Patents Assigned to Director-General of Agency of Industrial Science and Technology of Japan
  • Catalyst for oxidative condensation of lower aliphatic hydrocarbon and method of condensing lower aliphatic hydrocarbon using same
    Patent number: 6071849
    Abstract: A catalyst for the oxidative condensation of a lower aliphatic hydrocarbon ncluding a carrier of a solid, oxide superacid, and at least one transition metal compound and at least one alkali metal compound supported on the carrier. By contacting a lower aliphatic hydrocarbon with oxygen in the presence of the above catalyst, a hydrocarbon with an increased carbon number can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Director-General of Agency of Industrial Science and Technology of Japan
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Murata, Takashi Hayakawa, Kunio Suzuki, Satoshi Hamakawa