Patents by Inventor Alberto Malandrino

Alberto Malandrino 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).

  • Patent number: 11499103
    Abstract: A process for the hydroconversion of heavy oil products includes the following steps where heavy oil products and hydrogen are supplied to a slurry hydroconversion section having a molybdenum-based catalyst: separating the reaction effluent into a vapour phase and a slurry phase; and sending the slurry phase to a separation section having the function of separating the Vacuum Gas Oil, Heavy Vacuum Gas Oil, Light Vacuum Gas Oil, and Atmospheric Gas Oil fractions, from a stream of heavy organic products which contains asphaltenes, unconverted feed, catalyst, and solid formed during the hydroconversion reaction. This stream is partly sent to the reaction section and partly forms a purge stream, which is heated and made fluid between 185° C.-220° C., and subjected to a static settling unit up to at least 100° C. From the settling unit two new products, clarified component and cake, are obtained. The clarified component is recycled to the hydroconversion reaction section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Stefania Guidetti, Alberto Malandrino, Simone Cattaneo
  • Publication number: 20210395623
    Abstract: A process for the hydroconversion of heavy oil products includes the following steps where heavy oil products and hydrogen are supplied to a slurry hydroconversion section having a molybdenum-based catalyst: separating the reaction effluent into a vapour phase and a slurry phase; and sending the slurry phase to a separation section having the function of separating the Vacuum Gas Oil, Heavy Vacuum Gas Oil, Light Vacuum Gas Oil, and Atmospheric Gas Oil fractions, from a stream of heavy organic products which contains asphaltenes, unconverted feed, catalyst, and solid formed during the hydroconversion reaction. This stream is partly sent to the reaction section and partly forms a purge stream, which is heated and made fluid between 185° C.-220° C., and subjected to a static settling unit up to at least 100° C. From the settling unit two new products, clarified component and cake, are obtained. The clarified component is recycled to the hydroconversion reaction section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Stefania GUIDETTI, Alberto MALANDRINO, Simone CATTANEO
  • Publication number: 20160369181
    Abstract: Process for the refining of crude oil comprising at least one atmospheric distillation unit for separating the various fractions, a sub-atmospheric distillation unit, a conversion unit of the heavy fractions obtained, a unit for enhancing the quality of some of the fractions obtained by actions on the chemical composition of their constituents and a unit for the removal of undesired components, characterized in that the sub-atmospheric distillation residue is sent to one of the conversion units, said conversion unit comprises at least one hydroconversion reactor in slurry phase, into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and ¾ S, is fed, in the presence of a suitable dispersed hydrogenation catalyst with dimensions ranging from 1 nanometer to 30 microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe BELLUSSI, Vincenzo PICCOLO, Alberto MALANDRINO, Valentina FABIO, Giacomo Fernando RISPOLI
  • Publication number: 20150184087
    Abstract: A process for the conversion of heavy oils comprising sending the heavy oil to hydrotreatment, of the high severity type, in the presence of high concentrations of a suitable hydrogenation catalyst dispersed in slurry phase, effected in a suitable solid accumulation reactor capable of operating stably in the presence of solids deriving from and generated by the feedstock charged, wherein the hydrogen or mixtures thereof is fed at suitable flow-rates and suitably distributed, obtaining the conversion products in vapour phase directly in the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Luigi PATRON, Alberto MALANDRINO, Mario MOLINARI
  • Publication number: 20100200463
    Abstract: A process for the conversion of heavy oils comprising sending the heavy oil to hydrotreatment, of the high severity type, in the presence of high concentrations of a suitable hydrogenation catalyst dispersed in slurry phase, effected in a suitable solid accumulation reactor capable of operating stably in the presence of solids deriving from and generated by the feedstock charged, wherein the hydrogen or mixtures thereof is fed at suitable flow-rates and suitably distributed, obtaining the conversion products in vapour phase directly in the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Luigi Patron, Alberto Malandrino, Mario Molinari
  • Patent number: 7404942
    Abstract: Process for the production of hydrogen and the co-production of carbon dioxide in separate streams comprising the following operations: feeding of a solid to a first reaction zone (R1) in which a liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon, preferably natural gas or methane, is also fed, which reacts with the solid fed at its maximum oxidation degree (over-oxidized form), leading to the formation of the combustion products carbon dioxide and water and the solid at its minimum oxidation degree (reduced form); feeding of the solid in reduced form to a second reaction zone (R2) into which water is also fed, which reacts with the reduced form of the solid, producing hydrogen, steam and the solid at an intermediate oxidation degree (oxidized form); feeding of the solid in oxidized form to a third reaction zone (R3) into which air is also fed, obtaining, from the further oxidation of the solid, heat and the solid in over-oxidized form to be recycled to the first reaction zone (R1), wherein the solid contains at least one element
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignees: ENI S.p.A., Enitecnologie S.p.A., Snamprogetti S.p.A.
    Inventors: Domenico Sanfilippo, Franco Mizia, Alberto Malandrino, Stefano Rossini
  • Publication number: 20070258878
    Abstract: Process for the production of hydrogen and the co-production of carbon dioxide in separate streams comprising the following operations: feeding of a solid to a first reaction zone (R1) in which a liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon, preferably natural gas or methane, is also fed, which reacts with the solid fed at its maximum oxidation degree (over-oxidized form), leading to the formation of the combustion products carbon dioxide and water and the solid at its minimum oxidation degree (reduced form); feeding of the solid in reduced form to a second reaction zone (R2) into which water is also fed, which reacts with the reduced form of the solid, producing hydrogen, steam and the solid at an intermediate oxidation degree (oxidized form); feeding of the solid in oxidized form to a third reaction zone (R3) into which air is also fed, obtaining, from the further oxidation of the solid, heat and the solid in over-oxidized form to be recycled to the first reaction zone (R1), wherein the solid contains at least en one elem
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Domenico SANFILIPPO, Franco Mizia, Alberto Malandrino, Stefano Rossini
  • Publication number: 20070066855
    Abstract: Process for the production of dimethyl ether and the co-production of H2O, starting from methanol, substantially comprising a dehydration reaction of methanol carried out in a reactive distillation column with a packing of the re-active, structured and distillation type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Malandrino, Marco Di Stanislao, Giuseppe Bellussi, Stefano Rossini
  • Publication number: 20050232859
    Abstract: Process for the production of hydrogen and the co-production of carbon dioxide in separate streams comprising the following operations: feeding of a solid to a first reaction zone (R1) in which a liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon, preferably natural gas or methane, is also fed, which reacts with said solid fed at its maximum oxidation degree (over-reduced form), leading to the formation of the combustion products carbon dioxide and water and the solid at its minimum oxidation degree (reduced form); feeding of the solid in reduced form to a second reaction zone (R2) into which water is also fed, which reacts with said reduced form of the solid, producing hydrogen, steam and the solid at an intermediate oxidation degree (oxidized form); feeding of the solid in oxidized form to a third reaction zone (R3) into which air is also fed, obtaining, from the further oxidation of the solid, heat and the solid in over-oxidized form to be recycled to the first reaction zone (R1), wherein said solid contains at least on e
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Domenico Sanfilippo, Franco Mizia, Alberto Malandrino, Stefano Rossini