Abstract: The present invention addresses to a hydrothermal liquefaction process capable of generating a liquid stream, rich in renewable molecules, with lower oxygen content, lower percentage of water and lower acidity compared to other products of thermochemical processes of biomass conversion. In order to effectively carry out this process, a catalyst was developed, obtained from the calcination of castor bean hull, to be used in the field of biofuels in order to provide an environmentally friendly alternative for the production of fuels.

Abstract: Oligomer products are produced by reacting an alpha olefin and a vinylidene compound in the presence of a solid catalyst, such as a solid oxide or a chemically-treated solid oxide. Metallocene compounds, organoaluminum compounds, and BF3 are not needed to perform the reaction. Oligomer products formed by processes disclosed herein have a trimer:tetramer weight ratio of at least 2:1.

Abstract: The application belongs to the technical field of reactor of dehydrogenation apparatus, in particular to reactor of UOP propane dehydrogenation apparatus and maintenance method thereof. The reactor includes a reduction cylinder and a catalytic cylinder connected end to end, and a feeding elbow located at a lower end of the catalytic cylinder. Inside the catalytic cylinder there is a conical distributor, an inner net and an outer net located on a same axis and arranged in sequence from inside to outside. Upper ends of the conical distributor, the inner net and the outer net are all connected with an upper cover plate through bolt gaskets. Through the integral design of the inner net, the outer net and the lower cover plate, it is convenient to lift out as a whole, and workers may be prevented from being dispatched to go down into the narrow reactor to dismantle the bolts.

Abstract: An automated control loop for dynamically adjusting a temperature of wet steam is provided. This leads to increased heat transfer and decreased fouling in a reboiler of a distillation column used for distilling a petrochemical. The control loop includes controlling the combining of condensed water with dry steam to produce the wet steam. The produced wet steam is input to the reboiler in order to transfer heat to the petrochemical while being converted to the condensed water. The control loop further includes monitoring a pressure of the produced wet steam, and setting a target temperature for the produced wet steam based on the monitored pressure. In addition, the control loop includes monitoring the temperature of the produced wet steam, and adjusting a proportion of the condensed water in the produced wet steam in response to the monitored temperature deviating from the set target temperature by at least a threshold value.

Abstract: Methods and systems for enhancing hydrocarbon processing in a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit by introducing a renewable feedstock into the FCC unit at alternative locations of the FCC unit to increase residence time and promote a higher degree of FCC feedstock cracking. The renewable feedstock may include one or more of plastic-derived pyrolysis oil or plastic-derived hydrocarbons, biomass-derived pyrolysis oil, municipal waste-derived pyrolysis oil, vegetable based feedstock, animal fat feedstock, algae oil, sugar-derived hydrocarbons, or carbohydrate-derived hydrocarbons. The alternative locations of the FCC unit may include one or more of FCC reactor catalyst bed, an FCC catalyst stripper, at a nozzle located downstream of a gas oil injection point, or at a nozzle located upstream of the gas oil injection point.

Abstract: A structured catalyst for steam reforming of the present disclosure is used for producing reformed gas containing hydrogen from a reforming raw material containing hydrocarbon, and includes a support having a porous structure constituted of a zeolite-type compound, and at least one catalytic substance present inside the support. The support includes channels connecting with each other, and the catalytic substance is metal nanoparticles and present at least in the channels of the support.

Abstract: The present application discloses a recycle content cracked effluent composition having a certain compositional profile produced by cracking a cracker feed comprising a recycle content pyrolysis oil composition, and methods of producing the recycle content cracked effluent composition.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of producing pyrolysis oil that may reduce a content of impurities in pyrolysis oil. In the method of producing pyrolysis oil according to the present disclosure, in order to recycle polyethylene terephthalate (PET), monomers are recovered by depolymerizing polyethylene terephthalate with alcohol, and then a remaining depolymerization residue is used as an additive in pyrolysis production of waste plastics, such that a content of impurities in pyrolysis oil may be reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer capable of preparing a super absorbent polymer exhibiting an improved absorption rate while reducing an amount of a blowing agent used. The preparation method of a super absorbent polymer includes: preparing a monomer mixture including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer having at least partially neutralized acidic groups and an internal cross-linking agent; adjusting a dynamic pressure applied to the monomer mixture being transferred to 140 Pa or more by controlling a transfer rate while transferring the monomer mixture to a polymerization reactor; cross-linking and polymerizing the monomer mixture transferred to the polymerization reactor to form a hydrogel polymer; drying, pulverizing and classifying the hydrogel polymer to form a base resin powder; and further cross-linking a surface of the base resin powder in the presence of a surface cross-linking agent to form a surface cross-linked layer.

Abstract: A method of preparing a super absorbent polymer and a superabsorbent polymer prepared from the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes mixing a mixture comprising fines having a particle diameter of 150 ?m or less, a surface-modified inorganic material having a reactive functional group, and water, and drying the mixture to prepare a fine powder reassembly. There may be provided a super absorbent polymer exhibiting excellent absorption properties and mechanical properties such as crushing strength while having uniform particle size distribution by effectively reassembling fines obtained inevitably in the preparation of a super absorbent polymer.

Abstract: A plant leaves-derived carbon material doped with two metals and preparation and use thereof are provided, the carbon material prepared by carbonizing, in an inert atmosphere, plant leaves which have absorbed ions of two metals M1 and M2. The metal M1 is Co, Mn, or Fe. The metal M2 is Ni, Cu, or Zn. The carbon material can be used as an efficient, green, and safe catalyst for the selective oxidation of cycloalkanes to produce cycloalkanols and cycloalkanones, and enable an increased selectivity of the target products (thus less by-products), a low yield of cycloalkyl peroxides, reduced reaction temperature, low environmental impact, and safe production.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for converting CO2 and a reduction gas such as H2 or a hydrocarbon to mixtures of paraffins and aromatics suitable for use as aviation fuel.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for enhancing the processing of hydrocarbons in a FCC unit by introduction of fluidized plastic at one or more locations of the FCC unit. In an embodiment, the method may include passing a coked FCC catalyst from a cyclone of the FCC unit to a regenerator. The method may include introducing at least oxygen and a fluidized plastic into the regenerator. The method may include combusting a combination of the fluidized plastic and a coke from the coked FCC catalyst in the regenerator, thereby to oxidize via the oxygen and produce a regenerated FCC catalyst and a flue gas. The method may include supplying the regenerated FCC catalyst from the regenerator to a riser of the FCC unit to crack the gas oil supplied to the riser of the FCC unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for processing liquefied natural gas (LNG). A LNG production system may include a contaminant removal process with one or more sets of sorbent beds co-loaded with a metal sulfide sorbent and/or metal oxide sorbent. In some examples, the contaminant removal process may include one or more molecular sieve dehydrators co-loaded with a 3A or 4A sieve and a 3A or 4A sieve impregnated with silver. The one or more sets of sorbent beds may be arranged at various locations throughout the LNG production system including upstream of or downstream of heavy component removal beds having activated carbon. In some instances, the LNG production system may include a regeneration process for moving heated fluid, typically feed gas, through a first heavy component removal bed while maintaining other heavy component removal beds online to reduce downtime for the LNG production system, increase production efficiency, and decrease an amount of greenhouse gases released from defrost and flare-offs.

Abstract: Provided are compositions for removal of a target substance from a fluid stream, the composition comprising a polyamine; and a covalently linked hydrophobic group, wherein the polyamine is covalently linked to a support material. Also provided are processes for removal of a target substance from a fluid stream comprising contacting the fluid stream with a composition comprising a polyamine; and a covalently linked hydrophobic group, wherein the polyamine is covalently linked to a support material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for hydrogenation and a method for preparing the same, and more specifically, provides a catalyst having improved activity by including copper and copper oxide as a promoter when a hydrogenation catalyst including nickel is prepared by using a deposition-precipitation (DP) method. Accordingly, a catalyst having high activity may be provided in a hydrogenation process of a hydrocarbon resin.

Abstract: Described herein are processes for hydroisomerising an unconventional feedstock using a hydroisomerisation catalyst comprising zeolite SSZ-91, zeolite SSZ-32, or zeolite SSZ-32x to provide a diesel fuel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of separating and purifying products from a hydrothermal and/or solvothermal conversion process of carbonaceous material adapted to convert a feed stream comprising carbonaceous material at a pressure of at least 100 bar and a temperature of at least 300° C., where the converted feed stream (product mixture) comprises a mixture of CO2 containing gas, an oil phase, an aqueous phase comprising water soluble organics and dissolved salts, and inorganic solid phase; where the product mixture is cooled to a temperature in the range 40 to 250° C.

Abstract: Silver-amended carbon materials containing silver nanoparticles are prepared by a process involving an initial reduction of a porous carbon material, followed by contacting the reduced porous carbon material with an aqueous solution of a silver salt. Such silver-amended carbon materials may contain a relatively high loading of silver nanoparticles on both the outside surface and within the interior of the porous carbon material and are useful for disinfecting and/or otherwise purifying fluids such as microbe-containing fluids.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enhancing the processing of hydrocarbons in a FCC unit by introduction of the coked FCC catalyst from the FCC reactor and a renewable feedstock to the FCC regenerator to facilitate regeneration of the coked FCC catalyst. The renewable feedstock can contain biomass-derived pyrolysis oil. The biomass-derived pyrolysis oil and coke from the coked FCC catalyst are oxidized by oxygen to provide a regenerated catalyst that is recycled to the FCC reactor.