US Patent Issued to PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.-PETROBRAS on Sept. 1 for "Method for preparing water gas shift catalysts, catalysts and process for reducing carbon monoxide content" (Brazilian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,148, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A.-PETROBRAS (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

"Method for preparing water gas shift catalysts, catalysts and process for reducing carbon monoxide content" was invented by Roberto Carlos Pontes Bittencourt (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Cristina Pontes Bittencourt Quitete (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Mauri Jose Baldini Cardoso (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to HTS catalysts applied in hydrogen or synthesis gas production units, whether in steam reforming, autothermal reforming, dry or gasification reforming, chromium-free, consistin...