Patents by Inventor Arudra PALANI
Arudra PALANI 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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Publication number: 20220017436Abstract: Systems and methods for separating a mixture of olefinic and paraffinic C4 components are disclosed. The systems and methods include adsorptive equipment and adsorptive processes for separating components from the mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.Inventors: Mohammed ALDOSSARY, Mohammed Nadim SHAIK, Khalid A. AL-MAJNOUNI, Ahmed ALZENAIDI, Faizur RAHMAN, Arudra PALANI, Sachio ASAOKA, Mohammad Ahmed AL-YAMI, Uwais BADURUTHAMAL
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Patent number: 10583423Abstract: Embodiments of processes for producing propylene utilize a dual catalyst system comprising a mesoporous silica catalyst impregnated with metal oxide and a mordenite framework inverted (MFI) structured silica catalyst downstream of the mesoporous silica catalyst, where the mesoporous silica catalyst includes a pore size distribution of at least 2.5 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.600 cm3/g, and the MFI structured silica catalyst has a total acidity of 0.001 mmol/g to 0.1 mmol/g. The propylene is produced from the butene stream via metathesis by contacting the mesoporous silica catalyst and subsequent cracking by contacting the MFI structured silica catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Sohel Shaikh, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Patent number: 10532347Abstract: Embodiments of processes for producing propylene utilize a dual catalyst system comprising a mesoporous silica catalyst impregnated with metal oxide and a mordenite framework inverted (MFI) structured silica catalyst downstream of the mesoporous silica catalyst, where the mesoporous silica catalyst includes a pore size distribution of at least 2.5 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.600 cm3/g, and the MFI structured silica catalyst has a total acidity of 0.001 mmol/g to 0.1 mmol/g. The propylene is produced from the butene stream via metathesis by contacting the mesoporous silica catalyst and subsequent cracking by contacting the MFI structured silica catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Sohel Shaikh, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Publication number: 20180326408Abstract: Embodiments of processes for producing propylene utilize a dual catalyst system comprising a mesoporous silica catalyst impregnated with metal oxide and a mordenite framework inverted (MFI) structured silica catalyst downstream of the mesoporous silica catalyst, where the mesoporous silica catalyst includes a pore size distribution of at least 2.5 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.600 cm3/g, and the MFI structured silica catalyst has a total acidity of 0.001 mmol/g to 0.1 mmol/g. The propylene is produced from the butene stream via metathesis by contacting the mesoporous silica catalyst and subsequent cracking by contacting the MFI structured silica catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Sohel Shaikh, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Patent number: 10052618Abstract: Embodiments of processes for producing propylene utilize a dual catalyst system comprising a mesoporous silica catalyst impregnated with metal oxide and a mordenite framework inverted (MFI) structured silica catalyst downstream of the mesoporous silica catalyst, where the mesoporous silica catalyst includes a pore size distribution of at least 2.5 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.600 cm3/g, and the MFI structured silica catalyst has a total acidity of 0.001 mmol/g to 0.1 mmol/g. The propylene is produced from the butene stream via metathesis by contacting the mesoporous silica catalyst and subsequent cracking by contacting the MFI structured silica catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Sohel Shaikh, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Patent number: 10005703Abstract: Embodiments of a metathesis process for producing propylene comprise providing a metathesis catalyst comprising an amorphous mesoporous silica foam impregnated with metal oxides, where the metathesis catalyst has a pore size distribution of at least 3 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.700 cm3/g. The process further involves producing a product stream comprising propylene by contacting a feed stream comprising butene with the metathesis catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsInventors: Raed Abudawoud, Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Publication number: 20180155256Abstract: Embodiments of processes for producing propylene utilize a dual catalyst system comprising a mesoporous silica catalyst impregnated with metal oxide and a mordenite framework inverted (MFI) structured silica catalyst downstream of the mesoporous silica catalyst, where the mesoporous silica catalyst includes a pore size distribution of at least 2.5 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.600 cm3/g, and the MFI structured silica catalyst has a total acidity of 0.001 mmol/g to 0.1 mmol/g. The propylene is produced from the butene stream via metathesis by contacting the mesoporous silica catalyst and subsequent cracking by contacting the MFI structured silica catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Sohel Shaikh, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Patent number: 9884794Abstract: Embodiments of processes for producing propylene utilize a dual catalyst system comprising a mesoporous silica catalyst impregnated with metal oxide and a mordenite framework inverted (MFI) structured silica catalyst downstream of the mesoporous silica catalyst, where the mesoporous silica catalyst includes a pore size distribution of at least 2.5 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.600 cm3/g, and the MFI structured silica catalyst has a total acidity of 0.001 mmol/g to 0.1 mmol/g. The propylene is produced from the butene stream via metathesis by contacting the mesoporous silica catalyst and subsequent cracking by contacting the MFI structured silica catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Sohel Shaikh, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Patent number: 9783464Abstract: A novel process and a novel catalyst for the production of light olefins. 1-butene is cracked in the presence of an acid- or base-modified silicalite-1 catalyst bed, wherein the modified silicalite-1 has a Si/Al ratio of greater than 1000. The modification procedures described herein increase the selectivity of the silicalite-1 catalyst toward light olefins such as ethylene and propylene. The catalytic cracking of 1-butene may be carried out in a fixed bed reactor or a fluidized bed reactor.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Abdullah Mohammed Aitani
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Patent number: 9783465Abstract: A novel process and a novel catalyst for the production of light olefins. 1-butene is cracked in the presence of an acid- or base-modified silicalite-1 catalyst bed, wherein the modified silicalite-1 has a Si/Al ratio of greater than 1000. The modification procedures described herein increase the selectivity of the silicalite-1 catalyst toward light olefins such as ethylene and propylene. The catalytic cracking of 1-butene may be carried out in a fixed bed reactor or a fluidized bed reactor.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Abdullah Mohammed Aitani
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Publication number: 20170217855Abstract: A novel process and a novel catalyst for the production of light olefins. 1-butene is cracked in the presence of an acid- or base-modified silicalite-1 catalyst bed, wherein the modified silicalite-1 has a SiAl ratio of greater than 1000. The modification procedures described herein increase the selectivity of the silicalite-1 catalyst toward light olefins such as ethylene and propylene. The catalytic cracking of 1-butene may be carried out in a fixed bed reactor or a fluidized bed reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALSInventors: Sulaiman Saleh AL-KHATTAF, Arudra PALANI, Abdullah Mohammed AITANI
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Patent number: 9656928Abstract: A novel process and a novel catalyst for the production of light olefins. 1-butene is cracked in the presence of an acid- or base-modified silicalite-1 catalyst bed, wherein the modified silicalite-1 has a Si/Al ratio of greater than 1000. The modification procedures described herein increase the selectivity of the silicalite-1 catalyst toward light olefins such as ethylene and propylene. The catalytic cracking of 1-butene may be carried out in a fixed bed reactor or a fluidized bed reactor.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Abdullah Mohammed Aitani
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Publication number: 20170113211Abstract: Embodiments of processes for producing propylene utilize a dual catalyst system comprising a mesoporous silica catalyst impregnated with metal oxide and a mordenite framework inverted (MFI) structured silica catalyst downstream of the mesoporous silica catalyst, where the mesoporous silica catalyst includes a pore size distribution of at least 2.5 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.600 cm3/g, and the MFI structured silica catalyst has a total acidity of 0.001 mmol/g to 0.1 mmol/g. The propylene is produced from the butene stream via metathesis by contacting the mesoporous silica catalyst and subsequent cracking by contacting the MFI structured silica catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2017Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Sohel Shaikh, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Publication number: 20170001927Abstract: Embodiments of processes for producing propylene utilize a dual catalyst system comprising a mesoporous silica catalyst impregnated with metal oxide and a mordenite framework inverted (MFI) structured silica catalyst downstream of the mesoporous silica catalyst, where the mesoporous silica catalyst includes a pore size distribution of at least 2.5 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.600 cm3/g, and the MFI structured silica catalyst has a total acidity of 0.001 mmol/g to 0.1 mmol/g. The propylene is produced from the butene stream via metathesis by contacting the mesoporous silica catalyst and subsequent cracking by contacting the MFI structured silica catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Sohel Shaikh, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Publication number: 20170001925Abstract: Embodiments of a metathesis process for producing propylene comprise providing a metathesis catalyst comprising an amorphous mesoporous silica foam impregnated with metal oxides, where the metathesis catalyst has a pore size distribution of at least 3 nm to 40 nm and a total pore volume of at least 0.700 cm3/g. The process further involves producing a product stream comprising propylene by contacting a feed stream comprising butene with the metathesis catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsInventors: Raed Abudawoud, Sulaiman Saleh Al-Khattaf, Arudra Palani, Abdullah M. Aitani, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, Tazul Islam Bhuiyan, Mohammed A. Al-Yami
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Publication number: 20160130197Abstract: A novel process and a novel catalyst for the production of light olefins. 1-butene is cracked in the presence of an acid- or base-modified silicalite-1 catalyst bed, wherein the modified silicalite-1 has a Si/Al ratio of greater than 1000. The modification procedures described herein increase the selectivity of the silicalite-1 catalyst toward light olefins such as ethylene and propylene. The catalytic cracking of 1-butene may be carried out in a fixed bed reactor or a fluidized bed reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsInventors: Sulaiman Saleh AL-KHATTAF, Arudra PALANI, Abdullah Mohammed AITANI