US Patent Issued to BP P.L.C. on March 3 for "Fischer-tropsch processes producing increased amounts of alcohols" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,463, issued on March 3, was assigned to BP P.L.C. (London).

"Fischer-tropsch processes producing increased amounts of alcohols" was invented by Alexander James Paterson (Yorkshire, Great Britain) and John Glenn Sunley (Yorkshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and processes for producing Fischer-Tropsch catalysts. In particular, the disclosure provides for a process for producing a product composition comprising alcohols and liquid hydrocarbons via a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, the process comprising: contacting a mixture of hydrogen and a gaseous carbon o...