Patents Examined by William L. Wright
  • Method for preparing a catalyst comprising ruthenium supported on a group IIA oxide
    Patent number: 3980589
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for making supported ruthenium catalysts more specifically to a method for preparing supported ruthenium catalysts, which are characterized as having the ruthenium present in high surface area. The support utilized in preparing said catalyst is selected from the group consisting of porous oxides selected from Group IIA of the Periodic Table of the Elements. Preferably the Group IIA oxide is magnesium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1976
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Lawrence Lee Murrell, David J. C. Yates