"What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense."
Napoleon Bonaparte ; When told of the Robert Fulton steamboat
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7056488 | Controlled-pore catalyst structures and process for producing synthesis gas Controlled pore structure catalysts are disclosed that are active for catalyzing the partial oxidation of methane to CO and H2 and, advantageously, are capable of initiating the reaction without the need for an additional ignition source. A preferred cata... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6252119 | Copper-catalysed allylic oxidation using alkyl hydroperoxide Ɗ5-7-oxo-steroids are efficiently prepared from Ɗ5-steroids using t-BuOOH in the presence of a copper catalyst, such as cuprous and cupric salts and copper metal.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5110961 | Catalytic process for the synthesis of an alcohol, new metal complexes and process for the synthesis of these complexes The invention relates to a catalytic process for the synthesis of an alcohol by reaction of an epoxide with a nucleophilic compound containing a labile hydrogen, such as an alcohol, a phenol, a primary amine or a carboxylic acid. The catalyst is a metal c... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4192812 | Oxidation of waxes in the presence of long chain quaternary ammonium and phosphonium compounds The oxidation of hydrocarbon waxes to corresponding fatty acids through the use of conventional catalysts and oxidizing gases such as air is promoted by the addition of quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts to the catalyst-wax mixture.... | 03/11/1980 |