Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process of making inventions 02/06

20060040821 - Treatment of air to a catalyst regenerator to maintain catalyst activity: The invention relates to a conversion process for making olefin(s) using a molecular sieve catalyst composition. More specifically, the invention is directed to a process for converting a feedstock comprising an oxygenate in the presence of a molecular sieve catalyst composition, wherein the air feed to the catalyst regenerator is...

20060040822 - Catalyst compositions, processes, and products utilizing pillared clays: The present invention provides new catalyst compositions, methods of preparing a catalyst composition, and methods for polymerizing ethylene and other olefins. In one aspect, a catalyst composition comprising an ion-exchangable support such as a pillared clay; a transition metal compound in which the metal has a dn electron configuration, wherein...

20060040823 - Catalyst for nox and/or sox control: A catalytic additive for reducing NOx, SOx, and/or precursors thereof in a regenerator flue gas comprises an alkaline earth metal, phosphorous, and at least one transition metal on an alumina-based support....

20060040824 - Nitrogen oxides-removing material and device: A nitrogen oxides-removing material has fixed onto surfaces of metal fibers a complex compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group VIII elements, Group IX elements and Group X elements in the periodic table of the elements and at least one element selected from the...

20060035779 - Method for regenerating a hydrogenation catalyst: A process for regenerating a hydrogenation catalyst which has been used in a gas-phase hydrogenation, which comprises stripping at from 50 to 300° C. with a substance or a substance mixture which under the process conditions has no oxidizing action and is present in the gaseous state is described....

20060035780 - Catalyst for purifying diesel engine exhaust emissions: A diesel oxidation catalyst comprising a honeycomb substrate washcoated with a mixture of clay, a refractory oxide and a zeolite is disclosed. The washcoated substrate is subsequently deposited with a precious metal catalyst and a sulfur oxidation suppressant. In a preferred embodiment, the clay is acid-leached bentonite, the refractory oxide...

20060035781 - Polymerization catalyst system using n-butylmethyldimethoxysilane for preparation of polypropylene film grade resins: It has been discovered that using n-butylmethyldimethoxysilane (BMDS) as an external electron donor for Ziegler-Natta catalysts can provide a catalyst system that may prepare polypropylene films with improved properties. The catalyst systems of the invention provide for controlled chain defects/defect distribution and thus a regulated microtacticity. Consequently, the curve of...

20060035782 - Processing methods and formulations to enhance stability of lean-nox-trap catalysts based on alkali- and alkaline-earth-metal compounds: The present invention provides a coarsening resistant automotive exhaust catalyst composition. The composition of the invention comprises a metal or metal-containing compound and a component having alkali metal or an alkaline-earth metal ions bonded to a conjugate base oxide of an inorganic acid. The inorganic acid for which the base...

20060035783 - Fluid/slurry bed cobalt-alumina catalyst made by compounding and spray drying: A method for producing a cobalt on alumina catalyst is disclosed. The catalyst is prepared by thoroughly mixing cobalt nitrate into a peptized alumina slurry, and then spray-drying the slurry to form attrition resistant microspheres. The cobalt prepared by this invention is fully reducible. Optionally, metals such as ruthenium can...

20060035784 - Method for removing sulfur compounds from gases containing hydrocarbons: The present invention relates to processes for removing sulfur compounds from hydrocarbonaceous gases by using catalysts, with the exception of activated carbons and zeolites, which comprise copper, silver, zinc, molybdenum, iron, cobalt, nickel or mixtures thereof at temperatures of from (−50) to 150° C. and a pressure of from 0.1...

20060035785 - Active carbon, production method thereof and polarizable electrode: The present invention relates to an active carbon containing an alkaline earth metal compound inside the particle and having a specific surface area of 10 to 2,000 m2/g, which is suitable to be used for polarizable electrodes in an electric double layer capacitor. The active carbon of the present invention...

20060030476 - High capacity regenerable sorbent for removal or arsenic and other toxic ions from drinking water: The present invention is directed to a sorbent comprising a disordered polyvalent metal oxide on the surface of an inert substrate. The substrate can be a layered silicate, such as vermiculite, an aluminosilicate such as montmorillonite, or a nonlayered silicate such as a zeolite. The sorbent removes ionic contaminants, such...

20060030477 - Material with a hierarchical porosity comprising silicon: A material with a hierarchical porosity is described, constituted by at least two spherical elementary particles, each of said spherical particles comprising zeolitic nanocrystals having a pore size in the range 0.2 to 2 nm and a matrix based on silicon oxide, which is mesostructured, having a pore size in...

20060030478 - Xylenes isomerization catalyst system and use thereof: A catalyst system that exhibits a ratio of ethylene saturation to aromatics ring saturation of greater than 3,500. The catalyst system comprises two components and each component comprises a crystalline molecular sieve having a Constraint Index of from about 1 to about 12 and an effective amount of Group VIII...

20060030479 - Composition comprising titanium and clay and process therewith: A composition and a process for producing an ester or polyester are provided. The composition comprises a titanium compound and clay or a dispersion of clay. The process comprises contacting a carbonyl compound, in the presence of a catalyst, with a glycol in which the catalyst comprises a titanium compound...

20060030480 - Metal compound, and catalyst component and catalyst for addition polymerization, and process for producing addition polymer: A metal compound obtained by a process comprising the step of contacting, in a specific ratio, a compound represented by the formula BiL1r, a compound represented by the formula R1s-1TH, and a compound represented by the formula R23-nJ(OH)n; a catalyst component for addition polymerization comprising the metal compound; a catalyst...

20060030481 - Exhaust treatment device and methods of making the same: An exhaust treatment device comprises a shell; a substrate disposed within the shell, the substrate having a catalyst disposed thereon, wherein the catalyst comprises platinum and a protective layer selected from the group consisting of tin oxide, iron oxide, and manganese oxide, and wherein the catalyst is capable of oxidizing...

20060030482 - Ni hydrogenation catalysts, manufacture and use: Improved Ni catalysts for hydrogenation reactions are disclosed. The catalysts are useful for hydrogenation such as selective hydrogenation of acetylenic impurities in crude olefin and diolefin streams. The catalysts are prepared by depositing nickel on a porous support which has the following specific physical properties; BET surface area of from...

20060030483 - Nanocomposite compositions for hydrogen storage and methods for supplying hydrogen to fuel cells: A core-shell composition for gas storage, comprising a hollow or porous core and a shell comprising a nanocomposite. The nanocomposite is composed of an exfoliated layered filler dispersed in a matrix material, which provides high mechanical strength to hold a high pressure gas such as hydrogen and high resistance to...

20060025299 - Novel catalyst system for high activity and stereoselectivity in the homopolymerization and copolymerization of olefins: The present invention is directed to a novel composition, and to a method of making the composition, the composition being useful in catalyst systems for the homopolymerization and/or copolymerization of olefins, wherein such catalyst systems display a higher level of activity and stereoselectivity than previously reported. The present invention is...

20060025300 - Magnesium dichloride-based adducts and catalyst components obtained therefrom: Solid Lewis adducts comprising MgCl2, a Lewis base (LB) belonging to ethers, esters, ketones, silanes or amines and an alcohol ROH, in which R is a C1-C15 hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with heteroatoms containing groups, which compounds are in molar ratios to each other defined by the following formula MgC12(ROM)...

20060025301 - Process for preparing nanosized, thermally stable, and high surface area multi-component metal oxides: The present invention relates to a method for producing nanosized, thermally stable, and high surface area multicomponent metal oxides and the metal oxide products have been found to retain a high specific surface area, with particle size ranging from 3-10 nanometers even after subjecting them to elevated temperatures, which make...

20060025302 - Selective hydrogenation catalyst designed for raw gas feed streams: A catalyst for selective hydrogenation of acetylenes and diolefins, particularly in a raw gas feed stream for front end selective hydrogenation. The catalyst contains a low surface area carrier with a surface area from about 2-20 m2/g, wherein the pore volume of the pores of the carrier is greater than...

20060025303 - Cross-coupling reactions: A method for producing a copper/palladium colloid catalyst useful for Suzuki couplings....

20060025304 - Radiation sensitive photocatalyst composition and application thereof: Disclosed is a radiation sensitive photocatalyst composition and application thereof. The composition can be induced by using ionization radiation or non-ionization radiation, which comprises a photocatalyst to perform photocatalysis; an enhancer to convert radiation energy into photons for photocatalysis; and a porous material to absorb and to immobilize the photocatalyst/enhancer...