Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 12/08

20080317649 - Process for recausticizing cyanide leach solutions: A method is shown for raising the pH of a cyanide leach solution of the type used in a heap leaching mining operation. Lime slurry is mixed with a side stream of barren cyanide solution in a reactor vessel in order to remove carbonate hardness, to regenerate the hydroxide alkalinity... Agent: Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20080317650 - Oxides of manganese processed in continuous flow reactors: Methods and systems for regenerating and pretreating oxides of manganese and precipitation of oxides of manganese from manganese salt solutions. Oxides of manganese, a slurry containing oxides of manganese or manganese salt solutions are mixed with heated aqueous oxidizing solutions and processed in a continuous process reactor. Temperature, pressure, Eh... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080317651 - Plant and process for removing carbon dioxide from gas streams: The present invention is based on the realization that the carbon dioxide component of industrial gas streams also containing steam can be processed so to utilize either as latent and/or sensible heat the heat available from the steam component to assist in separating carbon dioxide from the remainder of the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080317652 - Emission control system internal to a boiler: This invention is an emission control system wherein the boiler hosts a reactor which contains one or more catalysts for the purpose of reducing NOx and/or CO in the emissions. The reactor containing the NOx/CO catalysts may be placed at a place where the temperature is in the range of... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080317653 - Exhaust treatment system and catalyst system: A catalyst system comprises a gold catalyst capable of oxidizing CO; a hydrocarbon oxidation catalyst; and a hydrocarbon adsorbing material.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080317654 - Boron suboxide composite material: A boron suboxide composite material having improved fracture toughness consists of particulate or granular boron suboxide distributed in a binder phrase, such as AlxByOz, for example.... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080317655 - Process for producing shaped articles of inorganic cyanides and products obtainable by the process: The invention relates to a method for producing shaped inorganic cyanide bodies, especially made of alkaline metal cyanides and alkaline earth metal cyanides, by pressing particulate inorganic cyanide obtained by means of a crystallization method. According to the invention, a cyanide crystallate separated from a mother liquor by means of... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080317656 - Process of catalytic ammoxidation for hydrogen cyanide production: e

20080317657 - Systems and methods for capturing, isolating and sequestering carbon from co2 in the atmosphere in the form of char produced from biomass feedstock: The invention is a system and methods whereby biomass is gasified in a reactor vessel producing carbon char for the purpose of sequestering that char in soil, thereby reducing the carbon in the atmosphere. The invention relies on a renewable source for the biomass and a dedicated land area for... Agent: Harry V. Hall

20080317658 - Fusion fuel containers and system: A fusion fuel composition has two or more light nuclei combined with a cage-like molecule. The light nuclei may be, for example, deuterium and tritium, and the cage-like molecule may be, for example, a fullerene molecule. A fusion reaction to consume the fusion fuel may be ignited, for example, via... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20080317659 - Diamond-carbon material and a method for the production thereof: The invention relates to carbon chemistry and is embodied in the form of a diamond-carbon material, in which carbon is contained in the form a diamond cubic modification and in a roentgen-amorphous phase at a ratio of (40-80):(60-20) in terms of a carbon mass, respectively, wherein the inventive material comprises... Agent: James C. Wray

20080317660 - Nanotube structures, materials, and methods: Nanotube structures and methods for forming nanotube structures are disclosed. The methods include forming nanotubes such that they are associated with a surface of a substrate and compressing at least a portion of the nanotubes. In some embodiments, the nanotubes may be dimensionally constrained in one direction while being compressed... Agent: Patentbest

20080317661 - Carbon fibers from kraft softwood lignin: A method of making a carbon fiber from softwood alkaline black liquor lignin by acetylating the lignin to provide a meltable and drawable lignin.... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20080317662 - Molten salts, method of their production and process for generating hydrogen peroxide: A molten salt and process for preparing a molten salt or hydrogen peroxide uses ionic hydroquinones or hydroquinone derivatives as O2 reduction catalysts.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080317663 - Lithium tantalate substrate and process for its manufacture: A lithium tantalate substrate obtained by working in the state of a substrate a lithium tantalate crystal grown by the Czochralski method is buried in a mixed powder of Al and Al2O3, followed by heat treatment carried out at a temperature kept to from 350 to 600° C., to manufacture... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080317664 - Method for gas storage: This invention released a method for gas storage, characterized that gas is stored in the form of nanometer scale bubbles or gas layers on the solid-liquid surfaces. Said gas is hydrogen, the surface of the solid is planar solid surface, irregular solid surface, or porous material surface, especially highly oriented... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080317665 - Compositions and methods for generating hydrogen from water: The present invention relates to methods, compositions and systems for producing hydrogen from water involving reacting metal particles with water in the presence of an effective amount of catalyst. In particular the invention pertains to methods, compositions and systems for producing hydrogen upon reaction of metal particles selected from the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080311015 - Process and device for separating hydrogen from gas flows by a pressure swing adsorption process: A process for separating hydrogen from a gas flow having an oxygen constituent and including predominantly hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane and/or other hydrocarbons, as well as a device for conducting the process, is disclosed. The gas flow undergoes a process to thermally convert oxygen prior to... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080311016 - Process for disposing waste gas comprising sulfur oxides and apparatus thereof: A method for enlarging the particle diameters of sulfuric acid mists in waste gas and collecting the sulfuric acid mists in high efficiency is provided. A process for disposing waste gas containing sulfur oxides that introduces the waste gas in dry type electrostatic precipitator to remove dusts and then introduces... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080311017 - Metal aminoboranes: Metal aminoboranes of the formula M(NH2BH3)n have been synthesized. Metal aminoboranes are hydrogen storage materials. Metal aminoboranes are also precursors for synthesizing other metal aminoboranes. Metal aminoboranes can be dehydrogenated to form hydrogen and a reaction product. The reaction product can react with hydrogen to form a hydrogen storage material.... Agent: Los Alamos National Security, LLC

20080311018 - Materials purification by treatment with hydrogen-based plasma: The present invention relates to a purification method for removing oxygen from materials, especially boron, by hydrogen-based plasma treatment.... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080311019 - Apparatus for pulling single crystal by cz method: In a Czochralski (CZ) single crystal puller equipped with a cooler and a thermal insulation member, which are to be disposed in a CZ furnace, smooth recharge and additional charge of material are made possible. Further, elimination of dislocations from a silicon seed crystal by use of the Dash's neck... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Welsh & Katz

20080311021 - Apparatus for pulling single crystal by cz method: In a Czochralski (CZ) single crystal puller equipped with a cooler and a thermal insulation member, which are to be disposed in a CZ furnace, smooth recharge and additional charge of material are made possible. Further, elimination of dislocations from a silicon seed crystal by use of the Dash's neck... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Welsh & Katz

20080311020 - Method for producing high purity silicon: An object of the invention is to provide a method for producing a large amount of inexpensive and high purity silicon useful in a solar battery. The method includes steps of preparing molten silicon, preparing a slag, bringing the molten silicon and the slag into contact with each other, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080311022 - Methods and apparatuses for ammonia production: Processes for the production of ammonia may include the production of nitrogen from the combustion of a stream or slipstream of hydrogen mixed with air. Hydrogen used to produce the nitrogen for an ammonia combustion process may be generated from the electrolysis of water. Hydrogen produced by the electrolysis of... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20080311024 - Diamond single crystal substrate manufacturing method and diamond single crystal substrate: A diamond single crystal substrate manufacturing method for growing by vapor-phase synthesis a single crystal from a diamond single crystal seed substrate, comprising etching away by reactive ion etching, prior to single crystal growth, at least 0.5 μm and less than 400 μm, in etching thickness off the surface of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080311023 - Single crystal diamond: A single crystal diamond grown by vapor phase synthesis, wherein when one main surface is irradiated with a linearly polarized light considered to be the synthesis of two mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light beams, the phase difference between the two mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light beams exiting another main surface... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080311025 - Method for forming a patterned array of fullerene nanotubes: This invention relates generally to forming a patterned array of fullerene nanotubes. In one embodiment, a nanoscale array of microwells is provided on a substrate; a metal catalyst is deposited in each microwells; and a stream of hydrocarbon or CO feedstock gas is directed at the substrate under conditions that... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080311026 - Process for the production of hydrogen by the thermochemical route, based on the hydrochlorination of cerium: i

20080311027 - Process for the production of ge by reduction of gecl4 with liquid metal: The invention relates to the manufacture of high purity germanium for the manufacture of e.g. infra red optics, radiation detectors and electronic devices. GeCl4 is converted to Ge metal by contacting gaseous GeCl4 with a liquid metal M containing one of Zn, Na and Mg, thereby obtaining a Ge-bearing alloy... Agent: Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione

20080311028 - Assemblies of anisotropic nanoparticles: Methods and compositions of matter are described for assemblies of anisotropic nanoparticles. A method, includes forming a substantially close packed dense layer by assembling a plurality of anisotropic nanoparticles, each of the plurality of anisotropic nanoparticles having a) a first dimension that is substantially different than both a second dimension... Agent: John Bruckner, P.C.

20080311029 - Method of preparing cadmium sulfide nanocrystals emitting light at multiple wavelengths, and cadmium sulfide nanocrystals prepared by the method: A cadmium sulfide nanocrystal, wherein the cadmium sulfide nanocrystal shows maximum luminescence peaks at two or more wavelengths and most of the atoms constituting the nanocrystal are present at the surface of the nanocrystal to form defects.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080311030 - Apparatus and method for operating the apparatus for continuously recovering sulfur from gas containing h2s: In an apparatus for continuously recovering sulfur from a gas stream containing 0.1 to 3.0 vol-% H2S, further gaseous sulfur compounds and sulfur, the gas stream first is passed over a reduction stage consisting of hydrogenation catalyst and then over a selective oxidation stage consisting of oxidation catalyst. To reduce... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20080311031 - Methods for production of metal oxide nano particles with controlled properties, and nano particles and preparations produced thereby: The invention provides a method for the formation of small-size metal oxide particles, comprising the steps of a) preparing a starting aqueous solution comprising at least one of metallic ions and complexes thereof, at a concentration of at least 0.1 % w/w of the metal component; b) maintaining the solution... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080311032 - Method of manufacturing aluminum oxide (al2o3) substrate: A method of manufacturing aluminum oxide (Al2O3) substrate is disclosed. In this method, an aluminum planking is provided first, and then proceeding a chemical reaction is proceeded on the surface of the aluminum planking to form an Al2O3 layer, and finally, the aluminum oxide layer is separated from the aluminum... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080311033 - Process for preparing detergent builder zeolite-a from kimberlite tailings: The present invention provides a process for the preparation of detergent builder Zeolite-A from Kimberlite tailing generated as solid waste during diamond mining is disclosed. The process comprises, reacting an acid treated Kimberlite tailing with alkali solution to obtain sodium silicate and reacting it with alkaline aluminum source at room... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080305021 - Conditioners for the enhancement of mercury removal from combustion gases by various sorbents: The present invention provides a method for lowering the rate of injection of activated carbon or carbon based sorbents for control of mercury in coal fired utility systems where the flue gas is also conditioned with SO3 or SO3/NH3 conditioning. The invention replaces the SO3 or SO3/NH3 conditioning by a... Agent: Rabindra K. Sinha

20080305022 - Goldcatalyst on ceria-containing support: Goldcatalyst Goldcatalyst comprising gold on a support of ceria or ceria-manganese oxide is used for the oxidation of CO in a H2 stream.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080305023 - Process for selective oxidation of carbon monoxide in a hydrogen containing stream: A method of making a composition, said method comprising, spraying a substance comprising platinum and iron into or onto an alumina-containing compound is disclosed. The resulting composition can then be used in a process for oxidizing carbon monoxide with free oxygen.... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPServices Group Attention: Docketing

20080305025 - Methods for production of metal oxide nano particles, and nano particles and preparations produced thereby: The invention provides a method for the formation of small-size metal oxide particles, comprising the steps of: a) preparing a starting aqueous solution comprising at least one of metallic ion and complexes thereof, at a concentration of at least 0.1% w/w of the metal component; b) preparing a modifying aqueous... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080305024 - New xli3n2 compounds and their hydrides as hydrogen storage materials: State-of-the-art electronic structure calculations provide the likelihood of the availability of YLi3N2, ZrLi3N2, NbLi3N2, MoLi3N2, TcLi3N2, RuLi3N2, RhLi3N2, GeLi3N2, InLi3N2, and SnLi3N2 as for reaction with hydrogen under suitable conditions. Such calculations also provide the likelihood of the availability of YLi3N2Hn, ZrLi3N2Hn, NbLi3N2Hn, MoLi3N2Hn, TcLi3N2Hn, RuLi3N2Hn, RhLi3N2Hn, PdLi3N2Hn, AgLi3N2Hn, CdLi3N2Hn,... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080305026 - Method for producing a borohydride: A method for producing a borohydride is described and which includes the steps of providing a source of borate; providing a material which chemically reduces the source of the borate to produce a borohydride; and reacting the source of borate and the material by supplying heat at a temperature which... Agent: Alan D. Kirsch Bechtel Bwxt Idaho, LLC

20080305027 - Nano-structured silicate, functionalised forms thereof, preparation and uses: This invention relates to the preparation, functionalisation and use of a novel nano structured silicate, generally a calcium silicate which may be hydrated. It also relates to novel methods of producing nano structured silicates. The novel nano-structured silicate material comprises a calcium silicate in the form of platelets of about... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080305028 - Integrated processes for generating carbon monoxide for carbon nanomaterial production: The integrated processes of the dry reforming or partial oxidation upstream of the carbon nanotube-producing reactor are described allowing the carbon monoxide to be produced on an as-needed basis, negating the need to transport carbon monoxide to the production site or store large quantities of carbon monoxide on-site. The apparatuses... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20080305029 - Integrated processes for generating carbon monoxide for carbon nanomaterial production: The integrated processes of the dry reforming or partial oxidation upstream of the carbon nanotube-producing reactor are described allowing the carbon monoxide to be produced on an as-needed basis, negating the need to transport carbon monoxide to the production site or store large quantities of carbon monoxide on-site. The apparatuses... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20080305030 - Integrated processes for generating carbon monoxide for carbon nanomaterial production: The integrated processes of the dry reforming or partial oxidation upstream of the carbon nanotube-producing reactor are described allowing the carbon monoxide to be produced on an as-needed basis, negating the need to transport carbon monoxide to the production site or store large quantities of carbon monoxide on-site. The apparatuses... Agent: The Boc Group, Inc.

20080305031 - System and method for producing carbon nanotubes: A system for producing carbon nanotubes includes a reaction chamber in which a process is performed for producing a carbon nanotube on a synthetic substrate; a station part disposed at one side of the reaction chamber and provided with a first transporter for loading/unloading the synthetic substrate to/from the reaction... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20080305032 - Process for purifying titanium chloride-containing feedstock: The disclosure is directed to a process for purifying a titanium chloride-containing feedstock using an activated carbon bed, comprising: (a) providing the titanium chloride-containing feedstock comprising an impurity, such as arsenic, and at least one tracker species selected from the group consisting of phosgene, carbonyl sulfide, sulfur dioxide, carbon disulfide,... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080305033 - Catalysts: A catalyst effective for the direct reaction of hydrogen and oxygen to form hydrogen peroxide includes particles of gold, palladium or, preferably, gold and palladium deposited upon an acid-washed support. High selectivity to and production of hydrogen peroxide is observed, with low hydrogen peroxide decomposition. The catalysts have extended lifespan.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080305034 - Steam reforming fuel processor, burner assembly, and methods of operating the same: Systems and methods for producing hydrogen gas with a fuel processing system that includes a hydrogen-producing region that produces hydrogen gas from a feed stream and a heating assembly that consumes a fuel stream to produce a heated exhaust stream for heating the hydrogen-producing region. In some embodiments, the heating... Agent: Dascenzo Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20080305035 - Composition for hydrogen generation: A solid composition containing: (a) at least one metal hydride compound; (b) at least one borohydride compound; and (c) at least one of: (i) a transition metal halide, or (ii) a transition metal boride.... Agent: Rohm And Haas Company Patent Department

20080305036 - Crystalline oxide material and its synthesis: Zeolites may be natural or synthetic and are inorganic crystalline aluminosilicates, with a highly regular structure of pores and channels rendering them suitable for molecular sieving, adsorption, ion exchange, dehydration, and rehydration processes for example. They generally have a definite crystalline structure as evidenced by x-ray diffraction. The present invention... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080299024 - Method for industrial manufacture of pure mgco3 from an olivine containing species of rock: Method for industrial manufacture of pure MgCO3 comprising providing an olivine containing species of rock, to comminute the olivine containing species of rock to increase its surface, to contact the comminuted olivine containing species of rock with water and CO2. The process is conducted in at least two steps, namely... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20080299025 - Oxidizing reactor for molybdenum sulphide and its associated process: A reactor for molybdenum sulphide (MoS2), wherein MoS2 is ionized by an electric field generated by a first set of magnetrons at a frequency in the range of 2500-3500 MHz and heated by a variable magnetic field of 2500 Hz produced by a winding coil, resulting in the exclusive evaporation... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20080299026 - Process for the removal in continuous of hydrogen sulfide from gaseous streams: Process for the removal in continuous of hydrogen sulfide from gaseous streams containing it, comprising: a) putting a gas containing H2S in contact with an oxidizing acid aqueous solution of ferric nitrate and containing a heteropolyacid having redox properties; b) filtrating and separating the sulfur produced by the redox reaction;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080299027 - Scintillator single crystal, heat treatment method for production of scintillator single crystal, and method for production of scintillator single crystal: (Wherein Lm represents at least one element selected from among Sc and Y and lanthanoid elements with lower atomic numbers than Lu, Ln represents at least one element selected from among Sc, Y, B, Al, Ga and In and lanthanoid elements with ion radii intermediate between Lm and Lu, x... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080299028 - Catalyst and process for the conversion of nitrous oxide: A catalyst composition and a process for using it to decompose nitrous oxide into nitrogen and oxygen are disclosed. The catalyst composition has surface area of about 1 to about 200 m2/g after exposure to a calcination temperature of between about 400° C. and about 900° C., or about 1... Agent: Invista North America S.a.r.l.

20080299029 - Gas-phase process for growing carbon nanotubes utilizing sequential multiple catalyst injection: This invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for making carbon nanotubes from a flowing gaseous carbon-containing feedstock, such as CO, at superatmospheric pressure and at temperatures between about 500° C. and about 2000° C. utilizing a reactor wherein the flowing carbon-containing feedstock sequentially passes multiple points of catalyst... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080299030 - Highly accessible, nanotube electrodes for large surface area contact applications: An highly porous electrically conducting film that includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes, nanowires or a combination of both. The highly porous electrically conducting film exhibits an electrical resistivity of less than 0.1 O·cm at 25 C and a density of between 0.05 and 0.70 g/cm3. The film can exhibit... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080299031 - Method for making a carbon nanotube film: The present invention relates to a method for making a carbon nanotube film. The method includes the steps of: (a) forming an array of carbon nanotubes on a substrate; and (b) press the array of carbon nanotubes using a compressing apparatus, thereby forming a carbon nanotube film.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080299032 - Process for producing supported ruthenium and process for producing chlorine: The present invention provides a process for producing supported ruthenium, which comprises recovering a ruthenium compound from supported ruthenium used as a catalyst in production of chlorine by oxidation of hydrogen chloride with oxygen, and supporting the ruthenium compound on a carrier; and a process for producing chlorine, which comprises... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080299033 - Inorganic metal chalcogen cluster precursors and methods for forming colloidal metal chalcogenide nanoparticles using the same: Methods for forming colloidal metal chalcogenide nanoparticles generally include terming soluble inorganic metal chalcogen cluster precursors, which are then mixed with a surfactant and heated to form the colloidal metal chalcogenide nanoparticles. The soluble inorganic metal chalcogen cluster precursors are generally formed using a hydrazine-based solvent. The methods can be... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP - IBM Arc Division

20080299034 - Process for preparing hydrogen peroxide: The present invention relates to a process for preparing hydrogen peroxide by reacting hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a solvent and of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises at least one noble or semi-noble metal supported on an inorganic material functionalized with acid groups. The invention also refers... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080299035 - Method for recycling used sputtering target: A method for recycling a used sputtering target is provided, including the steps of: (1) cleaning, (2) pulverization, (3) dissolution, (4) filtering, (5) peptization, (6) neutralization and precipitation, (7) rinsing and filtering, (8) drying, and (9) calcination; through the steps above, which can then be recycling used sputtering target to... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080299036 - Methods for production of titanium oxide particles, and particles and preparations produced thereby: The invention provides a method for the formation of small-size titanium oxide particles, comprising the steps of a) preparing a starting aqueous solution comprising at least one of titanic ions and complexes thereof, at a concentration of at least 0.1% w/w titanium; b) maintaining the solution at a temperature lower... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080299037 - Method for purifying germanium hydrides: An improved method for purifying gaseous mixtures of germanium hydrides and hydrogen is disclosed. In one aspect, the crude gas is contacted with a cold caustic solution to reduce levels of carbon dioxide and water. The partially purified gas is chilled in direct-contact with a hydrogen refrigerant to induce homogenous... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP