Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 09/07

20070224096 - Tungstic acid powder consisting of spherical tungsten particles and method for producing same: Process for the production of a powdered spherical tungstic acid by acidification of an aqueous alkaline tungstate solution with mineral acid at elevated temperature, preferably in a continuous stirred tank or a cascade of at least 2 continuous stirred tanks, and tungstic acid obtainable in this way, which is characterised... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070224097 - Methods of treatment of chromite ore processing residue: Methods to reduce hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in chromite processing wastes include one or more of the following steps: contacting the chromite processing wastes with an oxygen scavenger or chemical reducer; permitting the chromite processing wastes to react with the oxygen scavenger or chemical reducer; contacting the chromite processing wastes with... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070224098 - Removal of water and salts from a catalyst regenerator to maintain catalyst activity: The invention relates to a conversion process for making olefin(s) using a molecular sieve catalyst composition. More specifically, the invention is directed to a process for converting a feedstock comprising an oxygenate in the presence of a molecular sieve catalyst composition, wherein the air feed to the catalyst regenerator is... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070224099 - Gold-containing catalyst with porous structure: The invention relates to a gold-containing catalyst with porous structure that is obtainable through a process that comprises the following steps: melting together of gold and at least one less noble metal that is selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, rhodium, palladium, and platinum, and at least partial... Agent: Alan H. Thompson Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20070224100 - Osmium diboride compounds and their uses: e

20070224101 - Semiconductor polishing composition: A semiconductor polishing composition is provided that can, in at least one embodiment, efficiently polish a semiconductor device with high accuracy while preventing fumed silica from being agglomerated and without causing a polishing flaw in the semiconductor device. Fumed silica, of which a bulk density of powder before dispersed is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070224102 - Xli3n2 compounds and their hydrides as hydrogen storage materials: State-of-the-art electronic structure calculations provide the likelihood of the availability of ScLi3N2, TiLi3N2, VLi3N2, CrLi3N2, MnLi3N2, CoLi3N2, NiLi3N2, CuLi3N2, and ZnLi3N2 as compounds for reaction with hydrogen under suitable conditions. Reaction with hydrogen is likely to form stable hydrides of the family ScLi3N2Hn, TiLi3N2Hn, VLi3N2Hn, CrLi3N2Hn, MnLi3N2Hn, FeLi3N2Hn CoLi3N2Hn, NiLi3N2Hn,... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070224103 - Supercritical treatment method and apparatus to be used in the same: [Problem]An object of the present invention is to provide a method of continuously feeding a treating substance, as a supercritical solution fluid, into a pressurized reaction system. Another object of the present invention is to provide a supercritical fluid treatment apparatus that ensures consistent treatment through continuous feeding of such... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070224104 - Method for the preparation of y-branched carbon nanotubes: The present invention provides a process for preparing Y-branched carbon nanotubes and the product thereby, Y-branched carbon nanotubes. More specifically, the present invention provides a process for preparing Y-branched carbon nanotubes, comprising: loading a catalyst on a carbon nanotube carrier; pre-treating the catalyst-loaded carbon nanotubes to have the catalyst bonded... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070224105 - Superabrasive synthesis methods: Methods of synthesizing superabrasive particles such as diamonds and cubic boron nitride are disclosed and described. One procedure includes providing a superabrasive precursor including a source material in a metal matrix. The carbon source can contain a majority of carbon atoms oriented in a rhombohedral polytype configuration. A shock wave... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070224106 - Carbon nanotube dispersed polar organic solvent and method for producing the same: In the present invention, a nonionic surfactant is noticed for a function of dispersing a carbon nanotube, and it is found that a mixture solution of an amide-based organic solvent and a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) or of the amide-based organic solvent, the nonionic surfactant, and the polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) has an excellent... Agent: Hammer & Hanf, PC

20070224107 - Method of manufacturing carbon nanostructure: A method of manufacturing carbon nanostructures that allows carbon nanostructures having more uniform shape to be produced in high purity and in a stable manner is provided. The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a carbon nanostructure for growing crystalline carbon by means of vapor deposition from a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070224108 - Method for reducing reactivity of calcium hypochlorite: Stable compositions of calcium hypochlorite containing selected hydrated inorganic salts having a sufficiently high enthalpy and the ability to provide water release to sufficiently quench reactions and reduce the potential for conflagration.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070224109 - Metal chlorides and metals obtained from metal oxide containing materials: Method and apparatus for preparing at least one metal chloride from metal oxide containing material comprising calcining the metal oxide containing material under temperature conditions sufficient to obtain a calcined product comprising at least one metal oxide; and selectively chlorinating the calcined product to form at least one metal chloride.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070224110 - Magnesium aluminum titanate crystal structure and method for producing same: An aluminum magnesium titanate crystal structure, which is a solid solution wherein at least some of Al atoms in the surface layer of aluminum magnesium titanate crystal represented by the empirical formula MgxAl2(1−x)Ti(1+x)O5 (wherein 0.1≦x<1) are substituted with Si atoms, and which has a thermal expansion coefficient of from −6×10−6... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224111 - Method for producing hydrogen: The invention provides a method for producing hydrogen which includes supplying a raw material gas and steam to a reactor filled with a reforming catalyst and a carbon dioxide gas absorbent containing a lithium composite oxide at a ratio of absorbent/catalyst by volume not lower than 9, and heating the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070224112 - Method and composition for sorbing toxic substances: Toxic substances such as heavy metals are extracted from a medium using a sorbent composition. The composition is derived by sulfidation of red mud, which contains hydrated ferric oxides derived from the Bayer processing of bauxitic ores. Exemplary sulfidizing compounds are H2S, Na2S, K2S, (NH4)2S, and CaSx. The sulfur content... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070224113 - Process for preparing nano size zeolites: A process has been developed to synthesize various zeolites with nano size crystals. The process involves forming an aluminosilicate initiator which exhibits the Tyndall effect. This initiator is then mixed with a clear solution comprising reactive sources of Al, Si, M and R plus water. M is an alkali or... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20070224114 - Process for producing mesoporous body: p

20070217975 - Process for uranium recovery: The present invention relates to a process for the recovery of uranium in high silica environments comprising the use of a strong base macroreticular ion exchange resin.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20070217976 - Recovery of gold from potassium iodide-iodine etching solution: A process for the recovery of gold from a potassium iodide-iodine solution is provided. The gold is precipitated from the solution using a weak acid, (e.g. ascorbic acid), a buffer, (e.g. sodium bicarbonate), and a dye. The precipitate is then removed from the solution resulting in the recovery the gold... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070217977 - Aluminum hydroxide aggregated particles, process for producing the same, vessel used therefor, and process for producing aluminum hydroxide powder: Aluminum hydroxide aggregated particles which have an average particle diameter of not less than 40 μm, an average particle diameter as determined after pressing at 1,000 kg/cm2 of not more than 35 μm, and an L value of slurry obtained by mixing 20 ml of glycerol and 10 g of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070217978 - Minimization of pah emissions during the regeneration of particles filters: According to the invention, the emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from the exhaust-gas system of diesel motors with particle filters can be minimized or prevented. During the regeneration of the particle filter, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are first fixed in adsorption layers and are cracked there at high... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070217979 - Method for reducing heavy metals in flue gases: The invention concerns a method for reducing heavy metals, in particular mercury, present in flue gases comprising a step which consists in contacting the flues gases with a sorbent solid matter in dry state wherein the sorbent solid matter is a non functionalized metal compound.... Agent: Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20070217980 - Systems and methods for water purification using supercritical water oxidation: Systems and methods using the properties of supercritical water to allow raw air including a contaminant to be combined with water and to be purified in a supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) process. A supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) air purifier will generally take in a mixture of water and raw air... Agent: Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, Lc Attn: BoxIPDept.

20070217981 - Processes and systems for the sequestration of carbon dioxide utilizing effluent streams: Disclosed are processes and systems for sequestering carbon dioxide from a flue gas effluent from a parent process such as a coal-fired electric power plant. In one non-limiting embodiment of the invention, a mineral having a metal is dissolved with an acid to provide a solution having a predetermined pH.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070217982 - Air collector with functionalized ion exchange membrane for capturing ambient co2: An apparatus for capture of CO2 from the atmosphere comprising an anion exchange material formed in a matrix exposed to a flow of the air.... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20070217983 - Gas abatement: Apparatus is described for treating an effluent fluid stream from a semiconductor manufacturing process tool. The apparatus comprises a combustion chamber, means for heating the combustion chamber, and a nozzle for injecting the effluent stream into the combustion chamber. The apparatus is configured to enable a fuel and an oxidant... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20070217984 - Method for controlling exhaust emission control device: Disclosed is a method for controlling an exhaust emission control device wherein urea water 17 (reducing agent) is added to selective reduction catalyst 10 incorporated in an exhaust pipe 9 so as to reduce and purify NOx. A first-order lag response model corresponding to the exhaust temperature upstream of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070217985 - Method of removing nitrogen oxides from flue gases: For the catalytic removal of nitrogen oxides (2) from flue gases of combustion furnaces (1) which use hydrogen (H2) is used as reducing agent and the reaction is conducted at a temperature of below 150° C.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070217986 - Mitigation of hydrogen cyanide in aerogels: An embodiment of the present invention describes aerogel materials comprising an additive comprising a compound comprising at least two different metal elements. Another embodiment, involves aerogel particulates in combination with said compound. Said compound preferably comprises at least two different transition metal elements and may be in an oxide form.... Agent: Aspen Aerogels Inc.IPDepartment

20070217987 - Method and apparatus for ozone generation: This invention describes a stand-alone ozone generator and method to generate high quantities of ozone which can be injected in a multitude of applications where great quantities are needed at a low production cost. This generator can be useful for flue gas oxidation, water purification, HVAC air purification, and any... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070217988 - Method for making silicon for solar cells and other applications: A method for preparation of high purity silicon suitable for photovoltaic cells using reduction of silica, which is pre-purified in an aqueous solution, in presence of a reducing agent, preferably carbonaceous agent, where the pre-purified silica has a low amount of boron suitable for photovoltaic cells is described.... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070217989 - Autothermal reformer-reforming exchanger arrangement for hydrogen production: Low-energy, low-capital hydrogen production is disclosed. A reforming exchanger 14 is placed in parallel with an autothermal reformer (ATR) 10 to which are supplied a preheated steam-hydrocarbon mixture. An air-steam mixture is supplied to the burner/mixer of the ATR 10 to obtain a syngas effluent at 650°-1050° C. The effluent... Agent: John P. Ward Patent And Licensing Department

20070217990 - Silicone vesicles: A process for preparing a vesicle composition based upon mixing an organopolysiloxane having at least one hydrophilic substituent group, a water miscible volatile solvent, and water is disclosed. The vesicle compositions produced by the method are useful in various personal, household, and health care applications.... Agent: Dow Corning Corporation Co1232

20070217991 - Heat exchange reactor: The present invention provides a heat exchange reactor comprising a reaction tube for obtaining a product (B) by exothermic reaction while passing a starting compound (A) therethrough and a reactor shell covering the surrounding of the reaction tube and having its interior divided into a plurality of regions along the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070217992 - Process for preparing dispersible sulfate, preferably barium sulfate nanoparticles: The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of optionally doped nanoparticulate metal sulfate nanoparticles wherein the metal is selected from polyvalent metals or monovalent transition metals, said process comprising the step of heating a reaction mixture comprising a) a polar organic solvent comprising at least two hydroxy... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20070217993 - Method for the production of a finely crystalline boehmite and application of said boehmite as flame retardant in plastics: Method for the production of a finely crystalline boehmite and application of said boehmite as flame retardant in plastics. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must... Agent: Nils H. Ljungman & Associates

20070217994 - System for hydrogen generation: The present invention relates to a composition and method for storage and controlled release of hydrogen. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of borohydride based solutions as a hydrogen storage source and a catalyst system to release hydrogen therefrom.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070217995 - Hydrogen producing method and apparatus: A method for producing hydrogen wherein use is made of a high temperature steam electrolysis apparatus having an electrolysis vessel being partitioned into the anode side and the cathode side by the use of a solid oxide electrolyte film as a diaphragm, steam is fed to the above cathode side... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070212285 - Method for improving the recovery of cesium-131 from barium carbonate: The present invention provides a method for improving the recovery of cesium-131 (Cs-131) from barium (Ba) carbonate. Uses of the Cs-131 purified by the method include cancer research and treatment, such as for the use in brachytherapy. Cesium-131 is particularly useful in the treatment of faster growing tumors.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070212286 - Method of recovering carbon dioxide from a synthesis gas stream: A method of recovering carbon dioxide from a synthesis gas stream generated within a facility having a synthesis gas reactor, a water-gas shift reactor and a steam generation system for generating steam for the synthesis gas reactor and for export. After the synthesis gas stream is passed through at least... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070212287 - Method for the treatment of combustion flue gas: A method for the removal of nitrogen oxides contained in combustion flue gas through treatment with gaseous ammonia, in which the gaseous ammonia is generated in situ by hydrolysis reaction of an aqueous urea solution (L4) whereby the ammonia generated by the) hydrolysis (L5) is accumulated in gaseous state, under... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070212288 - Effluent gas stream treatment system having utility for oxidation treatment of semiconductor manufacturing effluent gases: An effluent gas stream treatment system for treatment of gaseous effluents such as waste gases from semiconductor manufacturing operations. The effluent gas stream treatment system comprises a pre-oxidation treatment unit, which may for example comprise a scrubber, an oxidation unit such an electrothermal oxidizer, and a post-oxidation treatment unit, such... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20070212289 - Concentrate of fine ceria particles for chemical mechanical polishing and preparing method thereof: Disclosed are a concentrate of fine ceria particles for chemical mechanical polishing, and a method of preparing the same. The method includes reacting a reactant mixture comprising i) water, ii) an aqueous solution of water-soluble cerium salt compound, and iii) ammonia or ammonium salt at a reaction temperature of 250-700... Agent: Abelman Frayne & Schwab

20070212290 - Preparation of pile of carbon nanotubes and fiber therefrom: A pile of carbon nanotubes was prepared by placing a small amount of catalyst solution on a substrate, putting the substrate into a furnace, purging the furnace, and heating the substrate under a flow of gaseous carbon source. A pile of carbon nanotubes formed on the substrate. Nanotubes from the... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20070212291 - Method and apparatus for purifying inorganic halides and oxyhalides using zeolites: The present invention is directed to methods and apparatus for purifying inorganic halides and/or oxyhalides. In one embodiment, the method of the present invention includes contacting an inorganic halide or oxyhalide feed liquid with a zeolite to produce a purified inorganic halide or oxyhalide liquid. In one embodiment, the zeolite... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20070212292 - Chlorine dioxide generation method: A method generating chlorine dioxide is provided. The method uses sodium chlorite solution and diluted sulfuric acid to generate chlorine dioxide with a significantly higher rate of conversion of chlorite to chorine dioxide than has been previously reported with sulfuric acid/chlorite chlorine dioxide generation.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070212294 - Fuel reformer comprising spraying device, sprayer used in the fuel reformer and fuel reforming method: m

20070212293 - Fuel steam reformer system and reformer startup process: A hydrogen generation system is disclosed that has a vaporization section receiving and vaporizing fuel along with water and passing the vapor to a reformer catalyst section heated by a combustor section which generates reformate gas and is fueled by off-gas from a H2 purification unit along with a combustion... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20070212295 - Hydrogen purification process and system: A hydrogen generation system is disclosed that includes a fuel reforming reactor generating a hydrogen-rich reformate gas at a temperature greater than 150 C, a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) hydrogen purification unit that separates the reformate gas into a relatively pure hydrogen stream and an off-gas stream, and a catalytic... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20070212296 - Composition and method for oxidizing mercury in combustion processes: The invention can be summarized as follows. There is provided a method for oxidizing elemental mercury in a combustion process comprising, adding a composition comprising an aluminum silicate to a combustion chamber, boiler or kiln downstream from the burner region combustion zone. There is further provided a method for reducing... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070207075 - Separation of germanium-68 from gallium-68: A method for separating germanium-68 from gallium-68 using an anion exchange resin and a chelating/complexing agent containing a plurality of carboxylic acid groups and at least three carbon atoms to the first solution is disclosed together with a generator apparatus for providing a source of gallium-68.... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20070207076 - Method of preparing metal-containing wood preserving compositions: The present invention relates to a method for producing metal-containing amine solutions by reacting a metal or metal-containing compound, in particular, copper or a copper-containing compound, with an amine, carbon dioxide and an oxidizing agent. The resulting metal-amine solution can then be used to formulate a variety of metal-based wood... Agent: Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy LLP

20070207077 - Novel catalyst useful for removal of hydrogen sulphide from gas and its conversion to sulphur, a process for preparing such catalyst and a method for removing of hydrogen sulphide using said catalyst: The present invention relates to a catalyst useful for removal of hydrogen sulphide from gas streams and its conversion to sulphur, a process for preparing such catalyst and a method for removing of hydrogen sulphide using said catalyst.... Agent: Cooper & Dunham LLP

20070207078 - Catalyst for treating exhaust gas and method for producing the same: An object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst for treating exhaust gas adapted not only to remove CO and VOCs based on unsaturated hydrocarbons such as C2H4 but also to accelerate a decomposition reaction of saturated hydrocarbons such as propane and to provide a method for producing... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070207079 - Heterogeneous, composite, carbonaceous catalyst system and methods that use catalytically active gold: Heterogeneous catalyst systems, methods of making these systems, and methods of using these systems, wherein catalytically active gold is deposited onto composite support media. The composite support media is formed by providing nanoporous material on at least a portion of the surfaces of carbonaceous host material. In representative embodiments, relatively... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070207080 - Method for making a lithium mixed metal compound having an olivine structure: A method for preparing a LixMyPO4 compound having an olivine structure includes: preparing a solution containing transition metal M ions, Li+ ions and PO43− ions; drying the solution to form particles of a starting material; and forming the particles of the starting material into particles of the LixMyPO4 compound with... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070207081 - Carbon nanoballoon structure and method for preparation thereof, and electron emitter: A hollow carbon nanoballoon structure having a relatively large closed space, and a method of producing a carbon nanoballoon structure capable of easily and stably producing such a structure. The carbon nanoballoon structure is obtained by heating soot prepared by arc discharge using carbon electrodes, soot prepared by vaporizing. carbon... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070207082 - Method and system for separation of solute from an aqueous solution: Disclosed is method for separating solute from an aqueous solution comprising providing a first aqueous solution substantially saturated with solute, contacting the first aqueous solution with a clathrate former under conditions sufficient to form clathrates and to precipitate the solute from the first aqueous solution, separating solute from the clathrates... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070207083 - Process and method for recovery of halogens: An apparatus for the recovery of a halogen or pseudohalogens from a halide compound in solution; wherein the apparatus includes an electrochemical cell including, an electrode assembly including at least a first and second electrodes in communication with a controller for providing a current to at least two of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070207084 - Synthesis of nanoporous particles: Methods of producing nanoporous particles by spray pyrolysis of a precursor composition including a reactive precursor salt and a nonreactive matrix salt are provided, wherein the matrix salt is used as a templating medium. Nanoporous aluminum oxide particles produced by the methods are also provided.... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20070207085 - Power systems utilizing hydrolytically generated hydrogen: An apparatus and method for generating hydrogen by hydrolytic reaction and supplying the hydrogen to a user device, such as a fuel cell. Water is selectively supplied to a reactor vessel containing supply of an aluminum composite reactive material to produce the hydrolytic reaction. Hydrogen from the reaction vessel is... Agent: Todd N. Hathaway