Patents Assigned to BASF Corproation
  • Process for Producing Carbon Nanofibers and/or Carbon Nanotubes
    Publication number: 20150018201
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for producing carbon nanofibers and/or carbon nanotubes, which process comprises pyrolysing a particulate cellulosic and/or carbohydrate substrate that has been impregnated with a compound of an element or elements, the metal or alloy, respectively, of which is capable of forming carbides, in a substantially oxygen free, volatile silicon compound containing atmosphere, optionally in the presence of a carbon compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: BASF CORPROATION
    Inventors: Jacobus Hoekstra, John Wilhelm Jenneskens
  • Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst
    Publication number: 20140323601
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a catalyst suitable for catalyzing a Fischer-Tropsch reaction, said catalyst comprising cobalt metal supported on zinc-oxide and having the following particle size distribution by volume: <10% having a particle size below 1 micron, 70-99% having a particle size between 1 and 5 micron, and <20% having a particle size above 5 micron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: BASF Corproation
    Inventors: Tjalling Rekker, Cornelis Roeland Baijense