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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2010
Applicants:

Olga Schubert, Ludwigshafen, DE;

Martin Sesing, Waldsee, DE;

Lothar Seidemann, Mannheim, DE;

Martin Karches, Neustadt, DE;

Thomas Grassler, Limburgerhof, DE;

Martin Sohn, Lohra, DE;

Inventors:

Olga Schubert, Ludwigshafen, DE;

Martin Sesing, Waldsee, DE;

Lothar Seidemann, Mannheim, DE;

Martin Karches, Neustadt, DE;

Thomas Grassler, Limburgerhof, DE;

Martin Sohn, Lohra, DE;

Assignee:

BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 7/00 (2006.01); B01J 23/00 (2006.01); B01J 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An oxidation process employing a mechanically stable catalyst of an active metal or combination of active metals supported on aluminum oxide, which is predominantly alpha-aluminum oxide, is provided. The active metal or metals is optionally one or a mixture of ruthenium, copper, gold, an alkaline earth metal, an alkali metal, palladium, platinum, osmium, iridium, silver, and rhenium. The process is applicable to the oxidation of hydrogen chloride to chlorine in a Deacon process.


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