is loaded via a crystalline coating film comprising an oxide and formed on at least part of the surfaces of the silicon carbide particles forming the first bonded structure....

20060003890 - Solid matter a, liquid matter b produced by using the a, liquid heating matter produced by using the b and method for producing the heating matter: Disclosed are a liquid heating element and a method for production thereof, and more particularly a solid ingredient A, a liquid ingredient B produced from the solid ingredient A, a liquid heating element produced from the liquid ingredient B and a method for producing the liquid heating element. The solid...

20060003891 - Spent fcc catalyst based coagulating and flocculating agent and method for making it: The proposed coagulating and flocculating agent and the method for making it provide an efficient and economically attractive means for cleaning liquids, particularly water, and waste water and sludge. The spent FCC catalyst based coagulating and flocculating agent is a mineral material comprising polymeric aluminum chloride (PAC) [Al2(OH)nCl6-n]m, n<5, m<10,...