Patents by Inventor Stanley Gussow

Stanley Gussow 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).

  • Production of high purity butene-1 from an n-butane feedstock
    Patent number: 4558168
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing a high purity butene-1 product from n-butane via a dehydrogenation process. In one embodiment of the process the n-butane is dehydrogenated over a chromia-alumina catalyst and any butadiene formed hydrogenated to monoolefins. The monoolefins are separated and the butene-1 separated from isobutylene by reacting the isobutylene with methanol to form methyl tertiary butyl ether. The methyl tertiary butyl ether is separated from the butene-1 leaving it as a high purity product. Alternatively, the dehydrogenated product from the reactor may be contacted with a solvent to extract butadiene followed by hydrogenation, separation of monoolefins and conversion to methyl tertiary butyl ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley Gussow, David C. Spence, William A. Schwartz