Patents by Inventor Peter B. DeGroot

Peter B. DeGroot 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).

  • Steam assisted hydrocarbon oxidation process
    Patent number: 4195188
    Abstract: The present invention provides a highly efficient process for use in the high pressure catalytic vapor phase reaction for the high yield conversion of lower aliphatic hydrocarbons such as n-butane to corresponding monocarboxylic acids such as acetic acid. The oxidation reaction takes place under hydrocarbon rich conditions. The increased efficiency in this process is realized by the judicious use of steam and the catalyst systems set forth in the instant invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1980
    Assignee: Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Slinkard, Anthony B. Baylis, Peter B. DeGroot, Michael P. Hughes