Patents Represented by Law Firm Lucas K. Shay & Karl K. Brandes
  • Selective hydrogenation process
    Patent number: 5698752
    Abstract: A selective hydrogenation of an alkyne in an olefin-containing fluid is provided which comprises contacting the fluid and hydrogen gas with a catalyst in the presence of at least one sulfur compound, under reaction conditions effective to produce at least one alkene wherein the catalyst comprises at least one alkali metal, fluorine and an inorganic support material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Scott H. Brown, James B. Kimble, Stan A. Zisman