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20090029847 | Mesostructured material with a high aluminium content - A mesostructured material that consists of at least two elementary spherical particles, each of said particles comprising a mesostructured matrix based on aluminum oxide and having a pore size of between 1.5 and 30 nm, an aluminum oxide content that represents more than 46% by weight relative to the mass of said matrix, which has amorphous walls with a thickness of between 1 and 30 nm and whereby said elementary spherical particles have a maximum diameter of 10 μm, is described. Said mesostructured matrix can also contain silicon oxide. Each of the spherical particles of the mesostructured material can also contain zeolitic nanocrystals so as to form a material with a mixed porosity that is both mesostructured and zeolitic in nature. The preparation of said material is also described. | 01-29-2009 |
20090186226 | MESOSTRUCTURED ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID MATERIAL - An organic/inorganic hybrid material (OIHM) that consists of elementary spherical particles is described, whereby each of said spherical particles consists of a mesostructured matrix that is based on silicon oxide and organic groups with reactive terminal groups that are linked covalently to the inorganic structure, whereby said mesostructured matrix has a pore size of between 1.5 and 30 nm and has amorphous walls with a thickness of between 1 and 20 nm. Said elementary spherical particles have a maximum diameter of 10 μm. The matrix that is based on silicon oxide can contain aluminum, titanium, zirconium and cerium. Two methods for preparation of said material are also described. | 07-23-2009 |
20090232720 | MESOSTRUCTURED ALUMINOSILICATE MATERIAL - A mesostructured aluminosilicate material is described, constituted by at least two spherical elementary particles, each of said spherical particles being constituted by a matrix based on silicon oxide and aluminium oxide, having a pore size in the range 1.5 to 30 nm, a Si/Al molar ratio of at least 1, having amorphous walls with a thickness in the range 1 to 20 nm, said spherical elementary particles having a maximum diameter of 10 μm. A process for preparing said material and its application in the fields of refining and petrochemistry are also described. | 09-17-2009 |
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20120148825 | METHOD OF PROCESSING POROUS ARTICLE AND POROUS ARTICLE - A method and a porous article are provided. In said method, a porous article which comprises a matrix material in a solid state and pores therein, is processed at least some of the pores being open to an outer surface of the article. A flowing treatment substance is applied to the outer surface of the article and into at least some of the pores. The flowing treatment substance is allowed to react with the outer surface of the article and surfaces of said at least some of the pores such that a hydrophobic coating layer is established on surfaces thereof. An excess of the flowing treatment substance is removed from the article, and the hydrophobic coating layer established on the outer surface of the article is converted into a hydrophilic coating layer. | 06-14-2012 |
20130171356 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A LAYER ON THE SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE - A process for depositing a layer on at least part of the surface of a substrate by at least partially submerging the substrate in a solution comprising a solvent and at least one compound intended to form the layer, then drying the substrate, this drying being at least partially carried out in an atmosphere that is isolated from the solution. The submersion in the solution and the drying of the substrate are carried out in the same controlled-atmosphere enclosure. | 07-04-2013 |
20130189481 | METHOD FOR PREPARING POROUS NANSTRUCTURED CERAMIC BILAYERS, CERAMIC BILAYERS OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD AND USES OF SAME - A method is provided for preparing porous nanostructured ceramic bilayers resting on a substrate, to the bilayers obtained by the method, and to the various uses of same, in particular in micro and nanofluidics, optics, photocatalysis and for separating and detecting analytes or molecules of interest. The method includes: | 07-25-2013 |
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20150131333 | DC-DC CONVERTER WITH MULTIPLE OUTPUTS - A multiple output DC-DC converter comprises a transformer, a primary circuit, a plurality of secondary circuits, and a controller. The transformer has a primary and at least one secondary winding. The primary circuit connects to a DC power supply source and includes the primary winding of the transformer and a primary switch connected in series. The plurality of secondary circuits includes the at least one secondary winding of the transformer, wherein each secondary circuit provides a DC power supply output, and at least one of the secondary circuits has a secondary switch. The controller monitors an output signal of each secondary circuit and controls operation of the primary and secondary switches based on the monitored signals. The controller co-ordinates operation of the secondary switch with the primary switch, such that the primary switch and the secondary switch are switched on simultaneously, or with a controlled offset. | 05-14-2015 |
20150244578 | CONTROL OF POWER CONSUMPTION MODES OF COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS - A network management system (NMS) for a communications network has communications apparatus capable of being operated in different power consumption modes to provide different levels of performance, has a path computation apparatus configured to select paths for the traffic using the communications apparatus, based on information about traffic load in the network and on information about the power consumption modes of the communications apparatus of at least one of the nodes. A power mode controller is also provided for controlling the power consumption modes of the communications apparatus according to information about traffic load and according to information about the paths selected. By combining of path computation and the control of power consumption modes the overall power consumption of the network can be reduced. A slave power mode controller can be provided. | 08-27-2015 |