Patents by Inventor Didier Prouteau

Didier Prouteau has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for methanol synthesis from carbon oxides and hydrogen in the presence of a soluble copper and zinc catalyst
    Patent number: 4628065
    Abstract: The invention has as an object a process for methanol synthesis from carbon oxides and hydrogen, performed in an inert liquid medium, in the presence of a catalyst system soluble in the liquid medium.The catalyst system used according to the invention is obtained by reacting a copper compound, optionally associated with a divalent zinc compound and/or a rare earth compound, with a zinc reducing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Didier Prouteau, Francois Hagues, Yves Chauvin, Dominique Commereuc