Abstract: A treatment composition for remediating for remediating H2S and other contaminant(s) in contaminated liquids, comprising: 0.1-10.0 weight % collectively of at least one hydroxide compound; 0.01-3.0 weight % collectively of at least one organic acid selected from a group consisting of fulvic acid and humic acid; 0.01-10.0 wt % of a chelating agent; and at least 75% weight of water.
Abstract: An oil dehydrator, comprising; a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump arranged at an upper end region of the vacuum chamber for establishing a negative pressure within the vacuum chamber and for fluid transportation of water and air out from the vacuum chamber through an outlet opening, and a pipe for fluid transportation of oil into and/or out from the vacuum chamber, where the pipe is connected to a lower end region of the vacuum chamber, wherein the vacuum chamber at the lower end region has at least one flow channel fluidly connecting the vacuum chamber and the pipe, wherein an orifice check valve is arranged between the vacuum chamber and the pipe for controlling the flow of oil into and out from the vacuum chamber through the at least one flow channel.
Abstract: A highly active hydroprocessing catalyst that comprises a doped support impregnated with at lease one hydrogenation metal component and filled with an organic additive blend. The catalyst is made by providing a doped support particle followed by impregnating the doped support particle with a metal impregnation solution to provide a metal-impregnated doped support particle. The metal-impregnated doped support particle is dried but not calcined and impregnated with an organic additive blend component.
Abstract: A modified Y-type molecular sieve having a calcium content of about 0.3-4 wt % calculated on the basis of calcium oxide, a rare earth content of about 2-7 wt % calculated on the basis of rare earth oxide, and a sodium content of no more than about 0.5 wt % calculated on the basis of sodium oxide. The modified Y-type molecular sieve has a total pore volume of about 0.33-0.39 ml/g, a proportion of the pore volume of secondary pores having a pore size of 2-100 nm to the total pore volume of about 10-25%, a lattice constant of about 2.440-2.455 nm, a proportion of non-framework aluminum content to the total aluminum content of no more than about 20%, a lattice collapse temperature of not lower than about 1050° C., and a ratio of B acid to L acid in the total acid content of no less than about 2.30.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2019
Date of Patent:
November 22, 2022
Assignees:
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM PROCESSING, SINOPEC
Abstract: The present application discloses a method for partially regenerating a methanol to olefin catalyst, comprising: placing a deactivated methanol to olefin catalyst in a regenerator to carry out a partial regeneration reaction to obtain a regenerated catalyst; at least a portion of the regenerated catalyst has a coke amount of more than 1%. The present application discloses a methanol to olefin process, the methanol to olefin reaction is carried out in a fluidized bed with the use of a methanol to olefin catalyst, wherein at least a portion of the regenerated catalyst has a coke amount of more than 1%.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 5, 2017
Date of Patent:
November 22, 2022
Assignee:
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Inventors:
Mao Ye, Jibin Zhou, Tao Zhang, Jinling Zhang, Yinfeng Zhao, Xiangao Wang, Jinming Jia, Hailong Tang, Zhongmin Liu
Abstract: A refining system includes a Peltier heat exchanger, an evaporation tank, and a nozzle. The Peltier heat exchanger is configured to receive unrefined liquid and comprising a Peltier cell. The nozzle is positioned within the evaporation tank and configured to receive unrefined liquid from the Peltier heat exchanger and provide unrefined liquid into the evaporation tank such that vapor is formed. The Peltier heat exchanger is configured to receive vapor from the evaporation tank while simultaneously receiving unrefined liquid. The Peltier cell is configured to heat unrefined liquid within the Peltier heat exchanger and cool vapor within the Peltier heat exchanger simultaneously.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 2019
Date of Patent:
November 15, 2022
Assignee:
BENZ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Inventors:
Patrick H. Benz, Savannah Abbey Benz, Andrew A. Larson
Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst precursor for forming a molybdenum disulfide catalyst through a reaction with sulfur in heavy oil and to a method for hydrocracking heavy oil by using same. According to the present invention, the yield of a low-boiling liquid product with a high economic value in the products by heavy oil cracking can be increased, and the yield of a relatively uneconomical gas product or coke (toluene insoluble component), which is a byproduct, can be significantly lowered.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2019
Date of Patent:
November 8, 2022
Assignees:
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SUNCHON NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Sunyoung Park, Chul Wee Lee, Gyoo Tae Kim, Hwi Min Seo, Minehul Chung, Seok Hwan Son, Byong Min Choi
Abstract: A process and device for reducing the environmental contaminants in a ISO 8217 compliant Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil, the process involving: mixing a quantity of the Feedstock Heavy Marine Fuel Oil with a quantity of Activating Gas mixture to give a feedstock mixture; contacting the feedstock mixture with one or more catalysts to form a Process Mixture from the feedstock mixture; separating the Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil liquid components of the Process Mixture from the gaseous components and by-product hydrocarbon components of the Process Mixture and, discharging the Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil is compliant with ISO 821 7 for residual marine fuel oils and has a sulfur level has a maximum sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) between the range of 0.05% wt. to 0.5% wt. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil can be used as or as a blending stock for an ISO 8217 compliant, IMO MARPOL Annex VI (revised) compliant low sulfur or ultralow sulfur heavy marine fuel oil.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 12, 2018
Date of Patent:
November 8, 2022
Assignee:
Magema Technology, LLC
Inventors:
Bertrand R. Klussmann, Michael J. Moore
Abstract: The present disclosure describes a computer-implemented method that includes: monitoring, at a gas oil separation plant (GOSP) facility that includes a high-pressure production trap (HPPT) apparatus and a Dual Frequency Desalting (DFD) device, a plurality of parameters, wherein the plurality of parameters include one or more current measurements from the DFD device, as well as gas temperature and demulsifier concentration from the HPPT; based on the one or more current measurements, determining a rate of change of the one or more current measurements from the DFD device; and in response to the rate of change as well as the gas temperature and the demulsifier concentration, adjusting a demulsifier dosage being injected at the HPPT apparatus.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 20, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 8, 2022
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventors:
Miguel Angel Lopez Andreu, Ramsey James White, Freddy Rubiano Morales, Sultan I. Alghamdi
Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to upgrading difficult to process heavy-oil. In particular, the disclosure relates to upgrading heavy oil and other high carbon content materials by using an integrated thermal-process (ITP) that utilizes anti-coking management and toluene insoluble organic residues (TIOR) management to directly incorporate lighter hydrocarbons into high molecular weight, low hydrogen content hydrocarbons such as thermally processed heavy oil products. This process can be integrated with other thermal processing schemes, such as cokers and visbreakers, to improve the conversion and yields from these integrated processes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 11, 2019
Date of Patent:
November 8, 2022
Assignee:
SUNCOR ENERGY INC.
Inventors:
Kelly Benham, Bernard Mark Archer, Nicholas Daniel Benham
Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a catalyst composition includes a catalyst support and at least one hydrogenative component disposed on the catalyst support. The catalyst support includes at least one USY zeolite having a framework substituted with titanium and/or zirconium and/or hafnium. The framework-substituted USY zeolite has an average crystallite size from 5 ?m to 50 ?m. Methods of making and using such a catalyst in a hydrocracking process are also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2020
Date of Patent:
November 1, 2022
Assignees:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, JGC Catalysts and Chemicals Ltd., Japan Cooperation Center Petroleum
Inventors:
Omer Refa Koseoglu, Robert Peter Hodgkins, Mitsunori Watabe, Koji Uchida
Abstract: According to at least one aspect of the present disclosure, a method for processing a heavy oil includes introducing the heavy oil to a hydroprocessing unit, the hydroprocessing unit being operable to hydroprocess the heavy oil to form a hydroprocessed effluent by contacting the heavy oil feed with an HDM catalyst, an HDS catalyst, and an HDA catalyst. The hydroprocessed effluent is passed directly to a HS-FCC unit, the HS-FCC unit being operable to crack the hydroprocessed effluent to form a cracked effluent comprising at least one product. The cracked effluent is passed out of the HS-FCC unit. The heavy oil has an API gravity of from 25 degrees to 50 degrees and at least 20 wt. % of the hydroprocessed effluent passed to the HS-FCC unit has a boiling point less than 225 degrees ° C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 17, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 1, 2022
Assignee:
Saudi Arabian Oil Company
Inventors:
Mansour Ali Al-Herz, Musaed Salem Al-Ghrami
Abstract: An apparatus for enhancing a yield and a transfer rate of a packed bed includes a packed bed, a vessel having a reaction chamber, a support frame and acoustic attenuator for holding the packed bed in the reaction chamber, at least one acoustic transducer adapted to transmit acoustic energy into the packed bed and an acoustic generator. The acoustic generator has impedance matching functionality.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 12, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 1, 2022
Assignee:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Inventors:
Bradley David Irvin, Kunlei Liu, Roger S. Perrone
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for increasing the portion of a pyrolysis tar fraction that can be hydroprocessed by using a physical particle size reduction process on at least a portion of the pyrolysis tar fraction. The physical particle size reduction process can reduce the percentage of particles in the pyrolysis tar fraction that have a particle size of 75 ?m or greater, or 50 ?m or greater. It has been unexpectedly discovered that at least a portion of the particles having a size of 75 ?m or less, or 50 ?m or less, can be effectively hydroprocessed to form products of greater value while still reducing or minimizing the amount of fouling or plugging in a hydroprocessing catalyst bed. By increasing the number of particles having a size of 75 ?m or less, or 50 ?m or less, while selectively removing larger particles from the SCT fraction, a higher yield of hydrocarbon products can be achieved for a feed containing an SCT fraction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 2019
Date of Patent:
October 18, 2022
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
Inventors:
John S. Coleman, Kendele S. Galvan, John J. Monson, Denise M. Burcham, Kapil Kandel
Abstract: A method and a system for purification of oil, said method comprising the steps of: —providing separation aid and oil to be purified to at least one sedimentation tank; —waiting for allowing a sludge phase to sediment to a bottom part of the sedimentation tank, said sludge phase comprising the separation aid together with impurities from the oil; —removing an oil phase not comprising said sludge phase from the at least one sedimentation tank; and —filtering said oil phase through a depth filter for removing any possible remaining separation aid and impurities.
Abstract: A demulsifying additive comprising a branched aliphatic compound may be introduced to a stream containing mixtures of or emulsions of oil and water in an effective amount to separate water from the oil in the stream, such as separating oil from emulsified oil-in-water and/or separating water from emulsified water-in-oil in a production fluid. The branched aliphatic compound may be grafted with a polyether via a crosslinking reaction. Alternatively, branched aliphatic compounds may be crosslinked together.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 24, 2019
Date of Patent:
September 27, 2022
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
Inventors:
Joey D. Mangadlao, Wojciech Jakubowski, Bruce O. Horne, Mary Jane Legaspi Felipe, Jorge E. Ramos
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for selective hydrogenation. More specifically, it relates to a method for selective hydrogenation capable of improving selectivity and reaction efficiency in the hydrogenation process of petroleum resin.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 19, 2018
Date of Patent:
September 20, 2022
Assignee:
HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Inventors:
Sang Ho Seo, Ji Hye Choi, Kee Do Han, Seong Ho Park, Bong Sik Jeon
Abstract: Methods and systems for converting ammonium waste streams into certifiably Organic ammonium salts having a variety of uses in greenhouse gas-reducing activities are herein described. The resulting ammonium salt compositions can be used to enhance crop yield.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 5, 2021
Date of Patent:
September 20, 2022
Assignee:
CALIFORNIA SAFE SOIL, LLC
Inventors:
Steve Zicari, Mark LeJeune, Daniel Morash, Harold L. Leverenz
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for co-processing of used lubricant oils with a coker feedstock in a fluidized coking process to form lubricant base stocks. The fluidized coking process can remove contaminants and/or additives from used lubricant oils with modest conversion of the lubricant boiling range portion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2020
Date of Patent:
September 13, 2022
Assignee:
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
Inventors:
Richard C. Dougherty, Kristin L. Sanfilippo, Christine A. Zielinski, Charles L. Baker, Jr.
Abstract: A method of separating hydrocarbons from an oil field production stream may include providing a production stream having a gas phase and a liquid phase, the production stream including oil, hydrocarbon gas, carbon dioxide, and water; substantially separating the gas phase from the liquid phase; separating the liquid phase into a stream composed substantially of oil and a stream substantially composed of water, the stream substantially composed of water containing carbon dioxide absorbed therein; pressurizing the water stream containing carbon dioxide absorbed therein; and injecting the pressurized water stream containing carbon dioxide absorbed therein to a downhole injection location; the method may include operating each step at a pressure above 150 psig.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 5, 2018
Date of Patent:
September 13, 2022
Assignee:
Oxy USA Inc.
Inventors:
Frederick A. Forthuber, Byron Griffin, Ryan Littlefield, David Garner, Andres Sebastian Lopez, Benjamin Hays