Patents by Inventor James R. Strong

James R. Strong 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).

  • Recovery of rhodium from hydroformylation reaction product
    Patent number: 4613701
    Abstract: In a hydroformylation process wherein an alpha-alkene of 2 to about 10 carbon atoms is reacted with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a rhodium triorganophosphine complex to produce an aldehyde having one carbon atom more than the alkene, the aldehyde product being continuously separated from the liquid reaction medium by gas stripping or distillation, rhodium moiety is recovered from the condensed reactor overhead vapors by redistillation under defined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignee: Celanese Corporation
    Inventor: James R. Strong