Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process of making inventions 04/07

20070093377 - Metal nanocolloidal liguid, method for producing metal support and metal support: The present invention provides a metal nanocolloidal liquid characterized by containing a dispersion medium and nanocolloidal metal particles, and containing substantially no protective colloid-forming agent; and a method for producing a metal-on-carrier, characterized by including causing nanocolloidal metal particles to be carried on a carrier by use of the metal... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070093378 - Process for forming a ziegler-natta catalyst system having a controlled morphology: A pre-catalyst is formed by reacting butylethylmagnesium with an alcohol to form a magnesium alkoxide compound, followed by contacting the magnesium alkoxide compound with a phosphorous compound to form a magnesium alkoxide phosphorous compound mixture. The magnesium alkoxide phosphorous compound mixture is subsequently reacted with TiCl4 to form a MgCl2... Agent: Fina Technology Inc

20070093379 - Catalysts and methods for catalytic oxidation: Catalytic systems and methods for oxidizing materials in the presence of metal catalysts (preferably manganese-containing catalysts) complexed with selected macropolycyclic rigid ligands, preferably cross-bridged macropolycyclic ligands. Included are using these metal catalysts in such processes as: synthetic organic oxidation reactions such as oxidation of organic functional groups, hydrocarbons, and heteroatoms,... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division

20070093380 - Novel transesterification catalyst and a process for the preparation thereof: wherein R is tertiary-butyl and M is a transition metal ion selected from Fe, Co and Cr, x varies from 0 to 0.5, y varies from 3-5 and n is 10 or 12. The above said catalyst is useful for an efficient transesterification of glycerides, fatty acid esters and cyclic... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070093382 - Ceria-based mixed-metal oxide structure, including method of making and use: A homogeneous ceria-based mixed-metal oxide, useful as a catalyst support, a co-catalyst and/or a getter has a relatively large surface area per weight, typically exceeding 150 m2/g, a structure of nanocrystallites having diameters of less than 4 nm, and including pores larger than the nanocrystallites and having diameters in the... Agent: Stephen A. Schneeberger

20070093381 - Exhaust gas purifying catalyst: An exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprising: a honeycomb-like substrate disposed in an exhaust passage for an engine; and a catalytic layer formed on a cell wall of said substrate, said catalytic layer including a mixed oxide which contains Ce (cerium) and Zr (zirconium), and retains a catalytic noble metal in... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070093383 - Catalyst for oxidation emissions from compressed natural gas vehicles: Disclosed is a catalyst for purifying emissions from compressed natural gas vehicles through oxidation, comprising platinum and palladium, as catalytically active ingredients, supported on a support system including a first palladium-impregnated alumina, a second platinum-impregnated alumina, a composite ceria, and a nickel oxide and loaded on a metal or ceramic... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070093384 - Gas phase oxidation catalyst with defined vanadium oxide particle size distribution: A process is described for producing a catalyst for gas-phase oxidations, in which a suspension of TiO2 and V2O5 particles is applied to a fluidized inert support, wherein at least 90% by volume of the V2O5 particles have a diameter of 20 μm or less and at least 95% by... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070093385 - Desulfurization adsorbent for fuel cell and desulfurizing method using the same: wherein M1 is at least one selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, hydrogen, ammonium, rare earths, and transition metals; 4≦x/y≦500, 0≦z/y≦3, 0≦a/(y+z)≦1; and M2 is aluminum (Al), boron (B) or a trivalent metal. The desulfurizastion adsorbent is produced by subjecting a mixture of a silicon source, a titanium source,... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070087933 - Catalyst for the treatment of organic compounds: A catalyst for the hydroprocessing of organic compounds, composed of an interstitial metal hydride having a reaction surface at which monatomic hydrogen is available. The activity of the catalyst is maximized by avoiding surface oxide formation. Transition metals and lanthanide metals compose the compound from which the interstitial metal hydride... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070087934 - Porous composite materials having micro and meso/macroporosity: A composite material comprises: (a) a porous crystalline inorganic oxide material comprising a first framework structure defining a first set of uniformly distributed pores having an average cross-sectional dimension of from 0.3 to less than 2 nanometers and comprising a second framework structure defining a second set of uniformly distributed... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070087935 - Micro reforming reactor for fuel cell and method of preparing the same: A micro reforming reactor includes a first substrate with a micro channel having a width of less than 1,000 μm bonded to a second substrate to form a micro tunnel. An adhesive layer is formed on the internal walls of the micro tunnel using a flow coating method. A catalyst... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070082805 - Electrode base material for fuel cell: Disclosed are a carbon porous membranous structure having fine interconnecting pores an average diameter of which is 0.05 to 10 μm and a porosity of 15 to 85% and a metal-dispersed carbon structure comprising that carbon porous membranous structure having dispersed therein fine particles of at least one kind of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070082804 - Method of making metal-polymer composite catalysts: A metal-polymer-carbon composite catalyst for use as a cathode electrocatalyst in fuel cells. The catalyst includes a heteroatomic polymer; a transition metal linked to the heteroatomic polymer by one of nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus, and a recast ionomer dispersed throughout the heteroatomic polymer-carbon composite. The method includes forming a heteroatomic... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20070082806 - Metallocene catalysts, their synthesis and their use for the polymerization of olefins: A process for the preparation of a catalyst system includes the steps of combining a support material with a first composition which includes at least one aluminoxane in a first solvent to provide an aluminoxane loaded support; and, contacting the aluminoxane loaded support with a second composition which includes at... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070082807 - Visible light responsive complex oxide photocatalyst and method of using the same to decompose and eliminate harmful chemical substance: p

20070082808 - Non-noble metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction: Non-noble metal transition metal catalysts can replace platinum in the oxidation reduction reaction (ORR) used in electrochemical fuel cells. A RuxSe catalyst is prepared with comparable catalytic activity to platinum. An environmentally friendly aqueous synthetic pathway to this catalyst is also presented. Using the same aqueous methodology, ORR catalysts can... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070082809 - Hydrothermally stable microporous molecular sieve catalyst and preparation method thereof: Disclosed are a hydrothermally stable porous molecular sieve catalyst and a preparation method thereof. The catalyst consists of a product obtained by the evaporation of water from a raw material mixture comprising a molecular sieve having a framework of Si—OH—Al—, a water-insoluble metal salt and a phosphate compound. The catalyst... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070082810 - Methods for preparing coated metal substrates: A coated metal substrate useful for carrying an exhaust emission treatment catalyst such as a three-way conversion catalyst for use with small engine platforms. The coated metal substrate comprises a metal such as a stainless steel, a carbon steel, a FeCr alloy, Hastelloy and the like. The coating on the... Agent: Scott S. Servilla Basf Catalysts LLC

20070082812 - Method for producing catalyst: The present invention provides a method for producing a catalyst in which a porous carrier made of one or more metal oxides or carbon supports thereon catalyst particles comprising one or more precious metals and one or more typical elements or rare earth metal elements or oxides of these elements,... Agent: Roberts & Roberts, LLP Attorneys At Law

20070082811 - Method of preparing a hydrotreating catalyst on a support containing a rare earth metal: This invention relates to supported multi-metallic catalysts for use in the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feeds, as well as a method for preparing such catalysts. The catalysts are prepared from a catalyst precursor comprised of at least one Group VIII metal and a Group VI metal and an organic agent selected... Agent: Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Company

20070082813 - Catalyst for preparation of pentafluoroethane and preparation method thereof: The method of preparing a chromium oxide catalyst for preparation of pentafluoroethane using a chloroethane compound includes heat treating chromium hydroxide powder at a temperature not higher than 300° C. to obtain chromium oxide powder, heat treating metal hydroxide, at a temperature not higher than 300° C. to obtain metal... Agent: John S. Egbert Egbert Law Offices

20070082814 - Ternary nanocatalyst and method of making: A method is provided for making a supported catalyst comprising nanostructured elements which comprise microstructured support whiskers bearing nanoscopic catalyst particles, where the method comprises the step of depositing a catalyst material comprising at least three metallic elements on microstructured support whiskers from a single target comprising at least three... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070082815 - Grease and oil absorbent: This invention relates to a biological substance (oil absorbent) for the absorption of grease and oil. The invention is preferably used for removal of heavy oil released from ships and moreover oils, which are spilled out upon workshop floors. The invention utilizes byproducts and residual products such as bark, branches... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070082816 - Chemical bridges for enhancing hydrogen storage by spillover and methods for forming the same: A composition for hydrogen storage includes a source of hydrogen atoms, a receptor, and a chemical bridge formed between the source and the receptor. The chemical bridge is formed from a precursor material. The receptor is adapted to receive hydrogen spillover from the source.... Agent: Julia Church Dierker Dierker & Associates, P.C.

20070078050 - Wood-polymer-zeolite composites: Composite materials containing a cellulose component such as wood fibers or particles, a zeolite component, and a polymer such as polyethylene, polypropylene, or polyvinyl chloride are able to provide good physical strength performance. The composites may be prepared by any of a number of mixing and forming processes, and may... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070078051 - Method for manufacturing electrode layer for fuel cell: A method for manufacturing an electrode layer for a fuel cell includes applying a paste-form electrode material, having a solvent that includes an ion-exchange resin, to a sheet-form base, and evaporating the solvent on a front surface of a layer of the electrode material so that the concentration of the... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070078052 - Methanol tolerant catalyst material: Methanol tolerant catalyst material and method of its preparation are provided. These novel catalyst materials are based on organometallic clusters containing (i) a carbonyl group or a cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon ligand group, and (ii) a chalcogen containing group selected from MnFepXm, MnXm, MnClpXm, or mixtures thereof wherein M=Pt, Ru or... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070078053 - Catalyst for decomposition of nitrogen oxides: This invention relates generally to a platinized tin oxide-based catalyst. It relates particularly to an improved platinized tin oxide-based catalyst able to decompose nitric oxide to nitrogen and oxygen without the necessity of a reducing gas.... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20070078054 - Method of activating carbon monoxide removing catalyst, carbon monoxide removing catalyst, method of removing carbon monoxide and method of operating fuel cell system: A carbon monoxide removing catalyst such as a ruthenium supporting catalyst is provided for removing, through oxidation thereof, carbon monoxide from an alcohol reformed gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide to be supplied to a fuel cell. For its activation, the catalyst is caused to contact an inactive gas or... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070078055 - Method of stabilizing catalyst: To provide a method of stabilizing a catalyst enabling the stabilization to be completed in a very short period of time by means of a simple process, particularly a method of stabilizing a reduced Ni-containing catalyst. [Solution]A method of stabilizing a reduced Ni-containing catalyst, where gas in which three kinds... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070078056 - Pelletized activated carbon, method for producing pelletized activated carbon, and canister: A pelletized activated carbon and canister capable of reducing the amount of fuel gases evaporated and emitted into the atmosphere when a vehicle is stopped for a long time. A method for preparing the pelletized activated carbon including adding a binder and water to a powdery or granular activated carbon... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.