Patents
US 9682383 B2: Gas stream treatment process
- Granted
- 2017-06-20
- Filed
- 2011-10-07 application 13269206
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A process of treating a gas stream containing at least one mercury compound or species, the process comprising: applying a composition into said gas stream ahead of a particulate matter collection device, wherein said composition contains a compound having the following formula (SiO2)x(OH)yMzSaF, wherein (i) SiO2 is an optional component; (ii) M comprises at least one of the following: boron, magnesium, aluminum, calcium, titanium, vanadium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, palladium, silver, cadmium, tin, platinum, gold, and bismuth; (iii) S comprises a sulfur-based species selected from at least one of the following: sulfide salts, dithiocarbamates, polymer-based dithiocarbamates, and polysulfide salts; (iii) F is an optional component and comprises at least one of the following: a functionalized organosilane, a sulfur-containing organosilane, an amine-containing organosilane, and an alkyl-containing organosilane.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170620.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalco Company LLC 271 patents | US company or organization | Naperville, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas S. Ergang | Glen Ellyn, IL | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bruce A. Keiser | Plainfield, IL | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Mimna | Aurora, IL | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B03C | Magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids; separation by high-voltage electric fields | B03C3/017 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01D | Separation | B01D53/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-13 | Name change Change of name | NALCO COMPANY signed 2015-12-21 | NALCO COMPANY LLC WILMINGTON, DE | 42778/799 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-06-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NALCO COMPANY LLC signed 2017-02-27 | ECOLAB USA INC. ST. PAUL, MN | 42688/306 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2012-02-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ERGANG, NICHOLAS S. signed 2012-01-25 MIMNA, RICHARD signed 2012-01-25 KEISER, BRUCE A. signed 2012-02-02 | NALCO COMPANY NAPERVILLE, IL | 27758/604 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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