Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 04/09

20090110620 - Process for metals recovery from spent catalyst: The process of this invention is directed to the removal of metals from an unsupported spent catalyst. The catalyst is subjected to leaching reactions. Vanadium is removed as a precipitate, while a solution comprising molybdenum and nickel is subjected to further extraction steps for the removal of these metals. Molybdenum... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090110621 - Treatment of engine exhaust using boron-containing molecular sieve cha: A boron-containing molecular sieve having the CHA crystal structure and comprising (1) silicon oxide and (2) boron oxide or a combination of boron oxide and aluminum oxide, iron oxide, titanium oxide, gallium oxide and mixtures thereof is prepared using a quaternary ammonium cation derived from 1-adamantamine, 3-quinuclidinol or 2-exo-aminonorbornane as... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090110622 - Methods and apparatus for smart abatement using an improved fuel circuit: A method for abating effluent from an electronic device manufacturing process is provided, including abating the effluent in a thermal abatement tool to form abated effluent; determining whether the abated effluent contains one or more chemical species of interest; and changing one or more operating parameters of the thermal abatement... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20090110623 - Siloxane resistant ultra violet photocatalysts: Deactivation resistant photocatalysts can be formulated by coating one or more photocatalyst crystals onto a suitable substrate. The photocatalyst crystals are doped with a dopant M. The dopant could be used to repel the silicon-based compound or be used to attract the silicon-based compound. In one embodiment, the dopant can... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20090110624 - Processes for producing phosphates: There are disclosed methods for producing ammonium, sodium, and/or potassium phosphates that involve reacting phosphate rock with ammonium, sodium and/or potassium hydrogen sulfate.... Agent: Kagan Binder, PLLC

20090110625 - Novel aluminum complex hydroxide salt and method of producing the same: is, at least, contained as the divalent anion. The aluminum complex hydroxide salt can be favorably used as a compounding agent for resins, and exhibits excellent heat retaining property as well as excellent transparency particularly when it is mixed as a heat retaining agent into films for agricultural use.... Agent: H. Jay Spiegel - H. Jay Spiegel & Associates

20090110626 - Low pressure method of annealing diamonds: The present invention relates to method of improving the optical properties of diamond at low pressures and more specifically to a method of producing a CVD diamond of a desired optical quality which includes growing CVD diamond and raising the temperature of the CVD diamond from about 1400° C. to... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20090110627 - Graphene sheet and method of preparing the same: An economical method of preparing a large-sized graphene sheet having a desired thickness includes forming a film, the film comprising a graphitizing catalyst; heat-treating a gaseous carbon source in the presence of the graphitizing catalyst to form graphene; and cooling the graphene to form a graphene sheet. A graphene sheet... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090110628 - Method for preparing porous fabrics: A method for preparing porous fabrics is disclosed. The method includes transporting PAN-based oxidized fabrics to a thermal treatment chamber, which provides multi-pipe to introduce oxygenated gas and oxygenated fluid respectively, by using a plurality set of rollers to carry out an activation-carbonization process. The activation-carbonization process is preformed within... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20090110629 - Method for producing high purity caustic potash: A method to give highly pure caustic potash containing almost no impurities of sodium, chlorine, and heavy metals, such as iron, chromium and nickel, through crystallization, by bringing an aqueous caustic potash solution having a sodium content of 200 mg/kg or less and a chlorine content of 15 mg/kg or... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090110630 - Method of manufacturing vanadium oxide nanoparticles: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing vanadium oxide nanoparticles, which can prepare vanadium oxide particles having a size of tens of nanometers with high yield by using a simple, low-cost process. The method of manufacturing vanadium oxide nanoparticles includes preparing a solution containing a vanadium salt; impregnating an organic polymer... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090110631 - Methods of recovery of pore-forming agents for mesostructured materials: The invention provides methods of recovering a pore-forming agent from an inorganic material that defines a plurality of mesopores having a controlled cross sectional area to form a mesostructure having long-range crystallinity and also to methods of making one or more mesostructures that features removal, recovery, and/or reuse of the... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090104095 - Novel compositions and related methods, coatings, and articles: Novel compositions, as well as related methods, coatings, and articles, are disclosed.... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20090104096 - Zone coated catalyst to simultaneously reduce nox and unreacted ammonia: The first substrate also has an NH3 destruction catalyst composition with a platinum group metal component dispersed on a refractory metal oxide. The NH3 destruction catalyst is disposed on the wall elements from the outlet end toward the inlet end to a length that is less than the substrate's axial... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20090104097 - Mercury removal from a gas stream: This invention is a novel process for removing volatile mercury from a gas stream to produce a filtered solid. The gas stream is contacted with treating agents which comprise a semivolatile acidic vitrifying compound such as boric acid, water, oxygen-containing gas and a chlorine source. The filtered solids produced in... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090104098 - Method and apparatus for the removal of carbon dioxide from a gas stream: The invention provides methods and apparatuses for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream. In particular, the invention provides methods and apparatuses for absorbing carbon dioxide from a coal-fired boiler flue gas stream using an absorbing solution and for regeneration of an alkaline component used in the absorbing solution. In... Agent: Owens Tarabichi LLP

20090104099 - Rich gas absorption apparatus and method: The present invention relates to an apparatus comprising a co-current absorbing unit, a countercurrent absorbing unit, at least one absorbing liquid reservoir, and at least one liquid transferring means. The invention also relates to a method of absorbing a reactive gas and a method of preparing a solution by contacting... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20090104100 - Method for detoxifying hcd gas and apparatus therefor: Hexachlorodisilane is decomposed into hydrochloric acid, silicon dioxide and water by introducing hexachlorodisilane-containing flue gas into a reaction region without moistening the flue gas and by supplying oxygen-containing gas that also contains a small amount of moisture to the reaction region maintained at a temperature at which hexachlorodisilane decomposes.... Agent: Kazunao Kubotera Kubotera & Associates, LLC

20090104101 - Purification of noble gases using online regeneration of getter beds: Processes for the recovery and purification of noble gas stream contaminated with small amounts of hydrogen and/or other getter combustibles. One process involves dividing the noble gas stream gas into a first and second noble gas streams. The first noble gas stream is sent to a second metal getter containing... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20090104102 - Methods for synthesizing ammonia borane: Methods of synthesizing ammonia borane are provided. The methods comprise reacting at least one amine borane with ammonia such that ammonia borane is produced. Ammonia borane has a chemical formula Of NH3—BH3 and provides a good source of storage hydrogen making it useful in a variety of applications including a... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20090104103 - Artificial quartz member, process for producing the same, and optical element comprising the same: An object of the present invention is to provide an artificial quartz member inhibited from suffering the decrease in transmittance in a laser light wavelength region which is caused by long-term irradiation with a laser light having a wavelength of 200 nm or shorter; and a process for producing the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090104104 - Apparatus for producing trichlorosilane and method for producing trichlorosilane: In the apparatus for producing trichlorosilane in which metal silicon powder supplied into the reactor is reacted with hydrogen chloride gas while being fluidized by the gas, thereby taking out trichlorosilane generated by the reaction from the upper part of the reactor, and a plurality of gas flow controlling members... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090104105 - Carbonaceous material for electric double layer capacitor, electric double layer capacitor and process for producing carbonaceous material: A carbonaceous material according to the present invention for electric double layer capacitor is used as a polarizable active material in electric double layer capacitor, and is characterized in that, when measuring it by an electron spin resonance method without adding any additive thereto, the obtained peak line width is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090104106 - Separation of purified potassium sulfate from glaserite: A method can, in one general aspect, include steps for the recovery of potassium sulfate and mirabilite from glaserite. In another general aspect, a method includes dissolving glaserite in water at an elevated temperature to produce a saturated or nearly saturated solution, and cooling the solution to a temperature where... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090104107 - Methods of making and washing scorodite: A method of making scorodite includes the following steps: (1) an acidic aqueous solution containing pentavalent As and trivalent Fe is heated at a temperature for a time, the temperature and the time being effective for synthesis of crystalline scorodite; (2) the synthesized scorodite is separated from the post-reaction solution... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090104108 - Method of preparing boehmite and gamma-alumina with high surface area: The present invention relates to a method for preparing boehmite and γ-alumina with high surface area, and more particularly, to a method comprising hydrolysis of aluminum alkoxides to produce boehmite and calcination to produce γ-alumina, wherein an alcohol is used as a reaction solvent and a small amount of water... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090104109 - Method of reforming hydrocarbon by oxyhydrogen flame using three-tube burner: In order to produce hydrogen continuously without generating CO2 from a hydrocarbon gas, continuous heating during operation has been necessary. The present invention is a method of reforming hydrocarbon with an oxyhydrogen flame using a three-tube burner wherein an operation of removing air from an entire apparatus, an operation of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090104110 - Staged hydrocarbon/steam reformer apparatus and method: A staged steam hydrocarbon reformer is disclosed having a chamber within which convectively heated reformer stages are enclosed. The reformer stages are tubes containing steam reforming catalyst. The stages are in serial fluid communication with one another through mixing vessels positioned between each stage. The first reforming stage is fed... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20090104111 - Carbonate thermochemical cycle for the production of hydrogen: The present invention is directed to a thermochemical method for the production of hydrogen from water. The method includes reacting a multi-valent metal oxide, water and a carbonate to produce an alkali metal-multi-valent metal oxide compound, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen.... Agent: Ut-battelle, LLC Office Of Intellectual Property

20090104112 - Method for making molecular sieve ssz-83: The present invention is directed to a method for making a new crystalline molecular sieve designated SSZ-83 using a 1,4-bis(N-butylpiperidinium)butane dication or a 1,4-bis(N-butylpyrrolidinium)butane dication as a structure directing agent.... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090098032 - Methods of making aluminosilicate coated alumina: An aluminosilicate coated alumina structure that is substantially free of alkaline metal impurities contains an aluminosilicate coating at least partially surrounding an alumina core. The aluminosilicate coated alumina structure is useful as a catalyst or catalyst support.... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20090098033 - Carbon-encased metal nanoparticles and sponges, methods of synthesis, and methods of use: We disclose novel metallic nanoparticles coated with a thin protective carbon shell, and three-dimensional nano-metallic sponges; methods of preparation of the nanoparticles; and uses for these novel materials, including wood preservation, strengthening of polymer and fiber/polymer building materials, and catalysis.... Agent: Patent Department Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, L.l.p

20090098034 - Method of treating atmospheric pollutants: A method of reducing at least one atmospheric oxidising pollutant, such as ozone, with a reducing agent comprises contacting the reducing agent with the at least one atmospheric oxidising pollutant, wherein the reducing agent comprises a precious metal-free trap material, such as a zeolite, including at least one trapped atmospheric... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090098035 - Co2 capture method with thermal intergration of regenerator: m

20090098036 - Adsorption composition and method of removing co from streams: Carbon monoxide is removed from streams by adsorption on an adsorption composition which comprises copper, zinc and zirconium oxides and whose copper-comprising component has a degree of reduction, expressed as weight ratio of metallic copper to the sum of metallic copper and copper oxides, calculated as CuO, of at least... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090098037 - Adsorption composition and method of removing co from streams: Carbon monoxide is removed from streams by adsorption on an adsorption composition which comprises copper, zinc and zirconium oxides and whose copper-comprising component has a degree of reduction, expressed as weight ratio of metallic copper to the sum of metallic copper and copper oxides, calculated as CuO, of at least... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090098038 - Sintered body of titanium compound: r

20090098039 - Silicon production method:

20090098040 - Fluorine storage material: There is provided a fluorine storage material comprising a novel fluorinated carbon nanohorn, which stores a large amount of fluorine per its unit mass, withstand repeated use for fluorine storage, and enables a high purity fluorine gas to be taken out by a safe and efficient method, and also there... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090098042 - Method for manufacturing titanium dioxide: The manufacture of titanium dioxide by oxidation of titanium tetrachloride in a plug flow reactor, wherein the titanium tetrachloride is introduced into the reactor in at least two stages and is used exclusively in liquid form. The total quantity of liquid TiCl4 used is split up in several stages. A... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20090098041 - Multistage method for manufacturing titanium dioxide: The manufacture of titanium dioxide by oxidation of titanium tetrachloride in a multistage method, where both oxygen and titanium tetrachloride are added in several stages. In the first stage gaseous TiCl4 is introduced into a preheated oxygen-containing gaseous stream in a stoichiometric or hyper-stoichiometric amount to produce a TiO2 containing... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20090098043 - Method for preparing zinc oxide nanostructures and zinc oxide nanostructures prepared by the same: Example embodiments provide a method for preparing zinc oxide nanostructures. According to the method, zinc oxide nanostructures are prepared by dipping a substrate having a zinc (Zn) seed layer thereon in an aqueous solution of hexamethyleneamine and dropwise adding an aqueous solution of zinc nitrate to the aqueous solution of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090092528 - Process for the removal of heavy metals from gases, and compositions therefor and therewith: A composition, containing vanadium and a support, wherein at least a portion of the vanadium has crystallite sizes of less than about 100 Å as determined by an analytical method such as X-Ray Diffraction, is disclosed. A method of preparing such composition is also disclosed. The composition is employed in... Agent: Conocophillips CompanyIPServices Group

20090092529 - Systems and methods for removing gaseous pollutants from a gas stream: Horizontal gas-liquid scrubbing systems and associated gas scrubbing methodologies are provided. In one embodiment, a horizontal duct scrubbing system includes a horizontally disposed housing having a waste gas inlet and a treated gas outlet, a liquid inlet manifold disposed within the horizontally disposed housing, the liquid inlet manifold comprising a... Agent: Intellectual Property

20090092530 - Method for treatment of a gas stream containing silicon tetrafluoride and hydrogen chloride: The present invention is directed to a method for treatment of a gas stream comprising silicon tetrafluoride and hydrogen chloride. For example, the present invention is directed to a method for treatment of such a gas stream that involves contacting the gas stream with a metal that reacts with the... Agent: Richard A. Schuth (memc) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090092531 - Yttrium-zirconium mixed oxide powder: Nano-scale yttrium-zirconium mixed oxide powder in the form of aggregated primary particles having the following physico-chemical parameters:—BET surface area: from 40 to 100 m2/g,—da=from 3 to 30 nm, d,=mean, number-related primary particle diameter,—yttrium content, calculated as yttrium oxide Y2O3, determined by chemical analysis, from 5 to 15 wt. %, based... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090092532 - Process for preparing boron carbon nanorods: Disclosed is a process to prepare boron carbide nanorods wherein boron oxide is heated in the presence of nickel/boron supported on carbon.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090092533 - 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

20090092534 - Processes for purification of silicon tetrafluoride: Processes for purifying silicon tetrafluoride source gas by subjecting the source gas to one or more purification processes including: contacting the silicon tetrafluoride source gas with an ion exchange resin to remove acidic contaminants, contacting the silicon tetrafluoride source gas with a catalyst to remove carbon monoxide, by removal of... Agent: Richard A. Schuth (memc) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090092535 - Method for processing silicon powder to obtain silicon crystals: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a process for obtaining silicon crystals from silicon. The method includes contacting silicon powder with a solvent metal to provide a mixture containing silicon, melting the silicon under submersion to provide a first molten liquid, contacting the first molten liquid with a first... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090092536 - Crystal production process using supercritical solvent, crystal growth apparatus, crystal and device: To control the precipitation position of a crystal and increase the yield of the crystal by performing the crystal growth according to the solvothermal method while allowing a predetermined amount of a substance differing in the critical density from the solvent to be present in the reaction vessel; and to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090092537 - Process for obtaining pelletized graphite: A process for obtaining pelletized graphite from graphite is disclosed. The process obtains pelletized graphite or natural graphite in any form, including pellets, flakes and grains from graphite, dry based graphite or wet based graphite.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20090092538 - Methods for forming stabilized metal salt particles: The present invention relates to a process for forming stabilized metal salt particles.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090092539 - Preparation method of white light quantum dot: The invention provides a preparation method of Zn1-xCdxA quantum dot capable of emitting white light, in which A is S or S1-ySey; 0<x<1 and 0<y<1. The method includes preparing a sulfur-containing organic solution; mixing a zinc-containing precursor and a cadmium-containing precursor with an organic acid, and dissolving them in a... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090092540 - Method and apparatus of modifying bond angles of molecules: An apparatus and method for converting fluid molecules from a liquid state into a vapor state wherein the fluid has unnatural bond angles. The apparatus comprises a resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit, a chamber to contain the RC circuit and the fluid and a power source to provide power to the RC... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20090092541 - Hydrogen generator and process for producing hydrogen: A hydrogen generating apparatus composed of an autothermal-reforming catalyst layer, a conduit pipe for feeding a mixture of methanol and steam, a conduit pipe for feeding oxygen equipped with a flow regulator, and a hydrogen-permeable membrane disposed downstream of the autothermal-reforming catalyst layer. The hydrogen generating apparatus is equipped with... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090087360 - Removal of sodium oxalate from a bayer liquor: The Bayer process uses hot sodium hydroxide solution to obtain pure alumina from bauxite ore. Alumina dissolves, and is then precipitated, and the remaining caustic Bayer liquor can be recycled for use again. However sodium oxalate tends to build up in the recycled liquor, and causes problems. By removing a... Agent: Law Offices Of William H. Holt

20090087361 - Producing nickel hydroxide suitable for pelletization with iron-containing ore and for stainless steel manufacture: A process for producing a purified nickel hydroxide precipitate from a nickel-containing leach solution with impurities including one or more of the following: manganese, copper, zinc, iron and/or cobalt, so that the purified nickel hydroxide is suitable for pelletization with iron-containing ores and/or stainless steel production, includes treating the leach... Agent: Vale Inco Intellectual Property Group

20090087362 - Cathode active material coated with fluorine compound for lithium secondary batteries and method for preparing the same: Disclosed herein is a cathode active material coated with a fluorine compound for lithium secondary batteries. The cathode active material is structurally stable, and improves the charge-discharge characteristics, cycle characteristics, high-voltage characteristics, high-rate characteristics and thermal stability of batteries.... Agent: LexyoumeIPGroup, LLC

20090087363 - Encapsulation of metal catalysts in inert porous matrices for removal of carbon dioxide from aerosol components: The present invention provides an encapsulation technology and methods of using the encapsulation technology in processes involving the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090087364 - Exhaust gas purifying apparatus for internal combustion engine: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided with a NOx removing device and a particulate filter in an exhaust system. A temperature of the exhaust system is detected. A switching control is performed for alternately performing a process for removing sulfur oxide accumulated in said... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090087365 - Removal of particulates from the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines operated with a predominantly stoichiometric air/fuel mixture: A catalytically active particulate filter, an exhaust gas cleaning system and a process for cleaning the exhaust gases of predominantly stoichiometrically operated internal combustion engines are presented, which are suitable, as well as the gaseous CO, HC and NOx pollutants, also for removing particulates from the exhaust gas. The particulate... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090087366 - Solvent for separating acid gas components from technical gases: The invention relates to the use of a liquid, containing 0.1 to 100% of an amine or several amines of formula H2N—CH2(CHR2)x—(OCH2(CHR3)y)z—OR1, where R1═C1 to C6 alkyl, R2═H or CH3, R3═H or CH3, x=0 to 3, y=0 to 3, z=0 to 10 and 0 to 99.9% of any further solvent... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20090087367 - Ammonia oxidation catalyst for power utilities: The present invention is directed to a method for removal by oxidation of the excess ammonia (NH3) gas (“ammonia slip”) resulting from flue gases that have been subjected to selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) with ammonia. More specifically, the inventive method uses an ammonia oxidation... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20090087368 - Configurations and methods for removal of mercaptanes from feed gases: A sulfur species-containing feed gas is processed in a treatment plant in which COS is hydrolyzed, and in which so produced hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur species are absorbed in a lean hydrocarbon liquid. The sulfur species in the so formed rich hydrocarbon liquid are then subjected to catalytic conversion... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090087369 - Fluoroapatite dried particles and adsorption apparatus: Fluoroapatite dried particles are obtained by reacting hydroxyapatite primary particles having hydroxyl groups and hydrogen fluoride molecules having fluorine atoms so that at least one of hydroxyl groups of hydroxyapatite primary particles are substituted by the fluorine atoms of the hydrogen fluoride molecules. The fluoroapatite dried particles can exhibit superior... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090087370 - Method and material for purifying iron disilicide for photovoltaic application: A method for processing iron disilicide for manufacture photovoltaic devices. The method includes providing a first sample of iron disilicide comprising at least an alpha phase entity, a beta phase entity, and an epsilon phase entity. The method includes maintaining the first sample of iron disilicide in an inert environment... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090087371 - Apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanotubes and method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes with the same: Provided are an apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanotubes and a method of manufacturing carbon nanotubes with the apparatus. A plurality of carbon-nanotube-synthesizing units are disposed in series to continuously perform a carbon-nanotube-synthesizing process. Thus, carbon nanotubes having a uniform quality can be synthesized.... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20090087372 - Process for the preparation of a catalyst for the production of carbon nanotubes: A process for the preparation of a catalyst for the production of carbon nanotubes, the use of the catalyst for the production of carbon nanotubes, and the carbon nanotubes obtained by this production process. The catalyst is prepared on the basis of at least two metals from the group: cobalt,... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20090087373 - Method and apparatus for producing a carbon based foam article having a desired thermal-conductivity gradient: A carbon based foam article is made by heating the surface of a carbon foam block to a temperature above its graphitizing temperature, which is the temperature sufficient to graphitize the carbon foam. In one embodiment, the surface is heated with infrared pulses until heat is transferred from the surface... Agent: Ornl-utb-luedeka, Neely & Graham

20090087374 - Processes for producing synthetic pyrite: Process of making high purity, synthetic FeS2, and an electrochemical battery employing such synthetic FeS2 in the positive electrode. Synthetic FeS2 may be prepared by a sulfidation process comprising reacting ferric oxide, hydrogen sulfide, and elemental sulfur at a temperature above the melting point of element sulfur. Synthetic FeS2 may... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc