Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 10/06

20060239876 - Compounds and compositions for use as foaming or frothing agents in ore and coal flotation: Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently C1-C2 alkyl, and m is 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 and compositions of formula (II) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently C1-C4 alkyl, and n is an integer >_0 and wherein the average molar value of n...

20060239879 - Acid gas pretreating method: The liquid recovered at the bottom of drum B1 is pumped and injected into well P to be sequestered in an underground reservoir or a geologic structure. The gas discharged at the top of drum B1 is depleted in H2S. This gas is sent through line 43 to a treating...

20060239877 - Method for removing sulfur dioxide, mercury, and nitrogen oxides from a gas stream: Methods for scrubbing gas streams to remove acid gases including sulfur dioxide, mercury-containing substances, and/or nitrogen oxides from the gas stream. The gas stream is contacted with a potassium-based sorbent effective for removing at least a portion of the acid gases. The partially cleaned gas stream is then contacted with...

20060239878 - Process for removing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from flue gas using chlorine dioxide: Disclosed herein is a process for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from flue gas using chlorine dioxide (ClO2). In the process, chlorine dioxide is allowed to react with flue gas in an alkaline solution so as to be able to simultaneously remove sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides...

20060239880 - Honeycomb carrier for exhaust gas clarification catalyst and method for production thereof: The material for the honeycomb carrier is an aluminum magnesium titanate sintered product obtained by firing at from 1,000 to 1,700° C. a molded product formed from a raw material mixture comprising 100 parts by mass, as calculated as oxides, of a mixture comprising a Mg— containing compound, an Al-containing...

20060239881 - Exhaust gas treatment system and exhaust gas treatment method: An exhaust gas treatment system is provided that can sufficiently remove pollutants such as SO3 contained in combustion exhaust gas at low cost. In the exhaust gas treatment system for removing pollutants such as SO3 contained in combustion exhaust gas, there is provided dissolved salt aqueous solution sprays 35A, 35B,...

20060239882 - Preparation of metal chalcogenides from reactions of metal compounds and chalcogen: A method of preparing metal chalcogenides from elemental metal or metal compounds has the following steps: providing at least one elemental metal or metal compound; providing at least one element from periodic table groups 13-15; providing at least one chalcogen; and combining and heating the chalcogen, the group 13-15 element...

20060239883 - Processes for making dense, spherical active materials for lithium-ion cells: Processes are provided for making dense, spherical mixed-metal carbonate or phosphate precursors that are particularly well suited for the production of active materials for electrochemical devices such as lithium ion secondary batteries. Exemplified methods include precipitating dense, spherical particles of metal carbonates or metal phosphates from a combined aqueous solution...

20060239884 - Nanoscale calcium phosphate tablets: The invention provides separated calcium phosphate platelets with a length of between 250 nm and 800 nm. The invention also provides dispersions comprising the platelets according to the invention or colloidal dispersions obtained by resuspending the said platelets in the presence of a dispersing agent. The invention also relates to...

20060239885 - Bismuth-containing pigment solid solutions: The invention relates to novel colorants based on bismuth oxyhalide and bismuth oxycarboxylates, bismuth oxyenolates or bismuth oxysulfonates and to the use thereof as pigments and coating agents. They are preferably solid solutions, especially solid solutions mainly in the tetragonal crystal lattice of bismuth oxyhalide....

20060239886 - Silica aerogel coating and its production method: A method for producing a silica aerogel coating comprising the steps of organically modifying a wet gel formed by the hydrolysis and polymerization of an alkoxysilane having an ultraviolet-polymerizable unsaturated group, and subjecting a layer of the resultant organically modified silica to ultraviolet irradiation and baking....

20060239887 - Process for producing silicon carbide ceramic micro tube with thin wall: An improved process for producing a silicon carbide ceramic micro tubes (SiC micro tube) from a silicon-based polymer fiber by applying an ionizing radiation such that the surface part of the fiber selectively undergoes oxidative crosslinking, extracting the uncrosslinked core part of the fiber with an organic solvent to form...

20060239888 - Producing method of fullerene derivative, fullerene derivative, proton conductor and electrochemical device: Provided are a method of efficiently procuding fullerene into which a OH group or a SO3H group is introduced, such as fullerenol, or a derivative thereof, the fullerene and its derivative being preferable as a proton conductor, and a novel and usable proton conductor obtained by the method. Further, provided...

20060239890 - Carbon nanosphere with at least one opening, method for preparing the same, carbon nanosphere-impregnated catalyst using the carbon nanosphere, and fuel cell using the catalyst: A carbon nanosphere has at least one opening. The carbon nanosphere is obtained by preparing a carbon nanosphere and treating it with an acid to form the opening. The carbon nanosphere with at least one opening has higher utilization of a surface area and electrical conductivity and lower mass transfer...

20060239894 - Carbon nanotube cathode and method of manufacturing the same: A carbon nanotube cathode includes a substrate, first layer, second layer, and carbon nanotube. The substrate is made of a conductor. The first layer is made of alumina and formed on the substrate. The second layer is formed on the first layer and made of a metal material which serves...

20060239893 - Method for preparing single walled carbon nanotubes: Methods of preparing single walled carbon nanotubes are provided. Carbon containing gas is contacted with a supported metal catalyst under reaction conditions to yield at least 90% single walled carbon nanotubes and at least 1 gram single walled carbon nanotubes/gram metal catalyst. The support material may be calcined at temperatures...

20060239892 - Method of synthesizing carbon nanotubes: A method of synthesizing carbon nanotubes including forming a solution including an organometallic compound containing catalyst particles and a solvent, adding at least one support to the solution, wherein the carbon nanotubes are synthesized on a surface of the at least one support, and applying radiation to the solution to...

20060239891 - Methods of oxidizing multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Methods of oxidizing multiwalled carbon nanotubes are provided. The multiwalled carbon nanotubes are oxidized by contacting the carbon nanotubes with gas-phase oxidizing agents such as CO2, O2, steam, N2O, NO, NO2, O3, and ClO2. Near critical and supercritical water can also be used as oxidizing agents. The multiwalled carbon nanotubes...

20060239889 - Sugar additive blend useful as a binder or impregnant for carbon products: A sugar/additive blend useful as a binder or impregnant for carbon products. Simple sugars as well as sucrose are combined either in solution or in solid form with reactive additives such as ammonium hydrogen phosphate, ammonium chloride and para-toluene sulfuric acid. The sugar/additive blends form more and denser carbon residue...

20060239895 - Method of producing esthetically pleasing ornaments from bone components: Carbon components contained in large quantities in bone components are isolated. The isolated carbon components are gasified and plasma-processed by means of microwave or high-frequency heating and the etching curing of hydrogen atoms is utilized to form diamond-like film on the surface of the base material to produce an esthetically...

20060239896 - Method for producing a precursor ceramic: In a method for manufacturing a precursor ceramic by pyrolysis of elementorganic precursor polymers, carbon nanotubes are bonded to the precursor ceramic and the bonding is performed in such a way that the quantity of free carbon forming in the decomposition of the elementorganic precursor polymers is adjusted in such...

20060239898 - Methods for measuring growth rates of carbon nanotubes: A method for measuring a growth rate of a carbon nanotube includes the following steps: (a) providing a substrate (12); (b) forming a catalyst layer on the substrate; (c) heating the substrate to a predetermined temperature; (d) intermittently introducing/providing and then interrupting a reaction gas proximate the substrate to grow...

20060239897 - Process for producing single wall nanotubes using unsupported metal catalysts and single wall nanotubes produced according to this method: A process for producing hollow, single-walled carbon nanotubes by catalytic decomposition of one or more gaseous carbon compounds by first forming a gas phase mixture carbon feed stock gas comprising one or more gaseous carbon compounds, each having one to six carbon atoms and only H, O, N, S or...

20060239899 - Process for preparing precursor particles of rare earth activated barium fluorohalide phosphor: Precursor particles of a rare earth activated barium fluorohalide phosphor are prepared by dissolving a barium halide, barium iodide or halide other than fluoride, a rare earth atom-containing compound to give a reaction mixture, producing precursor particles by adding seed particles of barium fluorohalide to the reaction mixture or by...

20060239900 - Methods of forming an alkali metal salt: A method of making an alkali metal salt is described and involves (1) reacting at least one alkali metal formate with an least one acid to form an alkali metal salt in the presence of formate ions and (2) substantially removing the formate ions from the alkali metal salt formed...

20060239901 - Process of making metal containing iron oxide and iron sulfide based nanoparticle materials: A method and structure for making magnetite nanoparticle materials by mixing iron salt with alcohol, carboxylic acid and amine in an organic solvent and heating the mixture to 200-360C is described. The size of the particles can be controlled either by changing the iron salt to acid/amine ratio or by...

20060239902 - Dispersoid having metal-oxygen bonds, metal oxide film, and monomolecular film: The invention provides dispersoids having metal-oxygen groups which are suitable for the production of metal oxide thin-films at a low temperature of 200° C. or below and for the production of homogeneous organic-inorganic hybrid materials. The invention also provides metal oxide thin-films and organic-inorganic hybrid materials endowed with various capabilities,...

20060239903 - Process for the production of lead hydrate or monoxide of high purity, from materials and/or residues containing lead in the form of sulphates, monoxides and/or other compounds: Process for the production of lead hydrate or monoxide of high purity, from materials and/or residues containing lead in the form of sulphates, monoxides and/or other compounds, such as the paste coming from exhaust acid batteries, comprising the following steps of desulphurisation of the material and/or residue containing lead sulphate...

20060239904 - Utilization of lead shavings in abrasion mills for the production of lead oxide: Abrasion mills for the production of lead oxide call for the use of mechanically produced lead shavings, taken directly from bars or other adequately titrated lead bars. The flat, helical lead shavings are produced using specially designed equipment. The compression and release of the material produces a press and pull...

20060239905 - Efficient system and method for delivery of product and return of carrier: Systems and methods are provided for distributing a product, like hydrogen, contained in a carrier to a user, and for recovering the spent from the user. In one embodiment, the invention is a system for distributing a product releasably incorporated within a carrier, recovering spent, and conveying spent to a...

20060239906 - Process for preparing a nanosized zeolitic material: A process for preparing a zeolitic material, comprising (i) preparing a mixture comprising the at least one silicon containing precursor compound from which the zeolitic framework is formed, at least one pore forming agent, and at least one polymer which has an essentially spheroidal geometry in the mixture; (ii) crystallizing...

20060233685 - Non-aqueous method for separating chemical constituents in spent nuclear reactor fuel: Herein is a method of segregating chemical species contained in spent nuclear reactor fuel without employing conventional acid dissolution. Particularly, pellets of spent fuel are ground to talc sized particles. Heat is added. The preferred heating is by flow through a plasma arc producing micron sized liquid drops suspended in...

20060233686 - Production of titania: A sulfate process for producing titania from a titaniferous material is disclosed. The process includes leaching the titaniferous material and producing a leach liquor, separating titanyl sulfate from leach liquor, hydrolysis of the extracted titanyl sulfate, and thereafter calcining the solid phase produced in the hydrolysis step. The process is...

20060233687 - Process for cleaning gases form gasification units: A process for cleaning gases from a gasification unit comprising the steps of: gasifying a fuel to raw synthesis gas comprising carbon monoxide and steam in a gasification reactor in the presence of a calcium-containing compound and steam removing halogen compounds from the raw synthesis gas catalytic conversion of carbon...

20060233689 - Exhaust emission purifying apparatus and exhaust emission purifying method for engine: In an exhaust emission purifying apparatus for an engine provided with: a NOx reduction catalytic converter disposed in an engine exhaust pipe, for reductively purifying NOx with ammonia produced by the urea aqueous solution; and an injection nozzle injection-supplying the urea aqueous solution into the exhaust gas at an upstream...

20060233688 - Non-catalytic reduction and oxidation process for the removal of nox: The present invention relates to a non-catalytic process for reducing NOx concentrations in the regenerator off-gas stream of a fluid catalytic cracking unit. More particularly, the present invention relates to the injection of a reducing agent in combination with a readily-oxidizable gas into a regenerator off-gas stream to reduce at...

20060233690 - Method for purifying hydrogen in a reformed gas: A hydrogen purifying apparatus and method are provided for oxidizing and removing carbon monoxide (CO) in a modified gas containing CO in addition to a main component hydrogen gas. The apparatus and method use comprises a catalyst reaction segment having a catalyst layer for oxidizing CO, a material gas supplying...

20060233691 - Durable catalyst for processing carbonaceous fuel, and the method of making: A doped, nanocrystalline, ceria-containing, mixed metal oxide supports a noble metal to provide a thermally-durable catalyst for processing carbonaceous fuels, particularly for the water gas shift reactions. The mixed metal oxide includes Zr and/or Hf and is normally susceptible to oxide ion vacancy ordering at elevated temperature reducing conditions. A...

20060233692 - Nanotube/metal substrate composites and methods for producing such composites: Carbon nanotubes are grown directly on metal substrates using chemical vapor deposition. Metal substrates are comprised of catalysts which facilitate or promote the growth of carbon nanotubes. The nanotube coated metal substrates have applications including, but not limited to, heat transfer and thermal control, hydrogen storage, fuel cell catalytic reformers,...

20060233693 - Process for preparing magnesium carbonate by supercritical reaction process of fluid: Disclosed herein is a process for preparing a high-purity magnesium carbonate by mixing magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide in a reactor under optimum supercritical reaction temperature and pressure. According to the process, a high-purity magnesium carbonate can be prepared efficiently by satisfying the supercritical reaction conditions, which are easily accomplished...

20060233694 - Nanotubes having controlled characteristics and methods of manufacture thereof: A method of forming a plurality of nanotubes is disclosed. Particularly, a substrate may be provided and a plurality of recesses may be formed therein. Further, a plurality of nanotubes may be formed generally within each of the plurality of recesses and the plurality of nanotubes may be substantially surrounded...

20060233695 - Process for the production of hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen and oxygen: The present invention provides a process for the production of hydrogen peroxide by direct catalytic reaction of hydrogen and oxygen that uses as a catalyst, a platinum group metal on an acidified support. The present invention also provides a sol-gel catalyst for use in the process and a process for...

20060233696 - Ni-based lithium transition metal oxide: e

20060233697 - Titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanoparticle suspensions and methods of making the same: Titanium dioxide nanoparticles are formed using a dispersing agent to form nanoparticles with desired size, shape, and uniformity. The titanium dioxide nanoparticles are formed by reacting an inorganic titanium compound with water or ice to form an aqueous titanium compound. The aqueous titanium compound is reacted or combined with a...

20060233698 - Method for producing nano-scale theta phase alumina microparticles: A method for producing nano-scale theta (θ)-phase alumina microparticles is disclosed. The nano-scale θ-phase alumina microparticles are uniform in particle size and highly phase-pure. They are obtained by controlling the ratio of boehmite mixed with the θ-phase alumina initial powders, followed by at least one phase transformation. Therefore, the nano-scale...

20060233700 - Compact devices for generating pure hydrogen: A hydrogen generator comprising a hydrogen membrane reactor, a fuel supply, a reaction fuel supply line, an air supply, an air supply line, a combustion fuel supply line, a tail gas supply line, a combustion by-product line for transporting combustion by-products from the combustion chamber, and a reaction product line....

20060233701 - Method and apparatus to improve the industrial production of hydrogen-carbon monoxide: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, article of manufacture and apparatus for controlling production of hydrogen. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring an amount of hydrogen present at a first point in a hydrogen production process using a palladium-based hydrogen sensor, measuring one or more first production process...

20060233699 - Plasma reactor and process for producing lower-energy hydrogen species: This invention relates to a reactor to generate power, plasma, light, and novel hydrogen compounds by the catalysis of atomic hydrogen. The power balance is optimized by maximizing the output power from the hydrogen catalysis reaction while minimizing the input power by controlling the parameters of the input power to...

20060233702 - Method for oxidative reforming: A method is taught for oxidatively reforming a fuel that is part of a fuel rich feed stream. The method involves the catalytic partial oxidation of a portion of the fuel followed by the catalytic reforming of a portion of the fuel. The method is conducted within a single catalytic...

20060233703 - Magnetic stimulated catalytic chemical conversion of second series elemental compounds: combination, decomposition rearrangement and/or reformation magneto chemistry: The chemically reactive elements of the second series include Li, Be, B, C, N, O, and F. These second series elements have distinct chemistry for forming and catalyzing strong multiple bonds in competition with single bonds for challenging chemical syntheses at high rates, yields and selectivity. Their chemical reactions (associated...

20060228279 - Process for recovery of nickel and cobalt from laterite ore: A process for recovering nickel and cobalt values from nickel- and cobalt-containing laterite ores as an enriched mixed nickel and cobalt sulphide intermediate and for producing nickel and cobalt metal from the nickel and cobalt sulphide intermediate. The laterite ore is leached as a slurry in a pressure acid leach...

20060228280 - Process for the removal of heavy metals from gases, and compositions therefor and therewith: A composition containing silica and vanadium, wherein at least a portion of the vanadium is present as a distorted octahedral and in a phase selected from the group consisting of amorphous, nano-crystalline, and combinations thereof, is disclosed. A method of preparing such composition is also disclosed. The composition is employed...

20060228281 - Method and plant for removing gaseous pollutants from exhaust gases: The present invention relates to a method for removing gaseous pollutants from exhaust gases, in which the gaseous pollutants react with a fine-grained reactant by forming solids in a fluidized-bed reactor (2), and to a corresponding plant. To achieve low pollutant concentrations in the clean gas with an almost stoichiometric...

20060228283 - Catalyst and method for reducing nitrogen oxides in exhaust streams with hydrocarbons or alcohols: A catalyst system and a method for reducing nitrogen oxides in an exhaust gas by reduction with a hydrocarbon or oxygen-containing organic compound reducing agent are provided. The catalyst system contains a silver catalyst and a modifier catalyst, where the modifier catalyst contains a modifier oxide, where the modifier oxide...

20060228282 - Method for reducing nox during combustion of coal in a burner: An organically complexed nanocatalyst composition is applied to or mixed with coal prior to or upon introducing the coal into a coal burner in order to catalyze the removal of coal nitrogen from the coal and its conversion into nitrogen gas prior to combustion of the coal. This leads to...

20060228284 - Integration of gasification and ammonia production: A method and system are described for making ammonia using hydrogen from a gasification process and for integrating the steam systems of the two processes. The gasification process provides high-pressure, purified hydrogen and high-pressure, saturated steam. The high pressure hydrogen lowers the overall compression requirement for the ammonia process. In...

20060228285 - Purification of nitrogen trifluoride: A process and system for adsorption purification of NF3 wherein a crude product containing NF3 and impurities such as CF4 is brought into contact with a polyacrylonitrile-based carbon molecular sieve so that at least a portion of one or more impurities are adsorbed by the sieve without a significant adsorption...

20060228286 - Method for producing nanocarbon and catalytic reaction device for producing nanocarbon: A cylindrical screw feeder main body, catalyst feeding portions for introducing a catalyst into the screw feeder main body, low hydrocarbon feeding portions for introducing a low hydrocarbon into the screw feeder main body as a raw material, a screw for conveying the catalyst and nanocarbon produced by pyrolysis of...

20060228287 - Precision shape modification of nanodevices with a low-energy electron beam: Methods of shape modifying a nanodevice by contacting it with a low-energy focused electron beam are disclosed here. In one embodiment, a nanodevice may be permanently reformed to a different geometry through an application of a deforming force and a low-energy focused electron beam. With the addition of an assist...

20060228288 - Carbon nanotube with a graphitic outer layer: process and application: A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes with an integrally attached outer graphitic layer is disclosed. The graphitic layer improves the ability to handle and manipulate the nanometer size nanotube device in various applications, such as a probe tip in scanning probe microscopes and optical microscopes, orbs an electron emitting device....

20060228289 - Methods for growing long carbon single-walled nanotubes: Methods and processes for synthesizing single-wall carbon nanotubes are provided. A carbon precursor gas is contacted with metal catalysts deposited on a support material. The metal catalysts are preferably nanoparticles having diameters less than about 3 nm. The reaction temperature is selected such that it is near the eutectic point...

20060228290 - Method to produce hydrogen or synthesis gas: A method to produce hydrogen gas or synthesis gas is described and involves the use of a staged reactor. The present invention further relates to effectively running a process such that efficient quantities of hydrogen gas are produced, along with economically useful amounts of carbon black. A combined facility utilizing...

20060228291 - Method for preparing disodium paraperiodate: It is provided that a method for preparing disodium paraperiodate, characterized in that a pH of a reaction mixture which is obtained by reacting sodium iodate, iodic acid or a mixture thereof with sodium hypochlorite using sodium hydroxide is adjusted to the range between 5 and 10....

20060228292 - Process for purifying titanium chloride-containing feedstock: The disclosure is directed to a process for purifying a titanium chloride-containing feedstock using an activated carbon bed, comprising: (a) providing the titanium chloride-containing feedstock comprising an impurity, such as arsenic, and at least one tracker species selected from the group consisting of phosgene, carbonyl sulfide, sulfur dioxide, carbon disulfide,...

20060228293 - Method for hydrogen production: A method of producing hydrogen comprises reacting a hydrogenated compound and water. The hydrogenated compound is in contact with, or may be mixed with an oily substance....

20060228295 - Method of producing hydrogen, and rendering a contaminated biomass inert: A method for rendering a contaminated biomass inert includes providing a first composition; providing a second composition; reacting the first and second compositions together to form an alkaline hydroxide; providing a contaminated biomass and reacting the alkaline hydroxide with the contaminated biomass to render the contaminated biomass inert and further...

20060228294 - Process and apparatus using a molten metal bath: Processes and apparatus for treating organic and inorganic materials in a metal bath contained in a high temperature reactor to produce synthesis gas are provided. The feed materials are prepared and analyzed for heat value prior to injection and the composition of materials in and exiting the reactor are monitored....

20060222580 - Modification of copper/iron selectivity in copper solvent extraction systems: A solvent extraction composition comprising one or more orthohydroxyarylaldoximes and/or one or more orthohydroxyarylketoximes, and one or more selectivity modifiers consisting of phosphinic and/or phosphonic acids, and salts and esters therefore and optionally one or more equilibrium modifiers is provided....

20060222581 - Process for producing high purity phosphates: Phosphate rock is reacted with phosphoric acid to produce monobasic calcium phosphate. Monobasic calcium phosphate is reacted with ammonium carbonate to produce ammonium phosphate. Dibasic calcium phosphate is also produced as a by-product when monobasic calcium phosphate reacting with ammonium carbonate. The dibasic calcium phosphate is reacted with sulfuric acid...

20060222582 - Process for recovering useful products and energy from siliceous plant matter: In the process disclosed herein, siliceous plant matter is steeped in water, soaked in an aqueous solution containing a solute which solubilizes inorganic oxides, soaked in an aqueous solution containing an oxidizing solute, rinsed, dried and thermally pyrolyzed to produce amorphous silica with of low carbon content, low water content,...

20060222583 - System and method for making si2h6 and higher silanes: A method for making a higher silane from a lower silane comprises heating a lower silane containing stream without exposing it to temperatures more than 20° C. more than the maximum temperature of a first reaction temperature range. The heated lower silane containing stream is introduced into a first reaction...

20060222584 - Salts comprising cyanoborate anions: A process for the preparation of alkali metal cyanoborates, the further conversion thereof into salts comprising cyanoborate anions and organic cations, these salts, and the use thereof as ionic liquids are described....

20060222585 - Production of organic acid and ammonium nitrate: A process for the recovery of organic acids from dilute solutions such as those produced by fermentation, when the organic acids are present as dilute salt solutions, is provided. The organic acid production process is integrated with a nitrogen fertilizer production process by utilizing wasted chemical energy from the fertilizer...

20060222586 - Preparation method for nanometer grade zinc oxide crystalline (zincite) sol: An environmentally friendly method for preparing zinc oxide (zincite) nanoparticle sol having more than 90% visible light transmission at 20 wt % solid; comprises of the neutralizing, under specific pH, an inorganic zinc salt with an inorganic alkali, both dissolved in ethylene glycol, and thermally aging the precipitates afterward....