Patents Examined by Vernoica O'Keefe
  • Dehydrogenation catalyst and process
    Patent number: 4032589
    Abstract: A process for dehydrogenating an alkane which comprises contacting the alkane under dehydrogenation conditions including a temperature between 400 and 800.degree. C with a catalyst comprising platinum, chromium, lithium and alumina.Preferably the catalyst comprises 0.1 to 1 weight percent platinum, 0.1 to 1 weight percent chromium, 0.1 to 1 weight percent lithium, and 97 to 99.7 weight percent alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Robert G. Wall