Patents by Inventor Gerald Holmes Slattery

Gerald Holmes Slattery has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Preparation of peracetic acid by oxidation of acetaldehyde
    Patent number: 4097520
    Abstract: This specification discloses a vapor phase process for oxidizing acetaldehyde to peracetic acid, acetic acid being formed as an additional product. Oxygen is used as the oxidizer at concentrations of less than 10% by using excess acetaldehyde and diluting the reaction with recycle gas. Initial mixing of the oxygen with acetaldehyde is done in an explosion-suppression chamber prior to introducing the reaction mixture into a reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventor: Gerald Holmes Slattery