Patents by Inventor Mark W. Mucek

Mark W. Mucek 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).

  • METALLURGY FOR PROCESSING BIORENEWABLE FEED
    Publication number: 20210060516
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for hydroprocessing a biorenewable feedstock involves an advantageous metallurgy. The biorenewable feed stream is hydrotreated in a hydrotreating reactor comprising a stainless steel having a composition of at least about 2 wt-% molybdenum which is sufficiently resistant to acidic corrosion. The hydrotreated biorenewable stream is hydroisomerized in a hydroisomerization reactor comprising a stainless steel having a composition of less than about 2 wt-% molybdenum. Most of the free fatty acids are deoxygenated in the hydrotreating reactor to make water, thus avoiding exposure of downstream equipment to acid attack. The stainless steel of said hydrotreating reactor may have a composition of no more than about 0.02 wt-% carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher M. Wozniak, Xiaodong Liu, James T. Wexler, Mark W. Mucek
  • Process and apparatus for treating hydrocarbon streams
    Patent number: 9296958
    Abstract: A process and apparatus are disclosed for treating a hydrocarbon stream, the process including flowing the hydrocarbon stream through a hydrocarbon treating vessel, heating a portion of the hydrocarbon treating vessel to a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined amount of time and controlling sensitization and chloride stress corrosion cracking of the portion of the interior surface of the hydrocarbon treating vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Shixue Wen, Mark W. Mucek, Steven A. Bradley, Benjamin L. Tiemens, Donald A. Eizenga
  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SWEETENED HYDROCARBON STREAM
    Publication number: 20160060190
    Abstract: A process of producing a sweetened liquid hydrocarbon stream. In order to prevent the forming of acid species in a sweetening zone, a oxygenate removal zone is disposed upstream of the sweetening zone. The oxygenate removal zone may comprise a water wash or an adsorbent zone, including a regenerable adsorbent. The sweetened stream is formed from a least a portion of liquid natural gas stream which may be scrubbed free of hydrogen sulfide and dehydrated before passing to the oxygenate removal zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Jessy E. Trucko, Steven A. Bradley, Haiyan Wang, Mark W. Mucek, Benjamin Lee Tiemens, Derek Froehle
  • Process for treating hydrocarbon streams
    Patent number: 9272256
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for treating a hydrocarbon stream including flowing the hydrocarbon stream through a hydrocarbon treating vessel, heating a portion of the hydrocarbon treating vessel to a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined amount of time and controlling sensitization of the portion of the interior surface of the hydrocarbon treating vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Steven A. Bradley, Benjamin L. Tiemens, Mark W. Mucek, Shixue Wen
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING HYDROCARBON STREAMS
    Publication number: 20140251868
    Abstract: A process and apparatus are disclosed for treating a hydrocarbon stream, the process including flowing the hydrocarbon stream through a hydrocarbon treating vessel, heating a portion of the hydrocarbon treating vessel to a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined amount of time and controlling sensitization and chloride stress corrosion cracking of the portion of the interior surface of the hydrocarbon treating vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Shixue Wen, Mark W. Mucek, Steven A. Bradley, Benjamin L. Tiemens, Donald A. Eizenga
  • Process for Treating Hydrocarbon Streams
    Publication number: 20140148628
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for treating a hydrocarbon stream including flowing the hydrocarbon stream through a hydrocarbon treating vessel, heating a portion of the hydrocarbon treating vessel to a predetermined temperature and for a predetermined amount of time and controlling sensitization of the portion of the interior surface of the hydrocarbon treating vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Steven A. Bradley, Benjamin L. Tiemens, Mark W. Mucek, Shixue Wen