Patents Examined by David M. Brunsman
  • Patent number: 10710887
    Abstract: The subject invention is a novel UZM-63 material which comprises globular aggregates of crystallites having a DDR framework type with a mesopore volume of at least 0.025 cc/g, the nanocrystals having an average diameter of less than 60 nm. The novel UZM-63 material is useful for hydrocarbon conversion processes as well as separation applications, particularly the separation of olefins from paraffins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Daniel Yuhas, Mimoza Sylejmani-Rekaliu, Jaime G. Moscoso
  • Patent number: 10710888
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a beta zeolite which includes zinc and has a small particle size. This beta zeolite includes a silicon oxide and a zinc oxide, and has an average particle size of 50 to 100 nm at a cumulative frequency of 50% in a particle size distribution measured by scanning electron microscope observation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Kenta Iyoki, Keiji Itabashi, Tatsuya Okubo
  • Patent number: 10710890
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to EMM-37 materials, processes of making, and uses of the same as well as structure directing agents useful for the preparation of the EMM-37 materials, processes and intermediates for making such structure directing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Allen W. Burton, Hilda B. Vroman, Eugene Terefenko
  • Patent number: 10710886
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for synthesizing a mesoporous zeolite ETS-10 containing a metal without a templating agent. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of: mixing a silicon source with a NaOH solution to obtain a mixed solution so that the content of Na2O in the mixed solution is 10.0% to 20.0% by weight; adding a KOH or KF solution so that the content of K2O is 10.0% to 25.0% by weight and stirring it well; adding a titanium source solution and stirring it well; adding a precursor compound containing metal Ni and/or Co and stirring it well; and subjecting it to a crystallization reaction to obtain the mesoporous zeolite ETS-10. The mesoporous zeolite ETS-10 obtained by the invention has a specific surface area of 320 to 420 m2/g, a mesoporous volume of 0.11 to 0.21 cm3/g, and thus can be used as a catalyst and a support thereof in synthesis industry for macromolecular fine chemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: PetroChina Company Limited
    Inventors: Tiegang Xu, Tiandi Tang, Wenqian Fu, Lei Zhang, Runsheng Shen, Guoren Cai, Baoli Ma, Weichi Xu, Guangming Wen, Jinhe Song, Dan Wang, Mingwei Tan, Wencheng Zhang, Jintao Guo, Gang Wang, Quanguo Zhang, Xianjun Wu, Liyan Guo, Lei Fang, Liru Cong, Guojia Zhang, Chunming Dong, Yu Liang
  • Patent number: 10710889
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to EMM-31 materials, processes, and uses of the same as well as reagents used in the preparation of the EMM-31 materials, process and intermediates for preparing these reagents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Kirk D. Schmitt, Allen W. Burton, Hilda B. Vroman, Karl G. Strohmaier, Simon C. Weston, Michael A. Marella, Ross Mabon
  • Patent number: 10710891
    Abstract: An aluminosilicate zeolite comprising at least 90% phase pure AEI zeolite crystals, the crystals having a plate-shaped morphology. In embodiments, at least 50% of the crystals have at least one ratio in at least one pair of dimensions in the range from 3:1 to 20:1, and thickness of 30-100 nm. A process of making the AEI zeolite comprising reacting an oxide of silicon, faujasite, a quaternary ammonium compound comprising 2,4,4,6-tetramethylmorpholinium cation, alkali metal hydroxide and water at at least 100 C to form crystals of a zeolite having an AEI framework. A crystalline AEI zeolite having pores comprising a 2,4,4,6-tetramethylmorpholinium, cation. The zeolite may comprise at least 90% phase pure AEI zeolite with the 2,4,4,6-tetramethylmorpholinium cation within pores of the zeolite. In some embodiments the zeolite comprises crystals having a plate-shaped morphology and with the 2,4,4,6-tetramethylmorpholinium cation within pores of the AEI zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SACHEM, INC.
    Inventors: Roger Moulton, Charles B. Little
  • Patent number: 10710892
    Abstract: A method of making and using a new family of crystalline microporous metalloalumino(gallo)phosphosilicate molecular sieves is disclosed. These molecular sieves have been synthesized and are designated high charge density (HCD) MeAPSOs. These metalloalumino(gallo)phosphosilicates are represented by the empirical formula of: Rp+rA+mM2+wExPSiyOz where A is an alkali metal such as potassium, R is at least one quaternary ammonium cation such as ethyltrimethylammonium, M is a divalent metal such as Zn and E is a trivalent framework element such as aluminum or gallium. This family of metalloalumino(gallo)phosphosilicate materials is stabilized by combinations of alkali and quaternary ammonium cations, enabling unique, high charge density compositions. The HCD MeAPSO family of materials have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for separating at least one component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Gregory John Lewis
  • Patent number: 10703639
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthesis process of a crystalline material with the CHA structure, which comprises the following steps: i) Preparation of a mixture that comprises one source of water, one source of a tetravalent element Y, one source of an alkaline or alkaline earth cation (A), one source of a trivalent element X, and one organic molecule (OSDA1) with the structure [R1R2R3R4N+]Q?, being the molar composition: n X2O3:YO2:a A:m OSDA1:z H2O, ii) crystallisation of the mixture obtained in i) in a reactor, iii) recovery of the crystalline material obtained in ii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martín García
  • Patent number: 10703640
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthesis process of a crystalline material with the CHA structure, which comprises the following steps: i) Preparation of a mixture that comprises one source of water, one source of a tetravalent element Y, one source of an alkaline or alkaline earth cation (A), one source of a trivalent element X, and one organic molecule (OSDA1) with the structure [R1R2R3R4N+]Q?, being the molar composition: nX2O3:YO2:aA:mOSDA1:zH2O, ii) crystallisation of the mixture obtained in i) in a reactor, iii) recovery of the crystalline material obtained in ii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: Consejo Superioer de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martín García
  • Patent number: 10703638
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synthesis process of a crystalline material with the CHA structure, which comprises the following steps: i) Preparation of a mixture that comprises one source of water, one source of a tetravalent element Y, one source of an alkaline or alkaline earth cation (A), one source of a trivalent element X, and one organic molecule (OSDA1) with the structure [R1R2R3R4N+]Q?, being the molar composition: n X2O3:YO2:a A:m OSDA1:z H2O, ii) crystallisation of the mixture obtained in i) in a reactor, iii) recovery of the crystalline material obtained in ii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martín García
  • Patent number: 10696560
    Abstract: A molecular sieve material, EMM-17, has in its as-calcined form, a total surface area of greater than 550 m2/g and/or an external surface area of greater than about 100 m2/g as measured by the BET Method, and a specific X-ray diffraction pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Ivy D. Johnson, Nadya A. Hrycenko, Theodore E. Datz, William W. Lonergan, Karl G. Strohmaier, Hilda B. Vroman, Keith C. Gallow, Simon C. Weston
  • Patent number: 10695757
    Abstract: Disclosed are zeolitic materials that include a microporous crystalline framework substituted with one or more paired Lewis acid sites. Each of the one or more paired Lewis acid sites within the zeolitic material can comprise a first Lewis acid metal center and a second Lewis acid metal center. The first Lewis acid metal center and the second Lewis acid metal center can be separated by three or fewer atoms within the crystalline framework. Also provided herein are methods of making these zeolitic materials as well as methods of using these zeolitic materials as catalysts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Nicholas Brunelli, Nitish Deshpande, Aamena Parulkar
  • Patent number: 10683210
    Abstract: A method is provided for synthesizing a molecular sieve having the framework structure of SSZ-56 using benzyltributylammonium cations as a structure directing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventor: Dan Xie
  • Patent number: 10682635
    Abstract: Provided are a novel synthesis technique for producing pure phase aluminosilicate zeolite and a catalyst comprising the phase pure zeolite in combination with a metal, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Hai-Ying Chen, Joseph Fedeyko, Raul Lobo, Trong Pham
  • Patent number: 10676369
    Abstract: Provided is a production method by which an AEI zeolite is obtained without inducing a structural transformation in a crystalline aluminosilicate having a Y-structure and without using fluorine or phosphorus, the method including a crystallization step of crystallizing a composition containing an alumina source, a silica source, a structure directing aunt, a sodium source, and water, a weight proportion of crystalline aluminosilicate relative to a total weight of the alumina source and the silica source being from 0 wt. % to 10 wt. %, and the crystallization step satisfying at least one of the following conditions: a molar ratio of hydroxide ion to silica in the composition is 0.45 or greater, the composition contains a cation represented by (CH3)3RN+ (R represents an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbons, and the alkyl group may contain at least one substituent), and the crystallization time is 80 hours or longer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoya Ishikawa, Hidekazu Aoyama, Takayoshi Mishima
  • Patent number: 10676367
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the direct synthesis of a material with a CHA zeolite structure in the silicoaluminate form thereof containing copper atoms, which comprises at least the following steps: (i) Preparation of a mixture which contains at least one water source, one copper source, one polyamine, one source of Y tetravalent element, one source of X trivalent element, the tetraethylammonium cation as the only OSDA and one source of alkaline or alkaline earth (A) cations, and wherein the synthesis mixture has the following molar composition: YO2:aX2O3:bOSDA:cA:dH2O:eCu:fpolyamine (ii) Crystallization of the mixture obtained in (i) in a reactor; (iii) Recovery of the crystalline material obtained in (ii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universitat Politècnica de València
    Inventors: Avelino Corma Canós, Manuel Moliner Marín, Nuria Martin Garcia
  • Patent number: 10676368
    Abstract: The disclosure is related to various modified EMM-23 materials, processes, and uses of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Allen W. Burton, Eugene Terefenko, Mobae Afeworki
  • Patent number: 10669158
    Abstract: A method of synthesizing chabazite zeolites with controlled aluminum distribution. The method utilizes a source of an organic structure-directing agent, a source of an inorganic structure-directing agent, a source of aluminum and a source of silicon to form a synthesis gel which is subjected to a crystallization process to crystallize a chabazite zeolite with controlled aluminum distribution. A chabazite zeolite structure with controlled aluminum distribution. The structure contains zeolite crystal lattice framework containing silicon, aluminum, and oxygen; and extra-framework positions containing non-divalent chemical species such that each aluminum atom in the zeolite crystal lattice framework is in an isolated configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Rajamani P. Gounder, John Rocco Di Iorio
  • Patent number: 10669156
    Abstract: Hierarchically porous ZSM-5 zeolites, having macropores, mesopores, and micropores are formed using a solid-state crystallization process. An aluminosilicate nanogel prepared with precursors, solvent, and a structure-directing agent is provided. The solvent is evaporated from the aluminosilicate nanogel at room temperature. The dried aluminosilicate nanogel is then heated to promote crystallization. The crystallized zeolites are calcined to remove the structure-directing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Louisiana Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Shengnian Wang, Yuxin Wang
  • Patent number: 10669157
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for readily and inexpensively producing zeolite without using an organic structure-directing agent (organic SDA). Specifically disclosed is a method whereby a gel containing a silica source, an alumina source, an alkaline source and water is reacted with zeolite seed crystals, to produce a zeolite with the same kind of skeletal structure as the zeolite. The gel used is a gel of a composition whereby, when a zeolite is synthesized from this gel only, the synthesized zeolite comprises at least one of the kinds of composite building units of the target zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji Itabashi, Tatsuya Okubo, Yoshihiro Kamimura, Shanmugam Palani Elangovan