Patents by Inventor Abdulkareem Al-Shabnan

Abdulkareem Al-Shabnan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for converting aliphatic oxygenates to aromatics
    Patent number: 8450548
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for converting a feed stream comprising oxygenated lower aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds, especially methanol, to a product stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbons, especially BTX, which process comprises a step of contacting said feed with a catalyst composition La-M/zeolite, which consists essentially of from 0.0001 to 20 mass % (based on total catalyst composition) of lanthanum; from 0.0001 to 20 mass % of at least one element M selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, copper, cerium and caesium; zeolite in hydrogen form; and optionally a binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Khalid Karim, Naif Al-Otaibi, Syed Zaheer, Abdulkareem Al-Shabnan
  • PROCESS FOR CONVERTNG ALIPHATIC OXYGENATES TO AROMATICS
    Publication number: 20100185033
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for converting a feed stream comprising oxygenated lower aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds, especially methanol, to a product stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbons, especially BTX, which process comprises a step of contacting said feed with a catalyst composition La-M/zeolite, which consists essentially of from 0.0001 to 20 mass % (based on total catalyst composition) of lanthanum; from 0.0001 to 20 mass % of at least one element M selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, copper, cerium and caesium; zeolite in hydrogen form; and optionally a binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Khalid Karim, Naif Al-Otaibi, Syed Zaheer, Abdulkareem Al-Shabnan