Patents by Inventor Eugene G. N. Kuijpers

Eugene G. N. Kuijpers 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).

  • Copper-nickel catalyst and process for its production
    Patent number: 4725573
    Abstract: A copper-nickel catalyst containing on an inert, refractory carrier metallic copper and nickel as active component bound to the carrier, characterized in that(a) the catalyst contains at least 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the catalyst, of metallic copper,(b) the catalyst contains less than 20% by weight of metallic nickel, based on the total weight of metallic copper and metallic nickel, the catalyst containing at least 1% by weight of metallic nickel, based on the total weight of the catalyst,(c) at least 80% by weight of the nickel is alloyed in the metallic copper,(d) the copper-nickel-alloy is present on the carrier in small metal particles with an average particle size of less than 14 nm.The invention also relates to the production of this catalyst and to its use for the reaction of carbon monoxide with hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: VEG-Gasinstituut, N.V.
    Inventors: Carolus M. A. M. Mesters, John W. Geus, Eugene G. N. Kuijpers, Onno L. J. Gijzeman