Patents Assigned to Institut Francaise du Petrole, des Carburants et Lubrifiants et Entreprise de Recherches et d'Activites Petrolieres Elf
  • Catalyst particularly useful for dehydrogenating saturated hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 3980721
    Abstract: New catalyst, particularly suitable for dehydrogenating saturated hydrocarbons, which contains alumina, at least one metal selected from molybdenum, tungsten and rhenium and at least one metal selected from gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, antimony and bismuth, said catalyst having a specific surface from 20 to 150 m.sup.2 /g and a neutralization heat by ammonia absorption at 320.degree.C under 300 mm Hg lower than 10 calories per gram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1976
    Assignee: Institut Francaise du Petrole, des Carburants et Lubrifiants et Entreprise de Recherches et d'Activites Petrolieres Elf
    Inventors: Bernard Juguin, Jean-Francois Le Page