Provided is a method for manufacturing a mesoporous inorganic oxide, which includes preparing a mixture of a metal salt selected from the group consisting of at least one kind of alkali metal-containing compound, at least one kind of alkaline earth metal-containing compound, and any combination thereof and an amorphous inorganic oxide; sintering the mixture of a metal salt and an amorphous inorganic oxide; and removing the metal salt contained in the sintered mixture, and a mesoporous inorganic oxide that is manufactured by the above method and is composed of an aggregate of inorganic oxide particles having a size of from 2 nm to 5 nm.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for manufacturing a mesoporous inorganic oxide which has a simplified manufacturing process, has a short period of manufacturing time of about 1 day, does not generate secondary environmental contaminants to be environmentally friendly, and enables mass production, and a mesoporous inorganic oxide which has a dramatically decreased particle size and thus has an increased specific surface area and increased active sites.

A catalyst system comprising a combination of: 1) one or more catalyst compounds comprising at least one oxygen linkage, such as a phenoxide transition metal compound; 2) a support comprising an organosilica material, which may be a mesoporous organosilica material; and 3) an optional activator. Useful catalysts include biphenyl phenol catalysts (BPP). The organosilica material may be a polymer of at least one monomer of Formula [Z.sup.1OZ.sup.2SiCH.sub.2].sub.3 (I), where Z.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl group, or a bond to a silicon atom of another monomer and Z.sup.2 represents a hydroxyl group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkoxy group, a C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkyl group, or an oxygen atom bonded to a silicon atom of another monomer. This invention further relates to processes to polymerize olefins comprising contacting one or more olefins with the above catalyst system.

A filtration device for an air purification appliance includes a first filtering cartridge structure containing a classic absorbent or adsorbent material selected from activated carbon or zeolite and a second, different filtering cartridge structure holding a filtering medium consisting of a specific adsorbent material which is porous and functionalized with at least one probe molecule in such a way as to trap aldehyde-type chemical contaminants.

Provided are a core material for a vacuum insulation panel including porous aluminosilicate, and a vacuum insulation panel provided with the same. The core material for the vacuum insulation panel according to the present disclosure has superior long-term durability and improved gas adsorption ability (particularly, superior water absorption ability) while requiring a low raw material cost. The vacuum insulation panel including the core material may exhibit more improved insulation performance by minimizing a reduction in the vacuum degree without an additional getter or absorbent.

The aluminum silicate of the invention has: an element ratio of Si and Al, represented by Si/Al, of from 0.3 to 1.0 by molar ratio; a peak at approximately 3 ppm in a .sup.27Al-NMR spectrum; peak A at approximately −78 ppm and peak B at approximately −85 ppm in a .sup.29Si-NMR spectrum; and a peak at approximately 2θ=26.9° and a peak at approximately 2θ=40.3° in a powder X-ray diffraction spectrum. The aluminum silicate has an area ratio of peak B with respect to peak A of from 2.0 to 9.0, or does not include a tubular substance having a length of 50 nm or more as observed in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) photograph of the aluminum silicate taken at a magnification of 100,000. The aluminum silicate is produced by a method comprising: subjecting a reaction product of a silicate ion solution and an aluminum ion solution to desalting and solid separation; subjecting a resultant to a thermal treatment in an aqueous medium in the presence of an acid under concentration conditions in an aqueous medium such that a silicon atom concentration is 100 mmol/L or more and an aluminum atom concentration is 100 mmol/L or more; and subjecting a resultant to further desalting and solid separation.

In an activated carbon for adsorbing a noble metal from an aqueous solution containing the noble metal, the difference (absolute value) between a zeta-potential in a 10 mmol/L aqueous solution of sodium tetraborate and a zeta-potential in a 0.01 mmol/L aqueous solution of sodium tetraborate is adjusted to not more than 18 mV and the pore volume of pores with a pore radius of not more than 1 nm is adjusted to 150 to 500 mm.sup.3/g. The activated carbon of the present invention may have a carbohydrate solution decolorizing performance of not less than 30%. The aqueous solution containing the noble metal may be a plating wastewater. According to the present invention, a noble metal can efficiently be adsorbed (or recovered) from a solution containing the noble metal.

Materials and methods for mitigating the effects of halide species contained in process streams are provided. A halide-containing process stream can be contacted with mitigation materials comprising active metal oxides and a non-acidic high surface area carrier combined with a solid, porous substrate. The halide species in the process stream can be reacted with the mitigation material to produce neutralized halide salts and a process stream that is essentially halide-free. The neutralized salts can be attracted and retained on the solid, porous substrate.

A sorbent material is disclosed for the one-step separation of bio-macromolecules in a single pass extraction of DNA from complex mixtures of molecules and chemicals. In one embodiment, the sorbent material comprises a silanized material at least partially coated or formed with a polymer selected from the group consisting of a poly(aryl methacrylate), a poly(aryl acrylate), a poly(heteroaryl methacrylate, a poly(heteroaryl acrylate) and a copolymer thereof.

Compositions suitable for the purification of liquids, methods for making said compositions, and the uses of said compositions.

There is provided an absorbent for decreasing the leakage of halogen compound gases in subsequent processes, at high temperatures and in the presence of high concentrations of water vapor in the process of heating and gasifying a fuel, such as coal, to produce a synthesis gas.

The adsorbent includes a halogen compound absorbent containing 30 to 90% by mass of a basic calcium compound and 10 to 70% by mass of a metal compound other than basic calcium compounds and/or of a clay mineral. A method for producing synthesis gas using the absorbent is also disclosed.