Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 03/07

20070071665 - Use of a derivative of aspartic acid as a collector in froth flotation processes: A derivative of aspartic acid is used as a collector for a phosphate containing mineral, such as apatite, in a froth flotation process. According to the invention the collector has a high selectivity for phosphate containing minerals even in the presence of carbonate minerals, such as calcite. The derivative has... Agent: Akzo Nobel Inc.

20070071666 - Synthesis and use of nanocrystalline zeolites: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for synthesizing nanocrystalline zeolites, the method comprising contacting starting products that comprise a solvent, a silicon source, a cation base, an organic template, and an aluminum source, or any combination thereof sufficient to produce a zeolite gel by hydrolysis, heating the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070071667 - Thermal treatment of functionalized carbon nanotubes in solution to effect their functionalization: The present invention is directed towards methods of thermally defunctionalizing functionalized (derivatized) carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in solution or suspended in a liquid medium. Such defunctionalization largely comprises the removal of sidewall functionality from the CNTs, but can also serve to remove functionality from the CNT ends. Such methods facilitate the... Agent: Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

20070071668 - Nanotube forming methods: A nanotube forming method includes growing a plurality of nanotubes to an intermediate length that is deterministic of nanotube intrinsic conductivity. Individual nanotubes exhibit an effective conductivity, which varies among the plurality of nanotubes. The method includes completing growth of nanotubes exhibiting effective conductivities inside a selected range without completing... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070071669 - Potatolike shaped graphite particles with low impurity rate at the surface, process for preparing same: Modified graphite particles obtained from graphite or based on graphite, the said particles having impurities in their internal structure and having on the surface a low, even nil, rate of an impurity or several impurities. In addition, these particles have at least one of the following characteristics: a tab density... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070065352 - Process for radioisotope recovery and system for implementing same: A method of recovering daughter isotopes from a radioisotope mixture. The method comprises providing a radioisotope mixture solution comprising at least one parent isotope. The at least one parent isotope is extracted into an organic phase, which comprises an extractant and a solvent. The organic phase is substantially continuously contacted... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20070065353 - Method of homogenization and, optionally, analysis for processing moist noble metal-containing recycling materials with an unknown noble metal content: For processing of noble metal-containing, moist recycling materials with an unknown noble metal content (hereinafter called “batch”), a moisture-binding agent is added for homogenisation and the batch is mixed with comminution of optionally pre-sent agglomerates to form a free-flowing and homogenous powder. Optionally, the following takes place subsequently for analysis:... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070065354 - Device and methods of ammonia generation for nox abatement: One embodiment of a method of operating a NOx abatement system comprises: introducing an exhaust stream to an ammonia generator in a normal flow direction, adsorbing NOx from the exhaust stream in the ammonia generator, diverting the exhaust stream around the ammonia generator, introducing hydrogen to the ammonia generator in... Agent: Paul L. Marshall Delphi Technology, Inc.

20070065355 - Rod-shaped apatite crystals having a specific length-to-width ratio: The rod-shaped apatite crystals of the formula Ca5(PO4)3(OH)xFy have the following features a) the length-to-breadth ratio of the crystals is at least ≧5 and b) x+y=1, where if x or y≠0 the total amount of the crystals is present as a mixture of individual hydroxyapatite crystals and fluoroapatite crystals and/or... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070065356 - Process for the production of monolithic mouldings: The invention relates to a method for producing monolithic molded elements e.g. as sorbents for chromatographic columns or capillary vessels. The aim of the invention is for said molded elements to be able to remain directly in the gel mold thereof following the production process. Said aim is achieved by... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070065357 - Cellular phone with push to talk over cellular (poc) service: A method for push to talk over cellular (PoC) operation is provided. The method is applied in a cellular phone with a PoC button associated. The method comprises: (A) detecting the PoC button has been pressed and released a first time, wherein the time length the PoC button has been... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070065358 - Catalyst for partial oxidation reforming of fuel and fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst: Disclosed is a catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel in the form of disk having through-hole. In addition, according to the invention, there is provided a fuel reforming apparatus and method using the catalyst. The catalyst for a partial oxidation reforming reaction of fuel according to the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070059226 - Control system for a boiler: A closed loop control apparatus for reducing nitrous oxide levels in combustion products created by a combustion process comprising: a reagent injection system; a controller for controlling an amount of reagent to be injected by the reagent injection system; and a first downstream measuring device adapted to provide a first... Agent: Epstein & Gerken

20070059227 - Nitrogen oxides purification device: A nitrogen oxides purification device has an exhaust gas heating section and a nitrogen oxides purification section. The exhaust gas heating section has a fuel injection device and a catalytic metal. The nitrogen oxides purification device is provided in a heat exchanger having a downstream exhaust gas flow passage located... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070059228 - Selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to water and nitrogen: A catalyst includes a platinum coating deposited on a silica support. The support has an average surface area between about 100 m2/g and about 120 m2/g. The platinum coating is between about 5 wt % and about l5 wt % of the catalyst. The combination of the selected surface area,... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070059229 - Method and apparatus for use of reacted hydrogen peroxide compounds in industrial process waters: Methods and apparatuses are described for contacting an oxidizing solution such as an aqueous hydrogen peroxide composition of hydrogen peroxide and at least one additive that catalyzes the decomposition of the hydrogen peroxide into hydroxyl radicals with an atmospheric effluent containing odorous and/or noxious components. These components are absorbed by... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20070059231 - Methods for producing ammonium pentaborate from alkaline earth tetraboartes that dramiatically reduces the amount of residual ammonia: This invention describes methods for the preparation of aqueous solutions of ammonium pentaborate by reacting alkaline earth tetraborates in water with selected mineral acids followed by the addition of ammonia or ammonium hydroxide. These methods dramatically reduces the amount of residual ammonia as compared to earlier teachings that depended on... Agent: Thomas L. Bosserman

20070059230 - Process: A process for preparing radiolabelled compounds by incorporation of radioactive carbonyl groups into precursors, which are then used to make the radiolabelled compounds. These radiolabelled compounds have a number of uses including in vivo imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography.... Agent: Glaxosmithkline Corporate Intellectual Property, Mai B475

20070059232 - Precipitated silicas with a particular pore size distribution: Precipitated silicas which have a broad pore size distribution of the pores with a pore diameter smaller than that of the maximum of the derivative of the pore volume distribution function are useful, for example, for tires.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070059233 - Carbon material having high surface area and conductivity and preparation method thereof: Provided are carbon materials having a high specific surface area and high conductivity, and a preparation method thereof. The carbon material includes pores on the surface and inside, with channels connecting the pores to one another. Such carbon material has a high specific surface area and high conductivity, and can... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070059234 - Hydrogen production and use in an internal combustion engine system: A method for producing a hydrogen containing gas for use in an internal combustion engine system is provided. The method includes cyclically operating at least two pressure swing reformer reactors such that one is reforming while another is regenerating, thereby producing a continuous stream of hydrogen containing gas. During engine... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20070059235 - Rapid activation catalyst systemin a non-thermal plasma catalytic reactor: A rapid start reactor is provided that can be used, for example, in a water gas shift reactor of a fuel processor. A reactor has a catalyst support structure with one or more surfaces overlaid with an active coating that includes a catalyst. The active coating heats upon exposure to... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070059236 - Molecular sieves with high selectivity towards light olefins in methanol to olefin conversion: A catalyst for the use in methanol to olefin conversion is identified, and a process for identifying the structure of the catalyst is presented, which is used to determine the quality of the catalyst for its selectivity for producing high light olefins yield.... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070059237 - Preparation of titanosilicate zeolite ts-1: A method is disclosed for preparing crystalline titanosilicate zeolite TS-1 from a reaction mixture containing only sufficient water to produce zeolite TS-1. In one embodiment, the reaction mixture is self-supporting and may be shaped if desired. In the method, the reaction mixture is heated at crystallization conditions and in the... Agent: Chevron Texaco Corporation

20070059238 - Process for enhancing yield of sodium aluminosilicate molecular sieves during synthesis: The present invention relates to a process for enhancing the yield of molecular sieve zeolite during the synthesis from a sodium aluminosilicate reaction mixture, said process comprising the step of adding at an intermediate stage of crystallization a source of aluminum to the sodium aluminosilicate reaction mixture and allowing the... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, PC

20070053814 - Method for producing particles, particles, and sintered body: Disclosed herein are a particle production method whereby spherical fine particles of a crystalline calcium phosphate-based compound can be efficiently produced at low cost, fine particles (especially, spherical particles) with good flowability produced by the particle production method, and a high-quality sintered body obtained by sintering a molded body of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070053815 - Method for reducing emissions due to gaseous decomposition products of an electrolyte in vehicles: The invention relates to a method for reducing emissions due to gaseous decomposition products of an electrolyte of electrochemical storage devices in a motor vehicle, preferably double-layer capacitors with organic solvents as the electrolyte. According to this invention, the gaseous decomposition products are sent to an activated carbon filter and/or... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070053816 - Oxygen scavenging material and use thereof for reducing oxygen content in air cavities of mounted tires: The present invention provides for oxygen scavenging materials and uses thereof for reducing oxygen content in an air cavity of a mounted tire, such as to reduce oxidation of a tire. The oxygen scavenging material can include a metal or metal-based material, an antioxidant, or microorganism. In one example, the... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070053817 - System and method for recovering co2: A CO2 recovery system includes an absorption tower that receives CO2-containing gas and CO2-absorbing solution, and causes the CO2-containing gas to come in contact with the CO2-absorbing solution to produce CO2 rich solution, and a regeneration tower that receives the rich solution and produces lean solution from the rich solution... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070053818 - Nitrogen oxides storage catalysts containing cobalt: Nitrogen oxides (NOx) storage catalysts comprising cobalt and barium with a lean NOx storage ratio of 1.3 or greater. The NOx storage catalysts can be used to reduce NO, emissions from diesel or gas combustion engines by contacting the catalysts with the exhaust gas from the engines. The NOx storage... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070053819 - Process for destructively scrubbing methyl chloride gas: A process for destructively scrubbing methyl chloride gas by the reaction with a sulfated organic compound.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20070053820 - Layer organic silicic acid and method of producing the same: A layer organic silicic acid which can improve an adsorbing power to an alcohol and separate a general organic compound and a method of producing the layer organic silicic acid are provided. In a layer organic silicic acid in which a substituted silyl group bonds to a layer polysilicic acid,... Agent: Snider & Associates

20070053821 - Production of layered double hydroxides: A method for the manufacture of ammonium nitrate and LDH containing nitrate as an interlayer anion, the method including the steps of: (1) providing a source of nitric acid (2) providing a source of ammonia; (3) reacting ammonia with nitric acid to produce ammonium nitrate; (4) preparing a nitrate containing... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070053822 - Fullerene derivative fine wire and its manufacturing method: The invention presents a fullerene derivative fine wire composed of basic component unit of fullerene derivative, being made of acicular crystal of fullerene derivative, as a fine wire showing high crystallinity and semiconductor performance.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20070053823 - Technique of production of fancy red diamonds: The invention relates to the treatment (enhancement) of diamonds in order to give them different colors and can be used by the gem and jewelry trade. The technique consists in producing isolated substitutional nitrogen atoms, or C centers, in the crystal lattice of natural near-colorless-to-brown type Ia diamonds containing A... Agent: Leyendecker Lemire & Daley, Llc

20070053824 - Method of forming carbon nanotubes: Provided is a method of forming carbon nanotubes. The method includes modifying the surfaces of catalyst nano particles using a surface modifying agent containing silicon such as 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, and growing the carbon nanotubes on the modified surfaces of the catalyst nano particles so that the diameter of the carbon nanotubes... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c.

20070053825 - Modified carbon nanotubes using controlled polymer crystallization: A process for the modification of carbon fibers and/or carbon nanotubes, including 1-dimensional nanowire and nanofiber structures. In the process, certain polymeric materials are crystallized on a surface of the carbon fibers and/or carbon nanotubes. The crystallization process may be carried out under controlled conditions to produce a variety of... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20070053826 - Proton conducting titanate, polymer nano-composite membrane including the same, and fuel cell adopting the polymer nano-composite membrane: A proton conducting titanate includes titanate and a sulfonic acid group-containing moiety having proton conductivity introduced into the surface of the titanate, in which the sulfonic acid group-containing moiety is directly bound to the titanate via an ether bond (—O). A polymer nano-composite membrane includes the proton conducting titanate, and... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070053827 - Method for the removal of mercury from sulphuric acid with thiosulphate precipitation: This invention relates to a method for removing mercury from dilute sulphuric acid. According to the method sulphuric acid solution is scrubbed with an aqueous solution containing thiosulphate, which precipitates the mercury present in the sulphuric acid solution either as mercury sulphide or, in a chlorine-containing environment, as a mercury... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20070053828 - High purity copper sulfate and method for production thereof: Provided are high purity copper sulfate wherein the content of Ag impurities is 1 wtppm or less, and having a purity of 99.99 wt % or higher, and a manufacturing method of high purity copper sulfate including the steps of dissolving crude copper sulfate crystals or copper metal, and subjecting... Agent: Howson And Howson

20070053829 - Auto-oxidation production of hydrogen peroxide via oxidation in a microreactor: Hydrogen peroxide is prepared by an auto-oxidation method via oxidation in a microreactor. A working solution containing a reactive carrier compound is hydrogenated with hydrogen in a first step and is subsequently oxidized in a microreactor to produce hydrogen peroxide.... Agent: Patent Administrator Fmc Corporation

20070048203 - Method for the removal of copper from a zinc sulphate solution: The purpose of the invention is to remove copper selectively from a concentrated zinc sulphate solution by ion exchange. The method enables a significant reduction in the use of zinc powder during the solution purification of zinc sulphate solution and makes possible to avoid usage of arsenic or antimony trioxides... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070048204 - Flash injector for nh3-scr nox aftertreatment: A flash injection system for ammonia selective catalytic reduction aftertreatment of engine exhaust gases includes a tank for storing aqueous urea. An injection nozzle is disposed in an exhaust conduit of the engine, which conducts an exhaust stream from the engine. A fluid line conducts the aqueous urea between the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070048205 - Cerium oxide powder and cerium oxide dispersion: Cerium oxide powder having carbonate groups and made of crystalline primary particles containing cerium oxide and having carbonate groups on the surface and in a region close to the surface, and having a BET surface area of from 25 to 150 m2/g, a mean diameter of from 5 to 50... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070048206 - Method and apparatus for the production of ultrafine silica particles from solid silica powder and related coating compositions: Disclosed are methods for making ultrafine silica particles in a plasma system, apparatus for making ultrafine silica particles, and coating compositions comprising ultrafine silica particles made by such methods and/or apparatus.... Agent: Ppg Industries Inc Intellectual Property Dept

20070048209 - Continuous fiber of fullerene nanotubes: This invention relates generally to carbon fiber produced from fullerene nanotube arrays. In one embodiment, the present invention involves a macroscopic carbon fiber comprising at least 106 fullerene nanotubes in generally parallel orientation.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070048211 - Apparatus and method for synthesizing a single-wall carbon nanotube array: This apparatus and method facilitate the synthesis of a single-wall carbon nanotube array. The apparatus includes a reactor, a local heating device, a gaseous carbon supplier, and a reactant gas supplier. The reactor is configured for receiving a catalyst in a reaction zone thereof. The local heating device is configured... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070048210 - System and method for controlling hydrogen elimination during carbon nanotube synthesis from hydrocarbons: A system and method for producing carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition includes a catalyst support having first and second surfaces. The catalyst support is capable of hydrogen transport from the first to the second surface. A catalyst is provided on the first surface of the catalyst support. The catalyst... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070048212 - Waste water process with scrubber: An apparatus and method for treating waste products produced by chemical processing plants. Steam stripping waste sour water results in a vapor including ammonia and hydrogen sulfide. A scrubber unit including a quenching column produces a concentrated ammonium sulfide solution. The concentrated ammonium sulfide allows for more efficient transfer from... Agent: Mark D. Swanson Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070048213 - Method for ferric sulfate manufacturing: A process is provided for the production of liquid ferric sulfate from finely-divided ferric oxide, sulfuric acid and water in a reaction system comprising at least one closed reaction vessel at temperatures ranging from about 120° C. to about 150° C. and pressures from about 25 psi to about 70... Agent: Arthur J. Plantamura General Chemical Performance Products LLC.

20070048214 - Preparing small crystal ssz-32 and its use in a hydrocarbon conversion process: The invention is directed to a method of making a small crystal SSZ-32 zeolite, known as SSZ-32X. The catalyst is suitable for use in a process whereby a feed including straight chain and slightly branched paraffins having 10 or more carbon atoms is dewaxed to produce an isomenized product, with... Agent: Chevron Texaco Corporation