Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process of making inventions 03/08

20080070775 - Ceramic catalyst body: A ceramic catalyst body has a ceramic carrier supporting catalyst therein. The ceramic carrier has plural cells surrounded by plural cell walls arranged in a honeycomb shape, and a catalyst separation ratio H of the ceramic carrier expressed by the following formula is not more than 35%. H=217.254+(−0.167)×T+0.345×D+28.731×ΔCTE−3.343×S, where Δ... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080070776 - Honeycomb structure and honeycomb catalyst body: A honeycomb structure having excellent catalyst-carrying properties and, when used as a honeycomb structure for a honeycomb catalyst body, excellent in purification efficiency and low in pressure loss, and mountable even in a limited space; and a honeycomb catalyst body excellent in purification efficiency and low in pressure loss, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080070777 - Process for producing fuel cell electrode, catalyst-coated membrane and membrane-electrode assembly: Disclosed are processes for producing a fuel cell electrode and a membrane electrode assembly. In one preferred embodiment, the process comprises (a) preparing a suspension of catalyst particles dispersed in a liquid medium containing a polymer dissolved or dispersed therein; (b) dispensing the suspension onto a primary surface of a... Agent: Bor Z. Jang

20080070778 - Catalysts to reduce nox in an exhaust gas stream and methods of preparation: Catalysts, systems and methods are described to reduce NOx emissions of an internal combustion engine. In one embodiment, an emissions treatment system for an exhaust stream is provided having a catalyst comprising silver and a platinum group metal on a particulate alumina support, the atomic fraction of the platinum group... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20080070779 - Shaped catalyst system: A shaped particle suitable for use as a catalyst support or, alternatively, a dehydrogenation catalyst system in the form of a shaped particle, wherein said shaped particle has a geometry including a length and a cross sectional geometry at at least one point along said length, wherein said cross sectional... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080064587 - Oxidation catalyst for exhaust gas purification, catalyst structure for exhaust gas purification and method for purifying exhaust gas: An oxidation catalyst for exhaust gas purification, comprising a carrier containing titania and zeolite, and a noble metal supported on the carrier, wherein the quantity of the zeolite is within a range from 35 to 50% by weight relative to the catalyst. This oxidation catalyst for exhaust gas purification exhibits... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080064588 - Rhenium-containing transalkylation catalysts and processes for making the same: Transalkylation catalysts containing rhenium and a molecular sieve component comprising an acidic MFI molecular sieve having a Si/Al2 molar ratio of less than about 80 and mordenite provide a transalkylation product with a low content of benzene co-boilers. The invention encompasses sulfided catalyst embodiments and methods of making the catalysts.... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080064589 - Method for preparation of spherical support for olefin polymerization catalyst: The spherical support for olefin polymerization catalysts obtained from the method of the present invention has a spherical particle shape with a smooth surface, uniform particle size distribution and 0.25 g/cc or more of bulk density, which makes it suitable for preparing a catalyst that is enough to meet the... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20080064590 - Activated mixed metal oxide oxidation catalysts: A method for producing a catalyst by contacting a mixed metal oxide catalyst with water, and optionally, an aqueous metal oxide precursor to produce a modified mixed metal oxide, and calcining the modified mixed metal oxide.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080064591 - Reclamation of a titanosilicate, and reconstitution of an active oxidation catalyst: A method of reclaiming a titanosilicate from a deactivated or spent oxidation catalyst containing a titanosilicate having deposited thereon one or more catalytic metals, such as gold, and optionally, one or more promoter metals, the method involving treating the deactivated catalyst with an oxidant; contacting the oxidant-treated catalyst with acid,... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20080064592 - Method for synthesizing nano-sized titanium dioxide particles: A method for synthesizing TiO2, metal-doped TiO2, and metal-coated TiO2 particles of spherical form factor and needle type of which the average particle size is below 150 nm. The method of the invention is to synthesize Ti(OH)4, metal-doped Ti(OH)4 or metal-coated Ti(OH)4, and react the same by applying a pressure... Agent: Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP

20080064593 - Multi-layer catalyst for producing phthalic anhydride: The present invention relates to a catalyst for preparing phthalic anhydride by gas phase oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene, comprising at least three catalyst zones which have different compositions and, from the gas inlet side toward the gas outlet side, are referred to as first, second and third catalyst zone,... Agent: Scott R. Cox Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.s.c.

20080064594 - Titanium dioxide mixtures for producing catalysts: Catalytic titanium dioxide mixtures comprising: a first anatase titanium dioxide having a BET surface area greater than 15 m2/g and a hydrogen uptake for the reduction of Ti4+ to Ti of from 5 to 20 μmol/m2; and a second anatase titanium dioxide having a BET surface area less than or... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080064595 - Fluid treatment with activated carbon and carbon foam: A system comprising an activated carbon bed in contact with carbon foam is described. In some embodiments, the system, which may be a fluid treatment system, may comprise an activated carbon bed and a carbon foam section covering at least a portion of a surface of the activated carbon bed.... Agent: Philip D. Lane

20080058195 - Universal connection device for windshield wiper blade: A universal connection device mainly contains a cover member having two opposing and parallel walls. The height of each wall decreases gradually towards a front end in a front section and decreases more sharply towards a back end in a back section. Within a middle section between the front and... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080058196 - Molecular sieve ssz-75 composition of matter and synthesis thereof: The present invention relates to new crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-75 having STI topology prepared using a tetramethylene-1,4-bis-(N-methylpyrrolidinium) dication as a structure-directing agent, and methods for synthesizing SSZ-75.... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080058197 - Method to raise the solid content of catalytic cracking catalyst slurry: A method for preparing cracking catalyst. The method comprises making catalyst slurry having a homogeneous distribution of molecular sieve slurry, pseudoboehmite, clay, inorganic acid and aluminum-containing binder; and subsequent spray drying. Inorganic acid is added prior to the addition of pseudoboehmite; addition of molecular sieve is added after the addition... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20080058198 - Highly active alpha-olefin copolymerization catalyst system: A high activity magnesium-based supported catalyst component useful in a catalyst system for the compolymerization of ethylene and alpha-olefin and a process for preparing the catalyst component is described. In the process, alkoxysilane ester is contacted with a halogen-substituted silane to form an organic silicon complex. Optionally, the organic silicon... Agent: Howrey LLP

20080058199 - Compositions that can produce polymers: This invention provides a compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer into at least one polymer.... Agent: Merchant & Gould Chevron Phillips

20080058200 - Polymer-supported metal cluster composition: A polymer-supported metal cluster composition is obtained by supporting a transition metal by a cross-linked polymer, and the polymer-supported cluster composition is characterized by the cross-linked polymer obtained by cross-linking of a cross-linkable polymer containing a hydrophilic side chain and a hydrophobic side chain group having a cross-linkable functional group.... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080058201 - Method of diffusing a catalyst for electrochemical oxygen reduction: An improved gas diffusion electrode composed of a perovskite-type oxide dispersed in a mixture of carbon black and a hydrophobic binder polymer. An improved catalyst for use in the electrochemical reduction of oxygen comprising a perovskite-type compound having alpha and beta sites, and having a greater molar ratio of cations... Agent: Ceramatec, Inc.

20080058202 - Catalyst for use in reforming methanol with steam and method for preparation thereof: [Solving Means] A catalyst used for steam reforming of methanol has Al alloy particles each having an oxide surface layer containing fine copper oxide particles, the Al alloy particles being produced by a process comprising the step of performing leaching treatment for Al alloy particles with an aqueous alkaline solution... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080058203 - Catalysts and processes for the manufacture of lower aliphatic alcohols from syngas: There are disclosed catalyst formulations and methods for the preparation of oxygenated lower aliphatic compounds. The methods comprise applying a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a catalyst formulation under reaction conditions, wherein the catalyst formulation is a solid which may comprise: an active metal, a mixed metal component... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080058204 - Method for preparing catalyst platinum supported on lithium cobalt oxide: The present invention relates to a method for preparing catalyst platinum supported on lithium cobalt oxide for sodium borohydride hydrolysis. The catalyst with crystalline platinum is produced by mixing dihydrogen hexachloroplatinumate and black lithium-cobalt-oxide powder with the impregnation method, and then by a two-step sintering. Platinum is the major catalytic... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080058205 - Moisture absorbent composition, moisture absorbent molding, and method for controlling equilibrium humidity, method for controlling time of maintaining equilibrium humidity: A moisture absorbent composition is provided with a thermoplastic resin; and a moisture absorbent kneaded into the thermoplastic resin, having a secondary particle size of substantially 1 to 40 μm, wherein equilibrium humidity is controlled by selecting the specific gravity of the thermoplastic resin. A method for controlling equilibrium humidity... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080058206 - Arsenic absorbing composition and methods of use: In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides filtering compositions, their method of production, and methods for their use. In specific implementations, the filtering composition includes lanthanum and has a surface area of at least about 125 g/m2. In more specific examples, the filtering composition is free-flowing or has a moisture... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP