Patents by Inventor R. Jay Warner

R. Jay Warner 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).

  • PRESSURE DRIVEN DISTILLATION FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION AND RECOVERY FROM HYDROGENATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20130172630
    Abstract: Recovery of alcohols, in particular ethanol, from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid using pressure driven distillation to separate the crude ethanol product. The crude ethanol product may be fed to a distillations column in which a substantial portion of the water is removed with the acetic acid in the residue. A second column is at higher pressure than a first column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: R. Jay Warner, David Lee, Adam Orosco
  • PROCESS CONDITIONS FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACID
    Publication number: 20130165695
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is to process for producing acrylics. The process includes the steps of contacting a crude product stream with an extraction agent mixture. The weight ratio of the extraction agent mixture to the crude product stream is greater than 0.25:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig J. Peterson, R. Jay Warner, Josefina T. Chapman
  • Process For Producing Ethanol By Hydrogenating Mixed Feeds Comprising Water
    Publication number: 20130158300
    Abstract: The processes of the current invention relate to the production of ethanol from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid and ethyl acetate. Conversion of ethyl acetate may be improved by controlling the water content that may be fed to the vaporizer to form a feed stream that may be fed to the hydrogenation reactor. At least 0.01 wt. % water is fed to the vaporizer. The crude ethanol product is separated two or more columns to yield an ethanol product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Radmila Wollrab, Zhenhua Zhou, Victor J. Johnston, David Lee, R. Jay Warner, Heiko Weiner
  • Process For Producing Acrylic Acids and Acrylates
    Publication number: 20130158288
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is to process for producing acrylics. The process includes the steps of contacting a crude product stream with an extraction agent mixture at a temperature less than 50° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig J. Peterson, R. Jay Warner, Josefina T. Chapman
  • Separation process having an alcohol sidestream
    Patent number: 8461399
    Abstract: Recovery of ethanol from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid. The crude ethanol product is fed to a distillation column to yield an ethanol sidestream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: David Lee, Adam Orosco, Lincoln Sarager, R. Jay Warner, Trinity Horton, Radmila Jevtic, Victor J. Johnston
  • Ethanol compositions
    Patent number: 8460405
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is to an ethanol composition comprising at least 92 wt. % ethanol and from 95 wppm to 1,000 wppm isopropanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Trinity Horton, Radmila Jevtic, Victor J. Johnston, Lincoln Sarager, R. Jay Warner, Heiko Weiner
  • Integrated Esterification and Hydrogenolysis Process For Producing Ethanol
    Publication number: 20130131394
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for alcohol production by reducing an esterification product, such as ethyl acetate. The processes comprise esterifying acetic acid and an alcohol such as ethanol to produce an esterification product. The esterification product is reduced with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a crude reaction mixture comprising the alcohol, in particular ethanol, which may be separated from the crude reaction mixture. The crude reaction mixture may be further purified to recover ethanol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: R. Jay Warner, Wei Qi, Tatiana Sonnenberg
  • Esterifying Acetic Acid To Produce Ester Feed For Hydrogenolysis
    Publication number: 20130131396
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for alcohol production by reducing an esterification product, such as ethyl acetate. The processes comprise esterifying an excess molar ratio of acetic acid with an alcohol, such as ethanol, to produce the esterification product. The esterification product is reduced with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a crude reaction mixture comprising the alcohol, in particular ethanol, which may be separated from the crude reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: R. Jay Warner, Wei Qi, Tatiana H. Sonnenberg
  • Esterification Process Using Extractive Separation To Produce Feed For Hydrogenolysis
    Publication number: 20130131393
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for alcohol production by reducing an esterification product, such as ethyl acetate. The processes comprise esterifying acetic acid and an alcohol such as ethanol to produce an esterification product. The esterification product may be recovered using an extractive separation. The esterification product is reduced with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a crude reaction mixture comprising the alcohol, in particular ethanol, which may be separated from the crude reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: R. Jay Warner, Wei Qi, Tatiana H. Sonnenberg
  • Process of Recovery of Ethanol From Hydrogenolysis Process
    Publication number: 20130131398
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for alcohol production by reducing an esterification product, such as ethyl acetate. The processes comprise esterifying acetic acid and an alcohol such as ethanol to produce an esterification product. The esterification product is reduced with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a crude reaction mixture comprising ethyl acetate, ethanol, and at least one alcohol having at least 4 carbon atoms. The ethanol is recovered with a reduced amount of the alcohol having at least 4 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: R. Jay Warner, Wei Qi, Tatiana H. Sonnenberg
  • Vapor Esterification Method To Produce Ester Feed For Hydrogenolysis
    Publication number: 20130131198
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for alcohol production by reducing an esterification product, such as ethyl acetate. The processes comprise esterifying, in the vapor phase, acetic acid and an alcohol such as ethanol to produce the esterification product. The esterification product is reduced with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a crude reaction mixture comprising the alcohol, in particular ethanol, which may be separated from the crude reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: R. Jay Warner, Wei Qi, Tatiana H. Sonnenberg
  • Liquid Esterification Method To Produce Ester Feed For Hydrogenolysis
    Publication number: 20130131397
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for alcohol production by reducing an esterification product, such as ethyl acetate. The processes comprise esterifying, in the liquid phase, acetic acid and an alcohol such as ethanol to produce an esterification product. The esterification product is reduced with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a crude reaction mixture comprising the alcohol, in particular ethanol, which may be separated from the crude reaction mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: R. Jay Warner, Wei Qi, Tatiana H. Sonnenberg
  • Continuous Ethyl Acetate Production and Hydrogenolysis Thereof
    Publication number: 20130131395
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for alcohol production by reducing an esterification product, such as ethyl acetate. The processes comprise esterifying acetic acid and an alcohol such as ethanol to produce an esterification product. The esterification product is reduced with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a crude reaction mixture comprising the alcohol, in particular ethanol, which may be separated from the crude reaction mixture. Ethyl acetate from the crude reaction mixture may be recovered as returned to assist in recovering the esterification product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: R. Jay Warner, Wei Qi, Tatiana Sonnenberg
  • Process for separating ethanol having low acid
    Patent number: 8440866
    Abstract: A process for operating a distillation column to separate an ethanol mixture comprising ethanol and acetic acid where the recovered ethanol comprises less than 700 wppm acetic acid. The operating conditions for the column may vary depending on the fed composition. In particular the process provides energy efficient recovery of ethanol with low concentration acetic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Orosco, Manuel Salado, Lincoln Sarager, R. Jay Warner, Trinity Horton, Victor J. Johnston, David Lee
  • Process to Recover Alcohol with Secondary Reactors for Esterification of Acid
    Publication number: 20130109891
    Abstract: A process for recovering ethanol obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid. The crude ethanol product is separated in a column to produce a distillate stream comprising acetaldehyde and ethyl acetate and a residue stream comprising ethanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate and water. Unreacted acetic acid can be reduced or removed through configurations of esterification secondary reactors. The ethanol product is recovered from the residue stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: David Lee, Adam Orosco, Claudio Ribeiro, R. Jay Warner, Robert Alan Deck, Emily Duff, Victor J. Johnston
  • Processes for producing ethanol from acetaldehyde
    Patent number: 8426652
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for forming an ethanol mixture by hydrogenating an acetaldehyde feed stream in the presence of a catalyst. The acetaldehyde feed stream comprises acetaldehyde and at least one of acetic acid and ethanol. Preferably the acetaldehyde feed stream is a by-product stream from a vinyl acetate synthesis process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Radmila Jevtic, Victor J. Johnston, Lincoln Sarager, R. Jay Warner, Heiko Weiner, Trinity Horton Hale
  • Processes for Producing Acrylic Acids and Acrylates
    Publication number: 20130085301
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing an acrylate product. The process comprises the step of providing a crude product stream comprising the acrylate product, an alkylenating agent, and water. The process further comprises the step of contacting at least a portion of the crude product stream or a derivative thereof with an extraction agent mixture to form an extract stream and a raffinate stream. The extract stream comprises acrylate product and extraction agent. The raffinate stream comprises alkylenating agent and water. Preferably, the extraction agent mixture comprises at least two extraction agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Peterson, Josefina Chapman, R. Jay Warner, Mark Scates
  • Processes for Producing Acrylic Acids and Acrylates
    Publication number: 20130085302
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing an acrylate product. The process comprises the step of providing a crude product stream comprising the acrylate product and an alkylenating agent. The process further comprises the step of separating at least a portion of the crude product stream to form an alkylenating agent stream and an intermediate product stream. The process further comprises the step of recovering high purity acrylate product using precipitation. The alkylenating agent stream comprises at least 1 wt % alkylenating agent and the intermediate product stream comprises acrylate product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ilias S. Kotsianis, Tianshu Pan, Craig J. Peterson, R. Jay Warner, Josefina T. Chapman
  • Process for producing a water stream from ethanol production
    Patent number: 8399719
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for producing a water stream comprising the steps of hydrogenating acetic acid to form a crude ethanol product and separating at least a portion of the crude ethanol product in at least one column of a plurality of columns into a distillate comprising ethanol and a residue comprising the water stream. The water stream preferably is essentially free of organic impurities other than acetic acid and ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Trinity Horton, Radmila Jevtic, Victor J. Johnston, Lincoln Sarager, R. Jay Warner, Heiko Weiner
  • Process for producing an ester feed stream for esters production and co-production of ethanol
    Patent number: 8394985
    Abstract: Recovery of an ester feed stream, optionally with the recovery of ethanol, from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid. Separation and purification processes of the crude ethanol products are employed to allow recovery of the ester feed stream and for integration of the ester feed stream with an esters production process. The composition of the ester feed stream may vary, but at least comprises ethyl acetate and ethanol. The ester feed stream may be fed to one or more locations within the esters production process depending on the composition of the ester feed stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Celanese International Corporation
    Inventors: Victor J. Johnston, Lincoln Sarager, Alfonso Torres, R. Jay Warner, Josefina T. Chapman, Robert Cunningham, Trinity Horton, Radmila Jevtic