Patents Examined by Ali Z Fadhel
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Patent number: 11969714Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a catalyst for the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene comprising a component A selected from the list consisting of zeolite, silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, or any combination thereof; and a component Bcat comprising a mixed metal oxide, a catalyst precursor for the preparation of a catalyst for the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene comprising a component A selected from the list consisting of zeolite, silicon dioxide, aluminium oxide, or any combination thereof; and a component Bpre comprising a layered double hydroxide (LDH) as well as a process for the conversion of ethanol to 1,3-butadiene, in which said catalyst is used.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SCG CHEMICALS COMPANY LIMITEDInventor: Aunchana Wangriya
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Patent number: 11964925Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing an oligomer including: supplying a monomer stream and a solvent stream to a reactor to perform an oligomerization reaction to prepare a reaction product; supplying a discharge stream from the reactor including the reaction product to a separation device and supplying a lower discharge stream from the separation device to a settling tank; adding an organic flocculant to the settling tank to settle and remove a polymer and supplying the lower discharge stream from the separation device from which the polymer is removed to a high boiling point separation column; and removing a high boiling point material from the lower portion in the high boiling point separation column and supplying an upper discharge stream including an oligomer to a solvent separation column.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Kyung Seog Youk, Jong Hun Song, Min Ho Sun, Hong Min Lee, Hyun Seok Kim, Moon Sub Hwang, Jeong Seok Lee
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Patent number: 11958046Abstract: Methods and systems for alkylate production involving a multi-zone alkylation reactor. The multi-zone alkylation reactor includes a plurality of alkylation zones spaced vertically in a series configuration and a partition splitting the plurality of alkylation zones into at least two mechanically separated catalytic volumes.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLCInventors: Rajeev Ranjan, Anubhav Kapil
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Patent number: 11952339Abstract: Provided is a method of recovering unreacted ethylene in an ethylene oligomerization process and reusing the ethylene as a raw material, and more particularly, to a method of recovering unreacted ethylene with an increased recovery rate of reuse. When the method of the present invention is used, most of unreacted ethylene may be dissolved in a solvent to be recovered without loss, and a low boiling point reaction product which is not dissolved in the solvent is removed to prevent an unreacted product from being concentrated in a reactor.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK Geo Centric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chansaem Park, Jinhwan Bang, Sungreal Son, Inhyoup Song, Woosung Jung, Eol Han
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Patent number: 11952323Abstract: The current disclosure relates to an apparatus and a process for producing poly-?-olefins (PAO), including reacting olefin monomers in a presence of a catalyst complex to form PAO product. The reaction is performed in a reaction including a reactor vessel and a system for recycling and cooling part of reactor outlet stream. At least one reactor is a cone reactor with a first cross sectional area in an upper part of the vessel and the cross sectional area decreases downwards to a second cross sectional area, which is smaller than the first cross sectional area.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: NESTE OYJInventors: Jan Wahlström, Hanna Honkanen, Veli-Matti Purola, Filip Thierie
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Patent number: 11939283Abstract: An integrated process for hydrogenating olefins wherein the hydrogen stream is generated from electrolysis of water is described. Water is derived from a first reaction step wherein a first feed stream comprising oxygenated hydrocarbons is reacted to produce a first reacted product stream comprising olefins and a second reacted product stream comprising water. The second reacted product stream is electrolyzed to produce an electrolyzer product stream comprising hydrogen. Hydrogen is used to hydrogenate olefins. A paraffin stream can be obtained from the hydrogenated effluent.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: UOP LLCInventors: Manuela Serban, Chunqing Liu, Ashish Mathur, Saikrishna Laxmirajam Gosangari, Charles Luebke, Eseoghene Jeroro, Chad R. Huovie
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Patent number: 11926793Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for improving product yields and/or product quality during co-processing of fast pyrolysis oil in a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) reaction environment. The systems and methods can allow for co-processing of an increased amount of fast pyrolysis oil while reducing or minimizing coke production for a feedstock including fast pyrolysis oil and a conventional FCC feed. The reducing or minimizing of coke production can be achieved in part by adding a low molecular weight, non-ionic surfactant to the mixture of fast pyrolysis oil and conventional FCC feed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Xiaochun Xu, Hyung Rae Kim, Chengrong Wang, Colin L. Beswick
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Patent number: 11926794Abstract: A continuous operation method is employed for the microwave high-temperature pyrolysis of a solid material containing an organic matter. The method includes the steps of mixing a solid material containing an organic matter with a liquid organic medium; transferring the obtained mixture to a microwave field; and in the microwave field, continuously contacting the mixture with a strong wave absorption material in an inert atmosphere or in vacuum. The strong wave absorption material continuously generates a high temperature under a microwave such that the solid material containing an organic matter and the liquid organic medium are continuously pyrolyzed to implement a continuous operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Haibin Jiang, Jinliang Qiao, Xiaohong Zhang, Wenlu Liu, Jianming Gao, Guicun Qi, Zhihai Song, Jinmei Lai, Chuanlun Cai, Binghai Li, Xiang Wang, Yue Ru, Hongbin Zhang, Peng Han, Jiangru Zhang, Chao Jiang, Zhaoyan Guo
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Patent number: 11919852Abstract: The invention relates to a process for separating a component mixture (K) comprising hydrogen, methane, hydrocarbons having two carbon atoms and hydrocarbons having three or more carbon atoms, wherein in a deethanization at least a portion of the component mixture (K) is subjected to a first partial condensation by cooling from a first temperature level to a second temperature level at a first pressure level to obtain a first gas fraction (G1) and a first liquid fraction (C1), at least a portion of the first gas fraction (G1) is subjected to a second partial condensation by cooling from the second temperature level to a third temperature level at the first pressure level to obtain a second gas fraction (G4) and a second liquid fraction (C2), and at least a portion of the first liquid fraction (C1) and at least a portion of the second liquid fraction (C2) are subjected to a rectification to obtain a third gas fraction (G3) and a third liquid fraction (C3+).Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LINDE GmbHInventors: Duc Tuat Pham, Benedikt Kurz
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Patent number: 11911749Abstract: Provided are a chromium catalyst precursor, an ethylene oligomerization catalyst including the same, and a method of preparing an ethylene oligomer using the same. More particularly, a chromium catalyst precursor which may oligomerize ethylene with high activity and high selectivity in spite of not using methylaluminoxane (MAO) or modified-methylaluminoxane (MMAO), an oligomerization catalyst including the same, and a method of preparing an ethylene oligomer using the same are provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SK Innovation Co., Ltd.Inventors: Il Gu Jung, Hyo Seung Park, Jun Soo Son, Myung Jin Kim, Jong Chan Kim
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Patent number: 11905466Abstract: Provided in one embodiment is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into recycle for polyethylene polymerization. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and/or polypropylene, and passing the waste plastics through a pyrolysis reactor to thermally crack at least a portion of the polyolefin waste and produce a pyrolyzed effluent. The pyrolyzed effluent is separated into offgas, a pyrolysis oil and optionally wax comprising a naphtha/diesel and heavy fraction, and char. The pyrolysis oil and wax is passed to a refinery FCC unit from which a liquid petroleum gas C3-C5 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is recovered. The liquid petroleum gas C3-C5 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is passed to a refinery alkylation unit, with a propane and butane fraction recovered from the alkylation unit. The propane and butane fraction is then passed to a steam cracker for ethylene production.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventor: Hye-Kyung Timken
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Patent number: 11904291Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for preparing an oligomer, and more particularly, to an apparatus for preparing an oligomer including: a reactor including a gaseous area having a first gaseous reactant inlet provided at a lower portion thereof, and a reaction area in which a reaction medium reacts with the gaseous reactant above the gaseous area; a second gaseous reactant inlet provided on an inner wall of the reactor in the gaseous area and a third gaseous reactant inlet provided on an inner wall of the reactor facing the second gaseous reactant inlet; and a first injection nozzle connected to the second gaseous reactant inlet and a second injection nozzle connected to the third gaseous reactant inlet.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Moon Sub Hwang, Min Ho Sun, Jong Hun Song, Kyung Seog Youk, Jeong Seok Lee, Hong Min Lee
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Patent number: 11891575Abstract: Proposed is a waste separator scrap oil extraction device for producing a recyclate from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) scrap, the HDPE being used as a material for a separator of a lithium ion secondary battery, and to a method of producing a recyclate using the same. The waste separator scrap oil extraction device includes: a first extraction means into which pulverized scrap is input, and configured to primarily separate oil from scrap while extruding the input scrap by a pressurization method with a screw; and a secondary extraction means into which the scrap from which the oil is separated by the first extraction means is input, and configured to generate oil vapor by applying heat to the scrap when the scrap is transferred by a screw and secondarily separate remaining oil by vacuum suction of the generated oil vapor.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Inventor: Sang Kil Pyo
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Patent number: 11878952Abstract: Methods for deactivating a transition metal-based catalyst system containing a co-catalyst comprising an aluminoxane and optionally an alkylaluminum are disclosed in which the catalyst system is contacted with a C4-C18 alcohol co-catalyst deactivating agent at a molar amount of OH of the co-catalyst deactivating agent in a range from 0.5 to 1.5 times {(moles of aluminum of the aluminoxane)+(moles aluminum of the alkylaluminum)+(moles aluminum of the alkylaluminum)}. Related methods for deactivating a residual catalyst system in reactor effluent streams and related ethylene oligomerization processes also are described.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventor: Brooke L. Small
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Patent number: 11873263Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for oligomerizing an olefin feedstock to form an oligomerization product, and a method of controlling such an oligomerization process. The process comprises oligomerizing propylene to form a Cn olefin, including contacting a feed stream comprising propylene and a recycle fraction with a solid phosphoric acid oligomerization catalyst under effective oligomerization conditions in an oligomerization reactor to produce an oligomerization effluent; and fractionating the oligomerization effluent to obtain a product fraction and the recycle fraction, the product fraction comprising the Cn olefin and the recycle fraction comprising a Cn-3 olefin; wherein the recycle fraction comprises at least 80 wt % of the Cn-3 olefin, based on the weight of the recycle fraction; and wherein n is 9, or 12.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Andrew Wiersum, Paul Hamilton, Luc Martens, Sara Garcia Frutos, Marcel Janssen
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Patent number: 11872544Abstract: Methods for modifying a ZSM-5 zeolite by contacting the zeolite with an alkaline solution prior to combining with a binder material to produce a modified ZSM-5 catalyst extrudate that has substantially longer catalyst life, relative to an untreated ZSM-5 catalyst, for converting light olefins to products that may be used as a liquid transportation fuel blend stock. The alkaline solution is optionally sodium hydroxide. The binder is optionally alumina, bentonite or silica.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventor: Jianhua Yao
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Patent number: 11873264Abstract: Process for producing alpha olefins comprising contacting ethylene, a zirconium based catalyst system comprising, a hydrocarbylmetal compound, a chain transfer agent, and optionally an organic reaction medium. Chain transfer agents which can be utilized include a) hydrogen, b) a compound comprising a hydrogen silicon bond, a compound having a hydrogen sulfur bond, a compound having a hydrogen phosphorus bond, or c) a transition metal compound chain transfer agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Brooke L. Small, Orson L. Sydora, Ronald D. Knudsen
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Patent number: 11866655Abstract: The present invention describes a method to produce high purity hydrocarbon materials from renewable sources. The produced materials are chemically indistinguishable from highly refined mineral oils and/or synthetic hydrocarbons. These renewable hydrocarbon materials can be used as a drop-in replacement for mineral and synthetic hydrocarbon base oils, process fluids, white oils in products such as lubricants, rubber, personal care, pharma.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventors: Alexander Panov, Luther Jones, Clayton Rozic, Tyler McIntyre, Samuel Shouse, Nicholas Venturino, Vittoria Lopopolo, Gregory B. Rowat
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Patent number: 11866650Abstract: A process for the preparation of aromatic compounds from a feed stream containing biomass or mixtures of biomass, the process comprising: a) subjecting a feed stream containing biomass or mixtures of biomass to a process to afford a conversion product comprising aromatic compounds; b) recovering the aromatic compounds from said conversion product; c) separating a higher molecular weight fraction comprising polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from a lower molecular weight fraction comprising benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) by distillation; d) reducing at least part of said higher molecular weight fraction to obtain a reduced fraction comprising polycyclic aliphatics (PCA); and e) subjecting the higher molecular weight fraction obtained in step c), the reduced fraction obtained in step d), or a mixture thereof, to a process to obtain lower molecular weight aromatics (BTX).Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: BioBTX B.V.Inventors: André Heeres, Niels Jan Schenk, Inouk Kruize-Muizebelt
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Patent number: 11865533Abstract: Houdry lumps can be reduced by controlling the reactors in a fixed bed dehydrogenation process for producing olefins according to defined rules. A programmable logic controller can apply the rules to the operation of the dehydrogenation unit and control the operation of individual reactors according to the rules. By doing so, the performance of dehydrogenation units can be improved without adding any heat generating inerts, such as CuO-? alumina For example, the dehydrogenation units can be operated according to combinatorics in the programmable logic controller such that the farthest two reactors in the dehydrogenation unit never operate in parallel in the dehydrogenation or air regeneration steps.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Vijay Dinkar Bodas, Guillermo Leal Canelon, Mohammed Bismillah Ansari