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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:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Ajoy P. Raje, Stillwater, OK (US);
Rafael Espinoza, Ponca City, OK (US);
Inventors:
Ajoy P. Raje, Stillwater, OK (US);
Rafael Espinoza, Ponca City, OK (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is generally related towards methods for preparing and using a more stable synthesis catalysts. In particular, the present invention is directed towards treating synthesis catalysts with low levels of oxygen to deactivate the smaller more unstable metal crystallites present in the catalyst matrix. The process can be carried out either prior to and/or simultaneously with the synthesis reaction.