Patents Assigned to Montecatini Technologies S.r.l.
  • Catalyst for the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene
    Patent number: 6166280
    Abstract: Catalysts in the form of cylindrical hollow granules, suitable for the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene, and comprising, as active component, ferric oxide and promoters chosen among oxides of alkaline or alkaline-earth metals, oxides of elements of the lanthanide series, and chromium, tungsten, and molybdenum oxides, characterized by the absence of macroporosities with a radius of more than 50,000 .ANG. and/or by high mechanical characteristics of resistance to axial breaking and to abrasion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignee: Montecatini Technologies S.r.l.
    Inventors: Carlo Rubin, Luigi Cavalli, Esterino Conca