Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 11/07

20070274886 - Removal and recovery of deposits from coal gasification systems: Disclosed herein are methods for removing and recovering metalloids from gasification systems. Also disclosed are methods for on-line removal of deposited entrained materials from a heat exchanger unit. A method is provided for on-line removal and recovery of deposits from fossil fuel gasification systems to improve plant performance and recover... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20070274887 - Method of reducing malodors: A method of reducing the formation of malodors in a bathroom. More specifically, it is provided a method of reducing the formation of malodors comprising the step of placing a chlorine dioxide generating sachet in selected locations of a bathroom.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070274888 - Methods and sytems for the destruction of perfluorinated compounds: Methods and systems for the destruction of one or more PFCs in a gas stream are provided. The gas stream can come from semiconductor processing, for example. The PFCs in the gas stream are reacted with steam in the presence of a catalyst to fragment the PFCs into other compounds... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070274889 - Catalyst and method for catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides: The invention provides a catalyst for catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust gases wherein fuel is supplied and subjected to combustion under periodic rich/lean conditions and the resulting exhaust gases are brought into contact therewith, which catalyst comprises: (A) a catalyst component A comprising (c) ceria or (d)... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070274890 - Exhaust gas purifying catalyst and exhaust gas purifying method: Disclosed is an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, which comprises a catalyst layer formed on a honeycomb-shaped support. The catalyst layer is formed by mixing a catalyst powder (A) consisting of a composite oxide (RhZrCeNdO) which contains at least Ce, Zr, and a catalytic noble metal composition, and a catalyst powder... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070274891 - Purification of a mixture of h2/co by catalysis of the nox: The invention relates to a method for purifying a gas flow containing hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO), in addition to at least one nitrogen oxide (NOx), as impurities. According to said method, the gaseous flow is brought into contact with at least one catalyst containing copper and/or palladium, at... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20070274892 - Exhaust gas purification unit with reducing agent supply: The invention proposes an exhaust-gas purification unit for purifying the exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine which is preferably operated in lean-burn mode, in particular a diesel engine used in motor vehicles, in which a particulate filter and a SCR catalytic converter are arranged in the exhaust pipe in... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070274893 - Microwave plasma apparatus: A microwave plasma generating apparatus (10) has a microwave cavity (20) coupled to a microwave source (22) by a wave guide (24). Within the cavity (20) is a reaction tube (30) defining a plasma cavity (40). A gas inlet manifold (50) is provided at the top of the reaction tube... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070274894 - Separation of fullerene c60 and c70 using crystallization: The present invention provides a method for separating two highly pure fullerenes from a mixture of fullerenes comprising crystallizing a first fullerene component and a second fullerene component, wherein the phase equilibrium behavior of the mixture fed to a crystallizer is characterized by a region(s) where a pure fullerene of... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20070274895 - Quasi-one-dimensional polymers based on the metal-chalcogen-halogen system: The present Invention relates a quasi-one-dimensional material with sub-micron cross-section described by the formula M6CyHz, where the M=transition metal, C=chalcogen, H=halogen, and where y and z are integers such that 8.2<y+z<10, which materials are synthesized in a Single-step procedure at temperatures above 1000° C. The present invention also concerns the... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070274896 - Processes for hydrogen chloride oxidation using oxygen: Processes which include: (a) providing a gas phase comprising hydrogen chloride; (b) oxidizing the hydrogen chloride in a reactor to form a product gas comprising chlorine, unreacted hydrogen chloride and water, the reactor having structural parts with inner surfaces that are contacted during oxidation by one or both of the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070274900 - Processes for obtaining chlorine from mixtures of chlorine, water, hydrogen chloride and oxygen, and incorporation of such processes into isocyanate production processes: Processes comprising: (a) providing an initial gas mixture comprising chlorine, water, hydrogen chloride and oxygen; (b) cooling the initial gas mixture to form condensed hydrochloric acid and an intermediate chlorine-containing gas mixture; (c) contacting the intermediate gas mixture with a water-containing phase under a set of conditions selected from a... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070274901 - Processes and apparatus for the production of chlorine by gas phase oxidation: The present invention provides a process for producing chlorine by the catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride with oxygen, wherein the reaction is performed on at least two catalyst beds under adiabatic conditions, as well as a reactor system for performing the process.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070274897 - Processes for the preparation of chlorine by gas phase oxidation: Processes for the preparation of chlorine by catalytic gas phase oxidation of hydrogen chloride with oxygen, wherein the catalyst comprises tin dioxide and at least one halogen-containing ruthenium compound, and such catalysts comprising at least one halogen-containing ruthenium compound and a tin dioxide support material are disclosed along with the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070274898 - Processes for the preparation of chlorine from hydrogen chloride and oxygen: A process is disclosed comprising: (a) reacting hydrogen chloride and an oxygen-containing gas to form a gas mixture comprising chlorine, water, unreacted hydrogen chloride, and unreacted oxygen, wherein the oxygen-containing gas reacted with the hydrogen chloride has an oxygen content of not more than 99 vol. %; (b) cooling the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070274899 - Temperature-stable catalysts for gas phase oxidation, and processes for using the same: Oxidation catalysts which comprise at least one constituent active in the catalysis of oxidation reactions, and a support for said constituent, characterized in that the support includes carbon nanotubes; are disclosed along with processes for their use including the oxidation of hydrogen chloride. Such catalysts can exhibit a higher stability... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070274902 - Process for the recovery of elemental sulphur from residues produced in hydrometallurgical processes: The present invention relates to a process for the recovery of elemental sulphur from residues produced in hydrometallurgical processes based on leaching with a solution of sodium sulphide in which the sulphur contained in the residues is selectively leached as sodium polysulphide. The sulphur leaching solution is conveniently regenerated and... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070274903 - Hydrothermal process for the preparation of quasi-crystalline boehmite: Process for the preparation of quasi-crystalline boehmite comprising the steps of: (a) preparing an aqueous precursor mixture comprising a water-insoluble aluminium source; (b) decreasing the pH of the precursor mixture of step (a) by at least 2 units; (c) increasing the pH of the mixture of step (b) by at... Agent: Albemarle Netherlands B.v. Patent And Trademark Department

20070274904 - Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies, heating assemblies, and methods of operating the same: Hydrogen-producing fuel processing assemblies, including steam reforming fuel processing assemblies, startup assemblies for use therein, and methods of operating the same. In some embodiments, the startup assemblies include a startup reforming region that is upstream from a primary, or second, hydrogen-producing reforming region. In some embodiments, the startup reforming region... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070274905 - Thermal disassociation of water: An apparatus and method is provided for the ultra-high temperature cyclic thermal disassociation of water to produce usable hydrogen, oxygen, associated gases, and heat by igniting a previously-dissociated quantity of water and directing the resultant flame at a target material within a reactor whereupon the monatomic elements of the dissociated... Agent: Charles W. Hanor Charles W. Hanor, P.C.

20070274906 - Method for manufacturing aromatic metal containing zeolite: A method for fabricating a zeolite-containing aromatic metal compound according to the present invention is characterized in that fine metal powder of 98 wt %, zeolite powder of 1 wt % and stearic acid of 1 wt % are mixed with respect to the total weight of the compound, the... Agent: Venable LLP

20070269357 - Process for treating a gas stream: A process for treating a gas comprising hydrogen suilfide and carbon dioxide by contacting the gas with a scrub solution comprising ammonium sulfite and ammonium bisulfite in a first contact zone to produce ammonium thiosulfate. The scrub solution can be formed in a second contact zone by contacting ammonia and... Agent: Jo Katherine D'ambrosio D'ambrosio & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20070269358 - Processes for absorbing chlorine from a gas containing chlorine and carbon dioxide: The present invention relates to a process for absorbing chlorine from a gas containing chlorine and carbon dioxide, in particular to a process for washing small amounts of chlorine out of a waste gas stream containing a large excess of carbon dioxide, wherein the washed waste gas can be released... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070269359 - Compound having a pyrochlore-structure and its use as a catalyst carrier in water gas shift reaction: A compound of formula (Na0.33A0.66)2B2O7-δ wherein A is one or more metals chosen from the lanthanide metals; B is one or more metals chosen from Ti, Sn, Ge, Ru, Mn, Ir, Os and Pb; and δ is a number in the range 0-1 is disclosed. Water gas shift catalysts comprising... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070269360 - Preparation of borohydride salts: A method for preparing a metal borohydride salt, M(BH4)n, where n is 1 or 2, from a slurry of sodium borohydride and a sodium alkoxide in a liquid hydrocarbon, wherein M is Li, K, Rb, Cs, Mg, Ca, Sr or Ba.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20070269361 - Silicon material with controlled agglomerated point defects and oxygen clusters induced by the lateral surface: The present invention relates to a single crystal silicon ingot or wafer wherein the lateral incorporation effect of intrinsic point defects has been manipulated such that the formation of agglomerated intrinsic point defects and/or oxygen precipitate clusters in a ring extending radially inward from about the lateral surface of the... Agent: Senniger Powers

20070269362 - Direct synthesis of copper carbonate: A basic copper salt selected from basic copper carbonate, basic copper sulfate, basic copper acetate, basic copper citrate, and basic copper nitrate is manufactured by contacting copper metal with an aqueous solution having ammonia; an acid selected from carbonic acid, sulfuric acid, acetic acid, nitric acid, or citric acid; and... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070269363 - Water dispersible carbon fiber and water dispersible chopped carbon fiber: Water dispersible carbon fibers, (1) wherein the surface oxygen concentration (O/C) of each of the single fibers is 0.03 or more and less than 0.12 as measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and forming a first contact angle with water of 75° or less as measured by the Wilhelmy method; (2)... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070269364 - Diameter-selective reversible closable peptides: The present invention includes compositions and methods for the isolation, separation and chelation of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) using a cyclizable peptide.... Agent: Chalker Flores, LLP

20070269365 - Processes for the preparation of isocyanates: Processes are described which comprise: (a) reacting chlorine with carbon monoxide to form phosgene; (b) reacting the phosgene with at least one organic amine to form at least one isocyanate and hydrogen chloride; (c) separating the hydrogen chloride; (d) oxidizing the hydrogen chloride with oxygen in a gas phase to... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070269366 - System and method for cleaning in-process sensors: A cleaning system and method for in-process sensors wherein a scouring jet discharges process fluid as the cleaning agent to remove solids and other contaminants from the surface of the sensor.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070269367 - Catalysts for hydrogen production: Embodiments of the present invention provide catalysts for production of hydrogen from methanol. In an embodiment, a Cu/Zn catalyst may be promoted by Zr and/or Ce, in addition to, in embodiments, Pd or another noble metal. In an embodiment, a chemical composition may have a Cu/Zn base catalyst with a... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20070264178 - Waste solids handling: A process is provided for handling waste solids produced from the chlorination of titanium-bearing ores in the presence of coke as a reducing agent, in particular waste metal chloride solids from a chloride process for making pigmentary titanium dioxide, which process comprises cooling the product stream from chlorination, separating the... Agent: William B. Miller

20070264179 - Methods and systems for the regeneration of activated carbon catalyst beds: Disclosed are methods and systems for regenerating mercury loaded activated carbon honeycomb catalyst beds. In one embodiment, the regeneration methods and systems disclosed herein can enable a more efficient and economical operation of a honeycomb based mercury removal system by, for example, allowing the reuse of a particular substrate multiple... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070264180 - Method of deacidizing a gas by partly neutralized multiamines: Method of deacidizing a gaseous effluent comprising acid compounds such as H2S, mercaptans, CO2, COS, SO2, CS2. An absorbent solution comprising reactive compounds with at least two amine functions is used and the following stages are carried out: a) contacting the gaseous effluent with a first fraction of the absorbent... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070264181 - Catalytically active porous element: A catalytically active porous element for promoting catalytic gas phase reactions is proposed, said element comprising a porous structural element of sintered ceramic or metallic primary particles, which are selected from fibrous and/or granular particles, a secondary structure of titania nano particles deposited on the surface of said sintered primary... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070264182 - Reversible hydrogen storage systems: The invention provides compositions for reversible storage of hydrogen at industrially practicable temperature and pressure conditions. Hydrogen storage material systems comprising stable hydrides and destabilizing hydrides. When the stable hydride is in the presence of the destabilizing hydride, the stable hydride releases hydrogen at a lower energy level than it... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070264184 - Novel cascaded power plant process and method for providing reversibly usable hydrogen carriers in such a power plant process: The crude oil reserves have a calculable time limit. Starting materials containing silicon dioxide are preferably used as raw materials.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070264183 - Oil-bearing sands and shales and their mixtures as starting substances for binding or decomposing carbon dioxide and nox, and for preparing crystalline silicon and hydrogen gas, and for producing nitride, silicon carbide, and silanes: The crude oil reserves have a calculable time limit. Before, for example, the automobile industry, aviation, the weapons industry, and space travel change their combustion engines over to silanes, which are known to combust with the air nitrogen in a hot chamber and provide atomic hydrogen, a possibility must be... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070264185 - Carbon nanotube nanometrology system: The present invention provides systems and methods for quantifying, purifying and separating fullerenes, such as single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The purification/separation combination provides nearly 100% carbonaceous impurity-free SWNT content from a given impure sample and provides a desired chirality and diameter from a given non-separated sample. Nanometrological validation of... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070264186 - Process for production of hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide: A process for production of hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide rich gas from gaseous or liquid hydrocarbon feed-stock comprising the following steps: (a) desulphurisation of the hydrocarbon feed (1), mixing the feed (1) with steam (4) produced from waste heat in the process, feeding the mixture (6, 7) to a steam... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070264187 - Dry powder injector for industrial production of carbon single walled nanotubes (swnts): Methods, processes, and apparatuses for the continuous synthesis of carbon nanostructures are provided. Metal catalysts having small diameter and narrow distribution of particle sizes are prepared and continuously injected as aerosols into a reactor. The metal catalysts are supported on supports that are substantially free of carbon. The metal catalyst,... Agent: Honda/fenwick

20070264188 - Method and apparatus for treating gas containing flourine-containing compounds: To provide a method and apparatus for treating a waste gas containing fluorine-containing compounds, according to which PFCs can be decomposed efficiently even at low temperature, and moreover fluorine from the product of the decomposition can be recovered for reuse efficiently. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070264189 - Synthesis of metal-metal oxide catalysts and electrocatalysts using a metal cation adsorption/reduction and adatom replacement by more noble ones: The invention relates to platinum-metal oxide composite particles and their use as electrocatalysts in oxygen-reducing cathodes and fuel cells. The invention particularly relates to methods for preventing the oxidation of the platinum electrocatalyst in the cathodes of fuel cells by use of these platinum-metal oxide composite particles. The invention additionally... Agent: Brookhaven Science Associates/ Brookhaven National Laboratory

20070264190 - Fixed-bed reactors and catalytic processes: Reactors with a dynamic compression elements that control the catalyst bed structure and hydrodynamic conditions inside the reactor in response to physical and structural changes in the catalyst bed, and methods of operating catalytic reactors are provided. The reactors are adjustable and/or can self-adjust in response to changes in the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070258875 - Mixed rare earth oxide, mixed rare earth fluoride, cerium-based abrasive using the materials and production processes thereof: The present invention provides a mixed rare earth oxide for the production of a cerium-based abrasive, in which the ignition loss after heating at a temperature of 1,000° C. for 1 hour is 0.5 mass % or less on the dry mass basis and the crystallite diameter is from 200... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070258876 - Method for producing tri-calcium phosphate: A method for producing tri-calcium phosphate admixes water, hydrated lime, and phosphoric acid in a reaction vessel to form a tri-calcium phosphate slurry. The slurry is then placed in physical contact with heated air through a spray head to evaporate water from the slurry. The preferred embodiment of the method... Agent: Paul M. Denk Suite 170

20070258877 - Surface-treated calcium carbonate particles: The particles comprise a core of calcium carbonate and a coating covering at least part of the surface of the core, the coating being carried out in at least two distinct consecutive steps, each step using a different coating agent. The coating agent used in the first step is preferably... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070258878 - Process for the production of hydrogen and the co-production of carbon dioxide: Process for the production of hydrogen and the co-production of carbon dioxide in separate streams comprising the following operations: feeding of a solid to a first reaction zone (R1) in which a liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon, preferably natural gas or methane, is also fed, which reacts with the solid fed... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070258879 - Carbon beads with multimodal pore size distribution: A method of producing a multi-modal pore distribution activated carbon is provided herein by preparing a solution comprising a polymer precursor, mixing an additional material with the polymer precursor in the solution, cross-linking the polymer precursor with the additional material mixed therein, carbonizing the mixture of the polymer precursor and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070258880 - Carbon nanotube structure-selective separation and surface fixation: A method of separating, concentrating or purifying uniform carbon nanotubes with desired properties (diameter, chiral vector, etc) in a highly sensitive manner by the use of structure-sensitive properties peculiar to carbon nanotubes; and an apparatus therefor. There is provided a method of separating, concentrating, or purifying carbon nanotubes with the... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20070258881 - Production method of vapor-grown carbon fiber and apparatus therefor: The invention provides a method of producing vapor grown carbon fiber by vapor-phase reaction conducted by supplying carbon source compounds and a catalyst or a catalyst precursor into a heating zone, wherein at least one of the carbon source compound and the catalyst or the catalyst precursor is solid at... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070258882 - Catalyst composition for alcohol steam reforming: An alcohol steam reforming catalyst for generating hydrogen contains palladium, yttrium, and at least one of cerium and a metal oxide. The catalyst displays both an improved alcohol conversion rate and improved carbon dioxide selectivity. Methods of making and using the alcohol steam reforming catalyst are described.... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070258883 - Catalyst structure for a rapid reaction: A compact catalytic reactor (20) comprises a channel for a rapid reaction having an inlet (26) for a gas mixture to undergo the reaction. The channel is provided with two different catalyst structures (32, 34), a first catalyst structure (32) in the vicinity of the inlet (26) and a second... Agent: Law Offices Of William H. Holt

20070258884 - Zeolites with uniform intracrystal textural pores: Zeolites with uniform intracrystal textural pores between 1 and 10 nm are described. Intracrystal pores, an alumina source and a silica source are reacted in the presence of a silane modified polymer as a porogen and the reaction product is calcined to form the zeolite. The zeolites are useful in... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Ian C. Mcleod, P.C.

20070253877 - Method for treating arsenic containing solution: There is provided a method for recovering a powder of a compound of iron and arsenic, which has a very low concentration of arsenic eluted from the powder, by treating an arsenic containing solution, e.g., a high purity and high concentration arsenic containing solution obtained by treating an arsenic containing... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070253878 - Preparation of zinc chemicals from the minor flow of a process: The invention is a novel process arrangement for producing pure zinc chemicals from the minor flow of a calcining-dissolving-electrolysis type of a preparation process of zinc. The invention is based on the fact that part of the production of the zinc sulphate-containing solution obtained from the dissolution of the calcining-dissolving-electrolysis... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070253879 - Method for removing halogen series gas and agent for removing halogen series gas: To provide a method for removing a halogen series gas, which has high capability of treating a halogen series gas, can prevent ignition of an adsorbing agent, is free from formation of carbon dioxide and can reduce generation of wastes, and a removing agent to be used for the method.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070253880 - Self regenerating desulfurizer for gaseous fuels: In one embodiment the present invention provides for a regenerable sulfur remover that comprises a gaseous flow 2, a first layer in line with the gaseous flow 6, and a second layer 8 in line with the first layer. The first layer comprises a physical absorber of sulfur; the second... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070253881 - A silicon nitride film, a semiconductor device, a display device and a method for manufacturing a silicon nitride film: The present invention provides a method for forming by plasma CVD a silicon nitride film that can be formed over heat-sensitive elements as well as an electroluminescent element and that has favorable barrier characteristics. Further, the present invention also provides a semiconductor device, a display device and a light-emitting display... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070253882 - Phosphorous pentoxide producing methods: A phosphorous pentoxide producing method includes forming a kiln bed using feed agglomerates with a calcium-to-silica mole ratio of less than 1.0 and maintaining a bed temperature at or above 1180° C. along at least 50% of the bed length without exceeding 1380° C. along the entire bed length. Less... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070253883 - Process for producing siox particles: Crystalline silicon particles of nanometer order usable as a semiconductor element are provided by a method for producing SiOx particles, comprising irradiating SiOx (X is 0.5 or more and less than 2.0) particles each including therein an amorphous silicon particle having a particle diameter of 0.5 to 5 nm with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070253884 - Process for the production of fumed silica: The invention provides a process for the production of fumed silica. The process comprises providing a silicon halide feedstock comprising about 80% to 100% methyltrichlorosilane, combining the silicon halide feedstock with hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to form a reactant mixture, discharging the reactant mixture out of a burner, and... Agent: Michelle B. Lando Cabot Corporation

20070253885 - Method and device for stripping organic contaminants: A steam stripping device for an inorganic processing solution is provided, which includes a steam stripping unit for heat stripping the inorganic processing solution; a heat exchanging unit coupled to the steam unit for heating the inorganic processing solution; and a desuperheating unit for decreasing the temperature of a steam... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070253886 - Carbon sequestration and dry reforming process and catalysts to produce same: A carbon sequestration and dry reforming process for the production of synthesis gas and sequestered carbon from carbon dioxide. Two-dimension (non-porous) catalysts for sequestering carbon are also disclosed and a process to produce same as well as a method for activating two dimension catalysts.... Agent: David M. Carter Carter Schnedler & Monteith, P.A.

20070253887 - Method for the synthesis of porous carbon materials: Nanoporous and mesoporous carbon materials are fabricated in a pyrolysis process in which a starting mixture including a carbonizing polymer and a pyrolyzing polymer are employed. In one instance, the carbonizing polymer and pyrolyzing polymer are joined together in the form of a block copolymer. In another instance, the carbonizing... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070253888 - A method for preparing carbon nanofluid: The present invention provides a method for preparing a carbon nanofluid. The method includes providing a base fluid, providing a number of carbon nanotubes, combining the carbon nanotubes with the base fluid, dispersing the carbon nanotubes substantially evenly in the base fluid through a physical agitation operation, and cooling a... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070253889 - Carbon nanotubes, process for their production, and catalyst for production of carbon nanotubes: The invention provides a process for production of carbon nanotubes whereby a laminate prepared by alternating lamination of a metal catalyst and a material other than the metal catalyst is cut to expose the laminated structure, and carbon nanotubes are grown on the metal catalyst at the cut surface of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070253890 - Highly efficient material spraying type carbon nanostructure synthesizing method and apparatus: Developed are a synthesizing method for carbon nanostructures where the generation of tar-like byproducts is reduced and carbon nanostructures are generated highly efficiently, and a unit therefor. A highly efficient material spraying type carbon nanostructure synthesizing apparatus according to the present invention is formed of a catalyst body that is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070253891 - Methods and apparatus for producing the halogen dioxide, chlorine dioxide, by ion exchange: The halogen dioxide, chlorine dioxide is produced from its chlorite reactant using ion exchange media in a stable reactant form, and then passing a known concentration of counter ions through the ion exchange media in a moist environment so that there is an exchange of ions, and the reactants that... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070253892 - Positive electrode active material for secondary cell and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary cell using the same, and method for analysis of positive electrode active material for secondary cell: A positive electrode active material for use in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprises a powdery metal oxide (LiCoO2, LiNiO2, LiMn2O4 or the like). When the positive electrode active material is classified with a classification precision index κ of 0.7 or greater so as to obtain a coarse powder having... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070253894 - Catalytic dehydrogenation of amine borane complexes: A method of generating hydrogen includes the steps of providing an amine borane (AB) complex, at least one hydrogen generation catalyst, and a solvent, and mixing these components. Hydrogen is generated. The hydrogen produced is high purity hydrogen suitable for PEM fuel cells. A hydrolytic in-situ hydrogen generator includes a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070253893 - Selective co methanation catalysis: Carbon monoxide (CO) is selectively reacted with hydrogen (H2) over a ruthenium (Ru) on alumina catalyst at a temperature of about 210 to about 290° C. To be a viable option for micro catalytic fuel processing devices, highly active, selective, and stable catalysts must be demonstrated with as large a... Agent: Frank Rosenberg

20070253895 - As-synthesized all-silica zeolite with ifr structure: An all-silica zeolite having the IFR framework topology can be directly synthesized by preparing a reaction mixture comprising (1) an active source of silicon oxide, (2) a structure directing agent comprising a N-benzyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2] octane cation, (3) an active source of hydroxide and (4) water and maintaining the reaction mixture under... Agent: Chevron Corporation