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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert P Nielsen, Houston, TX (US);
John H La Rochelle, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; B01J / ; B01J / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252454 ; 252463 ; 252476 ; 2603 / ;
Abstract
When supported silver materials are being prepared, deposits of from about 4.0 .times. 10.sup.-.sup.5 to about 8.0 .times. 10.sup.-.sup.3 gram equivalent weights per kilogram of finished product of ionic, higher alkali metals, i.e., ionic potassium, rubidium or cesium simultaneously with the deposit of silver improves the selectivity of these materials as catalysts for ethylene oxide production. Superior results are obtained with rubidium or cesium.