US Patent Issued to IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES on Nov. 4 for "Method for preparing a catalyst comprising a nickel active phase distributed in a crust via impregnation of heptanol" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,960, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES (Rueil-Malmaison, France).

"Method for preparing a catalyst comprising a nickel active phase distributed in a crust via impregnation of heptanol" was invented by Malika Boualleg (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Laetitia Jothie (Rueil-Malmaison, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Process for preparing a catalyst comprising a nickel active phase and an alumina support, said catalyst comprising between 1% and 50% by weight of elemental nickel relative to the total weight of the catalyst, the nickel being distributed both over a crust at the periphery of the support, and at the...