Hans F. Bauer

Hans F. Bauer (1932 in Hollywood, California – 6 February 2009 in Costa Mesa, California) was an American research chemist. He was married and had 4 children.

Career

Bauer received a B.S. degree in Chemistry in 1954 from the University of California, Los Angeles. He served in the United States Navy for 2 years after receiving his undergraduate degree (1954–1956). He was discharged with the rank of Lieutenant (j.g.), and then returned to UCLA to work on a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry, which he received in 1960.

Bauer worked for several large chemical and research companies in the USA, including Occidental Petroleum, and the United States Department of Energy.^[1]

Honors and awards

Bauer held several US patents, including:

4087514 ( 2 May 1978) - Process for desulfurizing char
4155715 (22 May 1979) - Process for reducing organic content of char
4301137 (17 Nov 1981) - Removal of chlorine from pyrolysis vapors^[2]
5164054 (17 Nov 1992) - Low-cost process for hydrogen production
5198084 (30 Mar 1993) - Low-cost process for hydrogen production^[3]

The latter 2 patents described methods for producing molecular hydrogen from a mixture of hydrocarbon vapor and a source of carbon, in which the mixture is agitated by electromagnetic radiation.

References

^ Obituaries, Chemical & Engineering News, 87, 11, 66 (16 March 2009)
^ http://www.patentgenius.com/inventedbyBauerHansFDiamondBarCA.html
^ http://www.patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.htm

Persondata
Name	Bauer, Hans F.
Alternative names
Short description	American research chemist
Date of birth	1932
Place of birth	Hollywood, California
Date of death	6 February 2009
Place of death	Costa Mesa, California