Patents by Inventor Shinichiro Yanagawa

Shinichiro Yanagawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20140200378
    Abstract: Method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons includes a cracking and reforming reaction step of obtaining products containing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms and a heavy fraction having 9 or more carbon atoms by bringing the feedstock oil into contact with a catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons containing crystalline aluminosilicate to cause a reaction, a catalyst separation step of separating and removing the catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons together with tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contained in the products from a mixture of the products and a small amount of the catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons carried by the products, both of which are derived in the cracking and reforming reaction step, and a purification and recovery step of purifying and recovering the monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms which are separated from the products formed in the cracking and reforming reaction step
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicants: CHIYODA CORPORATION, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Yuichiro Fujiyama, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Ryoji Ida, Masahide Kobayashi, Susumu Yasui, Yoshishige Sugi, Atsushi Fukui, Atsuro Nagumo
  • Patent number: 8765938
    Abstract: The object is to produce a polysaccharide and/or a monosaccharide efficiently by hydrolyzing a different polysaccharide efficiently. The hydrolysis of a polysaccharide is an important means for producing a monosaccharide that can be used as a starting material for the production of ethanol, the solubilization of a water-insoluble polysaccharide, and the production of a useful water-soluble low-polymeric saccharide or the like. For achieving the object, a polysaccharide to be hydrolyzed is reacted with water in the presence of a carbonaceous material having sulfonic acid group therein to cause the hydrolysis of the polysaccharide to be hydrolyzed, thereby producing a other polysaccharide and/or a monosaccharide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nippon Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Michikazu Hara, Shinichiro Yanagawa, Akira Matsuo, Hidesato Kondo
  • Publication number: 20140179968
    Abstract: A producing method of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which reaction products including monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are produced by bringing an oil feedstock and an aromatic production catalyst into contact with each other, the oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of more than or equal to 140° C. and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of less than or equal to 380° C., the method including the steps of: introducing the oil feedstock into a fluidized-bed reaction apparatus housing the aromatic production catalyst; bringing the oil feedstock and the aromatic production catalyst into contact with each other in the fluidized-bed reaction apparatus; and introducing steam into the fluidized-bed reaction apparatus based on the introducing amount of the oil feedstock per hour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicants: CHIYODA CORPORATION, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Susumu Yasui, Yoshishige Sugi, Atsushi Fukui, Atsuro Nagumo, Osamu Hirohata
  • Publication number: 20140163275
    Abstract: A producing method of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from the oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of more than or equal to 140° C. and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of less than or equal to 380° C. by bringing into contact with an aromatic production catalyst includes the steps of: introducing the oil feedstock into a cracking and reforming reaction apparatus housing the aromatic production catalyst; bringing the oil feedstock and the aromatic production catalyst into contact with each other at the inside of the cracking and reforming reaction apparatus; heating the oil feedstock in advance before introducing the oil feedstock into the cracking and reforming reaction apparatus and forming a two-phase gas-liquid stream; separating the two-phase gas-liquid stream into a gas fraction and a liquid fraction; and introducing the gas fraction and the liquid fraction at different positions of the cracking and reforming reaction apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: CHIYODA CORPORATION, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Susumu Yasui, Yoshishige Sugi, Atsushi Fukui, Atsuro Nagumo
  • Publication number: 20140073821
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a C heavy oil composition which unlikely forms sludge, has excellent ignitability and combustibility, and enable the stable operation of a combustion device such as an external combustion device, a diesel device, and a gas turbine device. The method of the present invention is comprises method for producing a C heavy oil composition with a bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon content of 10 percent by volume or more and 45 percent by volume or less, comprising blending a cracked reformed base oil with a total aromatic content of 80 percent by volume or more and a 15° C. density of 0.90 to 1.20 g/cm3 in an amount of 1 percent by volume or more and 45 percent by volume or less on the basis of the total mass of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuta Mitsui, Katsuhiko Haji, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Shinichiro Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20140066672
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms, the method including a cracking reforming reaction step of bringing feedstock oil into contact with a catalyst to effect a reaction; a step of purifying and recovering monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons separated from the reaction step; and (1) a step of hydrogenating a heavy fraction separated from the reaction step; a dilution step of returning a portion of the hydrogenation product as a diluent oil to the hydrogenation step; and a step of returning the hydrogenation product to the reaction step; or (2) a step of adding a diluent to the heavy fraction separated from the reaction step; a step of hydrogenating the mixture; and a step of returning the hydrogenation product to the reaction step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: CHIYODA CORPORATION, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Ryoji Ida, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Masahide Kobayashi, Susumu Yasui, Yoshishige Sugi, Atsushi Fukui, Atsuro Nagumo
  • Publication number: 20140066673
    Abstract: A method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons includes a cracking reforming reaction step of bringing an oil feedstock into contact with a catalyst for monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon production containing a crystalline aluminosilicate, and causing the oil feedstock to react, thereby obtaining a product containing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms, a hydrogenation reaction step of hydrogenating a product produced in the cracking reforming reaction step, a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon recovery step of recovering monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon atoms separated from a hydrogenation product obtained in the hydrogenation reaction step and a recycling step of returning a heavy fraction having 9 or more carbon atoms separated from the hydrogenation product obtained in the hydrogenation reaction step to the cracking reforming reaction step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Ryoji Ida, Masahide Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20140024871
    Abstract: A method of producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons includes bringing a feedstock oil having a 10 vol % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 vol % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower, into contact with a catalyst for monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon production containing a crystalline aluminosilicate, in which a content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the feedstock oil is adjusted to 10 mass % to 90 mass %, by mixing a hydrocarbon oil A having a 10 vol % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 vol % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower with a hydrocarbon oil B containing more monocyclic naphthenobenzenes than the hydrocarbon oil A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Ryoji Ida
  • Publication number: 20140018585
    Abstract: A method for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons includes a step of introducing a feedstock oil into a cracking/reforming reactor, bringing the feedstock oil into contact with a catalyst, and causing the feedstock oil to react, a step of purifying and recovering the monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons separated from the product produced in the reaction step, a step of hydrogenating a heavy fraction separated from the product, and a recycling step of returning a hydrogenation reactant of the heavy fraction to the cracking/reforming reaction step. In the recycling step, the hydrogenation reactant is introduced at a location different from an introduction location of the feedstock oil into the reactor so that a time during which the hydrogenation reactant is in contact with the catalyst in the reactor becomes shorter than a time during which the feedstock oil is in contact with the catalyst in the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: CHIYODA CORPORATION, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Ryoji Ida, Susumu Yasui, Yoshishige Sugi, Atsushi Fukui, Atsuro Nagumo
  • Publication number: 20140018569
    Abstract: By selectively hydrogenating a feedstock containing two or more hydrocarbons selected from the group consisting of tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having an anthracene skeleton and tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having a phenanthrene skeleton to 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro bodies using, as a hydrogenation catalyst, a catalyst containing two or more active metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, molybdenum, cobalt, and tungsten and then, by oxidizing the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro body using a metal oxide, a benzenetetracarboxylic acid can be efficiently manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Ryoji Ida, Shinichiro Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20140012055
    Abstract: A method of producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons includes bringing a light feedstock oil having a 10 vol % distillation temperature of 140° C. to 205° C. and a 90 vol % distillation temperature of 300° C. or lower, which has been prepared from a feedstock oil having a 10 vol % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 vol % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower, into contact with a catalyst for monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon production containing a crystalline aluminosilicate, in which a content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the light feedstock oil is adjusted by distillation of the feedstock oil such that the content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the light feedstock oil is higher than a content ratio of monocyclic naphthenobenzenes in the feedstock oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Ryoji Ida, Yasuyuki Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20130289325
    Abstract: The catalyst for producing aromatic hydrocarbon is for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 8 carbon number from oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower and contains crystalline aluminosilicate and phosphorus. A molar ratio (P/Al ratio) between phosphorus contained in the crystalline aluminosilicate and aluminum of the crystalline aluminosilicate is from 0.1 to 1.0. The production method of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is a method of bringing oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower into contact with the catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Ryoji Ida
  • Publication number: 20130281755
    Abstract: The catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon number from oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower. The catalyst contains crystalline aluminosilicate and a rare earth element, in which the amount of the rare earth element expressed in terms of the element is 0.1 to 10 mass % based on the crystalline aluminosilicate. In the production method of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, oil feed stock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower is brought into contact with the catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Ryoji Ida
  • Publication number: 20130281756
    Abstract: In the production method of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower is brought into contact with a catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that includes a mixture containing a first catalyst which contains crystalline aluminosilicate containing gallium and/or zinc and phosphorus and a second catalyst which contains crystalline aluminosilicate containing phosphorus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Iwasa, Ryoji Ida
  • Publication number: 20130267749
    Abstract: The catalyst for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is for producing monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon number from oil feedstock having a 10 volume % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 volume % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower. The catalyst includes crystalline aluminosilicate, phosphorus, and a binder, and the amount of phosphorus is 0.1 to 10 mass % based on the total mass of the catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20130184506
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing aromatic hydrocarbons including a cracking reforming reaction step of bringing a feedstock having a 10 vol % distillation temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 vol % distillation temperature of 380° C. or lower, into contact with a catalyst for monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon production containing a crystalline aluminosilicate to cause the feedstock to react with the catalyst, and thereby obtaining a product including monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having 6 to 8 carbon numbers and a heavy oil fraction having 9 or more carbon numbers; a step of separating the monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and the heavy oil fraction from the product obtained from the cracking reforming reaction step; a step of purifying the monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons separated in the separating step, and collecting the hydrocarbons; and a step of separating naphthalene compounds from the heavy oil fraction separated in the separating step, and collecting the naphthalene compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Ryoji Ida, Masahide Kobayashi, Yasuyuki Iwasa
  • Publication number: 20130172639
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing aromatic hydrocarbons, by which a feedstock containing a hydrogenation-treated oil of a thermally cracked heavy oil obtainable from an ethylene production apparatus is brought into contact with a catalyst for monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon production containing a crystalline aluminosilicate, and thereby aromatic hydrocarbons are produced. A raw material having an end point of the distillation characteristics of 400° C. or lower is used as the feedstock. The contact between the feedstock and the catalyst for monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon production is carried out at a pressure of 0.1 MPaG to 1.5 MPaG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Ryoji Ida, Masahide Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20130085310
    Abstract: A method for producing aromatic hydrocarbons, the method including: (a) bringing a feedstock oil such as an LCO into contact with an aromatic production catalyst to obtain a reaction product containing aromatic hydrocarbons, (b) separating the reaction product into a tower top fraction and a tower bottom fraction using a distillation tower, (c) separating the tower top fraction into a crude aromatic fraction containing an LPG fraction, and an off-gas containing hydrogen, (d) separating the crude aromatic fraction containing an LPG fraction into an LPG fraction and a crude aromatic fraction, (e) separating the off-gas containing hydrogen into hydrogen and an off-gas, and (f) using the hydrogen obtained in step (e) to hydrotreat the crude aromatic fraction, thereby obtaining an aromatic fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicants: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hideki Minami, Yoshishige Sugi, Atsushi Fukui, Atsuro Nagumo, Susumu Yasui, Shinichiro Yanagawa
  • Publication number: 20130030232
    Abstract: A catalyst is provided for production of monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having a carbon number of 6 to 8 from feedstock in which a 10 vol % distillation temperature is 140° C. or higher and a 90 vol % distillation temperature is 380° C. or lower. The catalyst contains crystalline aluminosilicate including large-pore zeolite having a 12-membered ring structure, and intermediate-pore zeolite having a 10-membered ring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Kazuaki Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20130015102
    Abstract: A catalyst is provided for production of hydrocarbons including monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having a carbon number of 6 to 8 and aliphatic hydrocarbons having a carbon number of 3 to 4 from feedstock in which a 10 vol % distillation temperature is 140° C. or higher and a 90 vol % distillation temperature is 380° C. or lower. The catalyst includes crystalline aluminosilicate including large-pore zeolite having a 12-membered ring structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Kazuaki Hayasaka