Patents by Inventor Jules Mercier

Jules Mercier 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 acetic acid from dilute aqueous solutions thereof
    Patent number: 4100189
    Abstract: Acetic acid is recovered from its dilute aqueous solutions by extracting same with an organic solvent, neutralizing the acidic extract with aqueous ammonia, whereby there are separated an organic phase and an ammonium acetate containing aqueous phase, and thence thermally decomposing said ammonium acetate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1978
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Industries
    Inventor: Jules Mercier