Chemistry: fischer-tropsch processes; or purification or recovery of products thereof inventions 02/09

20090054538 - Chemical production processes, systems, and catalyst compositions: Chemical production processes are provided than can include exposing a reactant composition to a catalyst composition to form a product composition, with the reactant composition including a multihydric alcohol compound and product composition including a carbonyl compound. The catalyst composition can include one or more elements of groups 5 and... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20090054539 - Process for the preparation of dimethyl ether: Process for the preparation of dimethyl ether product by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas to dimethyl ether comprising contacting a stream of synthesis gas comprising carbon dioxide with one or more catalysts active in the formation of methanol and the dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether to form a product... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090048353 - Processes using a supported catalyst: The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a preferably oxidic, core material, a shell of zinc oxide around said core material, and a catalytically active material in or on the shell, based on one or more of the metals cobalt, iron, ruthenium and/or nickel, preferably a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, to... Agent: Basf Catalysts LLC

20090048354 - Process for the conversion of synthesis gas to oxygenates containing c2+ alcohols: The present invention provides a process for the conversion of carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen containing feedstocks into alcohols in the presence of a particulate catalyst.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090048355 - Production of cu/zn/al catalysts via the formate route: The invention relates to a process for preparing Cu/Zn/Al catalysts. In this process, the metals are used in the form of their formates and are precipitated in a suitable form. Suitable precipitants are, for example, alkali metal carbonates. The invention further relates to a catalyst as can be obtained by... Agent: Scott R. Cox Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Mahan, P.s.c.

20090042998 - Catalyst for methanation of carbon oxides, preparation method of the catalyst and process for the methanation: Disclosed is a catalyst for methanation reaction producing methane with high conversion by reaction of hydrogen with carbon dioxide, or a gas mixture of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, or a gas mixture containing these compounds as the main components. The catalyst is prepared by the steps of mixing (A)... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090036558 - Modified catalyst and use of this catalyst for the conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons: The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of synthesis gas to hydrocarbons in the presence of a modified supporter Fischer-Tropsch catalyst composition.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC