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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6974552 | Heat transfer fluid compositions for low temperature applications A heat transfer fluid composition and process employing composite mixtures of terpenes and silicones useful for heat transfer processes in a temperature range down to −200° F., where the fluid heat transfer composition retains its liquid phase over the entire tem... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6569656 | Synthases Novel synthases and the corresponding nucleic acids encoding such synthases are disclosed herein. Such synthases possess an active site pocket that includes key amino acid residues that are modified to generate desired terpenoid reaction intermediates and... | 05/27/2003 |
| 5847246 | Fluid heat transfer medium and heat transfer process A fluid heat transfer medium and process employing composite mixtures of monocyclic and bicyclic terpenes useful for heat transfer processes in a temperature range down to approximately -165° F., where the fluid heat transfer medium maintains its liquid ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5826202 | Process for the preparation of camphene by the rearrangement of a-pinene Process for the preparation of camphene by the rearrangement of -pinene A process for the preparation of camphene by the rearrangement of -pinene in the presence of a titanium oxide hydrate catalyst under the action of heat, wherein -... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5310931 | Isomerization of cycloolefin from endo-form to exo-form and copolymerization of cycloolefin and ethylene This invention is to provide a novel process for the isomerization of a cycloolefin having an endo form to a cycloolefin having an exo form. The resulting isomer mixture has a novel composition, and a random copolymer produced from the above compositional... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5186722 | Hydrocarbon-based fuels from biomass The invention relates to a process for providing fuels from biomass such as seed oils or plant fruits. Generally the process utilizes a metal catalyzed conversion to step to provide fuel mixtures with compositions that may be varied depending on condition... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4551570 | Process for the isomerization of limonene to terpinolene A process for isomerizing limonene to terpinolene in the presence of an acidic catalyst and in the presence of a buffer.... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4249028 | Selective conversion of d-isolimonene to d-3-menthene d-3-Menthene of high optical purity is obtained by the selective isomerization/hydrogenation of d-isolimonene in the presence of minor amounts of a palladium catalyst at temperatures up to 200° C. and pressures of preferably about 100-500 psig.... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4136126 | Preparation of ଲ-phellandrene ଲ-Phellandrene is prepared by pyrolyzing a para-menth-1-ene-7-sulfonate salt.... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4128729 | Bicyclo[2.2.2]-octene derivatives and mixtures thereof Described are bicyclo[2.2.2]-octene derivatives having the formula selected from the group consisting of ##STR1## and mixtures thereof.... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4108917 | Isomerization of terpene compounds Cyclic terpene compounds selected from the class consisting of pinane, alpha-pinene, beta-pinene and mixtures thereof are converted into their corresponding open-chain isomers-e.g., dihydromyrcene, allo-ocimene and myrcene-by thermal isomerization at a te... | 08/22/1978 |
| 3974102 | Mixed metal catalyst for isomerization of alpha-pinene to beta-pinene A Group VIII catalyst admixed with a Group IB metal (mixed metal catalyst) for the isomerization of alpha-pinene to beta-pinene is disclosed. The mixed metal catalyst preferably is disposed on an alumina support and the acidic functionality displayed by s... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3974103 | Catalyst for isomerization of alpha-pinene to beta-pinene The acidic functionality displayed by an alumina-supported catalyst is neutralized in a neutralization treatment with an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt or hydroxide. The neutralized alumina-supported catalyst is especially useful in the catalyz... | 08/10/1976 |
