Chemistry of inorganic compounds inventions 10/09

20090257931 - Method of recovering noble metals and recovering system for noble metals: A recovering method is provided, which includes contacting a solid component containing Ru with an aqueous solution to create a Ru compound, and causing the Ru compound to selectively elute in the aqueous solution. The aqueous solution is formed of at least one selected from the group consisting of aqueous... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090257932 - Flue gas desulfurization process: A process for desulfurizing an SO2-comprising gaseous stream comprising the steps of: a. providing an aqueous feed comprising an anion selected from a group consisting of carbonate, bicarbonate, hydroxide, sulfite, and hydrogen sulfite; b. providing an SO2-comprising gaseous feed; and c. contacting the aqueous feed and the gaseous feed to... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090257933 - Layered catalyst composite: A layered, three-way conversion catalyst having the capability of simultaneously catalyzing the oxidation of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide and the reduction of nitrogen oxides is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the catalyst comprises three layers in conjunction with a carrier: a first layer deposited on the carrier and comprising... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20090257935 - Base metal and base metal modified diesel oxidation catalysts: There is described a base metal modified Cerium containing oxide materials and their application as catalysts for the oxidation of CO and HC emissions from a compression ignition/diesel engine. These materials provide effective promotion of CO and HC oxidation function in the presence or absence of PGM and are based... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090257934 - Layered catalyst composite: Disclosed herein is a transition metal-substituted hydrotalcite catalyst for removing nitrogen oxides using a storage-reduction method, in which a molar ratio of transition metal to magnesium is 0.2 or less, and a method of manufacturing a transition metal-substituted hydrotalcite catalyst for removing nitrogen oxides using a storage-reduction method, including the... Agent: Paul D. Greeley , Esq. Ohlandt , Greeley , Ruggiero & Perle , L.L.P.

20090257936 - Process for the treatment of gas phase alkaline chloride in a combustion plant, combustion plant for carrying out the process, and the use of a phosphorous substance for the treatment of alkaline chloride in gaseous phase in a combustion plant: A process for the treatment of gas phase alkaline chlorides in a combustion plant that is arranged for combustion of solid fuel and which includes a combustion chamber from which a flue-gas flow is directed to pass a heat transfer device. A phosphorous substance is added to the flue-gas flow,... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090257937 - Method and apparatus for purifying and separating a heavy component concentrate along with obtaining light gas isotopes: The claimed method and apparatus relate to cryogenic technology, particularly to purifying and separating by distillation a target heavy component concentrate thereby obtaining target components, e.g., krypton and xenon, and isotopes of light gases such as deuterium, tritium, helium-3. The method includes temperature-stabilizing a target heavy component concentrate flow, a... Agent: Aleksandr Smuskovich

20090257938 - Destabilized and catalyzed borohydride for reversible hydrogen storage: A process of forming a hydrogen storage material, including the steps of: providing a first material of the formula M(BH4)x, where M is an alkali metal or an alkali earth metal, providing a second material selected from M(AlH4)x, a mixture of M(AlH4)x and MClx, a mixture of MClx and Al,... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090257939 - Method for purification of silica particles, purifier, and purified silica particles: [Means for Solving the Problems] A purification method of a silica powder comprises: making a silica powder into a fluid state; contacting a purified gas to the silica powder in the fluid state at high temperature; and thereby removing impurity components of the silica powder. In the method, the silica... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090257940 - Energy conversion system: A system of hardware and controls, know as a Hydrogen Hub, that absorbs electric power from any source, including hydropower, wind, solar, and other energy resources, chemically stores the power in hydrogen-dense anhydrous ammonia, then reshapes the stored energy to the power grid with zero emissions by using anhydrous ammonia... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20090257941 - Coal/coke/heavy residual oil boiler with sulfur and carbon dioxide capture and recovery: A pulverized coal/coke (PC) boiler combusts carbon-based fuel with substantially pure oxygen and a flue gas recirculation stream (containing predominately carbon dioxide) at varied ratios to achieve a desired boiler temperature profile while producing captured sulfur, a high purity captured CO2 and electric power. The boiler includes at least one... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090257942 - Device and method for growing diamond in a liquid phase: A method of growing a diamond mass in a liquid growth medium. The liquid growth medium can include a carbon source, a diamond growth catalyst such as a diamond catalyst metal-rare earth element alloy or nanocatalyst, and a dissociated hydrogen of a hydrogen source. The carbon source provides carbon atoms... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090257944 - Method for producing carbon nanotube: A method for producing carbon nanotubes uses a polymer as a raw material to undergo in situ thermal decomposition. The method includes steps of mixing the polymer and metallic catalyst through a multiple heating stage process of in-situ thermal decomposition to carbonize the polymer and release carbon elements to produce... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20090257943 - Method of selective purification of armchair carbon: The present invention provides a method of selectively extracting metallic armchair carbon nanotubes alone from the mixture of carbon nanotubes of mixed chiralities, wherein vacant lattice defects are removed from armchair carbon nanotubes alone using the fact that the vacant lattice defects of zigzag carbon nanotubes are hard to diffuse... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090257945 - Methods of making horizontally oriented long carbon nanotubes and applications of same: An apparatus and method for synthesizing nanostructures in a reactor having a reaction zone and a conductive susceptor positioned in the reaction zone. In one embodiment, the method has the steps of placing a semiconductor plate having a film of a catalyst in the reaction zone such that the semiconductor... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090257946 - Method and apparatus for pressurized calcination of gypsum: A method for calcining gypsum in a pressurized reactor by injecting combustion gases and air into the pressurized reactor to create a fluidized bed of gypsum, and heating the fluidized bed of gypsum in the pressurized reactor sufficiently to form a calcined hemihydrate.... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd. Suite 2500

20090257947 - Method of manufacturing zinc aluminate nano-material: A method for making zinc aluminate nano-material, the method comprises the following steps. Firstly, providing a growing substrate and a growing device, and the growing device comprising a heating apparatus and a reacting room. Secondly, placing the growing substrate and a quantity of reacting materials into the reaction room, and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090257948 - Synthesis of zeolites from fly ash: A process with fusion pre-treatment for synthesizing geopolymers and zeolites from fly ash, in particular X-type zeolites with pores of large dimensions and high capacity that utilize sea water and low incubation temperatures. Fly ash is initially mixed with NaOH to obtain a mixture, which is pulverized and then melted... Agent: Hess Patent Law Firm, P.C.

20090252662 - Process for purifying inorganic materials: The invention relates to a process for purifying inorganic materials by treating the materials with a solution of hydrogen fluoride in aqueous hydrofluorosilicic acid. The process involves treating an inorganic material containing at least two species, to at least partially separate a first species contained in the material from a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090252663 - Method and system for the removal of an elemental trace contaminant from a fluid stream: e

20090252664 - Methods and apparatus for heating reagents and effluents in abatement systems: In some aspects, an apparatus for abating effluent from an electronic device manufacturing process tool is provided, including: a reaction chamber adapted to receive an effluent; and a reagent heating apparatus in fluid connection with the reaction chamber; wherein the reagent heating apparatus is adapted to heat a reagent and... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20090252665 - Enhancement of conventional scr and sncr processes with ammonia destruction catalyst: An apparatus and method for achieving increased NOx removal efficiency from an emissions control portion of a fossil fuel fired boiler while controlling ammonia slip provides excess levels of ammonia above those levels conventionally employed in SCR and/or SNCR applications. The apparatus and methods comprise, in part, use of a... Agent: Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc.

20090252666 - Fluoride drying method: The invention relates to methods and apparatus for drying [18F]fluoride which comprises (i) passing a [18F]fluoride solution comprising water, a solvent, [18F]fluoride, and a cationic counterion through a narrow bore vessel at elevated temperature such that the water and solvent are vaporised forming a vaporised component, and (ii) collecting the... Agent: Ge Healthcare, Inc.

20090252667 - Rare earth-activated aluminum nitride powders and method of making: Rare earth-activated aluminum nitride powders are made using a solution-based approach to form a mixed hydroxide of aluminum and a rare earth metal, the mixed hydroxide is then converted into an ammonium metal fluoride, preferably a rare earth-substituted ammonium aluminum hexafluoride ((NH4)3Al1-xRExF6), and finally the rare earth-activated aluminum nitride is... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090252668 - Methods for preparing iron source material and ferrous oxalate for lithium ferrous phosphate: Methods for preparing iron source material and ferrous oxalate for lithium ferrous phosphate are disclosed. One method comprises bringing solution containing ferrite and soluble non-ferrous metal salts in contact with oxalate solution; wherein said method of contact is to allow a flow of the ferrite solution containing ferrite and soluble... Agent: Venture Pacific Law, PC

20090252669 - Synthesis of tetragonal phase stabilized nano and submicron sized nanoparticles: Novel, monodispersed, spherical ZrO2 particles in the size range of approximately 10 to approximately 600 nm exhibiting metastable tetragonal crystal structure at room temperature and novel methods of preparation. The ZrO2 particles are approximately 100% in the tetragonal phase at room temperature and can be pure and free of foreign... Agent: Brian Steinberger/ucf

20090252670 - Hydrogen generator: A hydrogen generator includes a container with multiple concentric hollow cylinders of chemical hydride fuel disposed within the container. A water vapor source is disposed within the container and operable to deliver water vapor to the cylinders of chemical hydride fuel. Generated hydrogen is provided via a hydrogen output port... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090252671 - Aluminum-alkali hydroxide recyclable hydrogen generator: An aluminum-alkali hydroxide recyclable hydrogen generator is provided that enables generation of hydrogen for a consuming apparatus on demand. The hydrogen generator includes a source of aluminum, a source of a hydroxide, a source of water, and a reaction chamber, where the amount of at least one of the aluminum,... Agent: Venable LLP

20090246104 - Precipitation of gibbsite from a bayer liquor: A Bayer liquor is produced by dissolving bauxite in hot caustic soda. The liquor is cooled so that it is supersaturated, and seed crystals of gibbsite are added to the liquor (16). At the same time at least part of the liquor is subjected to intense ultrasonic irradiation (34) such... Agent: Law Offices Of William H. Holt

20090246105 - Methods and apparatus for conserving electronic device manufacturing resources: A method for operating an electronic device manufacturing system is provided, including: introducing an inert gas into a process tool vacuum pump at a first flow rate while the process tool is operating in a process mode; and introducing the inert gas into the process tool vacuum pump at a... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, Pc

20090246106 - Redox gas sweetening solutions: m

20090246107 - Dry-scrubbing media compositions and methods of production and use: Dry-scrubbing media compositions, methods of preparation and methods of use are provided. The compositions contain activated alumina and magnesium oxide. Optionally, activated carbon and other impregnates, such as hydroxides of group 1A metals, are included. The compositions exhibit improved efficiency and capacity for the removal of compounds, such as hydrogen... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20090246108 - Method for removing ammonia from fluid streams: A method for the removal of ammonia and its salts from fluid compositions. The method comprises contacting the fluid compositions with a scavenger on a solid support.... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20090246110 - Activated carbon catalyst: An activated carbon catalyst is described which is sufficiently active in the presence of catalytic poisons in crude gas to convert nitrogen oxides to nitrogen in the presence of ammonia.... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090246111 - Exhaust gas purification catalyst and method for production thereof: The invention realizes a catalyst which is hardly deteriorated even when volatile catalyst-poisoning compounds such as P and As are accumulated and which can reduce the rate of oxidation of SO2 to a level as low as a fraction of that of the catalyst in the prior art, and provides... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090246109 - Solid solutions and methods of making the same: A composite single phase crystalline mixed metal oxide NOx scavenger formed of a solid solution, wherein the solid solution has a well defined single phase crystalline structure, as determined by conventional x-ray Diffraction method; and, a NOx scavenger disposed within the single phase oxide structure, without formation of additional X-ray... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090246112 - Hydride fuel and explosive: This invention is directed to compositions of matter comprising a hydride ion having a binding energy greater than about 0.8 eV. The claimed hydride ions may be combined with cations, including a proton, to form novel hydrides.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090246113 - Polymer inactivation method for polycrystalline silicon manufacturing device: A polymer inactivation method for a polycrystalline silicon manufacturing device, wherein humidified gas such as water vapor and humidified nitrogen gas is supplied into a reacting furnace for manufacturing polycrystalline silicon to hydrolyze polymers adhered to an inner surface of the reacting furnace. It is preferable that a furnace wall... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090246114 - Microporous molecular separation membrane with high hydrothermal stability: A hydrothermally stable, microporous organic-inorganic hybrid membrane based on silica, having an mean pore diameter of between 0.2 and 1.5 nm, is characterised in that between 5 and 40 mole % of the Si—O—Si bonds have been replaced by moieties having the one of the formulas: Si—{[CmH(n-1)X]—Si—}q, Si—[CmH(n-2)X2]—Si or Si—CmHn—Si{(CmHn)—Si—}y... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090246115 - Process for reaction of limestone with sulfate solution: The present invention is a process to react limestone with sulfate and/or sulfuric acid solutions and/or other solutions containing sulfates, in order to neutralize the solutions and precipitate the sulfates, in such a way that the limestone is used with an efficiency that makes the use of limestone economic. In... Agent: Dennis M. Anderson

20090246116 - Process for manufacturing single-wall carbon nanotubes: A process for manufacturing single-wall and multiwall carbon nanotubes, comprising the stage of ablation by pulsed electronic beams of a graphite target that contains metallic catalysts.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090246117 - Method of forming a hydrated lime for acid gas removal from flue gas: A hydrated lime, especially suited for removal of acid gases, such as SO3, from flue gases, is produced by the method of hydrating quicklime while controlling the temperature increase of the reaction, caused by the hydration reaction of the quicklime with water, sufficient to form a hydrated lime having a... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090246118 - Hydrogen production method and facility: A hydrogen production method and facility in which a synthesis gas stream produced by the gasification of a carbonaceous substance is processed within a synthesis gas processing unit in which the carbon monoxide content is reacted with steam to produce additional hydrogen that is removed by a pressure swing adsorption... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20090246119 - Process for the production of hydrogen with a thermally-integrated desulfurization unit: The invention relates to a process for the production of thermally-integrated hydrogen from a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock that contains sulfur-containing compounds that comprise at least one stage for heating the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock by indirect heat exchange with a hot stream, a stage for desulfurizing the heated hydrocarbon feedstock, a... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.c.

20090246120 - Sour shift process for the removal of carbon monoxide from a gas stream: Processes for the catalytic conversion of a carbonaceous composition into a gas stream comprising methane are provided, where a sour shift reaction is used to remove carbon monoxide gas stream produced by the gasification process. The incorporation of the sour shift reaction provides an efficient and cost-effective means of eliminating... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090246121 - System and method for producing hydrogen from seawater: A hydrogen producing system and a hydrogen producing method by which hydrogen can be efficiently produced using abundant seawater as the raw material. A hydrogen producing method has a system (10) for producing hydrogen from seawater, and the hydrogen producing system (10) has an activation device (12) and a pipe... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090246122 - Methods for preparing composites of substrate-molecular sieve: The present invention relates to a method for preparing composites of substrate-molecular sieve, which comprises applying a physical pressure to molecular sieve crystals against a substrate to form a chemical bond between the molecular sieve crystal and the substrate. The present invention requiring no solvents, reactors and other equipments enables... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP