Patents by Inventor Melba J. Collier

Melba J. Collier 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).

  • Patent number: 4444987
    Abstract: In a method of removing carbonyl sulfide from propylene by hydrolysis over a catalyst comprising platinum sulfide on alumina, the improvement comprising regenerating the catalyst by contacting the catalyst with a solvent for polypropylene under conditions such that any polypropylene on the catalyst will be readily dissolved. Specifically, the propylene is passed through, successively, a C.sub.3 -splitter, a heater, the platinum sulfide catalyst bed, and a topping still where resulting H.sub.2 S and CO.sub.2 are separated from the purified propylene. A preferred solvent is liquid propylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1984
    Assignee: U.S. Steel Corporation
    Inventors: George L. Brownell, Melba J. Collier, William E. Hall, Howard H. Morgan, Jr., A. R. Snyder