Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 11/08

20080292519 - Bifunctional catalysts for selective ammonia oxidation: Catalysts, methods, and systems for treating diesel engine exhaust streams are described. In one or more embodiments, the catalyst comprises platinum, a second metal from one of the groups VB, VIIB, VIIB, VIIIB, IB, or IIB of the periodic table, a refractory metal oxide, and a zeolite, the oxidation catalyst... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20080292520 - Fine particles containing rare earth element and fluorescent probe using the same: In order to achieve the aforementioned object, the present invention provides a fluorescent probe comprising: fine particles containing a rare earth element characterized in that they are excited by light having a wavelength in a range of 500 nm to 2000 nm and thereby emit up-conversion emission; and a specific... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080292521 - Periodic mesoporous phosphorus-nitrogen compounds: Provided herein is a new material, periodic mesoporous phosphorus-nitrogen compound, which may be used in a variety of emerging technologies. Its surface properties render it promising as a component in a variety of applications, including gas separation and purification systems in which waste gases such as SO2, SO3, or CO2... Agent: Saul Ewing LLP (harrisburg) Attn: Patent Docket Clerk

20080292522 - Method for synthesizing electrode material using polyol process: Disclosed herein is an electrode material obtained using a polyol process and a synthesis method thereof. The synthesis method includes the steps of preparing a mixed solution by mixing a transition metal compound, a polyacid anionic compound and a lithium compound with a polyol solvent; and obtaining a resultant product... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080292523 - Silicon single crystal wafer and the production method: A production method of a silicon single crystal wafer capable of effectively bringing out a gettering effect also in a thin film device is provided: wherein a thermal treatment with rapid heating up and down is performed for 10 seconds or shorter on a silicon single crystal wafer obtained by... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080292524 - Crucible for the treatment of molten silicon: A crucible for the treatment of molten silicon includes a basic body with a bottom surface and lateral walls defining an inner volume. The basic body comprises at least 65% by weight of silicon carbide, and from 12 to 30% by weight of a constituent selected from silicon oxide or... Agent: Vesuvius Crucible Company

20080292525 - Method and reactor for continuous production of semiconductor grade silicon: This invention relates to a method and reactor for continuous production of semiconductor grade silicon by decomposition of a silicon containing gas of ultra-high purity to particulate silicon and other decomposition products in a free-space reactor and in which the gaseous stream of decomposition gas is set into a swirl... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20080292526 - Method for the production of double metal cyanide complex catalysts: i

20080292527 - Method for producing carbonates: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing carbonates capable of effectively and easily forming carbonates shaped to have an orientational birefringence and an aspect ratio greater than 1 as well as capable of controlling the particle size. For this end, it is a method... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080292529 - Anisotropic carbon alloy having aligned carbon nanotubes: An anisotropic carbon alloy (ACA) is formed from various carbon allotropes such as SWCNT, fullerenes, MWCNT, diamond-like carbon, diamond, nanocrystalline diamond, diamondoids, amorphous carbon, graphitic polyhedral crystals, graphite, graphene, HOPG, and hydrogenated amorphous carbon. The SWCNTs are present in different morphologies such as ropes, bundles, single filaments, tangled webs, etc.... Agent: James E. Bradley Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20080292528 - Methods of and systems for forming carbon based materials: In general, a system and method of the present invention include a seed material (for receiving deposited carbon atoms) is provided with an active edge, for instance, at a growth line. A form of carbon is provided from a suitable source, and it is deposited upon the edge generally in... Agent: Reveo, Inc.

20080292530 - Calcination of carbon nanotube compositions: A carbon nanotube composition and method of making the same. The composition is made by: heating a precursor composition under a non-oxidizing or reducing atmosphere to form a carbon composition of carbon nanotubes and amorphous carbon; and calcining the carbon composition in the presence of oxygen to oxidize and vaporize... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20080292531 - Electrical current-induced structural changes and chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes: A method of cutting, thinning, welding and chemically functionalizing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with carboxyl and allyl moieties, and altering the electrical properties of the CNT films by applying high current densities combined with air-exposure is developed and demonstrated. Such welded high-conductance CNT networks of functionalized CNTs could be useful... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080292532 - Method of determining lifetime of a nanotube-producing catalyst: The present teachings are directed toward methods of determining the lifetime of a catalyst for producing carbon nanotubes. The methods include providing different isotopically-labeled reaction components, primarily hydrocarbon sources containing different carbon isotopes, to the catalyst and measuring the Raman spectra of the carbon nanotubes produced with the different hydrocarbon... Agent: Capitol Ip, PLLC

20080292533 - Low structure carbon black and method of making same: A carbon black having an I2 number from 30 mg/g to 200 mg/g and a DBP from 20 cc/100 g to 40 cc/100 g.... Agent: Law Department Cabot Corporation

20080292534 - On-demand portable chlorine dioxide generator: An on-demand portable chlorine dioxide generator has a reagent bound medium in a first enclosed volume; a complementary reagent solution in a second enclosed volume, and a structure for selecting between a first position where the complementary reagent solution is forced through the reagent bound medium and a second position... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080292535 - Large-volume caf2 single crystals with reduced scattering and improved laser stability, and uses thereof: The method provides CaF2 single crystals with low scattering, small refractive index differences and few small angle grain boundaries, which can be tempered at elevated temperatures. In the method a CaF2 starting material is heat-treated for at least five hours at temperatures between 1000° C. and 1250° C. and then... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20080292536 - Generation of hydrogen and oxygen from water and storage thereof with silicides: In a process for photochemical and thermochemical generation of hydrogen and/or oxygen, water is contacted with at least one Si-containing compound selected from silicides, silicide-like compositions, and oxides of the silicides and silicide-like compositions. The Si-containing compound is selected from metallosilicides and non-metallic suicides of the formula RSixOy wherein R... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20080292537 - Method for producing electrolyzed water: A method for producing of electrolyzed water involves, using an electrolyzing apparatus for water having a structural feature of dividing an electrolyzer into an anode chamber (D) and a cathode chamber (E) by a diaphragm (1) and arranging an anode plate (3) in the anode chamber and a cathode plate... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20080292538 - Process for producing ferrite sintered body: a calcining step of obtaining a calcined body from a raw material compound; a first milling step of milling the calcined body to a predetermined size; a heat treatment step of holding fine powder obtained from the first milling step for a predetermined time in a predetermined temperature range in... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080292539 - Titanium dioxide having increased sintering activity: A crystalline titanium dioxide powder, containing aggregated primary particles, wherein a BET surface area of the aggregated primary particles is from 30 to 65 m2/g, and a rutile content of a sum of crystalline modifications in the crystalline titanium dioxide is from of 50-70%.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080292540 - Method for producing hydrogen by using different metals: A method for producing hydrogen by using different metals includes: providing a metal of lower reduction potential as an anode metal and a metal of higher reduction potential as a cathode metal, then immerse the anode metal and the cathode metal in an electrolyte, while the anode metal and the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080292541 - Hydrogen generating agent and use thereof: An easy-to handle hydrogen generating agent has been invented in which a hydrogen compound such as alkali metal hydrides, alkali earth metal hydrides and metal borohydride salts is embedded in a water-soluble solid compound such as a polyethylene glycol and organic acid. The hydrogen generating agent dissolves in water to... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080292542 - Titanosilicate zeolite ts-1 reaction mixture: A reaction mixture composition capable of forming crystals of titanosilicate zeolite TS-1, comprising at least one active source of silica, at least one active source of titanium oxide, at least one nitrogenated organic base, and sufficient water. In one embodiment the composition is in the form of a self-supporting, shapeable... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080292543 - Method of preparing molecular sieve ssz-74: A method of preparing a crystalline material, herein designated as SSZ-74, comprising contacting under crystallization conditions (1) a source of silicon oxide, (2) a source of another metal oxide, (3) fluoride ions, and (4) a structure directing agent comprising a hexamethylene-1,6-bis-(N-methyl-N-pyrrolidinium) dication. A method of preparing a crystalline material having... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20080286180 - Process for gold and silver recovery from a sulphide concentrate: A process for the extraction of a precious metal, such as gold or silver, from a sulphide ore or concentrate or other source material comprises subjecting the source material to pressure oxidation to produce a pressure oxidation slurry. The pressure oxidation slurry is flashed down to a lower temperature and... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20080286181 - Process for enrichment of anatase mechanical concentrates in order to obtain synthetic rutile with low contents of rare earth and radioactive elements: The present invention relates to a process for obtaining synthetic rutile with low contents of rare earth and radioactive elements from anatase mechanical concentrates, comprising the following sequential operations: calcination (1) of the anatase concentrate in a fluidized bed or rotary kiln, at a temperature between 400° C. and 600°... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080286182 - Combined leaching process: THE COMBINED LEACHING PROCESS comprises a dissolution process of the soluble constituents of an ore by means of the combined execution of two or more serial leaching phases with the first phase comprising atmospheric leaching (AL) and the second one pressure leaching (HPAL). This combined process takes place when the... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080286183 - Control of combustion system emissions: A process for capturing undesirable combustion products produced in a high temperature combustion system. Very finely sized particles of alkaline earth carbonates or hydroxides, with or without added ground fly ash, are provided in slurry form and are injected into the high temperature zone of a furnace. The particles flash... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20080286184 - Selective catalytic reduction type catalyst, and exhaust gas purification equipment and purifying process of exhaust gas using the same: The present invention is a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst for purifying nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas exhausted from lean combustion engines using ammonia or urea as a reducing agent, it is provided with a selective catalytic reduction type catalyst, characterized in that said catalyst comprises a lower-layer catalyst layer... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080286186 - Composite oxide catalyst and method of producing the same: A composite oxide catalyst for the oxidation of an olefin containing Mo and Bi as essential components, characterized in that it has a specific surface area of 5 to 25 m2/g and a pore volume of 0.2 to 0.7 cc/g, and has a pore diameter distribution wherein the volume of... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080286185 - Method of producing semiconductor porcelain composition: A method of producing a semiconductor porcelain composition represented by a composition formula [(Bi0.5Na0.5)x(Ba1-yRy)1-x]TiO3, in which R is at least one element of La, Dy, Eu, Gd and Y and x and y each satisfy 0<x≦0.14, and 0.002≦y≦0.02, the method including carrying out a sintering in an inert gas atmosphere... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080286187 - Mesoporous silica particles and preparation method thereof: Disclosed are mesoporous silica particles and a preparation method thereof, particularly, a method of preparing mesoporous silica particles, including mixing a silica precursor, an alkylamine-based surfactant, and a phosphoric acid-based cosurfactant, thus preparing a mixture solution (a mother liquor); adding or not adding the mixture solution with an acid solution,... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080286188 - Process for the preparation of a urea-comprising aqueous stream: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a urea-comprising aqueous stream, that is suitable for use in a unit for the reduction of NOx in combustion engine exhaust gases, wherein the urea-comprising aqueous stream is separated directly from or after a recovery section in a urea production... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080286189 - Method for recovery of high purity carbon dioxide from a gaseous source comprising nitrogen compounds: The present invention describes a method for recovery of high purity carbon dioxide, which is substantially free of nitrogen oxides. The present invention also discloses a plant for recovery of said high purity carbon dioxide comprising an absorption column, a flash column, a stripper column, and a purification unit.... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080286190 - Method for combustion synthesis of fullerenes: A mode of combustion and multi-component reactor to accomplish this mode of combustion are disclosed which produces fullerenes and fullerenic material by combustion. This mode consists of de-coupling an oxidation region of a flame from a post-flame region, thus giving greater control over operating parameters, such as equivalence ratio, temperature,... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080286191 - Process for the production of highly graphitizable carbon foam: A highly graphitizable carbon foam useful for, inter alia, battery components or high temperature applications, which includes a carbon foam produced from conventional mesophase pitch and a cross-linking agent like sulfur.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20080286192 - Pyrolyzed rubber products and processes: A pyrolysis process is provided. The process includes the steps of: depositing a quantity of waste into a porous container, the porous container adapted to allow a convective stream of substantially anaerobic gas to flow therethrough; inserting the porous container into a pyrolysis thermal processor; sealing the thermal processor; circulating... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080286193 - Chemical regeneration of activated carbon: A simple, economical process is disclosed for regenerating granular activated carbon, using a combination of alcohol, alkali, and oxidant, preferably ethanol, sodium hydroxide, and hydrogen peroxide. The regeneration process employs inexpensive compounds, is well-suited to be implemented on-site, and does not require spent carbon to be transported to a specialized... Agent: Patent Department Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.l.p

20080286194 - Metal-vanadium-oxide product and producing process: Metal-vanadium-oxide-product where the metal is Au, Ag or Pt and where the product is obtained by ion exchange of nanotubular vanadium oxide comprising vanadium oxide layers separated by templating molecules with a solution of a salt of the metal. Use of the metal-vanadium-oxide-product according to the invention as active cathode... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080286195 - Hydrogen generation systems and methods: Systems and methods for hydrogen generation that convert a boron hydride fuel to hydrogen by contacting the fuel with an acidic reagent, i.e., a reagent having a pH less than about 7, in the presence of water, are provided. The fuel may comprise a boron hydride in solid or slurry... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080286196 - Multi-component hydrogen storage material: s

20080279737 - Method for processing waste copper solution/liquid to produce high copper content sludge: The present invention discloses a method for processing waste copper solution/liquid to produce high copper content sludge, mainly by recycling a low copper content waste solution from production of PCB in order to discharge a comparatively higher copper content sludge; first classify the waste solution into an acidic low concentration... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080279738 - Zeolite catalyst for the simultaneous removal of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from oxygen-rich exhaust gases and processes for the manufacture thereof: Catalyst containing tin oxide, palladium and one or more zeolites as carrier oxide, in which the zeolite preferably has a silicon/aluminum ratio of >4. Said catalyst is utilized for the removal of harmful substances from lean combustion engines and exhaust airs, preferably for the simultaneous removal of carbon monoxide and... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20080279739 - Mercury removal sorbent: A composition comprising a vanadium oxide compound and an alkali metal promoter loaded onto a porous support material is disclosed. Methods of making and using the composition to remove heavy metals or heavy metal containing compounds from a fluid stream are also provided. Such methods are particularly useful in the... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPLegal

20080279740 - Denox catalyst preparation method: A catalyst comprising iron and a titanium-zirconium mixed oxide gel, and a process for preparing the catalyst are disclosed. The process comprises combining an iron compound and a titanium-zirconium mixed oxide gel in water to form an iron-titanium-zirconium mixed oxide, and then removing water to produce the catalyst. The catalyst... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20080279741 - Reactor system for reducing nox emissions from boilers: A zeolite based SCR catalyst for NOx reduction using a reducing agent for treating exhaust streams from industrial and commercial boilers is provided. The reactor system has a zeolite based catalyst arranged in catalyst cassettes in a modular fashion where the reactor containing the zeolite based SCR catalyst cassettes is... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080279742 - Method and device for desulfating a nox storage catalyst: The desulfation of a NOx storage catalytic converter takes place in two phases. In a first phase, the NOx storage catalytic converter is alternately exposed to rich and lean exhaust gas. In a subsequent second phase, the NOx storage catalytic converter is operated using rich exhaust gas. This method permits... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080279743 - System and method for reducing so2 emissions of a carbonaceous fuel fired hot gas stream: A system and method of reducing SO2 emissions of a carbonaceous fuel fired hot gas stream in a system including a precipitator by injecting trona into the hot gas stream prior to the gas stream being cooled by an apparatus such as an air heater.... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20080279745 - Endohedral metalloheterofullerenes: The present invention is directed to a family of endohedral metalloheterofullerenes representative generally as AX@C79N where A and X metal atoms. A and X may be lanthanide metals or rare earth metals. In some embodiments, A and X may be Yttrium, Scandium, Terbium, Lanthanum, Gadolinium, Holmium, Erbium, Thulium, or Ytterbium.... Agent: Philip D. Lane

20080279744 - Rare earth nanorods: A process for the production of nanorods containing a rare earth metal is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: (a) increasing the pH of an aqueous solution of the formula MX3, where M is a trivalent rare earth metal cation and X is a monovalent anion so as to... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080279746 - Process for the fluorination of boron hydrides: A process for fluorination of borohydride salts including providing a reaction medium comprising HF and a superacid. A borohydride salt compound is added to the reaction medium. The borohydride salt is reacted with the with the reaction medium under conditions to form a fluorinated borohydride salt. In addition, reactor vessels... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080279747 - Process for manufacturing high density boron carbide: A process for manufacturing high density boron carbide by pressureless sintering, enabling to create sintered products of complex shapes and high strength. The process comprises mixing raw boron carbide powder with carbon precursor, such as a polysaccharide, compacting the mixture to create an object of the desired shape, and finally... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080279748 - Silicon and method for producing the same: Method for producing silicon which is suitable as a starting material for producing a silicon melt for the fabrication of silicon blocks or silicon crystals, comprising the following steps: introduction of a gaseous mixture of monosilane and hydrogen into a reactor, thermal degradation of the gaseous mixture with formation of... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20080279749 - Method for further processing the residue obtained during the production of fullerene and carbon nanostructures: The present invention relates to a process for further processing of the carbon-containing residue derived from fullerene production and from carbon-nanostructures production, characterized in that the residue is functionalized via introduction of chemical substituents, and the functionalization is carried out during or after the production process. The functionalized carbon-containing residue... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080279750 - Method of manufacturing nano-loops using branched nanostructures: A method of manufacturing nano-loops is disclosed in which branched nanostructures are formed in a template. A branched nanostructure comprises a stem and at least two branches, each branch emanating from the stem at a branch point. A first part of the template is removed to expose the nanostructure stems... Agent: Leveque Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20080279751 - Method for preparing uniform single walled carbon nanotubes: Methods of preparing single walled carbon nanotubes from a metal catalyst having deposited thereon fullerenes are provided. Fullerenes are deposited onto a metal catalyst precursor or metal catalyst. In the presence of a carbon containing gas, the metal catalyst precursor/fullerene composition is then exposed to conditions suitable for reducing the... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080279752 - Method for producing a single-wall carbon nanotube: A method for producing a single-wall carbon nanotube, comprising contacting an organic dehydrated alcohol with a catalyst in a closed space in vacuum at a temperature of 600 to 900° C.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080279754 - Induced electrical property changes in single walled carbon nanotubes by electromagnetic radiation: In the apparatus and process of the present invention, it is possible to fabricate CNTs with specific diameters and morphologies. The morphology selection can yield samples of pre-selected diameter configurations making it possible to take a sample of SWNTs produced by any synthesis technique and induce a morphology change that... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20080279753 - Method and apparatus for growth of high quality carbon single-walled nanotubes: Method and processes for synthesizing single-wall carbon nanotubes is provided. A carbon precursor gas is contacted with metal catalysts deposited on a support material. The metal catalysts are preferably nanoparticles having diameters less than about 50 nm. The reaction temperature is selected such that it is near the eutectic point... Agent: Honda/fenwick

20080279755 - Carbon nanotube, nanorod, nanosphere, and related nanostructure formation using metal boride catalysts: The present invention relates to nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, nanorods, and nanospheres and, more specifically, to a system and method for forming such nanostructures through the use of metal boride catalysts.... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20080279756 - Method of producing exfoliated graphite, flexible graphite, and nano-scaled graphene platelets: The present invention provides a method of exfoliating a layered material (e.g., graphite and graphite oxide) to produce nano-scaled platelets having a thickness smaller than 100 nm, typically smaller than 10 nm. The method comprises (a) dispersing particles of graphite, graphite oxide, or a non-graphite laminar compound in a liquid... Agent: Bor Z. Jang

20080279757 - Polymer halogenation process with catalyst recovery: The present invention relates to a method for recovering antimony catalysts wherein the formation of insoluble solids is reduced.... Agent: Albemarle Corporation Patent Department

20080279758 - Configurations and methods for effluent gas treatment: Sulfur oxides are removed from an oxygen-containing acid gas in configurations and methods in which oxygen is catalytically removed using hydrogen sulfide, and in which the sulfur oxides react with the hydrogen sulfide to form elemental sulfur. A first portion of the remaining sulfurous compounds is reduced to form the... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20080279759 - Process for producing a purified gas stream: A process for producing a purified gas stream from a feed gas stream comprising contaminants, the process comprising the steps of: (a) removing contaminants from the feed gas stream to obtain the purified gas stream and a sour gas stream comprising H2S and RSH; (b) separating the sour gas stream... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20080279760 - Method of making titanium dioxide particles: The disclosure provides a process for preparing nanocrystalline titanium dioxide, in particular rutile nanocrystalline titanium dioxide, comprising: (a) precipitating a mixture comprising hydrated titanium oxide and a separable filtering agent; (b) filtering the precipitated mixture to form a filter cake comprising the precipitated hydrated titanium dioxide and a separable filtering... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080279761 - Process for producing low-soda alumina, apparatus therefor, and alumina: A process for producing a low-soda alumina comprising calcining aluminum hydroxide in a calciner in the presence of a soda-removal agent, wherein the alumina dust produced in the calciner is sorted by particle size and collected in a dust collector and at least a portion of the collected alumina dust... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080279762 - Method of producing magnesium-based hydrides and apparatus for producing magnesium-based hydrides: A first heat treatment is carried out in which a material powder comprising magnesium is kept in the atmosphere of hydrogen gas and the temperature and pressure in the atmosphere of hydrogen gas are maintained in the temperature-pressure region in which single Mg and H2 coexist in a thermodynamically stable... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080279763 - hydrogen production method: A hydrogen production method that integrates a catalytic steam reformer and a gasifier. Hydrogen is generated in a catalytic steam reformer at a high production rate or design capacity. The catalytic steam reformer is then turned down to a fraction of design capacity while a gasifier produces the needed hydrogen.... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080274026 - Selective precipitation of metal sulfides: A method for recovering zinc ions by selective zinc sulfide precipitation from an aqueous solution comprising zinc ions and metal ions of a metal that precipitates as a metal sulfide at a pH lower than a pH at which zinc ions precipitate as a zinc sulfide.... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20080274027 - Pressure leaching system and method: A pressure leaching system for use in a leaching operation including: at least one reaction zone for receiving a slurry of material to be leached from a slurry source, the reaction zone being disposed relative to the slurry source such that slurry is resident in the reaction zone under gravity... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080274029 - Orange-emitting phosphor: An orange-emitting phosphor that emits at a high luminance when being excited by blue light emitted by a blue light-emitting diode is provided. This orange-emitting phosphor is an alkaline-earth metal silicate-based phosphor represented by a general formula of a(Sr1-xEux(1-y)Ybxy)O.SiO2. In the formula, a is provided as 2.9≦a≦3.1, x is provided... Agent: Dennis G. Lapointe Lapointe Law Group, Pl

20080274028 - Security pigments and the process of making thereof: Disclosed are methods for using color inconstancy pigments and/or dyes, such as rare earth doped color inconstancy pigments, in security applications including semi-overt and covert security application.... Agent: Frost Brown Todd LLC

20080274030 - Group iii nitride compositions: The present invention provides compositions and a novel high-yielding process for preparing high purity Group III nitrides. The process involves heating a Group III metal and a catalytic amount of a metal wetting agent in the presence of a nitrogen source. Group III metals can be stoichiometrically converted into high... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080274031 - Method for producing high purity silicon: The invention relates to a method for producing a great deal of inexpensive high purity silicon useful in a solar battery. Disclosed is a method for producing high purity silicon by removing boron from silicon by oxidization including commencing an oxidization reaction between an oxidizing agent and molten silicon, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080274032 - Method for isolating n2o: The present invention relates to a process for purifying a gas mixture G-0 comprising dinitrogen monoxide, at least comprising the absorption of the gas mixture G-0 in an organic solvent, subsequent desorption of a gas mixture G-1 from the laden organic solvent, absorption of the gas mixture G-1 in water... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080274033 - Methods of generating hydrogen with nitrogen-containing hydrogen storage materials: Methods of generating hydrogen-containing streams having a minimal concentration of gaseous reactive nitrogen-containing compounds, e.g., ammonia, are provided. Hydrogen storage material systems are also provided that generate such hydrogen-containing streams. A first composition comprising a nitride, a second composition comprising a hydride, and a third composition having a cation selected... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080274034 - Process for preparing multimetallic anionic clays and products thereof: Multimetallic anionic clays (MACs) are prepared using economical raw materials or reactants and a procedure for obtaining a series of multimetallic mixed oxides derived from the thermal decomposition of the MACs which comprises: (1) dissolving water-soluble bimetallic and/or trimetallic sources in water, (2) dispersing and homogenizing separate water-insoluble divalent and/or... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080274035 - Reversible oxidation of carbon nanotubes: Carbon nanotubes have been reversibly and readily oxidized and reduced with common chemicals in solution, thereby allowing the nanotubes to be used as catalysts for chemical reactions and as stable charge storage devices.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080274036 - Microstructured catalysts and methods of use for producing carbon nanotubes: Methods for producing microstructured catalytic substrates and microstructured catalytic substrates produced by the methods, and methods for growing single-walled carbon nanotubes on the microstructured catalytic substrates wherein the single-walled carbon nanotubes are preferably of a highly specific chirality.... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20080274037 - Method for the preparation of x-ray amorphous or weakly crystalline metal oxide fluorides and new uses thereof: The present invention is related to a method for preparing an X-ray amorphous or weakly crystalline metal oxide fluoride of a composition represented by the formula Ma+ObFc comprising the steps of b) providing a precursor, whereby the precursor is a fluorinated metal compound having a composition which is represented by... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080274038 - Flow control device, microreactor and use thereof: A microreactor containing a plurality of introduction channels 21 and 22 for introducing a plurality of liquids, a merging section 23 for merging the plurality of introduction channels 21 and 22, and a reaction channel 41 located on a downstream side of the merging section 23, characterized in that a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080274039 - Integrated electrochemical and thermochemical renewable energy production, storage, distribution and recycling system: A first aspect of the present invention is a self-contained electrolysis process. The process includes utilizing a cryogenic cogeneration process to extract a liquid from an atmospheric medium, passing a current through the liquid, and separating at least one chemical element from the liquid. A second aspect of the present... Agent: Law Office Of Wendell J. Jones Pmb 441

20080274040 - Injector assembly, chemical reactor and chemical process: An injector assembly for injecting an additional component into a component stream flowing through a reactor conduit along the longitudinal axis thereof. A chemical reactor including an injector assembly for injecting an additional component into a moving component stream and a chemical process are also provided. In one embodiment, the... Agent: Clifford C. Dougherty, Iii Mcafee & Taft

20080274041 - Preparation of nanoparticle-size zinc compounds: A method for making a dispersion of zinc oxide particles in hydrocarbon is provided. A zinc compound that thermally disintegrates is dispersed in a hydrocarbon solvent with a selected organic acid and the mixture is heated to a temperature range to cause the zinc compound to thermally disintegrate into nano-sized... Agent: Burleson Cooke L.L.P.

20080274042 - Nanostructured zinc oxide and a method of producing the same: A method of producing nanostructured zinc oxide powder. The method comprises introducing a source of zinc selected from metallic zinc or zinc compound and a process gas mixture which includes an oxidizing gas (the reactants) into a reactor. While in the reactor, the reactants are heated to a process temperature... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080274043 - Contact and adsorbent granules: The present invention relates to a filtering unit at least partially filled with particles agglomerated from fine-particle iron oxide and/or iron oxyhydroxide by producing an aqueous suspension of fine-particle iron oxides and/or iron oxyhydroxides having a BET surface area of 50 to 500 m2/g, and removing the water and dissolved... Agent: Lanxess Corporation