Patents by Inventor Cecil G. McFarland

Cecil G. McFarland 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: 9908097
    Abstract: Butadiene is made from a butene rich feed by passing a superheated butene rich feed including superheated steam and oxygen at a temperature of at least about 343° C. (650° F.) over a catalyst bed having a depth of over about 69 cm (27 inches) of granules of ferritic oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst. Inlet conditions being controlled such that the oxidative dehydrogenation reactions initially occur in the lower most layers of catalyst. Process control includes monitoring the temperature throughout the bed and increasing the inlet temperature in response to a drop in the temperature in the active layer, when the active layer of oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst begins to become deactivated so that the reaction zone moves upwardly in the oxidative dehydrogenation bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: TPC GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Liana Caciula, Joseph G. Duff, Sirisha Chada, Elizabeth Ballard, Cecil G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 9353025
    Abstract: The present discloses a process and catalyst therefor to selectively remove acetylenes from gaseous streams in the vapor phase. The process is particularly suitable for high yield recovery of olefinic hydrocarbons from gaseous streams in refinery processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: TPC GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Joseph G. Duff, Cecil G. McFarland
  • Publication number: 20150315107
    Abstract: The present discloses a process and catalyst therefor to selectively remove acetylenes from gaseous streams in the vapor phase. The process is particularly suitable for high yield recovery of olefinic hydrocarbons from gaseous streams in refinery processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph G. Duff, Cecil G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 9115038
    Abstract: The present discloses a process and catalyst therefor to selectively remove acetylenes from gaseous streams in the vapor phase. The process is particularly suitable for high yield recovery of olefinic hydrocarbons from gaseous streams in refinery processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: TPC GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Joseph G. Duff, Cecil G. McFarland
  • Publication number: 20150073184
    Abstract: Butadiene is made from a butene rich feed, passing a superheated butene rich feed including superheated steam and oxygen at a temperature of at least about 343° C. (650° F.) over a catalyst bed having a depth of over about 69 cm (27 inches) of granules of ferritic oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst. Inlet conditions being controlled such that the oxidative dehydrogenation reactions initially occur in the lower most layers of catalyst. Process control includes monitoring the temperature throughout the bed and increasing the inlet temperature in response to a drop in the temperature in the active layer, when the active layer of oxidative dehydrogenation catalyst begins to become deactivated so that the reaction zone moves upwardly in the oxidative dehydrogenation bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Liana Caciula, Joseph G. Duff, Sirisha Chada, Elizabeth Ballard, Cecil G. McFarland
  • Publication number: 20120164048
    Abstract: The present discloses a process and catalyst therefor to selectively remove acetylenes from gaseous streams in the vapor phase. The process is particularly suitable for high yield recovery of olefinic hydrocarbons from gaseous streams in refinery processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph G. Duff, Cecil G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 4973793
    Abstract: Cofeeding butylenes with amylenes in a catalytic oxidative dehydrogenation reaction substantially improves the conversion of the amylenes. The approved amylene conversion is obtained by the oxidative dehydrogenation of mixtures of amylenes and from 10 to 95 mole % butylenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Texas Petrochemicals Corporation
    Inventor: Cecil G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 4658080
    Abstract: A catalyst for removing acetylenic impurities from gaseous organic product streams, comprising at least Fe and Ni, other elements from Groups 8, 1b, 2b, 4b, 6b and 7b of the Periodic Table, an alkaline earth metal and an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Cecil G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 4644088
    Abstract: A catalyst for removing acetylenic impurities from gaseous organic product streams, comprising at least Fe and Ni, other elements from Groups 8, 1b, 2b, 4b, 6b and 7b of the Periodic Table, an alkaline earth metal and an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1987
    Assignee: Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Cecil G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 4570026
    Abstract: MTBE can be dissociated with high selectivity to isobutene and methanol over acid action exchange resin catalysts using very high LHSV, e.g. of 7 to 35 at pressure drops of 0.5 to 50 psig through the fixed bed at reaction pressure of 0.5 to 4 atmospheres and bed temperatures in a fixed bed tubular-reactor in the range of 90.degree. C. to 160.degree. C. Good conversions are obtained and undissociated MTBE and by-products of the dissociation may be recycled to a liquid phase MTBE synthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Keyworth, Cecil G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 4540839
    Abstract: Conversions of over 80 mole % of n-butenes to oligomers can be obtained with less than 15 mole % C.sub.12 or higher oligomers by passing a predominantly C.sub.4 stream containing at least 40 mole % n-butenes through an acidic cation exchange resin at LHSV 2 to 5 at temperatures in the range of 80.degree. C. to 130.degree. C., in liquid phase by cofeeding from 1 to 5 weight %, based on the C.sub.4 stream, of methyl tertiary butyl ether, secondary butyl methyl ether, toluene or mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignee: Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Keyworth, Cecil G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 4513159
    Abstract: A catalyst for removing acetylenic impurities from gaseous organic product streams, comprising at least Fe and Ni, other elements from Groups 8, 1b, 2b, 4b, 6b and 7b of the Periodic Table, an alkaline earth metal and an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1985
    Assignee: Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Cecil G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 4009126
    Abstract: A catalyst for removing acetylenic impurities from gaseous organic product streams, comprising at least Fe and Ni, other elements from Groups 8, 1b, 2b, 4b, 6b and 7b of the Periodic Table, an alkaline earth metal and an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1977
    Assignee: Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation
    Inventor: Cecil G. McFarland