Patents by Inventor Loic Rouleau

Loic Rouleau 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: 9227873
    Abstract: A material is described in the form of a millimetric article constituted by coarse alumina particles with a median diameter in the range 10 to 200 ?m, said coarse particles being at a distance, from one interface to another, of less than 10 ?m, fine alumina particles with a median diameter in the range 0.5 to 10 ?m, said fine particles being at a distance, from one interface to another, of less than 5 ?m and being located in the space between the coarse particles, and a binder constituted by aluminium phosphate, said binder being located in the space between said fine and coarse particles, said material having a mesoporous volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, in the range 0.2 to 2 mL/g, a macroporous volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, in the range 0.05 to 0.2 mL/g and a BET specific surface area in the range 80 to 350 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Stefania Cassiano Gaspar, Delphine Bazer-Bachi, Loic Rouleau, Eric Lecolier, Jerome Chevalier, Yves Jorand
  • Publication number: 20140377561
    Abstract: A material is described in the form of a millimetric article constituted by coarse alumina particles with a median diameter in the range 10 to 200 ?m, said coarse particles being at a distance, from one interface to another, of less than 10 ?m, fine alumina particles with a median diameter in the range 0.5 to 10 ?m, said fine particles being at a distance, from one interface to another, of less than 5 ?m and being located in the space between the coarse particles, and a binder constituted by aluminium phosphate, said binder being located in the space between said fine and coarse particles, said material having a mesoporous volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, in the range 0.2 to 2 mL/g, a macroporous volume, measured by mercury porosimetry, in the range 0.05 to 0.2 mL/g and a BET specific surface area in the range 80 to 350 m2/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Stefania Cassiano Gaspar, Delphine Bazer-Bachi, Loic Rouleau, Eric Lecolier, Jerome Chevalier, Yves Jorand
  • Patent number: 8562940
    Abstract: A process for preparing a mesoporous alumina is described, comprising the following steps: a) mixing, in aqueous solution, at least one source of aluminum constituted by an aluminum alkoxide, at least one cationic surfactant and at least one organic solvent selected from methanol and ethanol; b) hydrothermally treating the mixture formed in said step a); c) drying the solid formed in said step b); d) calcining the solid formed in said step c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Loic Rouleau, Sébastien Royer, Christine Lancelot, Franck Dumeignil, Edmond Payen, Pascal Blanchard
  • Patent number: 8557220
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing an EU-1 zeolite having a XO2/Y2O3 ratio in the range 10 to 100, comprising the following steps: a) mixing, in an aqueous medium, at least one source of at least one oxide XO2, X being selected from silicon and/or germanium, at least one source of at least one oxide Y2O3, Y being selected from aluminium, iron, gallium and boron, and at least one organic template Q; b) drying the reaction mixture derived from step a) at a temperature of less than 200° C.; c) hydrothermal treatment of the dried reaction mixture derived from step b) in an autoclave, said dried reaction mixture not being in contact with a liquid phase at the bottom of the autoclave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Simone Goergen, Loïc Rouleau, Joël Patarin
  • Patent number: 8399373
    Abstract: The invention describes a porous composite material that comprises a porous substrate based on a refractory inorganic oxide in which said substrate has a zeolite crystal content that is less than 25% by mass, whereby said crystals are dispersed homogeneously in the pores of said substrate, and the distribution coefficient that is measured by Castaing microprobe is between 0.75 and 1.25, and in which the total pore volume of said substrate represents at least 40% of the initial total pore volume of the substrate, and the mean diameter of the pores represents at least 50% of the mean diameter of the pores of the initial substrate, its process for preparation and its use as catalyst in the hydrocarbon feedstock conversion reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Simone Goergen, Loic Rouleau, Emmanuelle Guillon, Florent Guillou, Laurent Simon, Christophe Bouchy, Joël Patarin
  • Publication number: 20120237439
    Abstract: A process for preparing a mesoporous alumina is described, comprising the following steps: a) mixing, in aqueous solution, at least one source of aluminium constituted by an aluminium alkoxide, at least one cationic surfactant and at least one organic solvent selected from methanol and ethanol; b) hydrothermally treating the mixture formed in said step a); c) drying the solid formed in said step b); d) calcining the solid formed in said step c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Loic ROULEAU, Sébastien Royer, Christine Lancelot, Franck Dumeignil, Edmond Payen, Pascal Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20120016170
    Abstract: A process is described for preparing a spherical material comprising a porous core coated with a continuous and homogeneous porous layer, the degree of attrition of said material being less than 20%. Said preparation process comprises a) bringing a bed of spherical particles constituting the core of said material into contact with a suspension containing an inorganic binder in order to form a solid having a pre-layer around said core; b) bringing the solid derived from step a) into contact, in a stream of hot air, with a powder constituted by spherical particles of an inorganic oxide and a suspension containing an inorganic binder and an organic binder in order to form a solid the core of which is coated with at least one continuous and homogeneous porous layer, the ratio of the (mass of anhydrous inorganic binder/volume of powder particles) being in the range 0.05 to 1 g.mL?1; c) drying the solid derived from said step b); and d) calcining the solid derived from said step c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Samy Ould-Chikh, Antoine Fecant, Loic Rouleau, Lars Fischer, Mehrdji Hemati
  • Patent number: 8043988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a FAU-type zeolite membrane that comprises a FAU-type zeolite crystal layer incorporated in the surface porosity of at least one selected face of a porous substrate, in which the ratio between the thickness of said zeolite layer incorporated in the surface porosity of said selected face of the substrate and the total thickness of said zeolite layer is at least 70%. It also relates to processes for preparation and application of these membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Florent Guillou, Gerhard Pirngruber, Loïc Rouleau, Valentin Valtchev
  • Patent number: 8038982
    Abstract: An EUO-structural-type zeolite that comprises at least one element X that is selected from among silicon and germanium and at least one element T that is selected from among aluminum, iron, gallium, vanadium, zirconium, molybdenum, arsenic, antimony, chromium and manganese is described. It contains at least one alkyl quinuclidinium cation in its intracrystalline pores and has an N/X atomic ratio of more than 0.065, whereby N represents the nitrogen element. This invention also relates to a process for preparation of said zeolite and the use of the latter as an acidic solid in a process for conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Loic Rouleau, Sylvie Lacombe
  • Patent number: 7923398
    Abstract: A preparation process is described for a porous composite material formed from an amorphous core based on at least one silicon oxide on which crystals of EU-1 zeolite are dispersed, said process comprising 1) the impregnation of a solid comprising a silicon oxide and an aluminum oxide with an aqueous solution comprising a hexamethonium cation, 2) the hydrothermal treatment, implemented in an autoclave of volume V (ml) under steam and at a temperature T comprised between 120 and 220° C., of said solid from stage 1), the quantity of water introduced beforehand into said autoclave being strictly greater than a volumetric quantity equal to V*[23.48*10?10*T3?48*10?8*T2+5*10?5*T?0.002] and less than or equal to 0.25*V, and is such that said solid is not in direct contact with it, 3) the drying then calcination of the solid from stage 2). The preparation a catalyst from said material for its use in the isomerization of C8 aromatics is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Joël Patarin, Emmanuelle Guillon, Loic Rouleau, Simone Goergen
  • Publication number: 20100179361
    Abstract: The invention describes a porous composite material that comprises a porous substrate based on a refractory inorganic oxide in which said substrate has a zeolite crystal content that is less than 25% by mass, whereby said crystals are dispersed homogeneously in the pores of said substrate, and the distribution coefficient that is measured by Castaing microprobe is between 0.75 and 1.25, and in which the total pore volume of said substrate represents at least 40% of the initial total pore volume of the substrate, and the mean diameter of the pores represents at least 50% of the mean diameter of the pores of the initial substrate, its process for preparation and its use as catalyst in the hydrocarbon feedstock conversion reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: IFP
    Inventors: Simone GOERGEN, Loic ROULEAU, Emmanuelle GUILLON, Florent GUILLOU, Laurent SIMON, Christophe BOUCHY, Joël PATARIN
  • Publication number: 20100178241
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for preparing an EU-1 zeolite having a XO2/Y2O3 ratio in the range 10 to 100, comprising the following steps: a) mixing, in an aqueous medium, at least one source of at least one oxide XO2, X being selected from silicon and/or germanium, at least one source of at least one oxide Y2O3, Y being selected from aluminium, iron, gallium and boron, and at least one organic template Q; b) drying the reaction mixture derived from step a) at a temperature of less than 200° C.; c) hydrothermal treatment of the dried reaction mixture derived from step b) in an autoclave, said dried reaction mixture not being in contact with a liquid phase at the bottom of the autoclave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Simone Goergen, Loïc Rouleau, Joël Patarin
  • Patent number: 7622099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparation of a zeolite that is selected from among the ZBM-30, ZSM-48, EU-2 and EU-11 zeolites, comprising the mixing in an aqueous medium of at least one source of at least one element X (Si and/or Ge) and at least one nitrogen-containing organic compound Q. Said nitrogen-containing organic compound Q is selected from among the compounds comprising at least one ether group and two terminal ammonium groups and their precursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Philippe Caullet, Sylvie Lacombe, Jean-Louis Paillaud, Nicolas Bais, Loic Rouleau
  • Publication number: 20090062585
    Abstract: A preparation process is described for a porous composite material formed from an amorphous core based on at least one silicon oxide on which crystals of EU-1 zeolite are dispersed, said process comprising 1) the impregnation of a solid comprising a silicon oxide and an aluminium oxide with an aqueous solution comprising a hexamethonium cation, 2) the hydrothermal treatment, implemented in an autoclave of volume V (ml) under steam and at a temperature T comprised between 120 and 220° C., of said solid from stage 1), the quantity of water introduced beforehand into said autoclave being strictly greater than a volumetric quantity equal to V*[23.48*10?10*T3?48*10?8*T2+5*10?5T?0.002] and less than or equal to 0.25*V, and is such that said solid is not in direct contact with it, 3) the drying then calcination of the solid from stage 2). The preparation a catalyst from said material for its use in the isomerization of C8 aromatics is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Joel PATARIN, Emmanuelle Guillon, Loic Rouleau, Simone Goergen
  • Publication number: 20090043145
    Abstract: An EUO-structural-type zeolite that comprises at least one element X that is selected from among silicon and germanium and at least one element T that is selected from among aluminum, iron, gallium, vanadium, zirconium, molybdenum, arsenic, antimony, chromium and manganese is described. It contains at least one alkyl quinuclidinium cation in its intracrystalline pores and has an N/X atomic ratio of more than 0.065, whereby N represents the nitrogen element. This invention also relates to a process for preparation of said zeolite and the use of the latter as an acidic solid in a process for conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Loic Rouleau, Sylvie Lacombe
  • Publication number: 20090029845
    Abstract: The invention relates to a FAU-type zeolite membrane that comprises a FAU-type zeolite crystal layer incorporated in the surface porosity of at least one selected face of a porous substrate, in which the ratio between the thickness of said zeolite layer incorporated in the surface porosity of said selected face of the substrate and the total thickness of said zeolite layer is at least 70%. It also relates to processes for preparation and application of these membranes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Florent Guillou, Gerhard Pirngruber, Loic Rouleau, Valentin Valtchev
  • Patent number: 7435699
    Abstract: A non-homogeneous adsorbent is described, formed of a core and at least one continuous outer layer in which the core of said adsorbent has a volume adsorptive capacity representing at least 35% of the volume of the adsorbent and the outer layer has a diffusional selectivity greater than 5. The adsorbent is used in gas-separation processes or liquid-separation processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Elsa Jolimaitre, Loïc Rouleau, Olivier Ducreux
  • Patent number: 7431913
    Abstract: A new EUO-structural-type zeolite that comprises at least one tetravalent element X that is selected from among silicon, tin, titanium and germanium and optionally at least one trivalent element T that is selected from among aluminum, iron, boron, indium and gallium is described. This new zeolite is characterized in that it contains, in its crude synthesis form, the nitrogen-containing organic cation of formula N,N-dimethyl-N,N-di(3,3-dimethylbutyl)ammonium. A method for the preparation of this zeolite is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Philippe Caullet, Sylvie Lacombe, Jean-Louis Paillaud, Nicolas Bats, Loic Rouleau
  • Publication number: 20070144970
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a supported zeolite membrane that consists of a zeolite/substrate composite layer, whereby the crystallization stage is carried out while being stirred by a hydrothermal treatment of the immersed substrate. In addition, the process satisfies at least one of the following requirements: The crystallization is carried out with a water/silica molar ratio of 66-100, Before the crystallization stage, the porous substrate is pretreated by covering it at the outer periphery, where the zeolite is not desired, with a polytetrafluoroethylene film and by impregnating it with water in the pores where the zeolite is not desired, and the crystallization is conducted with a water/silica molar ratio of 10-100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Cecile Barrere Tricca, Anna Omegna, Loic Rouleau
  • Publication number: 20070134152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparation of a zeolite that is selected from among the ZBM-30, ZSM-48, EU-2 and EU-11 zeolites, comprising the mixing in an aqueous medium of at least one source of at least one element X (Si and/or Ge) and at least one nitrogen-containing organic compound Q. Said nitrogen-containing organic compound Q is selected from among the compounds comprising at least one ether group and two terminal ammonium groups and their precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Philippe Caullet, Sylvie Lacombe, Jean-Louis Paillaud, Nicolas Bais, Loic Rouleau