Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process of making inventions 04/08

20080096760 - Composite oxides or hydroxides comprising alumina and zirconia for automotive catalyst applications and method of manufacturing: An improved method for the formation of composite hydroxides or oxides comprising, on an oxide basis, Al2O3 and ZrO2, and optionally CeO2, La2O3, Nd2O3, Pr6O11, Sm2O3, Y2O3, and other rare earth oxides, comprising the steps of preparing an aqueous metal salt solution and forming a hydroxide precipitate slurry by combining... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080096759 - Exhaust-gas-purifying catalyst: The present invention relates to a catalyst for purifying exhaust gases emitted from the internal combustion engines. The exhaust-gas-purifying catalyst in this invention, comprising: a catalyst support substrate and a plurality of catalyst layers formed on a surface of the catalyst support substrate and having an exterior-surface layer for forming... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080096761 - Preparation of supports for catalysts: e

20080090721 - Catalyst including noble metal particles supported on carbon substrate and method of producing the same: A catalyst includes a noble metal particles supported on a carbon substrate. The average size of the noble metal particles is 3 nm or less, and in the elements present in the surface of the carbon substrate, the number ratio of nitrogen atoms to oxygen atoms is 10% or less... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080090722 - Catalyst carrier and catalyst using the same: The catalyst carrier in accordance with the present invention is a catalyst carrier comprising a support containing an oxide and an element in group 3A of the periodic table, and a coating part covering at least a part of a surface of the support; wherein the coating part contains an... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080090723 - Zirconia-ceria-yttria-based mixed oxide and process for producing the same: The present invention provides a zirconia-ceria-yttria-based mixed oxide having a stable crystal structure after 12 hours of heat treatment at 1100° C. under a reducing atmosphere, and a process for producing the mixed oxide.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080085829 - Dimerization catalyst systems, their preparation, and use: A method for preparing a nickel-containing composition, and a composition prepared by such method, are disclosed including the steps of: a) mixing a phosphorous compound with a nickel complex having nickel bonded to a heteroatom to thereby form a nickel-phosphorous-containing mixture; and b) contacting the nickel-phosphorous-containing mixture with a supported... Agent: Conocophillips Company Ip Legal

20080085830 - Method and device for catalytic oxidation and reduction of gases and vapours by crystalline compounds of heavy metals and rare earths: The invention describes the production of a catalyst for use in the oxidation and selective reduction with properties resembling the catalytic property of the noble metal catalysts, by formation of a crystal surface on catalyst supports from a synthesis crystal of the elements of the rare earths and the metal... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080081758 - Photocatalytic titanium oxide sol, and coating composition and member using the same: A photocatalytic titanium oxide sol presents antibacterial properties in a dark place, and, in particular, relates to a photocatalytic titanium oxide sol which is stable and causes no discoloration by light even though containing silver, and relates to a coating composition and a member using the same. The photocatalytic titanium... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080081759 - Process for the preparation of glycolaldehyde: Disclosed are catalyst solutions for the hydroformylation of formaldehyde comprising one or more fluorophosphite compounds, rhodium and a hydroformylation solvent comprising at least one N,N-disubstituted amide, N-substituted cyclic amide, or a mixture thereof. Also disclosed are hydroformylation processes wherein formaldehyde is contacted with carbon monoxide, hydrogen one or more fluorophosphite... Agent: Eric D. Middlemas Eastman Chemical Company

20080081760 - Electrode catalyst for fuel cell, electrode for fuel cell, and fuel cell: Disclosed is an electrode catalyst for fuel cells, achieving enhanced utilization efficiency of the catalyst. Also disclosed are an electrode for fuel cells by use of the catalyst and a fuel cell. The electrode catalyst for fuel cells is featured in that a compound having at least one functional group... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080081761 - Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases: A catalyst for purifying exhaust gases includes a support substrate, and a catalytic loading layer. The support substrate demarcates an exhaust-gas flow passage, an exhaust-gas inlet end and an exhaust-gas outlet end, and has an overall length between the exhaust-gas inlet end and the exhaust-gas outlet end. The catalytic loading... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080081762 - Catalyst for purifying exhaust gases: A catalyst according to the present invention for purifying exhaust gases comprises: a catalytic support substrate (1); a first catalytic layer (2) having a first loading layer formed on an upstream side of the catalytic support substrate (1) and made of a fire-resistant inorganic oxide, and Rh loaded in the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080081763 - Polyester compositions, methods of manufacturing said compositions, and articles made therefrom: Crosslinked polymer compositions have backbones with first and second divalent saturated aliphatic moieties, a divalent saturated aliphatic secondary alcohol moiety, and a trivalent saturated aliphatic moiety. Hydrolytically labile ester bonds joined together these moieties. These polyesters may be polycondensation reaction products of a diol, a triol and a diacid. A... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.