Patents by Inventor Shuji Akihara

Shuji Akihara 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: 10464860
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method that can produce, with high yield or high selectivity isobutylene by means of isobutanol dehydration-reaction. An isobutylene production method of a first embodiment of the present invention is a method for producing isobutylene by means of isobutanol dehydration-reaction, wherein isobutanol is reacted using a catalyst for which the BET specific surface area is within the range of 60 m2/g-175 m2/g, and the reaction is carried out under a reaction pressure of 50 kPa-750 kPa as the absolute pressure. An isobutylene production method of a second embodiment of the present invention includes: using a catalyst which is filled into a reaction chamber and for which the particle diameters of at least 90 mass % of the catalyst are within the range of 700 ?m-1000 ?m; setting the isobutanol concentration within a supplied reaction gas to 30 vol %-85 vol %; setting the weight hourly velocity (WHSV) of the isobutanol to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiya Yasukawa, Tatsuya Suzuki, Akio Takeda, Wataru Ninomiya, Kenichi Miyaki, Ken Ooyachi, Shuji Akihara
  • Patent number: 9840453
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing isobutylene with a high selectivity by a dehydration reaction of isobutanol. There are provided a method for producing isobutylene by dehydration of isobutanol, in which the dehydration of isobutanol is performed in a state where at least one of an organic acid and an organic acid ester is present in a reaction system, and methods for producing methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate from the obtained isobutylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Shuji Akihara, Tatsuya Suzuki, Toshiya Yasukawa, Akio Takeda, Kenichi Miyaki, Ken Ooyachi
  • Publication number: 20170129844
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing isobutylene with a high selectivity by a dehydration reaction of isobutanol. There are provided a method for producing isobutylene by dehydration of isobutanol, in which the dehydration of isobutanol is performed in a state where at least one of an organic acid and an organic acid ester is present in a reaction system, and methods for producing methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate from the obtained isobutylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuji AKIHARA, Tatsuya SUZUKI, Toshiya YASUKAWA, Akio TAKEDA, Kenichi MIYAKI, Ken OOYACHI
  • Publication number: 20170050896
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method that can produce, with high yield or high selectivity isobutylene by means of isobutanol dehydration-reaction. An isobutylene production method of a first embodiment of the present invention is a method for producing isobutylene by means of isobutanol dehydration-reaction, wherein isobutanol is reacted using a catalyst for which the BET specific surface area is within the range of 60 m2/g-175 m2/g, and the reaction is carried out under a reaction pressure of 50 kPa-750 kPa as the absolute pressure. An isobutylene production method of a second embodiment of the present invention includes: using a catalyst which is filled into a reaction chamber and for which the particle diameters of at least 90 mass % of the catalyst are within the range of 700 ?m-1000 ?m; setting the isobutanol concentration within a supplied reaction gas to 30 vol %-85 vol %; setting the weight hourly velocity (WHSV) of the isobutanol to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya YASUKAWA, Tatsuya SUZUKI, Akio TAKEDA, Wataru NINOMIYA, Kenichi MIYAKI, Ken OOYACHI, Shuji AKIHARA
  • Patent number: 9393554
    Abstract: Provided is a method that produces a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in high yield. Disclosed is a method for producing a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in the presence of a regular mesoporous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: TOKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY, MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru Sugiyama, Yuuki Katou, Toshiya Yasukawa, Shuji Akihara, Wataru Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 9346735
    Abstract: A method for efficiently producing t-butanol as a raw material of a methacrylic resin from isobutanol is described, including a step (1) of dehydrating isobutanol to obtain butenes, and a step (2) of hydrating the butenes to obtain t-butanol. A method for producing methacrolein and methacrylic acid is also described, which further includes a step (3) of dehydrating and oxidizing the obtained t-butanol to obtain methacrolein and methacrylic acid. An apparatus for performing the steps (1) to (3) is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Ooyachi, Toshiya Yasukawa, Shuji Akihara
  • Publication number: 20150343429
    Abstract: Provided is a method that produces a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in high yield. Disclosed is a method for producing a saturated aldehyde from a 1,2-alkanediol in the presence of a regular mesoporous material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shigeru SUGIYAMA, Yuuki KATOU, Toshiya YASUKAWA, Shuji AKIHARA, Wataru NINOMIYA
  • Publication number: 20140357890
    Abstract: A method for efficiently producing t-butanol as a raw material of a methacrylic resin from isobutanol is described, including a step (1) of dehydrating isobutanol to obtain butenes, and a step (2) of hydrating the butenes to obtain t-butanol. A method for producing methacrolein and methacrylic acid is also described, which further includes a step (3) of dehydrating and oxidizing the obtained t-butanol to obtain methacrolein and methacrylic acid. An apparatus for performing the steps (1) to (3) is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken Ooyachi, Toshiya Yasukawa, Shuji Akihara