Patents by Inventor Wolf Ostwald

Wolf Ostwald 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).

  • Process for the production of a lower aliphatic alcohol
    Patent number: 4456776
    Abstract: A process for continuously producing a lower aliphatic alcohol by the direct hydration of a lower aliphatic olefin having from 3 to 5 carbon atoms in the presence of a strongly acidic cation exchange resin catalyst the improvement which comprises presaturating the olefin feed with from about 0.3 to 1.8 weight percent of water prior to introducing the olefin feed into the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Deutsche Texaco Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilhelm Neier, Werner Webers, Wolf Ostwald