Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090000475 | Zeolite membrane structures and methods of making zeolite membrane structures - Inorganic membrane structures of high stability, high permeability, and large surface area. Zeolite membranes can be disposed onto an intermediate pore size modification layer which reduces the pore size of the inorganic porous support. The intermediate pore size modification layer minimizes the defects in the zeolite membrane and provides a more continuous and uniform zeolite membrane. The inorganic membrane structure can be in the form of a honeycomb monolith. The applications for the zeolite membranes include, for example, membrane ultra-filtration of gas or liquid fluids, biological assays and cell culture surfaces. | 01-01-2009 |
20090214770 | Conductive film formation during glass draw - Methods for coating a glass substrate as it is being drawn, for example, during fusion draw or during fiber draw are described. The coatings are conductive metal oxide coatings which can also be transparent. The conductive thin film coated glass substrates can be used in, for example, display devices, solar cell applications and in many other rapidly growing industries and applications. | 08-27-2009 |
20100129533 | Conductive Film Formation On Glass - Methods for coating a glass substrate are described. The coatings are conductive metal oxide coatings which can also be transparent. The conductive thin film coated glass substrates can be used in, for example, display devices, solar cell applications and in many other rapidly growing industries and applications. | 05-27-2010 |
20100251888 | Oxygen-Ion Conducting Membrane Structure - An oxygen-ion conducting membrane structure comprising a monolithic inorganic porous support, optionally one or more porous inorganic intermediate layers, and an oxygen-ion conducting ceramic membrane. The oxygen-ion conducting hybrid membrane is useful for gas separation applications, for example O | 10-07-2010 |
20110050091 | NANO-WHISKER GROWTH AND FILMS - Methods for making tin oxide films comprising nano-whiskers comprises providing a solution comprising a tin precursor and a solvent; preparing aerosol droplets of the solution; and applying the aerosol droplets to a heated glass substrate, converting the tin chloride to tin oxide to form a tin oxide film on the glass substrate, wherein the tin oxide film comprises nano-whiskers. | 03-03-2011 |
20110094577 | CONDUCTIVE METAL OXIDE FILMS AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - Article comprising a substrate; and a conductive metal oxide film adjacent to a surface of the substrate, wherein the conductive metal oxide film has an electron mobility (cm | 04-28-2011 |
20110114169 | DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS AND METHODS OF MAKING - Dye sensitized solar cells having conductive metal oxide layers with nano-whiskers and methods of making the dye sensitized solar cells having conductive metal oxide layers with nano-whiskers are described. The method for making a dye sensitized solar cell comprises providing a conductive metal oxide layer comprising nano-whiskers, applying a porous semi-conducting layer on the conductive metal oxide layer, applying a dye to at least a portion of the porous semi-conducting layer, and applying an electrolyte adjacent to at least a portion of the dye. | 05-19-2011 |
20120132584 | Inorganic membranes and method of making - An inorganic membrane having an improved pore structure. The membrane has a mean pore size of up to about 100 nm and a mean particle size in a range from about 10 nm to about 100 nm. In one embodiment, the membrane comprises α-alumina and is formed by providing a coating slip comprising δ-alumina; applying the coating slip to a support surface to form a coating layer; drying the coating layer; and firing the dried coating layer at a temperature of at least about 1000° C. to convert at least a portion of the δ-alumina to α-alumina and form the inorganic membrane. | 05-31-2012 |
20120134891 | Porous Ceramic Honeycomb Articles and Methods for Making The Same - A porous ceramic honeycomb article comprising a honeycomb body formed from cordierite ceramic, wherein the honeycomb body has a porosity P %≧55% and a cell channel density CD ≧150 cpsi. The porous channel walls have a wall thickness T, wherein (11+(300−CD)*0.03)≧T≧(8+(300−CD)*0.02), a median pore size ≦20 microns, and a pore size distribution with a d-factor of ≦0.35. The honeycomb body has a specific pore volume of VP≦0.22. The porous ceramic honeycomb article exhibits a coated pressure drop increase of ≦8 kPa at a flow rate of 26.5 cubic feet per minute when coated with 100 g/L of a washcoat catalyst and loaded with 5 g/L of soot. | 05-31-2012 |
20120216675 | Sorbent Articles for CO2 Capture - A sorbent article having a substrate having porous channel walls defining open channels, and an organic-inorganic hybrid sorbent material distributed on a surface of the porous channel walls, wherein the sorbent material is derived from an amino-functionalized alkoxysilane and a polyamine, wherein the sorbent material is present in an amount equal to or greater than 10 g/l, wherein at least some of the sorbent material resides in the porous channel walls and forms CO | 08-30-2012 |
20120272823 | Article for CO2 Capture Having Heat Exchange Capability - An article comprising a plurality of intersecting walls having outer surfaces that define a plurality of cells extending from one end to a second end, wherein the walls forming each cell in a first subset of cells are covered by a barrier layer to form a plurality of heat exchange flow channels, and wherein the walls forming each cell in a second subset of cells different from the first subset of cells, comprise a CO | 11-01-2012 |
20130137010 | REACTIVE SINTERING OF CERAMIC LITHIUM-ION SOLID ELECTROLYTES - A method of forming a solid, dense, hermetic lithium-ion electrolyte membrane comprises combing an amorphous, glassy, or low melting temperature solid reactant with a refractory oxide reactant to form a mixture, casting the mixture to form a green body, and sintering the green body to form a solid membrane. The resulting electrolyte membranes can be incorporated into lithium-ion batteries. | 05-30-2013 |
20140070441 | POROUS CERAMIC HONEYCOMB ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A porous ceramic honeycomb article comprising a honeycomb body formed from cordierite ceramic, wherein the honeycomb body has a porosity P %≧55% and a cell channel density CD≧150 cpsi. The porous channel walls have a wall thickness T, wherein (11+(300−CD)*0.03)≧T≧(8+(300−CD)*0.02), a median pore size≦20 microns, and a pore size distribution with a d-factor of ≦0.35. The honeycomb body has a specific pore volume of VP≦0.22. The porous ceramic honeycomb article exhibits a coated pressure drop increase of ≦8 kPa at a flow rate of 26.5 cubic feet per minute when coated with 100 g/L of a washcoat catalyst and loaded with 5 g/L of soot. | 03-13-2014 |
20140084503 | FLAME SPRAY PYROLYSIS METHOD FOR FORMING NANOSCALE LITHIUM METAL PHOSPHATE POWDERS - A flame spray pyrolysis method for making nanoscale, lithium ion-conductive ceramic powders comprises providing a precursor solution comprising chemical precursors dissolved in an organic solvent, and spraying the precursor solution into an oxidizing flame to form a nanoscale, lithium ion-conductive ceramic powder, wherein a concentration of the chemical precursors in the solvent ranges from 1 to 20 M. The precursor solution can comprise 1-20% excess lithium with respect to a stoichiometric composition of the ceramic powder. Nominal compositions of the nanoscale, ceramic powders are Li | 03-27-2014 |
20140116250 | SORBENT ARTICLE FOR CO2 CAPTURE - A sorbent article having a substrate having porous channel walls defining open channels, and an organic-inorganic hybrid sorbent material distributed on a surface of the porous channel walls, wherein the sorbent material is derived from an amino-functionalized alkoxysilane and a polyamine, wherein the sorbent material is present in an amount equal to or greater than 10 g/l, wherein at least some of the sorbent material resides in the porous channel walls and forms CO | 05-01-2014 |
20140271394 | IMPERMEABLE POLYMER COATING ON SELECTED HONEYCOMB CHANNEL SURFACES - Absorbent structures for CO | 09-18-2014 |
20140357474 | FORMED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION FOR CATALYST INTEGRATION - Disclosed herein are formed ceramic substrates comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the formed ceramic substrate comprises a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm. Also disclosed are composite bodies comprising at least one catalyst and a formed ceramic substrate comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the composite body has a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm, and methods for preparing the same. | 12-04-2014 |
20140357476 | FORMED CERAMIC SUBSTRATE COMPOSITION FOR CATALYST INTEGRATION - Disclosed herein are formed ceramic substrates comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the formed ceramic substrate comprises a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm. Also disclosed are composite bodies comprising at least one catalyst and a formed ceramic substrate comprising an oxide ceramic material, wherein the composite body has a low elemental alkali metal content, such as less than about 1000 ppm, and methods for preparing the same. | 12-04-2014 |