Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 06/09

20090162267 - Method for recovery of rare earths from fluorescent lamps: Method for recovery of rare earths from fluorescent lamps. The method comprises six steps. The individual process steps are: Mechanical separation of coarse components. Separation of the halophosphate. Extraction in acids of easily soluble rare-earth fluorescent substances (mainly Y, Eu-oxide) Extraction in acids of rare-earth fluorescent substances which dissolve with... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090162268 - Carbon dioxide separation via partial pressure swing cyclic chemical reaction: A method for separating a reactive gas from a feed gas mixture is disclosed. The method includes reacting the reactive gas with a bed of reactive solid in an exothermic reaction to create a second solid and a product gas from which the reactive gas is depleted. The product gas... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20090162269 - Reduced liquid discharge in wet flue gas desulfurization: One aspect of the invention relates to a method for removing contaminants from a flue gas stream (22). The method includes: removing fly ash from a flue gas stream (22) utilizing a particle collector (24); contacting the flue gas stream with an alkaline reagent in a wet scrubber (26); discharging... Agent: Alstom Power Inc. Intellectual Property Law Dept.

20090162270 - Process for dissolving sulfur ore using diaryl disulfide: Embodiments of a sulfur extraction process comprise treating mined sulfur ore with a disulfide oil to dissolve the sulfur in the ore. The process occurs at a temperature less than a temperature sufficient to melt sulfur. The sulfur crystals may be isolated by cooling the dissolved sulfur to a temperature... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20090162271 - Cavitation device and method: A process for modifying a liquid, comprising introducing a liquid into a cavitation device and cavitating the liquid in the cavitation device. During cavitation the liquid makes contact with an electron emitting material to inject electrons into the liquid. In some embodiments, the electron emitting material is a quartz crystal... Agent: Law Office Of Donald L. Wenskay

20090162272 - Method for producing film of vanadium pentoxide nanowires having improved alignment and vanadium pentoxide nanowire film produced thereby: A method for producing a film of vanadium pentoxide nanowires having improved alignment is provided. The method comprises the steps of a) preparing a solution of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) nanowires by a sol-gel method; b) diluting the solution of vanadium pentoxide nanowires with water and feeding the dilute aqueous solution... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090162273 - Chromium oxide powder having a reduced level of hexavalent chromium and a method of making the powder: A refined chromium oxide powder having a reduced level of hexavalent chromium. The refined powder may be produced by acid and reduction washing or by heat treatment to reduce the hexavalent chromium to a biocompatible level. The powder is then packaged to limit oxidation and absorption of moisture.... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090162274 - Method for preparing metal oxide particles with a controlled size: A method for preparing metal oxide particles having a primary particle size on the order of nanometers is provided. The method comprises subjecting a metal ion present in an aqueous solution and an amino alcohol to an initial stage of reaction with each other at normal temperatures under normal pressures... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090155149 - Method for scavenging mercury: Disclosed herein is a method for removing mercury from a gas stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a getter composition comprising bromine, bromochloride, sulphur bromide, sulphur dichloride or sulphur monochloride and mixtures thereof. In one preferred embodiment the getter composition is adsorbed onto a sorbent. The sorbent may be... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20090155148 - Removal of mercury from fluids by supported metal oxides: This invention relates to the use of a copper oxide adsorbent to remove mercury from a feed stream. When the feed stream is low in sulfur content, a sulfidation agent such as hydrogen sulfide should be added to the feed stream.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc Patent Services

20090155150 - process for removing sulfur from a fuel gas stream additionally containing diolefins and oxygen: Disclosed is a process for the removal of sulfur from a fuel gas stream that additionally contains diolefins and oxygen as well as organic sulfur compounds by pretreating the fuel gas stream in a pretreatment reactor in order to significantly reduce the amounts of any diolefins and oxygen contained therein... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090155153 - Method for calculating loading amount of ammonia in selective catalytic reduction apparatus: The present invention relates to a method for calculating loading amount of ammonia in a selective catalytic reduction apparatus, which may include: detecting a change amount of temperature in the selective catalytic reduction apparatus; determining whether the change amount of temperature in the selective catalytic reduction apparatus increases; calculating a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20090155151 - Methods and systems including co oxidation catalyst with low no to no2 conversion: Catalysts, catalyst systems, and methods for removing ammonia and/or carbon monoxide in flue gases are provided where ammonia is used with a selective catalytic reduction catalyst for reducing oxides of nitrogen. An oxidation catalyst is utilized, which comprises particulate platinum or platinum/palladium dispersed on zirconia particles, the particulate platinum or... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20090155152 - Nitrogen oxide-reducing catalyst and method for reducing nitrogen oxide: A first catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides comprising a crystalline silicate containing an iron in β-framework structure wherein a SiO2/Fe2O3 mol ratio is 20-300 and at least 80% of the contained iron is an isolated iron ion Fe3+. A second catalyst for reducing nitrogen oxides comprising a crystalline silicate containing... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090155154 - Apparatus for decomposing suflur-fluorine-containing compound and method thereof: The invention provides a method for decomposing sulfur-fluorine-containing compound and apparatus thereof. Sulfur-fluorine-containing compound is decomposed in two steps, comprising contacting the compound with a first catalyst such as a monometallic catalyst and a second catalyst such as a bimetallic catalyst, and at a low reaction temperature to produce resulting... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090155155 - Cupola flue gas treatment: An additive and method of use for treating flue gas of a coke-fired cupola following removal of the blast air during shutdown to adjust the charge and reduce acid buildup in the condensate and corrosion in downstream equipment by injecting into the flue gas a finely divided spray comprising an... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20090155156 - Process for producing monosilane: The present invention relates to a plant and a process for the continuous production of monosilane and tetrachlorosilane by catalytic dismutation of trichlorosilane at an operating temperature and a pressure of from 1 to 50 bar abs. in a plant according to claim 1, in which—trichlorosilane (A) is preheated in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090155157 - Process for aftertreating carbon black: The invention relates to a process for aftertreating carbon black, wherein the carbon black is subjected to a carrier gas flow in a fluidized bed apparatus in the lower region of the apparatus, an additional gas stream is introduced into the fluidized bed apparatus, and the carbon black is aftertreated... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Sanzo, LLC

20090155158 - High purity silicon production system and production method: The present invention provides a high purity silicon production system and production method suitable for using inexpensive metallurgical grade metal silicon as a material and using the slag refining method to produce high purity silicon with a purity of 6N or more suitable for solar battery applications, in particular, high... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090155159 - Process for the manufacture of carbon disulphide: The invention provides a process for the manufacture of carbon disulphide comprising supplying a feedstock comprising a hydrocarbonaceous compound to a reaction zone containing a liquid elemental sulphur phase and reacting, in the liquid sulphur phase, at a temperature in the range of from 350 to 750° C. and a... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090155160 - Method and apparatus for producing carbon nanostructures: A method includes liberating carbon atoms from hydrocarbon molecules by reaction with or in a reactant liquid and maintaining the liberated carbon atoms in an excited state. The chemically excited liberated carbon atoms are then enabled to traverse a surface of the reactant liquid and are directed across a collection... Agent: The Culbertson Group, P.C.

20090155161 - Method of preparing graphene shell and graphene shell prepared using the method: Provided are a method of preparing a graphene shell and a graphene shell prepared using the method. A first heat treatment is performed on a mixture of an organic solvent and a graphitization catalyst so as to carburize the graphitization catalyst with carbon decomposed from the organic solvent. The graphitization... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090155162 - Treatment method for optically transmissive bodies: A method of treating zinc sulfide transmissive bodies includes using the same metal layer to treat multiple transmissive bodies, catalyzing the recrystallization of the bodies to remove defects from the bodies and forming multispectral zinc sulfide. The metal layer is brought into contact with one of the transmissive bodies. The... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090155163 - Transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid catalyst containing nitrogen, method for preparation thereof, and method for generation of hydrogen using the same: Disclosed are transition metal-carbon nanotube hybrid catalysts in which a transition metal having high catalytic activity is uniformly distributed on surface of a carbon nanotube containing nitrogen so as to maximize a surface area of the catalyst exhibiting catalytic activity, a method for preparation thereof, and a method for generation... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090148361 - Processes and systems for recovering catalyst promoter from catalyst substrates: Processes and systems for recovering promoter-containing compounds, for example, perrhenates, from promoter-containing catalyst substrates, for example, substrates containing precious metals, such as silver, are disclosed. The processes include contacting the substrates with a first solution adapted to remove at least some of the catalyst promoter from the substrates, for example,... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20090148362 - Method for recovering tungsten: A method for recovering tungsten from a reaction mixture obtained by reacting an organic compound with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a tungsten catalyst comprising blowing a gas into the reaction mixture to precipitate tungstic acid (WO3.H2O) and separating tungstic acid precipitated.... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090148364 - Method for increasing the yield when chlorinating titaniferous raw materials: m

20090148363 - Production of titanium tetrachloride using fluidized bed reactor: The invention is directed to a process for the production of TiCl4, in particular to such a process carried out using a fluidized bed process. According to the present invention there is provided a process for the production of TiCl4, which process comprises the steps of: —feeding TiO2 containing ore... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090148365 - Recovery of solid magnesium sulfate hydrate: A process for recovering solid magnesium sulfate hydrate from a source of magnesium sulfate in solution includes the steps of providing a source of magnesium sulfate in solution that is derived from part of a process associated with the leaching of a metal containing ore or concentrate; adding sulfuric acid... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090148366 - Magnesium oxide recovery: A process of recovering magnesium oxide from a source of magnesium sulfate includes the steps of providing a source of magnesium sulfate in solution that is derived from part of a process that is associated with the leaching of a metal containing ore or concentrate; converting the magnesium sulfate in... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090148367 - Process for promoting mercury retention in wet flue gas desulfurization systems: A system and method is proposed for removing mercury from a process gas stream containing mercury. The proposed invention provides for contacting an aqueous desulphurization liquor with a flue gas stream to capture mercury that may be contained in the flue gas stream. A promoter is mixed with the liquor... Agent: Alstom Power Inc. Intellectual Property Law Dept.

20090148368 - Air pollution control: In a method of controlling air pollution, a combustion gas is passed through a slurry of an alkaline-earth metal sulfide and a redox buffer (e.g., a phosphate), preferably in combination with an alkaline-earth metal carbonate and/or hydroxide. A composition for removing a heavy metal from a combustion gas is also... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090148369 - Oxygen storage capacity substance and method of oxygen storage capacity in three-way catalyst for purifying automotive exhaust gas: [PROBLEMS] To provide an oxygen storage substance which has higher oxygen storage capacity than conventional substances and is inexpensive. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] The oxygen storage substance is a calcium aluminosilicate (mayenite), i.e., a substance of a crystal structure which is synthesized by hydrothermally treating a mixture of calcium oxide,... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090148370 - Process to produce ammonia from urea: the improvement wherein the temperature in the hydrolysis reactor is not controlled but is allowed to vary to match the demand requirement for ammonia and in which the pressure is varied as function of the demand requirement for ammonia or reactor operating temperature.... Agent: Joseph E. Mueth, Esq. Joseph E. Mueth Law Corporation

20090148371 - Two-stage quench scrubber: Contemplated configurations and methods for flue gas treatment comprise a quench section and a scrubbing section that are configured and operated to avoid net condensation of water from the quenched flue gas in the scrubbing section. Consequently, the active agent in the scrubbing medium can be maintained at high concentration... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090148372 - Complexation and removal of heavy metals from flue gas desulfurization systems: A method for the reduction of the emission of mercury into the environment from the burning of fossil fuels with the use of polydithiocarbamic compounds. The polydithiocarbamic compounds are used for the capture of mercury from the resulting flue gases using a flue gas desulfrization systems or scrubbers. The method... Agent: Nalco Company

20090148373 - Process to remove hydrogen-sulfide from gas by reflux recycle from sour water stripper: A process for reducing hydrogen sulfide from a gas comprising contacting the gas with an aqueous scrubbing liquid recycled from a sour water stripper. The aqueous scrubbing liquid comprises ammonia. The contacting of the gas with the aqueous scrubbing liquid thereby produces a semi-sweet gas with reduced concentration of hydrogen... Agent: D'ambrosio & Associates, P.l.l.c.

20090148374 - Process and catalyst for desulfurization of hydrocarbonaceous oil stream: The invention relates to a process and catalyst for the oxidative desulfurization of hydrocarbonaceous oil. In one aspect, solid carbon materials are provided having stable sulfur trioxide and nitrogen dioxide oxidative species on the surface thereof. Such materials are useful in the production of low sulfur hydrocarbon feedstocks and in... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20090148375 - Novel alkali metal hafnium oxide scintillators: The present invention provides for a composition comprising an inorganic scintillator comprising an alkali metal hafnate, optionally cerium-doped, having the formula A2HfO3:Ce; wherein A is an alkali metal having a valence of 1, such as Li or Na; and the molar percent of cerium is 0% to 100%. The alkali... Agent: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

20090148376 - Method of producing fluoroapatite, fluoroapatite, and adsorption apparatus: A method of producing a fluoroapatite is provided. The method comprises preparing a slurry containing a hydroxyapatite which has at least one hydroxyl group, preparing a hydrogen fluoride-containing solution containing a hydrogen fluoride, mixing the hydrogen fluoride-containing solution with the slurry to obtain a mixture to thereby adjust a pH... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090148377 - Process for producing electrode active material for lithium ion cell: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium vanadium phosphate material comprising mixing water, lithium dihydrogen phosphate, V2O3 and a source of carbon to produce a first slurry; wet blending the first slurry; spray drying the wet blended slurry to form a precursor composition; milling the precursor... Agent: Valence Technology, Inc.

20090148378 - Apparatus and delivery of oxygen: Disclosed are various aspects of an oxygen generator and a method of oxygen generation. In certain embodiments, the oxygen generator comprises a reaction chamber, a humidifier, and a cap assembly.... Agent: Oxysure Systems, Inc

20090148379 - Systems and methods for generation of hydrogen peroxide vapor: A system according to one embodiment includes a moisture trap for drying air; at least one of a first container and a second container; and a mechanism for at least one of: bubbling dried air from the moisture trap through a hydrogen peroxide solution in the first container for producing... Agent: Llnl/zilka-kotab John H. Lee, Assistant Laboratory Counsel

20090148380 - Method for producing metal oxide particle: There is provided a method for stably producing metal oxide solid solution particle at low temperature, wherein an alkaline zirconia sol is used as a raw material which is mixed with a metal compound, and then dried and fired. Specifically, there is disclosed a method for producing metal oxide particle... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090148381 - Method for treatment of drain in hydrogen production and hydrogen production system: A method for treating drain in hydrogen production includes steps of gasifying in a gasifier (1), reforming in a reformer (2), gas-liquid separation in a gas-liquid separator (4), PSA gas separation in a PSA separator (5) and evaporation in a drain treatment unit (6). In the gasifying, a mixed material... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090142243 - Methods and systems for reducing the emissions from combustion gases: A method for reducing the emissions from combustion gases produced during a combustion process includes injecting a hydrocarbon-based reducing agent into the combustion gases to form a combustion gas mixture. The combustion gas mixture including oxides of nitrogen, NOx, is directed through a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) system including a... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090142242 - Vanadium/titania catalyst comprising natural manganese ore for removing nitrogen oxides and dioxin in wide operating temperature range and method of using the same: Disclosed is a vanadium/titania-based catalyst including natural manganese ore for removing nitrogen oxides and dioxin in a wide operating temperature range and a method of using the same. Specifically, this invention pertains to a vanadium/titania (V/TiO2)-based catalyst including natural manganese ore for removing nitrogen oxides and dioxin in a wide... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090142244 - Treatment method for decomposing perfluorocompound, decomposing catalyst and treatment apparatus: An object of the present invention is to improve the decomposition at low temperatures of perfluorocompounds containing only fluorine as a halogen, such as CF4, C2F6 and the like. In the present invention, a perfluorocompound containing only fluorine as a halogen is brought into contact with a catalyst comprising Al,... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090142245 - Method of producing nanophosphor particles: Provided is a method of producing spherical nanophosphor particles having a uniform size distribution. When nanophosphor obtained using the method is used in a flat panel display, the flat panel display has higher screen brightness and a higher resolution.... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell & Law Firm

20090142246 - Method for separating and recovering conversion reaction gas: Provided is a method for separating and recovering conversion reaction gas, wherein after a conversion reaction process for producing trichlorosilane from hydrogen gas and silicon tetrachloride comprising; condensing step of cooling discharged gas, separating step of silicon tetrachloride from the condensed liquid, and recovering disilicon hexachloride. For example, the method... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090142247 - Chemical treatment to reduce machining-induced sub-surface damage in semiconductor processing components comprising silicon carbide: Method of removing damaged silicon carbide crystalline structure from the surface of a silicon carbide component. The method comprises at least two liquid chemical treatment processes, where one treatment converts silicon carbide to silicon oxide, and another treatment removes silicon oxide. The liquid chemical treatments are typically carried out at... Agent: Shirley L. Church, Esq.

20090142248 - Method for purifying nitrogen trifluoride: A highly pure nitrogen trifluoride having a carbon tetrafluoride content of 10 ppm or less can be effectively obtained by boiling crude liquid nitrogen trifluoride having carbon tetrafluoride contaminant under a pressure ranging from 35 to 45 atm, to remove carbon tetrafluoride therefrom through vaporization.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090142249 - Diamond single crystal substrate: A method for manufacturing a diamond single crystal substrate, in which a single crystal is grown from a diamond single crystal serving as a seed substrate by vapor phase synthesis, said method comprising: preparing a diamond single crystal seed substrate which has a main surface whose planar orientation falls within... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090142250 - Device and method for converting carbon containing feedstock into carbon containing materials having a defined nanostructure: Apparatus and process for producing carbon black or carbon containing compounds by converting a carbon containing feedstock, comprising the following steps: generating a plasma gas with electrical energy, guiding the plasma gas through a venturi, whose diameter is narrowing in the direction of the plasma gas flow, guiding the plasma... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090142252 - Method and system for producing activated carbon: An activated carbon producing system includes a carbonizer for carbonizing cellulose triacetate as cellulose acylate to create carbonized material. A pulverizer pulverizes the carbonized material to obtain granules. An activation device activates the granules to create activated carbon. The activated carbon producing system includes a dispenser for supplying the cellulose... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090142253 - Method and system for producing activated carbon: An activated carbon producing system includes a heating furnace for thermally decomposing multi-layer film including a polyvinyl alcohol layer and cellulose triacetate (TAC) layers formed on surfaces of the polyvinyl alcohol layer, to produce carbonized material by carbonization. An activation device activates the carbonized material with heat, to produce activated... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090142251 - Method for treating carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube devices: A method for treating carbon nanotubes is provided. In the method for treating carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the CNTs are treated with SO3 gas at an elevated temperature, for example, at a temperature in the range of 385° C. to 475° C.... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090142254 - Method of making mixed metal oxide catalysts for ammoxidation and/or oxidation of lower alkane hydrocarbons: The present invention comprises a method for preparing a mixed oxide catalyst for use in producing acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile from propane or isobutene by ammoxidation in a gaseous phase via methods of heating or calcining precursor solid mixture to obtain mixed metal oxide catalyst compositions that exhibit catalytic activity.... Agent: Ineos Usa LLC

20090142255 - Lithium-manganese oxides, method for preparing the same, and lithium adsorbent using the same: e

20090142256 - Method for producing a nanostructured material: A method capable of easily producing a nanostructured material having regular nanoscale arrangement. The method comprises a raw material solution preparation step of preparing a raw material solution by dissolving, in a solvent, a block copolymer comprising a polymer block component “A” and a polymer block component “B” which are... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090142257 - Inorganic hydrogen compounds and applications thereof: Compounds are provided comprising at least one neutral, positive, or negative hydrogen species having a binding energy greater than its corresponding ordinary hydrogen species, or greater than any hydrogen species for which the corresponding ordinary hydrogen species is unstable or is not observed. Compounds comprise at least one increased binding... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090142258 - Physiochemical pathway to reversible hydrogen storage: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a process for cyclic dehydrogenation and rehydrogenation of hydrogen storage materials is provided. The process includes liberating hydrogen from a hydrogen storage material comprising hydrogen atoms chemically bonded to one or more elements to form a dehydrogenated material and contacting the dehydrogenated material... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.