Patents by Inventor Sebastiano Correra

Sebastiano Correra 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: 9598652
    Abstract: A process for converting a heavy charge such as a heavy crude oil, a tar from oil sand and a distillation residue, by combining a hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase process, a distillation or flash process, and a deasphalting process, wherein the three processes operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario Marchionna, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
  • Publication number: 20140197070
    Abstract: A process for converting a heavy charge such as a heavy crude oil, a tar from oil sand and a distillation residue, by combining a hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase process, a distillation or flash process, and a deasphalting process, wherein the three processes operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A
    Inventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto DELBIANCO, Nicoletta PANARITI, Romolo MONTANARI, Sergio ROSI, Sebastiano CORRERA
  • Publication number: 20120261309
    Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase t
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
  • Publication number: 20110253594
    Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase t
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
  • Publication number: 20100300934
    Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of process units hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), that includes three units operating on mixed streams containing of fresh charge and recycled streams, by sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one containing of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase to one or more distillation or flash steps (D) whereby the most volatile fractions are separated, among which the gases produced in the hydro-treatment reaction; r
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: ENI S.P.A.
    Inventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
  • Publication number: 20090101540
    Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase t
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicants: ENI S.P. A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario MARCHIONNA, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
  • Patent number: 7240537
    Abstract: The present invention deals with a method which allows to determine the wall friction profile along pipes transporting liquids, particularly petroleum industry liquids, by measuring the pressure transients induced by fast changes in the flow rate. This method is applicable to pipes in which the discharge pressure is greater then the bubble point of the transported liquid and, in any case, when free gas is absent in the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignees: ENI S.p.A., Enitechnologie S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Di Lullo, Sebastiano Correra, Vittorio Rota, Gilberto Toffolo, Martin Bartosek
  • Publication number: 20060186021
    Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps: sending at least one fraction of the heavy charge to a deasphalting section (SDA) in the presence of hydrocarbon solvents obtaining two streams, one consisting of deasphalted oil (DAO), the other of asphalts; mixing the asphalt with a suitable hydrogenation catalyst and optionally with the remaining fraction of heavy charge not sent to the deasphalting section and sending the mixture obtained to a hydro-treatment reactor (HT) into which hydrogen or a mixture of hydrogen and H2S is charged; sending the stream containing the hydro-treatment reaction product and the catalyst in dispersed phase t
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mario Marchionna, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra
  • Publication number: 20040261505
    Abstract: The present invention deals with a method which allows to determine the wall friction profile along pipes transporting liquids, particularly petroleum industry liquids, by measuring the pressure transients induced by fast changes in the flow rate. This method is applicable to pipes in which the discharge pressure is greater then the bubble point of the transported liquid and, in any case, when free gas is absent in the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Di Lullo, Sebastiano Correra, Vittorio Rota, Gilberto Toffolo, Martin Bartosek
  • Patent number: 6642056
    Abstract: A process is described for determining the stability of asphaltenes in oil fields, which comprises the following steps: a) titrations of stock tank oil are carried out; the values measured are then used, together with physico-chemical analyses of the stock tank oil, to thermodynamically characterize the asphaltenes and the heavy oil fraction; b) using the physico-chemical analyses of live oil, the experimental data relating to its phase behavior are interpolated in order to provide a better representation by means of an equation of state; c) using the equation of state thus calibrated and the characterization of the asphaltenes, the stability of the latter is verified in relation to the temperature and pressure of live oil, using the equation describing the behavior of a sterically stabilized colloid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Enitecnologie S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sebastiano Correra, Francesca Donaggio, Delfina Bersano
  • Publication number: 20030089636
    Abstract: Process for the conversion of heavy charges such as heavy crude oils, tars from oil sands and distillation residues, by the combined use of the following three process units: hydroconversion with catalysts in slurry phase (HT), distillation or flash (D), deasphalting (SDA), characterized in that the three units operate on mixed streams consisting of fresh charge and recycled streams, by the use of the following steps:
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A
    Inventors: Mario Marchionna, Alberto Delbianco, Nicoletta Panariti, Romolo Montanari, Sergio Rosi, Sebastiano Correra