PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 518
 Class Title: CHEMISTRY: FISCHER-TORPSCH PROCESSES; OR PURIFICATION OR
              RECOVERY OF PRODUCTS THEREOF

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  700     LIQUID PHASE FISCHER-TROPSCH REACTION
  701     .Rhodium containing catalyst utilized
  702     WITH PRELIMINARY REACTION TO FORM HYDROGEN OR A CARBON OXIDE
  703     .Gaseous oxygen utilized in the preliminary reaction
  704     .Water utilized in the preliminary reaction
  705     TREATMENT OF FEED OR RECYCLE STREAM
  706     PLURAL ZONES EACH HAVING A FISCHER-TROPSCH REACTION
  707     .Diverse catalysts utilized in at least two zones
  708     .Water utilized
  709     INCLUDING REGENERATION OF CATALYST
  710     .Solvent utilized
  711     WATER UTILIZED DURING THE FISCHER-TROPSCH STEP OF THE PROCESS
  712     TEMPERATURE CONTROL OR REGULATION OF THE FISCHER-TROPSCH
           REACTION
  713     GROUP IB METAL CONTAINING CATALYST UTILIZED FOR THE
           FISCHER-TROPSCH REACTION (i.e., Cu, Ag, or Au)
  714     GROUP VIB METAL CONTAINING CATALYST UTILIZED FOR THE
           FISCHER-TROPSCH REACTION (i.e., Cr, Mo, or W)
  715     GROUP VIII METAL CONTAINING CATALYST UTILIZED FOR THE
           FISCHER-TROPSCH REACTION (i.e., Fe, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir,
           or Pt)
  716     .Rhodium containing catalyst
  717     .Group IA or IIA light metal containing material utilized during
            the Fischer Tropsch step of the process (i.e., Li, Na, K, Rb,
            Cs, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, or Ba)
  718     ..In the form of a salt
  719     .Iron containing catalyst
  720     ..Pretreatment of the catalyst
  721     ..The catalyst contains a metal in addition to the iron, or
             another material utilized contains a metal other than iron
             (e.g., as a promoter, retarder, etc.)
  722     ADSORPTION WITH A SOLID MATERIAL
  723     SALT CONTAINING EXTRACTANT UTILIZED
  724     SOLVENT EXTRACTION UTILIZED
  725     .Alcohol containing extractant utilized
  726     HYDROGENATION WITH GASEOUS HYDROGEN TO PURIFY OR RECOVER
  727     FORMING SALTS OR OXIMES OF OXYGEN CONTAINING COMPOUNDS TO PURIFY
           OR RECOVER
  728     MISCELLANEOUS