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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:
Apr. 06, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 26, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alvin B Stiles, Wilmington, DE (US);
Glenn L Schrader, Jr, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; B01J / ; B01J / ; B01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
252462 ; 252432 ; 252454 ; 252461 ; 252463 ; 252465 ; 2524 / ; 252467 ; 252468 ; 252469 ; 252470 ; 252471 ; 252472 ; 252473 ; 252475 ; 252476 ;
Abstract
A catalyst for the manufacture of organic compounds comprising an intimate mixture of a reducible metal oxide and at least one refractory oxide, treated by heating to a temperature in the range of 550.degree. C. to 1000.degree. C. in the presence of a preselected reducing gas in amount sufficient to substantially inhibit or disrupt crystallite growth as evidenced by characteristic x-ray diffraction pattern, concomitantly enhancing catalytic activity, and the method of preparation.