Catalyst, solid sorbent, or support therefor: product or process of making inventions 12/08

20080318762 - Agglomerated animal litter: Lightweight composite particles, primarily comprising various bentonite clays, but which may include other functional solid particles, are formed by introducing expanding gases or air into the particle forming process. The methods presented create the ability to reduce the bulk density of the composite particles while maintaining and in some cases... Agent: The Clorox Company

20080318763 - System for production and purification of biofuel: Systems and methods are provided for the regeneration of adsorbent medium and the production of additional fatty acid esters, i.e., biofuel, in particular, by means of discharging adsorbed contaminants from an adsorbent medium such as an inorganic catalytic medium by methods that convert the contaminants into additional biofuel or biofuel... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20080318764 - Catalytic naphtha cracking catalyst and process: A process is disclosed for enhancing the production of light olefins using a catalyst with small pores. The catalyst comprises a molecular sieve having 10 membered rings with channels of limited length. The molecular sieve has a high silica to alumina ratio and has pores sized to limit production of... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080318765 - Nanoalloys in emissions control after-treatment systems: There is disclosed a composition comprising an alloy represented by the following generic formula Aa)n(Bb)n(Cc)n(Dd)n(ee)n( . . . )n; wherein A is an oxygen storage agent; B is an anti-sintering agent; C is an oxidation catalyst; D is a reduction catalyst; and E is a NOx absorbing agent; wherein each... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group (cust. No. W/newmarket)

20080318766 - Novel nanocatalyst for edible oil hydrogenation: The present invention reports a lanthanum-doped nickel/alumina catalyst for the hydrogenation of oils resulting in very low saturated fats, high polyunsaturated fats requiring specific particle size, surface area and porosity of the catalyst; the invented catalyst produces less pressure drop during processing and provides an easily filterable system resulting in... Agent: Sarfaraz K. Niazi

20080318767 - Novel phosphazene-supported catalyst, novel compound thereof and use thereof: wherein n, Zn−, a, b, c, d, R, R1 and D are all defined. The phosphazene-supported catalyst is highly effective to catalyze various organic reactions, and further has no reduction of activity even after recovery and reuse of the catalyst, thus it being economically advantageous. In addition, the polymerization of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080318768 - Oxidation catalyst and process: This invention relates to the field of heterogeneous catalysis, and more particularly to catalysts including carbon supports having formed thereon compositions which comprise a transition metal in combination with nitrogen and/or carbon. The invention further relates to the fields of catalytic oxidation, including the preparation of secondary amines by the... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP (mtc)

20080318769 - Catalyst and method for manufacturing catalyst for use in exhaust emission control: A catalyst (1) for use in exhaust emission control that improves catalytic activity and reduces the amount of noble metal used and method for making such a catalyst (1). The catalyst (1) includes a noble metal first constituent (2); a transition metal compound second constituent (3), part or all of... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080318770 - Exhaust gas-purifying catalyst: An exhaust gas-purifying catalyst (1) contains a rare-earth element, an alkaline-earth element, zirconium and a precious metal, an atomic ratio of the alkaline-earth element with respect to the sum of the rare-earth element and the zirconium is equal to 0.1 atomic % or higher and lower than 10 atomic %,... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20080318771 - Particulate matter (pm) oxidizing catalyst: A particulate matter oxidizing catalyst includes: at least one metal selected from the group consisting of: gallium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, silver, lanthanum, praseodymium, neodymium and gold; and cerium, wherein a first oxide includes: the cerium, and a first metal which is at least one... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080318772 - Mixed polymer composite fiber and cellulose fiber: A mixed polymer composite fiber, comprising second cellulose fiber and a crosslinked mixed polymer composite fiber comprising carboxyalkyl cellulose and a galactomannan polymer or a glucomannan polymer, and first cellulose fiber.... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20080312068 - Nano-sized palladium-doped anion exchange resin catalyst or palladium-doped cation exchange resin catalyst, preparation method thereof and method of removing dissolved oxygen in water using the same: Disclosed are a nano-sized palladium-doped anion exchange resin catalyst or palladium-doped cation exchange resin catalyst, a preparation method thereof and a method of removing dissolved oxygen in water using the same. The palladium-doped anion exchange resin catalyst exhibits high dissolved oxygen removal efficiency of 99˜99.99%, and the palladium-doped cation exchange... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080312069 - Regeneration of catalysts for destruction of organophosphonate compounds: Volatile organic compounds, for example organophosphonate compounds including chemical warfare agents, pesticides, and solvents, are decomposed by contacting the compounds with either a manganese oxide catalyst in the presence of visible light or a catalyst material selected from the group consisting of vanadium, vanadium oxide, manganese oxide and mixtures thereof... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20080312070 - Method for making a material: The invention relates to a method for forming a material of a metal oxide supported on a support particle by the steps of. a) providing a precursor mixture comprising a solution containing one or more metal cations and (i) a surfactant; or (ii) a hydrophilic polymer; with the precursor mixture... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20080312071 - Holding and sealing material for catalytic converter and method of manufacturing the holding seal material: A holding and sealing material for a catalytic converter for disposition between a cylindrical catalyst carrier and a metal shell covering the outer periphery of the catalyst carrier. The holding and sealing material includes a fiber aggregate mainly formed of alumina-silica based ceramic fibers having a mullite crystal content of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080312072 - Gas sorbing composite systems and methods for their manufacturing: A gas sorbing system is formed by gas sorbing components which are dispersed in a polymeric matrix which is porous or permeable to the gases to be sorbed. The gas sorbing components include a central nucleus, selected among a silica particle, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane and a spherosilicate, to which there... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080312073 - Self supporting structurally engineered non-platinum electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction in fuel cells: A highly dispersed, unsupported, electrocatalyst made of pyrolyzed porphyries and a method for synthesizing the same. The disclosed synthesis procedure allows for optimization of pore size and therefore transport properties. Compounds suitable for use include transition metal N4-chelates such as, but not necessarily limited to, N4-chelates containing different metal centers... Agent: Gonzales Patent Services

20080312074 - Hydrotreating catalyst sulphiding agent and its use for in situ and ex situ presulphidation: h

20080312075 - Zirconia porous body and manufacturing method thereof: A zirconia porous body with excellent stability of heat resistance is manufactured. This relates to a zirconia porous body having peaks at pore diameters of 8 to 20 nm and 30 to 100 nm in a pore distribution based on the BJH method, with a total pore volume of 0.4... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080312076 - Process for sulfurization or presulfurization of solid particles of a catalyst or an adsorbent: The invention relates to a process for incorporating sulfur in the porosity of the solid particles of a catalyst for the conversion of hydrocarbons or an adsorbent. This process is carried out off-site in the presence of hydrogen sulfide that is pure or diluted in hydrogen or nitrogen, a process... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20080305945 - Method of making a phosphorus-modified zeolite catalyst: A catalyst is formed from a phosphorus-containing ZSM-5-type zeolite. The ZSM-5-type zeolite has a silica/alumina molar ratio of at least 200. The phosphorus-containing ZSM-5-type zeolite also has a phosphorus content of at least 8% by weight of zeolite and has multiple phosphorus species exhibited by at least two 31P MAS... Agent: Grady K. Bergen

20080305946 - Platinum alloy carbon-supported catalysts: The instant invention relates to a platinum alloy supported electrocatalyst for gas diffusion electrode and/or in catalyst-coated membrane.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080305947 - Highly active slurry catalyst composition: The instant invention is directed to the preparation of a slurry catalyst composition. The slurry catalyst composition is prepared in a series of steps, involving mixing a Group VIB metal oxide and aqueous ammonia to form an aqueous mixture and sulfiding the mixture to form a slurry. The slurry is... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080305948 - Method for producing catalytically-active materials: A method for producing a catalytically-active material having at least one base component and at least one catalytically-active component in which the at least one base component is heated to a softening or melting temperature to form a softened or molten base component. While the base component is in the... Agent: Mark E. Fejer Gas Technology Institute

20080305949 - Mercury removal sorbent: A sorbent composition comprising a vanadium compound and a ZrO2 support material is disclosed. Methods of making and using the composition to remove heavy metals or heavy metal containing compounds from a fluid stream are also provided. Such methods are particularly useful in the removal of mercury and mercury compounds... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPLegal

20080305950 - Guanidinated polysaccharides, their use as absorbents and process for producing same: The present invention relates to cationic, gel forming, guanidinated polysaccharides of Formula I, their use as absorbent materials, and to processes for producing same: Formula I wherein Z1, Z2, and Z3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C10alkyl, substituted C1-C10alkyl, C5-C7cycloalkyl, and benzyl; and m is an... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

20080305951 - Method for incorporating a functional additive within a porous material: The invention relates a method for incorporating a functional additive within a porous material, which method comprises impregnating the porous material with a slurry of a nano-sized material that carries the functional additive, wherein in the slurry the weight ratio of the additive (A) and the nano-sized material (B) is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080300130 - Catalyst for improving the adiabatic steam reforming of natural gas: A catalyst for adiabatically prereforming a feedstock wherein the catalyst comprises 1 to 20 wt. % nickel and 0.4 to 5 wt. % potassium on a calcium aluminate support. The overall catalyst porosity is greater than 40% with greater than 70% of the overall catalyst porosity contributed by pores having... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080300131 - Catalytic adsorbents obtained from municipal sludges, industrial sludges, compost and tobacco waste and a rotary drying process for their production: A method for producing an adsorbent, having the steps of combining a first sludge and a second material to form a mixture, thermally drying the mixture, and pyrolizing the mixture using at least four temperature zones wherein each temperature zone is set between about 600° C. and 1,100° C. The... Agent: Research Foundation Of The City University Of New C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20080300132 - Mercury removal sorbent: A sorbent composition comprising a vanadium compound and a ZrO2 support material is disclosed. Methods of making and using the composition to remove heavy metals or heavy metal containing compounds from a fluid stream are also provided. Such methods are particularly useful in the removal of mercury and mercury compounds... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPLegal

20080300133 - Oxygen scavenger/indicator: The invention relates to an oxygen scavenger/indicator which contains at least one oxygen sorbent comprising a metal or a metal compound which can be transferred by oxygen into a higher oxidation level. Furthermore, a complexing agent or redox indicator for the sorbent and also an electrolyte are contained in addition.... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.