Patents Assigned to JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
  • Patent number: 9725677
    Abstract: A cleaner composition includes: a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (A); an anionic surfactant (B); a nonionic surfactant (C); and water (D). The cleaner composition contains the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (A) in a proportion of 60.0% by mass to 85.0% by mass, the anionic surfactant (B) in a proportion of 8.0% by mass to 15.0% by mass, the nonionic surfactant (C) in a proportion of 2.0% by mass to 5.0% by mass, and the water (D) in a proportion of 1.0% by mass to 20.0% by mass, forms a W/O microemulsion or a solubilized W/O emulsion, and has a volume resistivity of 1×109 ?·cm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ko Aoyagi, Mizuho Yoshida, Koichiro Kai, Hiroe Otsuka
  • Patent number: 9725656
    Abstract: A synthesis gas production apparatus (reformer) to be used for a synthesis gas production step in a GTL (gas-to-liquid) process is prevented from being contaminated by metal components. A method of suppressing metal contamination of a synthesis gas production apparatus operating for a GTL process that includes a synthesis gas production step of producing synthesis gas by causing natural gas and gas containing steam and/or carbon dioxide to react with each other for reforming in a synthesis gas production apparatus in which, at the time of separating and collecting a carbon dioxide contained in the synthesis gas produced in the synthesis gas production step and recycling the separated and collected carbon dioxide as source gas for the reforming reaction in the synthesis gas production step, a nickel concentration in the recycled carbon dioxide is not higher than 0.05 ppmv.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: JAPAN OIL, GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION, INPEX CORPORATION, JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION CO., LTD., COSMO OIL CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD., CHIYODA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Wakamatsu, Fuyuki Yagi, Tomoyuki Mikuriya, Kenichi Kawazuishi
  • Publication number: 20170218292
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil comprising, as a base oil, a polymer having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1, R2 and R3, which may be the same as or different from each other, represent a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group; and R4 represents a hydrocarbon group or an organic group containing an oxygen atom, and having a number average molecular weight Mn of 300 or more and 3000 or less and a ratio of a weight-average molecular weight Mw to a number average molecular weight Mn (Mw/Mn) of 1.10 or more and 2.00 or less, and the refrigerating machine oil being used with a refrigerant selected from the group consisting of difluoromethane, a mixture of difluoromethane and pentafluoroethane, a mixture of difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a mixture of pentafluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and 1,1,1-trifluoroethane, unsaturated hydrofluorocarbons, hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventor: Souichirou KONNO
  • Patent number: 9719001
    Abstract: The present invention provides a working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine, comprising: a refrigerating machine oil comprising, as a base oil, a mixed ester of (A) a complex ester obtainable by synthesis of at least one polyhydric alcohol selected from neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane and pentaerythritol, a C6-C12 polybasic acid, and a C4-C18 monohydric alcohol or a C4-C18 monocarboxylic fatty acid, and (B) a polyol ester obtainable by synthesis of from at least one polyhydric alcohol selected from neopentyl glycol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol and dipentaerythritol, and a C4-C18 monocarboxylic fatty acid, in a mass ratio of (A) the complex ester/(B) the polyol ester of 5/95 to 95/5; and tetrafluoropropene as a refrigerant, wherein a refrigerant dissolved viscosity, at a temperature of 80° C. and an absolute pressure of 1.6 MPa, is 1.5 mm2/s or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Okido, Souichirou Konno
  • Patent number: 9719032
    Abstract: In the hydrocarbon oil production method, mixed oil containing atmospheric residue and deasphalted oil is brought into contact with a demetallizing catalyst in the presence of a hydrogen gas, and the mixed oil subjected to the demetallizing process is brought into contact with a desulfurizing catalyst in the presence of a hydrogen gas. The demetallizing catalyst optionally includes a low-reactivity catalyst. A part of a metallic composition contained in the mixed oil is a decomposable metallic composition. The amount of vanadium in the decomposable metallic composition is x % relative to the amount of vanadium in a whole vanadium-containing compound, the volume of the low-reactivity catalyst is y vol % relative to the total demetallizing catalyst: 0<x100, 0<y?100, and x?50?y2.6x?99.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Mori, Ryutaro Koide, Yoshiaki Hukui, Satoshi Takasaki
  • Patent number: 9713807
    Abstract: A method for producing a hydroisomerization catalyst according to the present invention includes: a first step of preparing a catalyst to be treated, which contains a support having a one-dimensional porous structure including a 10-membered ring and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of: group 8 to 10 metals of the periodic table, Mo, and W supported on the hydroisomerization catalyst; and a second step of producing a hydroisomerization catalyst having a carbon content of 0.4 to 2.5% by mass by subjecting the catalyst to be treated to a coking treatment by means of a carbon-containing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Nagayasu, Kazuaki Hayasaka, Marie Iwama
  • Patent number: 9717144
    Abstract: There are provided a conductive nanowire network, a conductive board and transparent electrode utilizing it, and a method for producing the same. The conductive nanowire network of the invention has essentially unbroken, continuous conductive nanowires randomly formed into a network. In the method for producing a conductive nanowire network according to the invention, nanofibers are applied in a random network-like fashion onto a substrate covered with a conductive layer, the conductive layer regions that are not covered with the nanofibers are removed, and then the nanofibers are removed. The network structure (wire diameter and network density) are also controlled to obtain a transparent electrode exhibiting both transparency and conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignees: Tokyo Institute of Technology, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Sakajiri, Keisuke Azuma, Hidetoshi Matsumoto, Junji Watanabe, Masatoshi Tokita
  • Publication number: 20170197948
    Abstract: Method for producing carboxylic anhydride, the method includes heating raw material compound represented by the following general formula (1): [in the formula (1), R1 is tetravalent organic group having at least two carbon atoms adjacent to each other, and groups represented by the formulae: —COOR2 and —COOR3 are bonded to one and the other of the two adjacent carbon atoms, respectively, R2 and R3 each represent hydrogen atom or the like, X represents hydrogen atom or the like, and Y represents hydrogen atom or the like] in carboxylic acid having 1 to 5 carbon atoms with catalyst being used, to thereby obtain the carboxylic anhydride, wherein the catalyst is homogeneous acid catalyst having acid dissociation constant (pKa) of ?6.5 or lower and boiling point of 100° C. or higher, the acid dissociation constant (pKa) being determined by quantum chemistry calculation based on density functional method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rieko FUJISHIRO, Ayumu KOMATA, Takeshi KOIKE, Shinichi KOMATSU
  • Publication number: 20170199313
    Abstract: An optical phase difference component includes: a transparent base with a concave-convex pattern; gaps defined between convex portions of the concave-convex pattern; and a closing layer provided on the concave-convex pattern to connect the convex portions of the concave-convex pattern and to close the gaps. The phase difference property of the optical phase difference component is not reduced, even when the optical phase difference component is joined to another component with adhesive or when load is applied to the optical phase difference component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maki FUKUDA, Hironao TANAKA, Suzushi NISHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20170198234
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition containing a lubricating base oil and on the basis of the total mass of the composition, (A) a boron-containing ashless dispersant in an amount of 100 to 500 ppm by mass as boron, (B) a phosphorous additive in an amount of 300 to 800 ppm by mass as phosphorus, (C) an amide- and/or imide-based friction modifier in an amount of 1 to 4 percent by mass, and (D) an alkali metal- and/or alkaline earth metal-based detergent in an amount of 100 to 300 ppm by mass as metal, and having a 40° C. kinematic viscosity of 30 mm2/s or lower is provided. The lubricating oil composition, which has a low viscosity to improve fuel efficiency, also has superior anti-wear, anti-seizure, and anti-shattering properties, even when the composition is degraded by oxidation or by the elution of compounds from sealing materials after long term use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo MATSUKI, Go TATSUMI, Hironori ISOH, Isao KURIHARA, Masaaki ITOU
  • Patent number: 9695186
    Abstract: An alicyclic diepoxy compound represented by the following general formula (1): (in the general formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a fluorine atom, and n represents an integer of 2 to 5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Watanabe, Takaya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9687827
    Abstract: A silicate-coated MFI-type zeolite is obtained by coating an MFI-type zeolite with a silicate, and a peak area ratio b/a of a peak b at 2?=8.4 to 9.7° to a peak a at 2?=7.0 to 8.4° in an X-ray diffraction spectrum is 1 or more, and a pKa value measured by a Hammett indicator is +3.3 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eri Otaka, Yasuhiro Araki
  • Patent number: 9688917
    Abstract: In the hydrocarbon-producing apparatus, a vapor-liquid separation tank of a second vapor-liquid separation unit is provided with a filling material layer. A vapor-liquid separation tank of the first vapor-liquid separation unit has a first return line. The vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit has a second return line. A light component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank is returned to a portion between a top side above a return-location from the second return line within the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit, and a line directly connected with a cooler installed on the first vapor-liquid separation unit through the first return line. A heavy component of light oil discharged from a bottom of the vapor-liquid separation tank of the second vapor-liquid separation unit is returned to the filling material layer through the second return line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, INPEX CORPORATION, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., COSMO OIL CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukifumi Ishito, Junichi Inoue, Masaki Shingu, Haruki Nagano, Kazuhiko Tasaka
  • Patent number: 9687422
    Abstract: Methods of obtaining a carotenoid-containing composition were developed, in which degradation of carotenoids is suppressed even though extraction and purification are performed on a culture of microorganism that produces carotenoids including astaxanthin by simple steps using a lower alcohol which is a conventionally known solvent, and the compositions have high astaxanthin content and contain highly pure carotenoids and also have satisfactory crystal properties. Further addition of a simple step that promotes isomerization of astaxanthin successfully improved the carotenoid yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION, DAICEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya Mitsuhashi, Takanori Someya, Motoko Hayashi, Manabu Yamada, Shotaro Uchizawa, Kazuaki Hirasawa, Yuki Kawashima
  • Patent number: 9688918
    Abstract: The hydrocarbon synthesis reaction apparatus according to the present invention includes a reaction vessel that brings a synthesis gas having carbon monoxide gas and hydrogen gas as main components into contact with a slurry having a solid catalyst suspended in a liquid hydrocarbon compound to synthesize a liquid hydrocarbon compound using a Fischer-Tropsch reaction; a filter that is provided within the reaction vessel and is configured to separate the liquid hydrocarbon compound from the catalyst; and a powdered catalyst particles-discharging device configured to discharge powdered catalyst particles in the solid catalyst in the slurry to the outside of the reaction vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignees: Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, INPEX CORPORATION, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd., COSMO OIL CO., LTD., NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINEERING CO.
    Inventors: Atsushi Murata, Eiichi Yamada, Kazuki Murahashi, Yuzuru Kato, Yasuhiro Onishi
  • Patent number: 9676983
    Abstract: The present invention provides a working fluid composition for a refrigerating machine, comprising: a refrigerating machine oil comprising, as a base oil, a mixed ester of (A) a complex ester and (B) a polyol ester, wherein (A) is obtainable by synthesis from a specific polyhydric alcohol, a polybasic acid having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and a monohydric alcohol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms or a monocarboxylic acid having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein (B) is obtainable by synthesis from a specific polyhydric alcohol and a monocarboxylic acid having 4 to 18 carbon atoms, and wherein a mass ratio of (A)/(B) is 5/95 to 95/5; and difluoromethane used as a refrigerant, and the working fluid composition having a refrigerant dissolved viscosity of 5.5 mm2/s or more, at a temperature of 80° C. and an absolute pressure of 2.1 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Saito, Takeshi Okido, Souichirou Konno, Kuniko Adegawa
  • Patent number: 9677012
    Abstract: A method for producing a lubricant base oil that has a predetermined boiling point range, the method including a first step of bringing a feedstock containing a first hydrocarbon oil having a boiling point in the above boiling point range and a second hydrocarbon oil having a lower boiling point than the boiling point range into contact with a hydroisomerization catalyst, wherein the catalyst contains a support that includes a zeolite having a one-dimensional porous structure including a 10-membered ring and a binder, and platinum and/or palladium supported on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marie Iwama, Kazuaki Hayasaka, Yoshiyuki Nagayasu
  • Publication number: 20170159009
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a powder containing a carotenoid for feed having improved color enhancing ability, and a method for producing the same are provided. A method for producing a dried bacterial cell powder containing a carotenoid, comprising a step of drying via conductive heat transfer and a pulverization step and a dried bacterial cell powder produced by the method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetada Nagai, Yuki Kawashima, Futoshi Sunada, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Kenichi Aoyagi
  • Patent number: 9670420
    Abstract: A method for producing a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon of the present invention includes a cracking and reforming reaction step of obtaining a product containing a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 8 carbon atoms by bringing a feedstock oil having a 10 volume % distillate temperature of 140° C. or higher and a 90 volume % distillate temperature of 390° C. or lower and a saturated hydrocarbon having 1 to 3 carbon atoms into contact with a catalyst for producing a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing crystalline aluminosilicate, which is loaded into a fixed-bed reactor, and reacting the feedstock oil and the saturated hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichiro Yanagawa, Masahide Kobayashi, Yukihiro Yoshiwara
  • Patent number: 9663422
    Abstract: A method for producing a lubricant base oil which comprises a first step of carrying out isomerization dewaxing by contacting, in the presence of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon oil containing normal paraffin having a boiling point of 360° C. or higher, with a hydroisomerization catalyst under conditions such that a cracking rate defined in the following formula (1) is 10 mass % or less, and a second step of carrying out the above isomerization dewaxing by temporarily switching the above conditions to conditions such that the cracking rate is 13 mass % or more. Cracking rate (mass %)=[(C1?C2)/C1]×100??(1) wherein C1 represents the mass ratio of a fraction having a boiling point of 360° C. or higher in the above hydrocarbon oil, and C2 represents the mass ratio of the fraction having a boiling point of 360° C. or higher in the above hydrocarbon oil after the isomerization dewaxing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Nagayasu, Marie Iwama, Kazuaki Hayasaka, Koshi Takahama