Patents by Inventor Antoine Fecant

Antoine Fecant 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).

  • Publication number: 20190143306
    Abstract: The invention concerns a catalyst containing an active cobalt phase deposited on a support comprising alumina, silica or silica-alumina, said support containing a mixed oxide phase containing cobalt and/or nickel, said catalyst being prepared by introducing at least one dicarboxylic acid comprising at least three carbon atoms. The invention also concerns its use in the field of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Dominique DECOTTIGNIES, Antoine FECANT
  • Publication number: 20190126253
    Abstract: The invention concerns a catalyst containing an active cobalt phase deposited on a support comprising alumina, silica or silica-alumina, said support containing a mixed oxide phase containing cobalt and/or nickel, said catalyst being prepared by introducing at least one organic compound comprising at least one ester function. The invention also concerns its use in the field of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Dominique DECOTTIGNIES, Antoine FECANT
  • Publication number: 20180346821
    Abstract: A process for the synthesis of linear paraffinic hydrocarbons from a feed of carbon monoxide and dihydrogen in the presence of a catalyst of a mesoporous oxide matrix and a content by weight of the element cobalt of 0.5% to 60%, wherein the catalyst is prepared by a) mixing, in an aqueous or hydro-organic solvent, a molecular precursor containing cobalt and a molecular precursor of the mesoporous oxide matrix containing element X of silicon, aluminium, titanium, zirconium and or cerium; b) aerosol spray drying the mixture to form spherical liquid droplets; c) drying to obtain solid particles at a temperature of 10° C. to 300° C.; d) activation by a reduction treatment to form nanoparticles of cobalt with an oxidation state of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Alexandra CHAUMONNOT, Antoine FECANT
  • Publication number: 20180346822
    Abstract: A process for the synthesis of linear paraffinic hydrocarbons from a feed comprising carbon monoxide and dihydrogen in the presence of a mesoporous oxide matrix and cobalt prepared by mixing, at least one molecular precursor of cobalt and at least one colloidal precursor of mesoporous oxide matrix and by silicon, aluminium, titanium, zirconium, cerium or mixtures thereof, dissolved in aqueous or hydro-organic solvent; spray drying the mixture obtained to form spherical liquid droplets; drying the droplets to obtain solid particles activating the solid particles by reduction to form nanoparticles of cobalt with an oxidation state of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Alexandra CHAUMONNOT, Antoine FECANT
  • Patent number: 9993807
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising a mixture of zinc sulphide (ZnS) and molybdenum sulphide (MoSx), in which the Mo/Zn molar ratio is in the range 0.01 to 1.9. The invention also pertains to a process for its preparation as well as to its application in photocatalysis and more particularly to its application in photocatalysis for the production of dihydrogen from water (H2O) and/or hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and/or any other source of protons in the presence of a source emitting in the ultraviolet and/or visible spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: CNRS, IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Dina Lofficial, Eric Puzenat, Elodie Blanco, Pavel Afanasiev, Gilles Berhault
  • Publication number: 20170304807
    Abstract: Preparation of a catalyst that comprises an active phase of at least one metal of group VIM that is deposited on an oxide substrate, a) An oxide substrate that comprises alumina, silica, or a silica-alumina is provided; b) The oxide substrate of step a) is impregnated by an aqueous or organic solution that comprises at least one metal salt of group VIM that is selected from among cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, and iron, and then the product that is obtained is dried at a temperature of between 60 and 200° C.; A treatment under water vapor of the solid that is obtained in step b) is carried out at a temperature of between 110 and 195° C. for a length of time of between 30 minutes and 4 hours, in the presence of an air/vapor mixture that comprises between 2 and 50% by volume of water in vapor form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Dominique DECOTTIGNIES, Antoine FECANT, Leonor DUARTE MENDES CATITA
  • Patent number: 9796935
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for selectively hydrogenating a hydrocarbon charge containing at least two carbon atoms per molecule, having a final boiling point which is less than or equal to 250° C., and comprising at least one polyunsaturated compound, wherein the charge, in the presence of hydrogen, is brought into contact with at least one catalyst comprising a carrier and an active metal phase deposited on the carrier, the active metal phase comprising iron and at least one metal selected from zinc and copper in a molar ratio of Fe:(Zn and/or Cu) of between 0.35 and 0.99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Fabien Corvaisier, Antoine Fecant, Cecile Thomazeau, Pascal Raybaud, Yves Schuurman, David Farrusseng
  • Patent number: 9783745
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selective hydrogenation of a hydrocarbon feedstock that contains at least 2 carbon atoms per molecule and that has a final boiling point that is less than or equal to 250° C. and that comprises at least one polyunsaturated compound, in which in the presence of hydrogen, said feedstock is brought into contact with at least one catalyst that comprises a substrate and an active metal phase deposited on said substrate; said active metal phase comprises copper and at least one metal that is selected from between nickel and cobalt in a molar ratio of Cu:(Ni and/or Co) of greater than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Fabien Corvaisier, Antoine Fecant, Cecile Thomazeau, Pascal Raybaud, Yves Schuurman, David Farrusseng
  • Publication number: 20170239647
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition that contains a first semiconductor SC1, particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state selected from among an element of groups IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIIIB, IB, IIB, IIIA, IVA and VA of the periodic table, and a second semiconductor SC2 that comprises indium oxide, with said first semiconductor SC1 being in direct contact with said particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state, with said particles being in direct contact with said second semiconductor SC2 that comprises indium oxide in such a way that the second semiconductor SC2 covers at least 50% of the surfaces of the particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state. The invention also relates to its preparation method as well as its application of photocatalysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicants: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Dina LOFFICIAL, Antoine FECANT, Denis UZIO, Eric PUZENAT, Christophe GEANTET
  • Publication number: 20170216823
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition that contains a first semiconductor SC1, particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state selected from among an element of groups IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB, VIIIB, IB, IIB, IIIA, IVA and VA of the periodic table, and a second semiconductor SC2 that comprises cerium oxide, with said first semiconductor SC1 being in direct contact with said particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state, with said particles being in direct contact with said second semiconductor SC2 that comprises cerium oxide in such a way that the second semiconductor SC2 covers at least 50% of the surfaces of the particles that comprise one or more element(s) M in the metal state. The invention also relates to its preparation method as well as its application of photocatalysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicants: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD - LYON 1
    Inventors: Dina LOFFICIAL, Antoine FECANT, Denis UZIO, Eric PUZENAT, Christophe GEANTET
  • Patent number: 9504990
    Abstract: The invention concerns a thioresistant catalyst which comprises an active phase deposited on a support, said active phase comprising at least one noble metal from group VIIIB and at least one metallic oxide from group IB or from group IIB, said support being selected from the group formed by refractory oxides, coal, clays, silica-alumina and/or their mixtures, and said support having a specific surface area in the range 110 to 300 m2/g. The invention also concerns the process for the preparation of said catalysts and their uses in the selective hydrogenation of hydrocarbons comprising acetylenic, dienic and/or alkenylaromatic functions. The invention is applicable to the refining field, and more particularly to the treatment of gasolines obtained by steam cracking (pyrolysis gasoline).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventor: Antoine Fecant
  • Publication number: 20160264882
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selective hydrogenation of a hydrocarbon feedstock that contains at least 2 carbon atoms per molecule and that has a final boiling point that is less than or equal to 250° C. and that comprises at least one polyunsaturated compound, in which in the presence of hydrogen, said feedstock is brought into contact with at least one catalyst that comprises a substrate and an active metal phase deposited on said substrate; said active metal phase comprises copper and at least one metal that is selected from between nickel and cobalt in a molar ratio of Cu:(Ni and/or Co) of greater than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Fabien CORVAISIER, Antoine FECANT, Cecile THOMAZEAU, Pascal RAYBAUD, Yves SCHUURMAN, David FARRUSSENG
  • Publication number: 20160264881
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for selectively hydrogenating a hydrocarbon charge containing at least two carbon atoms per molecule, having a final boiling point which is less than or equal to 250° C., and comprising at least one polyunsaturated compound, wherein the charge, in the presence of hydrogen, is brought into contact with at least one catalyst comprising a carrier and an active metal phase deposited on the carrier, the active metal phase comprising iron and at least one metal selected from zinc and copper in a molar ratio of Fe:(Zn and/or Cu) of between 0.35 and 0.99.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Fabien CORVAISIER, Antoine FECANT, Cecile THOMAZEAU, Pascal RAYBAUD, Yves SCHUURMAN, David FARRUSSENG
  • Publication number: 20150158017
    Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising a mixture of zinc sulphide (ZnS) and molybdenum sulphide (MoSx), in which the Mo/Zn molar ratio is in the range 0.01 to 1.9. The invention also pertains to a process for its preparation as well as to its application in photocatalysis and more particularly to its application in photocatalysis for the production of dihydrogen from water (H2O) and/or hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and/or any other source of protons in the presence of a source emitting in the ultraviolet and/or visible spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicants: CNRS, IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Denis Uzio, Dina Lofficial, Eric Puzenat, Elodie Blanco, Pavel Afanasiev, Gilles Berhault
  • Patent number: 8841231
    Abstract: The invention concerns a novel process for the preparation of supported metallic catalysts in which the metallic phase is deposited in the form of agglomerates of nanoparticles of metallic oxide and forms a layer of fine thickness at the surface of the support. The process for the preparation of a catalyst comprises preparing in aqueous phase a colloidal suspension of agglomerates of nanoparticles of metallic oxide, then depositing that suspension on a porous support, drying the catalyst precursor obtained, and optionally calcining and reducing the precursor by means of any reducing compound. The invention also concerns the catalysts obtained by said process and their uses in reactions for the transformation of unsaturated organic compounds. The invention is applied to the refining field and more particularly to the treatment of gasolines obtained by steam cracking and/or obtained by catalytic cracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventor: Antoine Fecant
  • Publication number: 20130338413
    Abstract: The invention concerns a thioresistant catalyst which comprises an active phase deposited on a support, said active phase comprising at least one noble metal from group VIIIB and at least one metallic oxide from group IB or from group IIB, said support being selected from the group formed by refractory oxides, coal, clays, silica-alumina and/or their mixtures, and said support having a specific surface area in the range 110 to 300 m2/g. The invention also concerns the process for the preparation of said catalysts and their uses in the selective hydrogenation of hydrocarbons comprising acetylenic, dienic and/or alkenylaromatic functions. The invention is applicable to the refining field, and more particularly to the treatment of gasolines obtained by steam cracking (pyrolysis gasoline).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventor: Antoine Fecant
  • Patent number: 8476186
    Abstract: The invention concerns a catalyst comprising palladium on an oxide of aluminum support. In the calcined state, the oxide of aluminum support has a diffractogram obtained by X ray diffraction comprising peaks which correspond to the following interplanar spacings and relative intensities: Interplanar spacings d (10?10 m) Relative intensities ±5 × 10?3 d I/I0 (%) 4.54? ?3-10 2.70-2.75 ?5-25 2.41? 35-45 2.28? 15-30 2.10? ?0-10 1.987 30-50 1.958 30-50 1.642 0-5 1.519 10-20 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Lars Fischer, Bernadette Rebours, Renaud Revel, Cecile Thomazeau
  • Patent number: 8361427
    Abstract: A crystalline solid designated IZM-3 is described which has the X ray diffraction diagram given below. Said solid has a chemical composition expressed as the anhydrous base in terms of moles of oxides by the formula aSiO2: bYO2: cR: dF, in which Y represents at least one tetravalent element other than silicon, R represents at least one organic nitrogen-containing species, particularly 1,5-bis(methylpiperidinium)pentane, and F is fluorine, a, b, c and d respectively representing the number of moles of SiO2, YO2, R and F and a is in the range 0.1 to 1, b is in the range 0 to 0.9, c is in the range 0.01 to 0.5 and d is in the range 0 to 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Nicolas Bats
  • Patent number: 8361435
    Abstract: The invention concerns a crystalline solid designated IZM-2, which has the X ray diffraction diagram given below. Said solid has a chemical composition expressed as the anhydrous base in terms of moles of oxides by the formula XO2:aY2O3:bM2/nO, in which X represents at least one tetravalent element, Y represents at least one trivalent element and M is at least one alkali metal and/or an alkaline-earth metal with valency n, a and b respectively representing the number of moles of Y2O3 and M2/nO; a is in the range 0 to 0.5 and b is in the range 0 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Antoine Fecant, Nicolas Bats
  • Publication number: 20120149955
    Abstract: The invention concerns a novel process for the preparation of supported metallic catalysts in which the metallic phase is deposited in the form of agglomerates of nanoparticles of metallic oxide and forms a layer of fine thickness at the surface of the support. The process for the preparation of a catalyst comprises preparing in aqueous phase a colloidal suspension of agglomerates of nanoparticles of metallic oxide, then depositing that suspension on a porous support, drying the catalyst precursor obtained, and optionally calcining and reducing the precursor by means of any reducing compound. The invention also concerns the catalysts obtained by said process and their uses in reactions for the transformation of unsaturated organic compounds. The invention is applied to the refining field and more particularly to the treatment of gasolines obtained by steam cracking and/or obtained by catalytic cracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventor: Antoine Fecant