Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 01/07

20070020163 - Method for removing acid gases and ammonia from a fluid stream: A method is proposed for removing acid gases and ammonia from a fluid stream, according to which 1. in an absorption step the fluid stream comprising the acid gases and ammonia is brought into contact with an aqueous absorption medium, obtaining a fluid stream which is depleted of acid gases... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070020164 - Process for producing fine metal oxide particles: The present invention provides a process for producing fine metal oxide particles efficiently and simply. The process for producing fine metal oxide particles of the present invention comprises subjecting a gaseous organometallic compound to combustion in a gas phase in the presence of an oxidizing substance; mixing a gaseous organometallic... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070020165 - Substrate and method for the formation of continuous magnesium diboride and doped magnesium diboride wires: A chemically doped boron coating is applied by chemical vapor deposition to a silicon carbide fiber and the coated fiber then is exposed to magnesium vapor to convert the doped boron to doped magnesium diboride and a resultant superconductor.... Agent: John E. Toupal

20070020166 - Air filtration media comprising metal-doped precipitated silica materials: The present invention relates generally to an environmental control unit for use in air handling systems that provides highly effective filtration of noxious gases (such as ammonia). Such a filtration system utilizes novel metal-doped precipitated silica materials to trap and remove such undesirable gases from an enclosed environment. Such silicas... Agent: Carlos Nieves, Esq. J. M. Huber Corporation

20070020167 - Method of preparing catalyst for manufacturing carbon nanotubes: A novel method of forming catalyst particles, on which carbon nanotubes grow based, on a substrate with increased uniformity, and a method of synthesizing carbon nanotubes having improved uniformity are provided. A catalytic metal precursor solution is applied to a substrate. The applied catalytic metal precursor solution is freeze-dried, and... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070020168 - Synthesis of long and well-aligned carbon nanotubes: A process for growth of a lawn of aligned carbon nanotubes is described. The nanotubes are useful for cold cathode flat panel display, composites reinforcement and damping treatment.... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Mcleod & Moyne, P.C.

20070020169 - Hydrogen iodide manufacturing method and hydrogen iodide manufacturing apparatus: A hydrogen iodide manufacturing method which includes a step of producing aqueous solution of hydrogen iodide and sulfuric acid by causing iodine-containing aqueous solution and sulfur dioxide to react with each other in a pressurized condition. The pressurized condition may be of not lower than 0.1 MPa in gauge pressure.... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070020170 - Process for removing sulfur particles from an aqueous catalyst solution and for removing hydrogen sulfide and recovering sulfur from a gas stream: The invention relates to a process for removing sulfur particles from an aqueous catalyst solution used to remove hydrogen sulfide from a gas stream (1, 5), comprising the steps of directing a flow of a suspension (12) comprising reduced catalyst solution and sulfur particles to an oxidizer zone (20), where... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070020171 - Manganese dioxide, method and apparatus for producing the same, and battery active material and battery prepared by using the same: Manganese dioxide of this invention comprises monocrystalline particles with a β-type crystal structure. The use of such manganese dioxide as an active material of a battery makes it possible to improve the discharge characteristics and long-term reliability of the battery.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070020172 - Solid chemical hydride dispenser for generating hydrogen gas: A device for generating hydrogen gas is provided. The device (101) comprises a first hydrogen-containing composition (107) that reacts with a second composition to evolve hydrogen gas; a dispenser (105) adapted to apply the first composition to a first porous member (109); and a conduit (111) adapted to supply the... Agent: Fortkort & Houston P.C.

20070020173 - Hydrogen distribution networks and related methods: A hydrogen distribution network comprising a hydrocarbon feedstock distribution system; a hydrogen distribution system; and (c) two or more hydrogen production facilities wherein (1) the hydrogen production facilities produce minimal or no net excess steam for export and comprise at least one hydrogen production module interconnected to a purification system,... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070020174 - Method for generating hydrogen gas: Method for producing hydrogen comprising contacting aluminum and one or more reaction materials selected from the group consisting of reaction promoters and reaction promoter precursors in the presence of an aqueous liquid under reaction conditions sufficient to yield hydrogen gas and an aqueous product, wherein the relative amounts of the... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070020175 - Method and apparatus for reducing hazardous materials in hydrogen generation processes: System for the generation of hydrogen comprising (a) a reactor vessel containing a hydrogen precursor material; (b) either (1) an inlet line adapted to introduce a reactive material and a treatment material into the reactor vessel, or (2) a first inlet line adapted to introduce a reactive material into the... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20070014709 - Recovering metals from sulfidic materials: A process for recovering a precious metal from a sulfidic material comprises the steps of preparing an acidic aqueous halide solution having an oxidation potential sufficient to oxidise the sulfidic material and render the precious metal soluble in the solution, adding the material to the acidic aqueous halide solution so... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20070014710 - Catalyst for removing pollutants from exhaust gases from lean-burn engines, with ruthenium as active metal: The invention relates to a catalyst for exhaust-gas purification in lean-burn engines, the catalyst comprising at least ZrO2 and/or Ce/Zr mixed oxide as support material and ruthenium as active metal, on its own or together with at least one further active metal selected from the precious metals group. Rare earth... Agent: Stephen D. Scanlon

20070014711 - Method for forming activated copper oxide catalysts: A method for forming a copper oxide catalyst includes forming a precipitate of copper hydroxide from a copper salt solution; forming dried particles of copper hydroxide by drying the precipitate at a temperature of less than 30° C.; heating the copper hydroxide particles to form copper oxide; and activating the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070014712 - Method for removing impurties accumulated in a scrubbing fluid: A method for removing impurities accumulated in a scrubbing fluid in a flue gas scrubber and effluents from the scrubber. The flue gases are scrubbed with a scrubbing fluid that includes a calcium-containing absorbent. The scrubbing fluid containing gypsum and other impurities and produced in the scrubber is discharged from... Agent: Venable LLP

20070014713 - Method of production of charcoal, conditioned fuel gas and potassium from biomass: The invention provides a process for the production of charcoal, fuel gas, and potassium from a biomass gassifier.... Agent: Floyd E. Ivey Liebler, Ivey, Connor & Berry

20070014714 - Method of growing single-walled carbon nanotubes: A method of growing single-walled carbon nanotubes. The method may include supplying at least one of an oxidant and an etchant into a vacuum chamber and supplying a source gas into the vacuum chamber to grow carbon nanotubes on a substrate in an oxidant or an etchant atmosphere. The carbon... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070014715 - Method and apparatus for the preparation of porous materials and mixed metal oxides: Disclosed herein is a method for the preparation of porous materials, which can be used not only for a catalyst, an adsorbent, a catalytic support, ion exchange and gas storage, but also for adsorbent of guest molecules due to nanometer spaces (nanospaces), and of mixed metal oxides which are used... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070014716 - Low sulfur red iron oxide useful as a catalyst or catalyst component and a process for making low sulfur red iron oxide: A process for making red iron oxide containing less than 1500 ppm sulfur is described. The iron oxide is useful as a catalyst or catalyst ingredient in a wide variety of processes and in a preferred embodiment has an acicular shape.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070014717 - Zeolite formed product, zeolite laminate intermediate, zeolite laminate composite and method for their preparation: There are provided methods for producing a zeolite layered composite, methods for producing a zeolite shaped body and methods for producing a zeolite layered intermediate body. In one aspect, there is provided a method for producing a zeolite layered composite, comprising layering a template-containing zeolite membrane having a composition the... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070009409 - 212bi or 213bi generator from supported parent isotope: The invention includes a radionuclide generator having an ion exchange sorbent that comprises oxygen-containing functional groups grafted by organic linking groups to an inorganic oxygen-linked network and a parent isotope. For 212Bi or 213Bi generators, the parent isotope may be 224Ra, 225Ra or 225Ac. The surface area of the sorbent... Agent: Streets & Steele

20070009410 - Method for separating trivalent americium from trivalent curium: The invention relates to a method for separating trivalent americium from trivalent curium. According to the inventive method, an aqueous solution containing at least said cations is contacted, at an acid concentration of 0.01 mol/L to 1 mol/L, with an organic solvent containing a bis(aryl)dithiophosphinic acid of general formula (4),... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070009411 - Method and apparatus for particulate removal and undesirable vapor scrubbing from a moving gas stream: An apparatus and method for removing particulate matter and undesirable vapors from a gas stream are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus includes at least one ionizing electrode that negatively charges the particulate matter and condensed droplets of undesirable vapors, at least one scrubbing element including a collecting surface, and... Agent: Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20070009412 - Exhaust stream treatment: A method comprises injecting a reductant stream comprising a hydrocarbon reductant and water into an exhaust chamber comprising a nitrogen oxide-containing exhaust stream; contacting a composition comprising the reductant stream and exhaust stream with a catalyst; and decreasing a concentration of the nitrogen oxide in the composition comprising the reductant... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070009413 - Method for flue-gas reduction of pollutants in combustion processes: Systems and methods for reduction of pollutants in combustion processes using combined rotating opposed fired air (ROFA) and fuel injection sorbents (FSI) for increased chemical reactivity.... Agent: Maccord Mason PLLC

20070009414 - Catalytic air purification system: The instant invention provides for a gas purification system in which a reaction chamber combines with catalysts and heating to oxidize and reduce the compounds contained in a gas stream to oxygen and other non-deleterious components. By use of this system closed loop air systems can be effectively supplied with... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070009415 - Mixed metal oxides and use thereof in co2 sensors: The invention relates to novel mixed metal oxides of the formula AXO3 and to mixtures of such mixed metal oxides. The particle size of the inventive substances is preferably in the nanoscale region, i.e. well into the sub-μm range. The novel compounds can be used in particular for the detection... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070009416 - Method of producing metal-doped silicon-based gel materials: The present invention relates generally to an environmental control unit for use in air handling systems that provides highly effective filtration of noxious gases (such as ammonia). Such a filtration system utilizes novel metal-doped silica-based gels to trap and remove such undesirable gases from an enclosed environment. Such gels exhibit... Agent: J M Huber Corporation

20070009417 - Supported catalysts using nanoparticles as the support material: A process for making a porous catalyst, comprises a) providing an aqueous solution containing a nanoparticle precursor, b) forming a composition containing nanoparticles, c) adding a first catalytic component or precursor thereof and a pore-forming agent to the composition containing nanoparticles and allowing the first catalytic component, the pore-forming agent,... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070009419 - Carbon grit: Plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition is used to form single crystal diamond from a seed and methane. A susceptor is used to support the seed. Under certain conditions, crystalline grit is formed in addition to the diamond. The crystalline grit in one embodiment comprises mono crystals or twin crystals of... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070009418 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell, carbon material for use therein and precursor of said carbon material: According to the present invention, a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery prepared from a carbon material obtained from inexpensive petroleum heavy oil, having a high capacity, and excelling in high-temperature cyclability, the carbon material, and a precursor for the carbon material can be provided. The precursor for the carbon material is... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070009420 - Fullerene shell tube and process for producing the same: Fullerene whiskers or fibers obtained by a liquid-liquid interfacial precipitation method are heat-treated in vacuum or in a gas atmosphere at a temperature of from 500 to 1,000° C. to form a fullerene shell tube which can be used in wide applications such as field emission devices, gas filters, hydrogen... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070009421 - Fibers comprised of epitaxially grown single-wall carbon nanotubes, and a method for added catalyst and continuous growth at the tip: The present invention is directed to fibers of epitaxially grown single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and methods of making same. Such methods generally comprise the steps of: (a) providing a spun SWNT fiber; (b) cutting the fiber substantially perpendicular to the fiber axis to yield a cut fiber; (c) etching the... Agent: Ross Spencer Garsson Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

20070009422 - Carbon black paint and method for manufacturing the same: In the present invention, a carbon black paint which is less likely to produce a sediment is manufactured by carrying out an easy and compact dispersion treatment. A stock solution of carbon black powder in an organic solvent flows in a liquid tank where an ultrasonic wave is applied to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070009423 - Apparatus and methods for producing calcium chloride, and compositions and products made therefrom: A method of producing calcium chloride including first forming a slurry of solid calcium oxide in an aqueous solution of calcium chloride, and then contacting the slurry with hydrochloric acid to convert at least a portion of the calcium oxide into calcium chloride.... Agent: Jimmy Mark Gilbreth

20070009424 - Method of preparing positive electrode active material: A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising a lithium-containing transition metal oxide, produced with the use of a dry precursor obtained by: introducing an alkaline solution together with an aqueous solution containing two or more of transition metal salts or two kinds or more of aqueous... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070009425 - Method for producing alkali metal hydrides and hydrogen: The invention relates to a method for producing hydrogen, comprising: (i) reacting an alkali metal compound with a carbon-containing substance and hydrogen to obtain an alkali metal hydride; and (ii) reacting the alkali metal hydride that has been obtained with water to obtain hydrogen and alkali metal hydroxide. The invention... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20070009426 - Thermally coupled monolith reactor: The invention comprises, in one form thereof, a chemical processing method to thermally contact an endothermic and an exothermic reaction without mixing the two streams, utilizing a thermally coupled monolith reactor (TCMR). A ceramic or metal monolith is modified to produce a structure containing at least two sets of discrete... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070003462 - Removal of non-water soluble substances from solutions of aqueous metal extracts: The invention relates to methods and a device for the removal of non-water soluble substances from solutions of aqueous metal extracts, by addition of at least one water-soluble cationic polyelectrolyte, containing a diallylaminoalkyl(meth)acrylamide, neutralized or quaternised with mineral acid and subsequently polymerized, preferably dimethylaminopropylacrylamide.... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070003463 - Organically modified fine particles: A technique for bonding an organic group with the surface of fine particles such as nanoparticles through strong linkage is provided, whereas such fine particles are attracting attention as materials essential for development of high-tech products because of various unique excellent characteristics and functions thereof. Organically modified metal oxide fine... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20070003464 - Process for producing a thermostable tio2/sio2 mixed oxide and mixed oxide produced therefrom: The present invention relates to a process for preparing TiO2/SiO2 mixed oxides or the hydrates and/or oxide hydrates thereof comprised of 0.5 to 95 wt % SiO2 and the balance as TiO2, each referring to the completely calcined product, by using titanium alcoholates and aqueous silica sol. Moreover, the invention... Agent: C. James Bushman

20070003465 - Method for making precipitated silica compositions and products thereof: A method of making abrasive compositions, and more particularly, it relates to a method of making precipitated silica abrasive compositions having excellent cleaning performance and lower abrasiveness with post-reactor sizing of the abrasive particles being performed directly via wet comminution and centrifugation, optionally followed by hydraulic chamber press filtering combined... Agent: Carlos Nieves, Esq. J. M. Huber Corporation

20070003466 - Method for producing tetrafluorosilane: The invention relates to a method for producing tetrafluorosilane by decomposing hexafluorosilicic acid with sulfuric acid, which comprises: step 1 of decomposing hexafluorosilicic acid in concentrated sulfuric acid in the first reactor to give SiF4 and HF and taking out the SiF4; step 2 of transferring part of the concentrated... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070003467 - Low temperature synthesis of semiconductor fibers: This invention presents a process to produce bulk quantities of nanowires of a variety of semiconductor materials. Large liquid gallium drops are used as sinks for the gas phase solute, generated in-situ facilitated by microwave plasma. To grow silicon nanowires for example, a silicon substrate covered with gallium droplets is... Agent: David W. Carrithers Carrithers Law Office, PLLC

20070003468 - Nanocarbon producing device and nanocarbon producing method: A surface of a graphite target (139), irradiated with a laser beam (103), is formed in a plane. The graphite target (139) is held by a target holding unit (153) on a target supply plate (135). A plate holding unit (137) moves the target supply plate (135) in a translational... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070003469 - Carbon nanohorn producing device and carbon nanohorn producing method: A plume (109) is generated by irradiating a side face of a graphite rod (101) with a laser beam (103) to vaporize carbon. The vaporized carbon is introduced to a carbon nanohorn recovery chamber (119) through a recovery pipe (155), and the vaporized carbon is recovered as a carbon nanohorn... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070003472 - Electron emitting composite based on regulated nano-structures and a cold electron source using the composite: A field emission electron source includes a substrate, a first conductive electrode terminated to provide electrons, an emitting composite layer for emitting electrons, and a second electrode insulated from the emitter layer and terminated to extract electrons through vacuum space. The emitting composite layer lies between and parallel to the... Agent: Dechert LLP

20070003471 - Method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes: A method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes that is capable of growing carbon nanotubes on a substrate by a CVD method without giving rise to residual carbon impurities is provided. The method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes according to the present invention is a method in which carbon nanotubes are grown on... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070003470 - Ropes comprised of single-walled and double-walled carbon nanotubes: The present invention concerns a method for growing carbon nanotubes using a catalyst system that preferentially promotes the growth of single- and double-wall carbon nanotubes, rather than larger multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Ropes of the carbon nanotubes are formed that comprise single-wall and/or double-wall carbon nanotubes.... Agent: Ross Spencer Garsson Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

20070003473 - Graphite fibril material: A graphite fibril material comprised primarily of an aggregate of an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 100 μm in which-fibrils are intertwined, the fibrils being graphite fibrils of a fiber diameter of 0.0035 to 0.075 μm and spacing of the carbon hexagonal net plane as determined by the X-ray... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070003474 - Method for recycling zirconium tetrafluoride into zirconia: The method allows ZrF4 to be converted into ZrO2, by carrying out a thermal conversion operation based on solid ZrF4 and water which are heated in a reactor until converted into ZrO2. The initial ratio by weight of ZrF4 to water is in particular between 1/5 and 1/500, and this... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070003475 - Metal oxide catalysts: The present invention provides metal oxide catalysts and preparation method thereof, and its application for hydrogen generation from a metal borohydride solution. More particularly, provided are an activation method of a newly prepared catalyst and a regeneration method of a deactivated metal oxide catalyst.... Agent: Jhk Law

20070003476 - Method and device for hydrogen storage and delivery: The present invention relates to hydrogen production for the generation of energy. The invention describes methods, devices and assemblies involving hydrogen production including reacting hydrogen producing compounds, such as organothiol compounds, with a reactive metal substrate to produce hydrogen gas and utilizing the hydrogen gas to generate energy. The present... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20070003477 - Purification of a mixture of h<sb>2</sb>/co by catalysis of the impurities: The invention relates to a method for purifying a gaseous flow containing at least hydrogen (H2), carbon monoxide (CO), a metal carbonyl, and at least one impurity selected from oxygen (O2) and unsaturated hydrocarbons. According to said method, the gaseous flow is brought into contact with a first catalytic bed... Agent: Air Liquide

20070003478 - Synthesis gas production and use: Synthesis gas is produced according to this invention using a combination of steam reforming and oxidation chemistry. The process incorporates the use of solids to heat the hydrocarbon feed, and to cool the gas product. According to the invention, heat can be conserved by directionally reversing the flow of feed... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company