Patents by Inventor Gunther Matthias

Gunther Matthias 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).

  • Catalytic decomposition of ammonia and hydrogen cyanide in coke-oven gas
    Patent number: 6113871
    Abstract: A supported metal oxide catalyst for the decomposition of ammonia and hydrogen cyanide in coke-oven gas is free of noble metals and comprises, based on the total catalyst, from 2 to 5.5% by weight of NiO and from 0.5 to 3.5% by weight of CoO on an MgO support. This catalyst is used in a process for the single-stage catalytic decomposition of ammonia and hydrogen cyanide in coke-oven gas before the latter is fed to a Claus desulfurization plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Harald Schafer, Gunther Matthias