Patents Examined by David M. Brunsman
  • Patent number: 10793443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a boron-containing zeolitic material having an MWW framework structure comprising YO2 and B2O3, wherein Y stands for a tetravalent element, wherein said process comprises (a) providing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO2, one or more sources for B2O3, one or more organotemplates, and seed crystals, (b) crystallizing the mixture obtained in (a) for obtaining a layered precursor of the boron-containing MWW-type zeolitic material, (c) calcining the layered precursor obtained in (b) for obtaining the boron-containing zeolitic material having an MWW framework structure, wherein the one or more organotemplates have the formula (I) R1R2R3N??(I) wherein R1 is (C5-C8)cycloalkyl, and wherein R2 and R3 are independently from each other H or alkyl, as well as to a synthetic boron-containing zeolite which is obtainable and/or obtained according to the inventive process as well as to its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Stefan Maurer, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Mueller, Xiangju Meng, Feng-Shou Xiao, Yeqing Wang
  • Patent number: 10786807
    Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres. The ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres may contain substantially no clay or calcined clay material. The ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres may have a ZSM-5 zeolite content of at least 70 wt. %. Disclosed in certain embodiments is a method of forming ZSM-5 zeolite microspheres including treating microspheres with at least one alkali solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Xingtao Gao, Christopher R. Castellano, Brendan Patrick Dowd
  • Patent number: 10780429
    Abstract: Disclosed are method for synthesizing zeolites by using structure directing agent having benzyl groups and zeolites synthesized therefrom. A zeolite having various effects can be produced by using a material including a structure directing agent containing various benzyl groups, and raw material with various SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratios as alumina and silica source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sung June Cho, Kwan Young Lee, Soon Hee Park, Seung Gwan Lee
  • Patent number: 10773248
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may include a microporous framework comprising a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a BEA framework type. The nano-sized, mesoporous zeolite particle may also include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The zeolite particles may be integrated into hydrocracking catalysts and utilized for the cracking of heavy oils in a pretreatment process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Lianhui Ding, Manal Al-Eid, Essam Al-Sayed, Kareemuddin Shaik, Abdennour Bourane
  • Patent number: 10773967
    Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for precursors and for the synthesis of zeolites. The invention makes use of intimately homogeneous precursors which avoid the formation of a difficult to work with gel stage in zeolite formation. This allows for the synthesis of zeolite in a much shorter period of time and with much lower amounts of structure directing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Francois Batllo, Wenyong Lin, Yulia Tataurova, George Salomon, Shiby John
  • Patent number: 10773966
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a process for the production of an aluminosilicate zeolite from fly ash, and in particular but not exclusively, to a process for producing a high silica content zeolite from fly ash without the addition of an external silica source, such as sodium silicate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: University of the Western Cape
    Inventors: Leslie Felicia Petrik, Roland Missengue-Na-Moutoula, Alechine Emmanuel Ameh, Tapiwa Hlatywayo
  • Patent number: 10766023
    Abstract: Provided are a novel form of AFX zeolite, a novel synthesis technique for producing pure phase small pore zeolites, a novel synthesis method for producing a zeolite with an increased Al pair content, a catalyst comprising the AFX zeolite in combination with a metal, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Chen, Joseph Fedeyko, Raul Lobo, Nicholas McNamara, Trong Pham
  • Patent number: 10759667
    Abstract: The present invention provides an amphiphilic molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group on the outside and a lipophilic group on the inside and a production method thereof. The production method comprises: dispersing the ZSM-5 spherical nano-molecular sieve into toluene, adding thereto an organosilane containing a hydrophilic group and reacting at 40-80° C. for 2-16 h, to obtain a molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group; placing the molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group in an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and reacting at 50-90° C. for 10-50 min, to obtain a molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group on the outside; dispersing the molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group on the outside into toluene, adding thereto an organosilane containing a lipophilic group and reacting at 40-80° C. for 2-12 h, to obtain the amphiphilic molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group on the outside and a lipophilic group on the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: PetroChina Company Limited
    Inventors: Jianhui Luo, Zongtao Zhang, Baoliang Peng, Runwei Wang, Lipeng He, Pingmei Wang, Bin Ding, Ying Wang, Xiangfei Geng
  • Patent number: 10752511
    Abstract: Zeolites, improved methods for their synthesis, and catalysts, systems, and methods of using these zeolites as catalysts are described. The method of synthesis of the zeolites includes forming a mixture including a zeolitic precursor material and a structure directing agent and subjecting the mixture to high shear processing conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Ivan Petrovic, Ahmad Moini, Bettina Zoellner, Christian Holtze
  • Patent number: 10751705
    Abstract: Chabazite zeolites have a problem of low hydrothermal resistance. By steam treating a chabazite zeolite having a silica-alumina ratio and a crystallinity that are within certain ranges, a chabazite zeolite having a high crystallinity and a high hydrothermal resistance can be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: JGC CATALYSTS AND CHEMICALS LTD.
    Inventors: Yoko Yamaguchi, Shunji Tsuruta, Akira Nakashima
  • Patent number: 10753059
    Abstract: Surface treatment compositions and their methods of preparation. Such surface treatment compositions can comprise a solid cross-linking agent and a water-soluble polymer. Such solid cross-linking agent can include a plurality of dialdehyde residues, and the water-soluble polymer can include a plurality of pendant groups capable of covalently bonding with the solid cross-linking agent. The surface treatment compositions can further comprise a fibrous material. Applications for such surface treatment compositions include soil erosion prevention, dust control, and landfill cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: PROFILE PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventor: Gordon Fischer
  • Patent number: 10745285
    Abstract: A process for converting a feedstock comprising an organic compound to a conversion product by contacting said feedstock at organic compound conversion conditions with a catalyst comprising a mordenite zeolite having a mesoporous surface area of greater than 30 m2/g and an average primary crystal size as measured by TEM of less than 80 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Wenyih F. Lai, Nicholas S. Rollman, Guang Cao
  • Patent number: 10737944
    Abstract: An incipient wetness impregnation method for preparing a tin-containing zeolitic material having framework type BEA, a novel tin-containing zeolitic material having framework type BEA and its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Nicolas Vautravers, Joaquim Henrique Teles, Ralf Pelzer, Daniel Schneider, Florian Garlichs, Andreas Keller, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu, Ulrich Müller, Sumana Roy
  • Patent number: 10737252
    Abstract: Provided are a novel form of AEI zeolite, a novel synthesis technique for producing pure phase AEI zeolite, a catalyst comprising the AEI zeolite in combination with a metal, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Chen, Joseph Fedeyko, Raul Lobo, Trong Pham, Sanyuan Yang
  • Patent number: 10737946
    Abstract: A method is provided for directly synthesizing aluminum-containing molecular sieves of SEW framework type by interzeolite transformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Lew, Kurt Owen Jensen
  • Patent number: 10737945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a molecular sieve, particularly to an ultra-macroporous molecular sieve. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the molecular sieve and to its application as an adsorbent, a catalyst, or the like. The molecular sieve has a unique X-ray diffraction pattern and a unique crystal particle morphology. The molecular sieve can be produced by using a compound represented by the following formula (I), wherein the definition of each group and value is the same as that provided in the specification, as an organic template. The molecular sieve is capable of adsorbing more/larger molecules, thereby exhibiting excellent adsorptive/catalytic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
    Inventors: Yongrui Wang, Jincheng Zhu, Mingyi Sun, Xuhong Mu, Xingtian Shu
  • Patent number: 10730757
    Abstract: A method is provided for synthesizing a zeolite of the SSZ-26/33 family of zeolites using 1-benzyl-4-aza-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane as a structure directing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Dan Xie
  • Patent number: 10723631
    Abstract: A method of forming composite zeolite catalyst particles includes combining a silicon source, an aqueous organic structure directing agent having a polyquaternary ammonium compound, water and an aluminum source to form a catalyst gel. The method also includes heating the catalyst gel to form the composite zeolite catalyst particle having an intergrowth region with a mixture of both Mordenite crystals and ZSM-5 crystals. An associated method of making xylene includes feeding heavy reformate to a reactor, the reactor containing the composite zeolite catalyst particles, and producing xylene by simultaneously performing dealkylation and transalkylation of the heavy reformate in the reactor, where each composite zeolite catalyst particle is able to catalyze both the dealkylation and transalkylation reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Universitat Politecnica De Valencia, Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
    Inventors: Raed Hasan Abudawoud, Avelino Corma Canos, M. Teresa Portilla Ovejero, Vicente J. Margarit Benavent, M. Teresa Navarro Villalba, M. Cristina Martinez Sanchez, Ibrahim M. Al-Zahrani
  • Patent number: 10722872
    Abstract: JMZ-5, an aluminosilicate having an SZR framework type and a sea-urchin type morphology is described. A calcined product, JMZ-5C, formed from JMZ-5 is also described. JMZ-6, an aluminosilicate having an SZR framework type and a needle, aggregate morphology is described. A calcined product, JMZ-6C, formed from JMZ-6 is also described. Methods of preparing these zeolites and their metal-containing calcined counterparts are described along with methods of using these zeolites and their metal containing calcined counterparts in treating exhaust gases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Chen, Joseph Fedeyko, Raul Lobo, Jelvehnaz Mirzababaei
  • Patent number: 10723630
    Abstract: A method of forming a composite zeolite catalyst includes combining a silicon source and an aqueous organic structure directing agent having a polyamino cation compound to form a silica intermediary gel, introducing an aluminum precursor to the silica intermediary gel to form a catalyst precursor gel, evaporating water in the catalyst precursor gel to form a catalyst gel, and heating the catalyst gel to form a composite zeolite catalyst particle having an intergrowth region with a mixture of both Beta crystals and ZSM-5 crystals. An associated method of making xylene includes feeding heavy reformate to a reactor, the reactor containing the composite zeolite catalyst, and producing xylene by simultaneously performing dealkylation and transalkylation of the heavy reformate in the reactor, where each composite zeolite catalyst particle is able to catalyze both the dealkylation and transalkylation reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Universitat Politecnica De Valencia, Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
    Inventors: Mohamed Elanany, Raed Abudawoud, Avelino Corma Canos, M. Teresa Portilla Ovejero, Vicente J. Margarit Benavent, M. Teresa Navarro Villalba, M. Cristina Martinez Sanchez, Ibrahim M. Al-Zahrani, Khalid A. Al-Majnouni