Appeal No. 1998-1157
Application 08/278,782
Claims 1 and 8 are illustrative of the subject matter
on appeal and are reproduced below:
1. Process for conducting an endothermic reaction of a
fluid organic compound in the presence of molecular hydrogen
and of multicomponent solids which comprises (a) contacting
said compound with a solid catalyst for said endothermic
reaction and a hydrogen oxidizing solid reagent intermixed
with said solid catalyst, thereby (i) to produce organic
products of said endothermic reaction and molecular
hydrogen, (ii) to form deactivated solid catalyst having
carbonaceous deposits thereupon, (iii) to react said
hydrogen by an exothermic reaction with said hydrogen
oxidizing solid reagent and (iv) to form a reduction product
comprising deactivated hydrogen oxidizing solid reagent, (b)
reactivating said deactivated solid catalyst by combustion
of said carbonaceous deposits and (c) reactivating said
deactivated hydrogen oxidizing solid reagent by contacting
said reagent with an oxidizing agent in the absence of
substantial quantities of hydrogen and in the absence of
substantial quantities of organic compounds other than those
on the surface of said reagent.
8. Process according to claim 1 wherein said solid
catalyst and said hydrogen oxidizing solid reagent are
contained in separate solid particles.
The reference relied upon by the examiner is:
Drehman 3,894,110 July 8, 1975
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