Patents by Inventor Gerhard Scherer

Gerhard Scherer 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 the treatment of effluent containing cyanide and toxic metals, using hydrogen peroxide and trimercaptotriazine
    Patent number: 4822496
    Abstract: A process for the treatment of aqueous effluent containing cyanide and toxic or heavy metals, wherein the effluent is contacted with a sufficient amount of hydrogen peroxide to oxidize at least a substantial portion of the cyanide in the effluent in the presence of sufficient trimercaptotriazine to react with a substantial portion of the metal present in said effluent, and precipitating said metal component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Degussa Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andrew Griffiths, Roy Norcross, Gerhard Scherer, Friedrich W. Merz, Stephen Gos