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| 20080237057 | Hydrogen Peroxide Recovery with Hydrophobic Membrane - An apparatus and process are presented that provide for the separation of hydrogen peroxide from a solution having an acid and hydrogen peroxide. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090071172 | Simultaneous Regasification of Liquefied Natural Gas and Desalination - A process and apparatus is presented for the desalination of water by freezing seawater. The process is integrated into a liquefied natural gas regasification system. The process comprises alternating the flow of liquefied natural gas to freeze seawater in a heat exchanger and then flowing a hot flue gas through the heat exchanger to melt the frozen seawater, and then repeating the process. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090114881 | Process for Conversion of Natural Gas to Syngas Using a Solid Oxidizing Agent - A process for the conversion of natural gas to syngas. The process uses a solid oxidizing agent in place of an oxidizing gas for the partial oxidation of the natural gas. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090123354 | Selective Oxidation Agent of Hydrocarbons to Synthesis Gas Based on Separate Particles of O-Carrier and Hydrocarbon Activator - A solid material is presented for the partial oxidation of natural gas. The solid material includes a solid oxygen carrying agent and a hydrocarbon activation agent. The material precludes the need for gaseous oxygen for the partial oxidation and provides better control over the reaction. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090158660 | Process to Maximize Methane Content in Natural Gas Stream - The present invention relates to a hydrogenolysis process and catalyst for conversion of ethane to methane in a natural gas stream when such streams contain large quantities of ethane. Such natural gas streams include the product of the in situ treatment of oil shale to produce oil and gas. Hydrogenolysis catalysts have been identified that produce high yields of ethane at low light-off temperatures. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100133473 | Simultaneous Warm Gas Desulfurization and Complete CO-Shift for Improved Syngas Cleanup - The present invention involves both separated beds (or physical mixture) and a process for treating a fuel gas comprising sending the fuel gas to a separated bed (or physical mixture), in which the separated beds comprise a first bed of a sulfur sorbent and a second bed of a water gas shift catalyst (a physical mixture of a sulfur sorbent and a water gas shift catalyst). The process comprises first sending the fuel gas to the first bed to remove sulfur compounds from said fuel gas and then the fuel gas goes to the second bed to undergo a water gas shift reaction in which carbon monoxide is converted to carbon dioxide and water is converted to hydrogen (or sending the fuel gas simultaneously to the physical mixture to remove simultaneously the sulfur compounds and to react CO with water to CO2 and hydrogen). | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100135883 | CATALYST SUPPORTS - This invention relates to a catalyst material, and its method of making and manufacture, useful for a diversity of chemical production processes as well as various emission control processes. More specifically, it relates to a catalyst composition, preferably comprising a metal oxide felt substrate, with one or more functional surface active constituents integrated on and/or in the substrate surface, which can be used in the removal of sulfur and sulfur compounds from hot gases as well as acting to trap solid particulates and trace metals within these hot gases. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100135896 | SIMULTANEOUS WARM GAS DESULFURIZATION AND CO-SHIFT FOR IMPROVED SYNGAS CLEANUP - The present invention involves a process and materials for simultaneous desulfurization and water gas shift of a gaseous stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a nickel aluminate catalyst. The nickel aluminate catalyst is preferably selected from the group consisting of Ni | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100139166 | Dynamic Composition for the Removal of Sulfur from a Gaseous Stream - The present invention relates to a method of making a chemical compound comprising nickel, aluminum, oxygen and sulfur having a general formula Ni | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100143225 | Integrated Warm Gas Desulfurization and Gas Shift for Cleanup of Gaseous Streams - The present invention involves a catalytic process for purifying a gas stream comprising purifying the gas stream at a temperature from about 250° to 550° C. by removing sulfur compounds and including a gas shift reaction to convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide to produce a partially purified gas stream. The warm gas stream purification involves COS hydrolysis and hydrogenation to H | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100143229 | Simultaneous Warm Gas Desulfurization and CO-Shift for Improved Syngas Cleanup - The present invention involves a process and materials for simultaneous desulfurization and water gas shift of a gaseous stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a nickel aluminate catalyst. The nickel aluminate catalyst is preferably selected from the group consisting of Ni | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100148121 | REACTOR EMPLOYING CATALYSTS UPON OR WITHIN A CLOTH-LIKE MATERIAL - The present invention provides a reactor containing catalysts that are situated on or within a cloth like material which is either in a filter cake-like shape or a spiral wound reactor configuration. One application is the desulfurization of synthesis gas. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100150805 | HIGHLY STABLE AND REFRACTORY MATERIALS USED AS CATALYST SUPPORTS - This invention involves highly porous, stable metal oxide felt materials that are used as catalytic supports for a number of different applications including dehydrogenation of light paraffins to olefins, selective hydrogenation of dienes to olefins, hydrogenation of carboxylic acids, oxidation or ammoxidation reactions, epoxidation of light olefins and removal of sulfur compounds from gas streams. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100313598 | Separation of a Fluid Mixture Using Self-Cooling of the Mixture - The use of an inexpensive heat exchanger for self-cooling of a fluid mixture is disclosed. The heat exchanger is made up of a plurality of plates and each plate has at least two channels defined in the plate. A fluid mixture is cooled and expanded, and separated, generating at least two process streams. One or more of the process streams are passed back to the heat exchanger to cool the fluid mixture. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100314085 | Self Cooling Heat Exchanger - An inexpensive heat exchanger is disclosed, wherein the heat exchanger is made up of a plurality of plates and each plate has at least one channel defined in the plate. The plates are stacked and bonded together to form a block having conduits for carrying at least one fluid and where the exchanger includes an expansion device enclosed within the unit. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100314086 | Efficient Self Cooling Heat Exchanger - An inexpensive heat exchanger is disclosed, wherein the heat exchanger is made up of a plurality of plates and each plate has at least one channel defined in the plate. The plates are stacked and bonded together to form a block having conduits for carrying at least one fluid and where the exchanger includes an expansion device enclosed within the unit. The plates include construction to thermally insulate the expansion region from the heat exchange region to improve efficiency of the heat exchanger. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100314087 | Efficient Self Cooling Heat Exchanger - An inexpensive heat exchanger is disclosed, wherein the heat exchanger is made up of a plurality of plates and each plate has at least one channel defined in the plate. The plates are stacked and bonded together to form a block having conduits for carrying at least one fluid and where the exchanger includes an expansion device enclosed within the unit. The plates include construction to thermally insulate the sections of the heat exchanger to control the heat flow within the heat exchanger. | 12-16-2010 |
