Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Max Hugo Sachtler

Wolfgang Max Hugo Sachtler 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).

  • Process for the CO.sub.2 reforming of methane in the presence of rhodium zeolites
    Patent number: 5753143
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the carbon dioxide reforming of methane in the presence of a catalyst to produce a synthesis gas comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The process utilizes a catalyst and reducing agent which under appropriate process conditions can accomplish the CO.sub.2 reforming of methane in the absence of steam. The process includes contacting methane and CO.sub.2 in the presence of an effective amount of rhodium incorporated into a natural or synthetic crystalline zeolite having a silicon to aluminum ratio of greater than or equal to about 1.0 under reforming conditions sufficient to convert CH.sub.4 to synthesis gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1998
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Ramanath Bhat, Wolfgang Max Hugo Sachtler