US Patent Issued to Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies on Jan. 20 for "Process for producing methanol and ammonia" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,700, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies Ltd. (London).

"Process for producing methanol and ammonia" was invented by Alan Ingham (London), Madhanakrishnan Janardhanan (London), John David Pach (Billingham, Great Britain) and Kar Chi Yiu (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for the co-production of methanol and ammonia is described comprising the steps of: (a) forming a first synthesis gas stream by reacting a first portion of a hydrocarbon feedstock and steam in a steam reformer, (b) forming a second synthesis gas stream in parallel to the first synthesis gas stream by reacting a second po...