Patents by Inventor Christopehr P. Nicholas

Christopehr P. Nicholas 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).

  • PROCESS FOR REMOVING NITROGEN FROM VACUUM GAS OIL
    Publication number: 20110155637
    Abstract: A process for removing a nitrogen compound from a vacuum gas oil feed includes contacting the vacuum gas oil feed comprising the nitrogen compound with a VGO-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid to produce a vacuum gas oil and VGO-immiscible phosphonium ionic liquid mixture, and separating the mixture to produce a vacuum gas oil effluent having a reduced nitrogen content relative to the vacuum gas oil feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Manuela Serban, Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Beckay J. Mezza, Kurt Vanden Bussche, Christopehr P. Nicholas, Joseph A. Kocal, Warren K. Bennion