Patents Examined by Walter M. Griffin
  • Dehydrogenation catalyst and process
    Patent number: 6103103
    Abstract: A process and catalyst are provided for dehydrogenating a hydrocarbon feedstock and producing an olefinic product. The process comprises contacting the feedstock at dehydrogenation conditions with a dehydrogenation catalyst comprising from about 0.01 weight percent to about 5.0 weight percent of a platinum group metal, from about 0.02 weight percent to about 10.0 weight percent of zinc, and a support component comprising borosilicate and an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: BP Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce D. Alexander, George A. Huff, Jr., Mark P. Kaminsky