Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 09/09

20090238740 - Method of removing fluoride impurities from trona and preparation of sodium bicarbonate: The invention relates to a method of preparing sodium bicarbonate from trona containing sodium fluoride as an impurity comprising preparing a saturated solution of trona and filtering the trona solution to remove insoluble impurities; introducing carbon dioxide to the trona solution till the pH of the solution reaches the range... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090238741 - Flying apparatus and method for removing harmful gases from the atmosphere: An apparatus for removing harmful gas components out of the earth's atmosphere is a free-flying autonomous lightweight aircraft with an onboard gas processing system including gas separation or extraction devices, and inlets and outlets connected to the devices. Solar cells and/or thermoelectric generators provided on the craft produce electrical energy... Agent: Fasse Patent Attorneys, P.A.

20090238742 - System and method for enhanced removal of co2 from a mixed gas stream via use of a catalyst: The proposed invention is directed to a solvent based flue gas processing system for removing CO2 from a flue gas stream. A catalyst is provided to increase the efficiency of the solvent in capturing CO2 from the flue gas stream or in regenerating the solvent.... Agent: Alstom Power Inc. Intellectual Property Law Dept.

20090238744 - Catalyst system for co-removal: The invention relates to a catalyst system for the removal of carbon monoxide from a hydrogen containing feed gas. The system includes a first catalyst optimised to selectively oxidize carbon monoxide in the feed gas at temperatures below 100° C. The system also includes a second catalyst, downstream from the... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20090238743 - Gold-silver nanocatalysts and processes for synthesizing the same: The present invention provides catalysts including similar proportions of gold and silver on a granular support and processes for making the same. Methods of using the catalysts in processes requiring the oxidation of carbon dioxide are also provided.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090238745 - Synthesis and use of aei structure-type molecular sieves: A method is disclosed of synthesizing an aluminophosphate or metalloaluminophosphate molecular sieve comprising an AEI structure type material, in which the rate of heating to the crystallization temperature is controlled, either alone or in combination with the H2O:A12O3 molar ratio of the synthesis mixture, so as to enhance the yield... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090238746 - Phosphorus recovery method and phosphorus recovery system: A phosphorus recovery method and a phosphorus recovery system which can make equipment size small, and can be added easily also to an existing wastewater treatment facility, and can recover phosphorus by low cost, are provided. A phosphorus compound adsorption material includes a nitrogen containing compound which has an amino... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090238747 - Production of oxidic nanoparticles: The invention relates to a method for producing (semi)metal oxides and hydroxides, such as Si02, Ti02, Zr02, Zn0 and other (semi)metal salts such as BaSO4, which can be produced by emulsion precipitation in the form of nanoparticles from an aqueous solution. The invention also relates to the use of the... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090238748 - Chlorosilanes purifying apparatus and chlorosilanes manufacturing method: Aluminum chloride from a gas containing chlorosilanes produced in a chlorination reactor is effectively removed. A container 1 is filled with sodium chloride and heated by a heating device 17, a gas containing chlorosilanes produced by a reaction between metallurgical grade silicon and hydrogen chloride passes through the sodium chloride... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090238749 - Method for purification of nitrogen oxide and apparatus for purfication of nitrogen oxide: A nitrogen oxide purifying apparatus includes a gas absorption vessel (1) and a condenser (6), where the vessel receives an absorption solution containing liquefied N2O4 for absorbing NO and also receives a source gas to vary the temperature and/or pressure of the source gas and the absorption solution, while the... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090238750 - Integrated process for the production of hydrogen from hydrogen sulphide: A process to efficiently remove sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon stream in a refinery operation includes the production and recycle of hydrogen from the sulfur compounds. The sulfur compounds present in the hydrocarbon cut are converted to hydrogen sulphide which is split to hydrogen and sulfur in a non-thermal plasma... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090238752 - Catalytic alloy hydrogen sensor apparatus and process: A process for controlling a refinery or chemical process has been developed. The process comprises flowing a feed stream to a process unit; operating on the feed stream in the process unit to generate an effluent stream; flowing the effluent stream away from the process unit; passing at least a... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services

20090238751 - Process intensification in microreactors: The present disclosure provides for a chemical reactor which includes elongate chambers defining an arrangement and including first, second, and third elongate chambers adapted to support respective distinct first, second, and third reactor functions associated with respective first, second, and third process feeds, and a distributor arranged in fluidic communication... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Stamford

20090238753 - Catalytic alloy hydrogen sensor apparatus and process: A process for controlling a refinery or chemical process has been developed. The process comprises flowing a feed stream to a process unit; operating on the feed stream in the process unit to generate an effluent stream; flowing the effluent stream away from the process unit; passing at least a... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services

20090232717 - Process for producing a gas stream depleted of hydrogen sulphide: The invention provides a process for producing a gas stream depleted of H2S from a feed gas stream comprising H2S, the process comprising the steps of: (a) selectively oxidizing H2S by supplying the feed gas stream comprising H2S, an inert liquid medium and a molecular-oxygen comprising gas stream to a... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090232718 - Multi-stage catalytic air purification system: Apparatus and methods for the production of a secure supply of breathable air are important under conditions where threats from chemical and biological weapons may be present. A method and a multi-stage CATOX system for producing a purified air flow from ambient air which may have nitrogen containing toxicants is... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090232719 - Apparatus for treating a gas stream: Apparatus for treating a gas stream comprises a plurality of cylindrical proton conducting membranes. The gas stream is conveyed through the bore of each cylindrical membrane, and a hydrogen-containing gas is conveyed about the external surface of each cylindrical membrane. A catalyst provided on the inner side of each membrane... Agent: Edwards Vacuum, Inc.

20090232720 - Mesostructured aluminosilicate material: A mesostructured aluminosilicate material is described, constituted by at least two spherical elementary particles, each of said spherical particles being constituted by a matrix based on silicon oxide and aluminium oxide, having a pore size in the range 1.5 to 30 nm, a Si/Al molar ratio of at least 1,... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090232721 - Sintered silicon oxide for film vapor deposition, its production method, and method for producing silicon oxide vapor deposition film: A sintered silicon oxide for film vapor deposition having a density of 1.0 to 2.0 g/cm3, three-point flexural strength of at least 50 g/mm2, and a BET specific surface area of 0.1 to 20 m2/g is provided. When this sintered silicon oxide is used for evaporation source of a film,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090232722 - Method for producing silicon: s

20090232723 - Particulate matter and methods of obtaining same from a kraft waste reclamation: The present invention relates in general to a method for obtaining particulate calcium carbonate and activated carbon particles and methods for using same, and more particularly, to a method for obtaining activated carbon particles having an average particle size less than about 12 microns from a pulp mill.... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20090232724 - Method of separating metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes from a mixture of same: A method which permits large-scale separation of a semiconducting carbon nanotube from a mixture of metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes based on differences in solubility resulting from preferentially reacting the metallic carbon nanotubes with an acid functional aryldiazonium salt to form a substantially fully functionalized metallic nanotubes which can be... Agent: Vazken Alexanian IBM Corporation

20090232725 - Flow rate of gas in fluidized bed during conversion of carbon based material to natural gas and activated carbon: A method of processing carbonacious material into gas and activated carbon, comprising the steps of placing feedstock onto a fluidized bed; directing non-oxygenated gas through the fluidized bed; adjusting a velocity of the gas such that the gas is slow enough to leave the feedstock on the fluidized bed and... Agent: Angenehm Law Firm. Ltd.

20090232726 - Method for manufacturing alumina particles: A method for manufacturing alumina particles having a size on the order of nanometers and an excellent heat resistance at about 1000° C. comprises providing a liquid medium containing particles made of γ-alumina or boehmite alumina hydrate and a metal component such as La, Ba, Mg or the like, and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090232727 - Particulate alumina composition and process for production thereof: A method for producing a particulate alumina composition includes the steps of preparing a wet particulate in a gas-liquid-solid three-phase system containing air by adding water and/or one or more compounds selected from an inorganic compound and an oxygen-containing organic compound to one or more alumina sources selected from an... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090232728 - Ultra high temperature shift catalyst with low methanation: A water gas shift catalyst for use at temperatures above about 450° C. up to about 900° C. or so comprising rhenium deposited on a support, preferably without a precious metal, wherein the support is prepared from a high surface area material, such as a mixed metal oxide, particularly a... Agent: Scott R. Cox Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.s.c.

20090232729 - Steam-hydrocarbon reforming method with limited steam export: A method for generating hydrogen and/or synthesis gas in a production facility where little or no export steam is produced. Most or all of the high pressure steam produced from the waste heat from the process is used in the steam-hydrocarbon reformer with little or no steam export. The method... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20090226351 - Supercritical oxidation process for the treatment of corrosive materials: A supercritical oxidation process, which comprises pressurizing and heating an aqueous system to form a fluid phase under supercritical conditions, feeding an oxidizer into said fluid phase to cause an oxidation reaction therein, directing the resultant fluid reaction phase into a central region of a cooling chamber while providing a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090226352 - Method for recovering noble metal: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for recovering noble metal, which includes providing a carbon-supported catalyst containing a noble metal and a carbonaceous material and separating the noble metal and the carbonaceous material by using various oxidizing solutions to dissolve the noble metal stepwise from the carbon-supported catalyst.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090226353 - Process for treating acid gas in staged furnaces with inter-stage heat recovery: A process for treating acid gas comprising hydrogen sulfide comprises introducing a first acid gas into a reducing furnace to produce a first oxidized gas stream, cooling the first oxidized gas stream in a first heat recovery system, introducing the cooled gas stream into an oxidizing furnace to produce a... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090226354 - Process for catalytic tail gas incineration: This disclosure relates generally to processes for efficient incineration and conversion of the tail gas streams from sulfur recovery units containing sulfur compounds such as H2S, CO2, COS, CS2, and other sulfur species and sulfur vapors from S1 to S8 to SO2. The present disclosure describes the use of a... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn:IPDocketing

20090226355 - Methods of forming hydrogenated metalloid compositions via polymerization: Methods of producing semiconductor materials via polymerization techniques are provided. The methods include reacting a precursor compound containing a metalloid semiconductor element, such as silicon or germanium, with a catalyst to form a polymer composition. The polymer precursor is then decomposed to form an electrically conductive hydrogenated composition containing silicon... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090226356 - Device and method for evaporating a reactant: A device for evaporating at least one of the following reactants: a reducing agent precursor solution and a reducing agent precursor, includes at least one electrically heatable heating zone having at least one electrically operable heating element with a heating resistor that is self-regulated about a significant temperature. A method... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090226357 - Process for synthesizing a catalyst based on anisotropic metallic nanoparticles in the presence of a reducing agent: The invention concerns a process for preparing metallic nanoparticles with an anisotropic nature by using two different reducing agents, preferably with different reducing powers, on a source of a metal selected from columns 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table of the elements.... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090226358 - Process for the manufacture of carbon disulphide: The invention provides a process for the manufacture of carbon disulphide comprising supplying a molecular oxygen-containing gas and 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 300... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090226359 - Method for producing of ultra-dispersed carbon: A method for producing of ultra-dispersed carbon comprises the steps of introducing gaseous methane and chlorine into passageways (3 and 4) of a burner (2) communicating with a chamber (1) of a reactor, combusting the mixture of methane and chlorine resulting in the formation of a diffusion flame, depositing products... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20090226360 - Method of removing carbonaceous impurities in carbon nanotubes: A method of selectively removing carbonaceous impurities from carbon nanotubes (CNTs). In an example method, impurities formed on the surface of the CNTs may be removed by a sulfidation reaction between the impurities and sulfur in a sealed space. More specifically, a method of selectively removing only amorphous carbon by... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090226361 - Cvd-grown graphite nanoribbons: The nanoribbon structure includes a plurality of thin graphite ribbons having long and highly crystalline structure. A voltage is applied across the length of the thin graphite ribbons to cause current flow so as to increase crystallinity as well as establishing interplanar stacking order and well-defined graphene edges of the... Agent: Gauthier & Connors, LLP

20090226362 - Process and apparatus for the combustion of a sulfur-containing liquid: Apparatus and processes for the production of a sulfur dioxide-containing combustion gas are provided in which a sulfur-containing liquid is pneumatically atomized with a sulfur gun or lance that utilizes an atomizing gas to form an atomized combustion mixture for combustion in a sulfur furnace. The sulfur dioxide-containing combustion gas... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20090226363 - Method of optimizing the operation of claus units: The invention relates to a catalytic method for treating an H2S/SO2 mixture for producing liquid sulphur, said method comprising the following steps: a) at least one step of heating the mixture containing SO2 and H2S to a temperature Tc; b) at least one step of catalytically reacting the heated mixture... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090226364 - Process for treating acid gas in staged furnaces with inter-stage heat recovery and inter-stage sulfur production: A process for treating acid gases comprising hydrogen sulfide comprises introducing a first acid gas and a first oxygen-containing gas into a reducing furnace to produce a first oxidized gas stream, cooling the first oxidized gas stream in a first heat recovery system, introducing the cooled gas stream into a... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090226365 - Agglomeration of titania: According to the present invention there is provided a process for the agglomeration of titania slag particles comprising providing titania slag at a d50 particle size of below 106 μm; mixing the slag particles with an organic binder; and agglomerating the mixture of the slag particles and organic binder into... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090220397 - Capture and release of acid-gasses with acid-gas binding organic compounds: A system and method for acid-gas capture wherein organic acid-gas capture materials form hetero-atom analogues of alkyl-carbonate when contacted with an acid gas. These organic-acid gas capture materials include combinations of a weak acid and a base, or zwitterionic liquids. This invention allows for reversible acid-gas binding to these organic... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20090220398 - Catalyst compositions for the treatment of vehicular exhaust gases comprise zirconium oxide and cerium oxide, and have a high reducibility and a stable specific surface area: Catalyst compositions for the treatment of vehicular exhaust gases are based on zirconium and cerium oxides, have a cerium oxide content of at most 50% by weight, a level of reducibility of at least 95% after calcination in air at 600°, and a specific surface area after calcination for 4... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090220399 - Tetraorganoammonium and tetraorganophosphonium salts for acid gas scrubbing process: Tetraorganoammonium and tetraorganophosphonium salts are useful as absorbents for the selective removal of acidic components from mixtures of said acidic components and CO2.... Agent: Exxonmobil Research & Engineering Company

20090220400 - Gas adsorption and gas mixture separations using carborane-based mof material: A method of separating a mixture of carbon dioxide and a hydrocarbon gas using a metal-organic framework (MOF) material having a three-dimensional carborane ligand structure.... Agent: Mr. Edward J. Timmer

20090220401 - Exhaust smoke denitrating apparatus and method of exhaust smoke denitration: An exhaust smoke denitrating apparatus in which using an NH3 injection unit, compressed air is fed from blower to ejector for extracting of exhaust gas from HRSG1, and with thus obtained mixed gas, NH3-containing gas is produced from NH3 water by NH3 water evaporator, the NH3-containing gas injected through NH3-containing... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090220402 - Novel sulfur recovery plant: Novel sulfur recovery plants, and processes utilizing these plants are disclosed. These apparatuses eliminate the use of a condenser between the waste heat boiler and first Claus catalytic reactors, and also eliminate the use of reheaters in between Claus catalytic reactors.... Agent: Conocophillips Company -IPServices Group Attention: Docketing

20090220403 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing trichlorosilane: A method and an apparatus for manufacturing trichlorosilane are disclosed. A polymer containing high boiling chlorosilane compounds that are generated in a polycrystalline silicon manufacturing process are mixed with hydrogen chloride and introduced into a decomposition furnace. The polymer and the hydrogen chloride are reacted at a temperature of 450°... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090220404 - Method of manufacturing an aluminum nitride powder: An aluminum nitride-based ceramic sintered body is provided, which is manufactured by sintering an aluminum nitride powder comprising aluminum nitride as a main component, carbon in an amount of 0.1 wt % or more to 1.0 wt % or less, and containing oxygen in an amount that is not greater... Agent: Burr & Brown

20090220405 - Systems and methods for generating sulfuric acid: Methods and systems for generating sulfuric acid (102) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes combusting a sulfur-containing material (114) with a gas including oxygen (116) to produce a first stream of sulfur dioxide (118), mixing water with the first stream of sulfur dioxide to produce a mixed stream,... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20090220406 - Selective removal and recovery of acid gases from gasification products: Processes and apparatuses are described for the selective removal and recovery of acid gases from a gas source comprising at least hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. A step-wise approach is illustrated wherein hydrogen sulfide may be selectively removed from a gas source by treatment with methanol under conditions where substantially... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090220407 - Preparation and functionalization of carbon nano-onions: Disclosed are methods for forming carbon nano-onions. The methods include annealing a carbon nanodiamond starting material in an inert atmosphere. The method can be carried out at ambient pressure. Also disclosed are methods for functionalizing carbon nano-onions. For instance, carbon nano-onions can be functionalized so as to be soluble in... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090220409 - Continuous process for the production of carbon nanofiber reinforced continuous fiber preforms and composites made therefrom: This invention provides a continuous process for the growth of vapor grown carbon fiber (VGCNT) reinforced continuous fiber preforms for the manufacture of articles with useful mechanical, electrical, and thermal characteristics. Continuous fiber preforms are treated with a catalyst or catalyst precursor and processed to yield VGCNT produced in situ... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. Attn: MnIPDocket

20090220408 - Method of cutting carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotubes prepared by the same: A method of cutting carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotubes prepared by the same are disclosed. The cutting method includes preparing a π-stacking complex including a doping metal, a non-polar molecule, and a bipolar solvent, adding carbon nanotubes to the π-stacking complex, followed by stirring at room temperature to prepare a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090220410 - Method for producing hydrogen and/or other gases from steel plant wastes and waste heat: A method for producing hydrogen and/or other gases from steel plant wastes and waste heat is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing molten waste from steel plant like molten slag in a reactor. The molten slag is contacted with water and/or steam in the presence of a reducing... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090220411 - Method for producing activated lime for removal of acid gases from a combustion gas: An activated lime for use in removing acid gases from a combustion gas stream is produced by thermally decomposing calcium hydroxide to calcium oxide through contact or the calcium hydroxide with a heated gas stream at a temperature or between 750-950° F. for a time sufficient to produce a calcium... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090220412 - Electric reaction technology for fuels processing: A method and apparatus for producing hydrogen is disclosed wherein a hydrocarbon gas is fed into an electric reaction technology system to decompose the hydrocarbon gas to hydrogen gas and carbon solids. The electric reaction technology system comprises one or more heating zones, wherein each heating zone comprises one or... Agent: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, LLP

20090220413 - Catalyst for methane steam reformation, method of producing the same, and method of producing hydrogen using the same: Provided is a novel catalyst for methane steam reformation which enables a highly efficient production of hydrogen at a lower reaction temperature of lower than 500° C. without the need for a high temperature condition of a conventional temperature of 500° C. or higher, actually as high as 700 to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090220414 - Zeolitic separation membrane and process for producing the same: The invention provides a process for production of a zeolite separation membrane having a porous support and a zeolite layer formed on the porous support, the process comprising: a seed crystal attaching step in which zeolite seed crystals are attached to the porous support; a layer forming step in which:... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC