Patents by Inventor Annick Pucci
Annick Pucci 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).
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Patent number: 11015129Abstract: A naphtha hydrotreating process containing a first step in the presence of the first catalyst containing a support; a second step in the presence of the second catalyst containing a support and an active phase, which active phase contains a Group 9 or 10 metal and a Group 6 metal; a third step in the presence of the third catalyst containing a support and an active phase, which active phase contains a Group 6 metal; wherein the content of Group 6 metal of the third catalyst is less than the content of Group 6 metal of the second catalyst; the ratio of the loaded specific surface area of the first catalyst to that of the second catalyst is greater than or equal to 1.20; the ratio of the loaded specific surface area of the third catalyst to that of the second catalyst is greater than 1.07.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: AXENSInventors: Geoffrey Dubin, Annick Pucci, Boris Hesse
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Patent number: 10822555Abstract: A process reducing sulfides R1-S-R2, with R1 and R2 methyl or ethyl, in a gasoline containing diolefins, mono-olefins and sulphur: A) contacting gasoline in mixture with a light gasoline cut recycled from C) and hydrogen in a reactor with catalyst A at least one VIb metal and at least one non noble group VIII metal on a support, producing effluent having diolefins and sulfides R1-S-R2, with R1 and R2 methyl or ethyl radicals lower than that that of the starting gasoline; B) the effluent from A) is sent into a fractionating column separating at the top a light gasoline cut containing hydrocarbons having less than 6 carbon atoms per molecule and at the bottom a heavy gasoline cut containing hydrocarbons having 6 and more than 6 carbon atoms per molecule; C) recycling a part of the light gasoline from B) to the reactor of A) with a recycle ratio 0.1 to 0.7.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Philibert Leflaive, Clementina Lopez Garcia, Julien Gornay, Annick Pucci, Diamantis Asteris, Marie Godard-Pithon
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Publication number: 20200325404Abstract: The invention is a naphtha hydrotreating process, using at least three catalysts, comprising: a first step a) in the presence of the first catalyst comprising a support; a second step b) in the presence of the second catalyst comprising a support and an active phase, said active phase containing a Group 9 or 10 metal and a Group 6 metal; a third step c) in the presence of the third catalyst comprising a support and an active phase, said active phase containing a Group 6 metal; the content of Group 6 metal of the third catalyst is less than the content of Group 6 metal of said second catalyst; the ratio of the “loaded specific surface area” of said first catalyst to that of said second catalyst is greater than or equal to 1.20; the ratio of the “loaded specific surface area” of said third catalyst to that of said second catalyst is greater than 1.07.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: AXENSInventors: Geoffrey DUBIN, Annick PUCCI, Boris HESSE
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Patent number: 10703997Abstract: A process for the desulphurization of a gasoline cut containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins, involving (a) fractionating the gasoline in order to recover a light gasoline cut LCN and a first heavy gasoline cut HCN; (b) desulphurization of the first heavy gasoline cut HCN; (c) partially condensing desulphurization effluent obtained from b) in a manner such as to produce a gaseous phase of hydrogen and H2S and a liquid hydrocarbon phase HCN of dissolved H2S; (d) separating the liquid hydrocarbon phase HCN into an intermediate gasoline cut MCN and a second heavy gasoline cut HHCN; (e) carrying out a second desulphurization of the second heavy gasoline cut HHCN.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Adrien Gomez, Clementina Lopez Garcia, Philibert Leflaive, Annick Pucci, Marie Godard-Pithon
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Patent number: 10647931Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the production of middle distillates, comprising at least one step for the catalytic oligomerization of a feed comprising olefins containing 3 to 9 carbon atoms, in which the reaction section comprises at least two reactors which are positioned in series and which can be permutated, each containing at least one oligomerization catalyst for the oligomerization reactions, said catalysts being identical or different, and in which the reactor which is the furthest downstream in the direction of movement of said feed comprising olefins contains the catalyst with a period of service which is shorter than the period of service of the catalysts present in the other reactors and is operated at an average temperature (WABTn) which is lower than the average temperature (WABTn?1) of the reactor directly preceding it, the difference between said average temperatures being at least 10° C. (WABTn?1?WABTn?10° C.).Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: AXENSInventors: Annick Pucci, Marielle Gagniere
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Patent number: 10377956Abstract: A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins: a) fractionating the gasoline into at least: a light gasoline cut LCN; a primary intermediate gasoline cut, MCN; and a primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN; b) desulphurizing the primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN alone producing an at least partially desulphurized primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN; c) desulphurizing the primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN alone producing an at least partially desulphurized primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN; d) sending, as a mixture, the partially desulphurized primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN and the partially desulphurized primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN to a separation column separating a gaseous stream containing hydrogen and H2S, a secondary intermediate gasoline cut MCN with low sulphur and mercaptans contents and a secondary heavy gasoline cut HHCN containing sulphur-containing compounds including recombinant mercaptans; e) desulphurizing the secondary heavy gType: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Adrien Gomez, Philibert Leflaive, Clementina Lopez Garcia, Annick Pucci, Marie Godard-Pithon, Jean-Luc Nocca, Guobing Zhang
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Patent number: 10377957Abstract: A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins, comprising the following steps: a) fractionating the gasoline in a manner such as to recover at least one intermediate gasoline cut, MCN, comprising hydrocarbons and wherein the temperature difference (?T) between the 5% and 95% by weight distillation points is less than 60° C.; b) desulphurizing the intermediate gasoline cut MCN alone and in the presence of a hydrodesulphurization catalyst and hydrogen in a manner such as to produce a partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN; and c) fractionating, in a splitter, the at least partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN which has not undergone catalytic treatment subsequent to step b), in a manner such as to recover an intermediate gasoline with low sulphur and mercaptans contents from the column head and a cut of hydrocarbons containing sulphur-containing compounds including mercaptans from the column bottom.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Clementina Lopez Garcia, Philibert Leflaive, Annick Pucci, Jean-Luc Nocca
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Patent number: 10072220Abstract: The invention of the current application is a process for eliminating arsenic from a hydrocarbon feed which is at least partially liquid, including steps a and b. Step a includes bringing the hydrocarbon feed and hydrogen into contact with a first capture mass including a support and at least one metal M1 from group VIB and at least two metals M2 and M3 from group VIII. Step b includes bringing the hydrocarbon feed and hydrogen into contact with a second capture mass in the sulphide form including a support and nickel, the quantity of nickel being at least 5% by weight of NiO with respect to the total weight of the second capture mass. Step a) is either carried out before step b) or carried out simultaneously with step b).Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Marie-Claire Marion, Philibert Leflaive, Annick Pucci
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Publication number: 20180148658Abstract: A process reducing sulfides R1-S—R2, with R1 and R2 methyl or ethyl, in a gasoline containing diolefins, mono-olefins and sulphur: A) contacting gasoline in mixture with a light gasoline cut recycled from C) and hydrogen in a reactor with catalyst A at least one VIb metal and at least one non noble group VIII metal on a support, producing effluent having diolefins and sulfides R1-S—R2, with R1 and R2 methyl or ethyl radicals lower than that that of the starting gasoline; B) the effluent from A) is sent into a fractionating column separating at the top a light gasoline cut containing hydrocarbons having less than 6 carbon atoms per molecule and at the bottom a heavy gasoline cut containing hydrocarbons having 6 and more than 6 carbon atoms per molecule; C) recycling a part of the light gasoline from B) to the reactor of A) with a recycle ratio 0.1 to 0.7.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Applicant: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Philibert LEFLAIVE, Clementina LOPEZ GARCIA, Julien GORNAY, Annick PUCCI, Diamantis ASTERIS, Marie GODARD-PITHON
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Patent number: 9957448Abstract: The present application concerns a process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds and olefins, with the following steps: a) a step for hydrodesulphurization of said gasoline in order to produce an effluent which is depleted in sulphur by passing the gasoline mixed with hydrogen over at least one hydrodesulphurization catalyst; b) a step for separating the partially desulphurized gasoline from the hydrogen introduced in excess as well as the H2S formed during step a); c) a catalytic step for sweetening desulphurized gasoline obtained from step b), which converts residual mercaptans into thioethers via an addition reaction with the olefins.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Julien Gornay, Philibert LeFlaive, Annick Pucci, Olivier Touzalin
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Publication number: 20180105756Abstract: A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins: a) fractionating the gasoline into at least: a light gasoline cut LCN; a primary intermediate gasoline cut, MCN; and a primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN; b) desulphurizing the primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN alone producing an at least partially desulphurized primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN; c) desulphurizing the primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN alone producing an at least partially desulphurized primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN; d) sending, as a mixture, the partially desulphurized primary intermediate gasoline cut MCN and the partially desulphurized primary heavy gasoline cut HHCN to a separation column separating a gaseous stream containing hydrogen and H2S, a secondary intermediate gasoline cut MCN with low sulphur and mercaptans contents and a secondary heavy gasoline cut HHCN containing sulphur-containing compounds including recombinant mercaptans; e) desulphurizing the secondary heavy gType: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Applicant: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Adrien GOMEZ, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Clementina LOPEZ GARCIA, Annick PUCCI, Marie GODARD-PITHON, Jean-Luc NOCCA, Guobing ZHANG
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Publication number: 20180086989Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for the desulphurization of a gasoline cut containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins, comprising at least the following steps: a) fractionating the gasoline in order to recover a light gasoline cut LCN and a first heavy gasoline cut HCN; b) carrying out a first step for desulphurization of the first heavy gasoline cut HCN; c) partially condensing the first desulphurization effluent obtained from step b) in a manner such as to produce a gaseous phase essentially constituted by hydrogen and H2S and a liquid hydrocarbon phase HCN comprising dissolved H2S; d) separating the liquid hydrocarbon phase HCN into an intermediate gasoline cut MCN and a second heavy gasoline cut HHCN; e) carrying out a second step for desulphurization of the second heavy gasoline cutType: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Adrien GOMEZ, Clementina LOPEZ GARCIA, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Annick PUCCI, Marie GODARD-PITHON
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Publication number: 20180023010Abstract: This invention relates to a method for reducing the content of sulfide-type compounds of formula R1-S—R2, with R1 and R2 selected from among the methyl (CH3) and ethyl (C2H5) radicals, of a gasoline that contains diolefins, monoolefins, and sulfur. The method implements a first catalytic step for selective hydrogenation of diolefins at a temperature of between 60° C. and 150° C. and then a step for heating the effluent that is obtained from the first step with a temperature difference ?T of between 10° C. and 100° C. and a second catalytic step on the effluent that is heated in such a way as to produce an effluent that has a content of sulfide-type compounds of formula R1-S—R2, with R1 and R2 selected from among the methyl (CH3) and ethyl (C2H5) radicals, lower than that of the starting gasoline.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2015Publication date: January 25, 2018Applicant: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Philibert LEFLAIVE, Clementina GARCIA-LOPEZ, Julien GORNAY, Annick PUCCI, Diamantis ASTERIS, Marie GODARD-PITHON
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Publication number: 20170292080Abstract: A process for the treatment of a gasoline containing sulphur-containing compounds, olefins and diolefins, comprising the following steps: a) fractionating the gasoline in a manner such as to recover at least one intermediate gasoline cut, MCN, comprising hydrocarbons and wherein the temperature difference (?T) between the 5% and 95% by weight distillation points is less than 60° C.; b) desulphurizing the intermediate gasoline cut MCN alone and in the presence of a hydrodesulphurization catalyst and hydrogen in a manner such as to produce a partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN; and c) fractionating, in a splitter, the at least partially desulphurized intermediate gasoline cut MCN which has not undergone catalytic treatment subsequent to step b), in a manner such as to recover an intermediate gasoline with low sulphur and mercaptans contents from the column head and a cut of hydrocarbons containing sulphur-containing compounds including mercaptans from the column bottom.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: IFP Energies nouvellesInventors: Clementina LOPEZ GARCIA, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Annick PUCCI, Jean-Luc NOCCA
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Patent number: 9732286Abstract: Process for hydrogenation of aromatic compounds in a feedstock comprising hydrocarbons having at least five carbon atoms, comprising: a) contacting feedstock, a hydrogen gas, and a nickel or platinum hydrogenation catalyst at 100 to 400° C., 0.5 to 8 MPa, and a feedstock flow rate 0.5 to 5 h?1, as to produce a partially-hydrogenated hydrocarbon feedstock and gas; and b) contacting the partially-hydrogenated feedstock, and a nickel or platinum hydrogenation catalyst at 100 and 400° C., a pressure of between 0.5 and 8 MPa, with a flow rate of the partially-hydrogenated feedstock between 0.3 and 8 h?1, a ratio between the volume of hydrogen and the volume of the partially-hydrogenated feedstock between 0.3 and 3 Nm3/m3, and a ratio between the superficial mass flow rate of the partially-hydrogenated feedstock and the superficial mass flow rate of gas (Ul/Ug) at the inlet of the reactor between 50 and 500.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: AXENSInventors: Jean-Christophe Candelon, Fabienne Le Peltier, Annick Pucci
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Publication number: 20170152448Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the production of middle distillates, comprising at least one step for the catalytic oligomerization of a feed comprising olefins containing 3 to 9 carbon atoms, in which the reaction section comprises at least two reactors which are positioned in series and which can be permutated, each containing at least one oligomerization catalyst for the oligomerization reactions, said catalysts being identical or different, and in which the reactor which is the furthest downstream in the direction of movement of said feed comprising olefins contains the catalyst with a period of service which is shorter than the period of service of the catalysts present in the other reactors and is operated at an average temperature (WABTn) which is lower than the average temperature (WABTn?1) of the reactor directly preceding it, the difference between said average temperatures being at least 10° C. (WABTn?1?WABTn?10° C.).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2016Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: AXENSInventors: Annick PUCCI, Marielle GAGNIERE
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Patent number: 9505993Abstract: A process for the concomitant production of at least two hydrocarbon cuts with low sulphur contents from a mixture of hydrocarbons having a total sulphur content in the range 30 to 10000 ppm by weight, by a) hydrodesulphurization in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrodesulphurization catalyst; b) separating hydrogen sulphide from the partially desulphurized effluent obtained from a); c) hydrodesulphurization of the partially desulphurized mixture obtained from b) in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrodesulphurization catalyst, the temperature of the second hydrodesulphurization being higher than that of the first hydrodesulphurization; d) fractionating the desulphurized mixture obtained in c) into at least two desulphurized hydrocarbon cuts.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Julien Gornay, Philibert Leflaive, Olivier Touzalin, Annick Pucci, Delphine Largeteau
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Publication number: 20160075955Abstract: Process for hydrogenation of aromatic compounds in a feedstock comprising hydrocarbons having at least five carbon atoms, comprising: a) contacting feedstock, a hydrogen gas, and a nickel or platinum hydrogenation catalyst at 100 to 400° C., 0.5 to 8 MPa, and a feedstock flow rate 0.5 to 5 h?1, as to produce a partially-hydrogenated hydrocarbon feedstock and gas; and b) contacting the partially-hydrogenated feedstock, and a nickel or platinum hydrogenation catalyst at 100 and 400° C., a pressure of between 0.5 and 8 MPa, with a flow rate of the partially-hydrogenated feedstock between 0.3 and 8 h?1, a ratio between the volume of hydrogen and the volume of the partially-hydrogenated feedstock between 0.3 and 3 Nm3/m3, and a ratio between the superficial mass flow rate of the partially-hydrogenated feedstock and the superficial mass flow rate of gas (Ul/Ug) at the inlet of the reactor between 50 and 500.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: AXENSInventors: Jean-Christophe CANDELON, Fabienne LE PELTIER, Annick PUCCI
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Patent number: 9249364Abstract: The present invention describes a process for converting a heavy feed which is flexible for the production of propylene, gasoline and middle distillate. The process uses a catalytic cracking unit and a unit for the oligomerization of C4 to C9 olefins. The process of the invention includes selective hydrogenation of the unrefined gasoline cut obtained from the catalytic cracking unit and separation between a light gasoline cut and a heavy gasoline cut, the light gasoline being directed to the oligomerization unit.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Frédéric Feugnet, Francois Hugues, Natacha Touchais, Hugues Dulot, Annick Pucci
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Publication number: 20150166907Abstract: A process for the concomitant production of at least two hydrocarbon cuts with low sulphur contents from a mixture of hydrocarbons having a total sulphur content in the range 30 to 10000 ppm by weight, by a) hydrodesulphurization in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrodesulphurization catalyst; b) separating hydrogen sulphide from the partially desulphurized effluent obtained from a); c) hydrodesulphurization of the partially desulphurized mixture obtained from b) in the presence of hydrogen and a hydrodesulphurization catalyst, the temperature of the second hydrodesulphurization being higher than that of the first hydrodesulphurization; d) fractionating the desulphurized mixture obtained in c) into at least two desulphurized hydrocarbon cuts.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Julien GORNAY, Philibert LEFLAIVE, Olivier TOUZALIN, Annick PUCCI, Delphine LARGETEAU