This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Shell Oil Comapny. Active years: 1984.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1984
Title: Jean M. Durel and His Catalytic Hydrocarbon Process.
Introduction
Jean M. Durel is an inventor associated with Grand-Couronne, France, and Shell Oil Company. His recorded patent concerns producing hydrocarbons from synthesis gas, or syngas, using a promoted zirconium oxide catalyst.
Latest Patents
Durel is credited with 1 patent: “Catalytic Process for the Production of Hydrocarbons from Syngas.” The invention describes passing synthesis gas at elevated pressure and temperature over zirconium oxide promoted with at least one alkali metal compound. It specifies a preferred zirconium oxide surface area of 20 to 500 m²/g and identifies potassium oxide as a preferred promoter. The process produces a product in which butene forms a major part.
Career Highlights
The available information links Durel’s patent work to Shell Oil Company. His documented contribution focuses on catalytic conversion of synthesis gas into hydrocarbons, with particular emphasis on producing butene.
Collaborations
Guy Barre and Andras G. Kortbeek are identified as Durel’s coworkers. The supplied information does not specify their roles in the patent or the development of the process.
Conclusion
Jean M. Durel’s recorded invention describes a zirconium oxide-based catalytic process for converting syngas into hydrocarbons, with butene as a major product.
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