Patents by Inventor Dominique Matt

Dominique Matt 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).

  • Preparation of acetic acid and methyl acetate
    Patent number: 4918218
    Abstract: Preparation of acetic acid and methyl acetate by gas-phase carbonylation of methanol in the presence of a nickel-containing catalyst and in the presence of chlorine, bromine or iodine or a volatile compound of one of these halogens as a promoter, wherein the active material of the catalyst used consists of not less than 40% by weight of nickel and the catalyst contains 0.001-1 part by weight of palladium per part by weight of nickel, as well as supported catalysts whose active material contains Ni and Pd in the above ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Franz-Josef Mueller, Dominique Matt