Patents by Inventor Thorsten Ressler

Thorsten Ressler 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).

  • Hydrogenation Process Using Catalyst Comprising Ordered Intermetallic Compound
    Publication number: 20090221861
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the hydrogenation, in particular the selective hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds using a hydrogenation catalyst comprising an ordered intermetallic compound. The ordered intermetallic compound comprises at least one metal of type A capable of activating hydrogen, and at least one metal of type B not capable of activating hydrogen, and the structure of the ordered intermetallic compound is such that at least one king of type A metals is mainly surrounded by atoms of the metal of type B. According to another aspect, the present invention is concerned with a catalyst comprising a support and the above ordered intermetallic compound supported on the support. According to still another aspect, the invention pertains to the use of a binary Pd—Ga ordered intermetallic compound as a catalyst. The hydrogenation process and catalysts of the present invention achieve a selectivity to the target compounds, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung Der Wissenschaften E.V.
    Inventors: Rainer Giedigkeit, Marc Armbruester, Kirill Kovnir, Juri Grin, Robert Schloegl, Juergen Osswald, Thorsten Ressler, Rolf E. Jentoft